Incubate Jobs-Media Labs coordinator and advisory team
Do you...
Wish people had a real and authentic view about African Australians?
Wish people stopped asking you where you were from?
Wish you had the media skills to create and share meaningful stories about the community?
Want to be involved in changing the narrative and sharing positive stories about the community; our journey and experiences?
Want to get paid being part of a team creating these stories?
If you answered yes to any of the above...
Then we invite you to consider being part of the Incubate Media Lab.
The Incubate Media Lab is a project developed in partnership with Scanlon Foundation and ThinkHQ to create a hub for young people interested in collating and curating authentic stories about the community.
We have created a paid media coordinator role for 2 days a week and a paid media advisory committee who will get trained to collate stories and contribute those stories to the media lab.
If you are 18-30 year's old and are interested in applying for the media coordinator role or being part of the media advisory committee, please apply for the roles below by sending your resume and cover letter addressing the key skills to executives@incubatefoundation.org.au.
Job Opportunities
Incubate Foundation is a social enterprise that connects people to opportunities and builds the capacities of young African Australians through professional development, personal development and positive narratives. We are looking to develop a media lab to collate and curate positive narratives with the assistance of a media coordinator and a media advisory committee.
Media Coordinator-Media Lab
Expected Duration: 2 days per week for 12 months including leave loading and 9.5% superannuation. You will be working mainly from the offices of ThinkHQ in South Melbourne.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person with an understanding of media and communications to act as the overall coordinator for our Media Labs project which will include coordinating the the media advisory committee.
Key expectations
You will:
Report to the steering committee (Incubate Foundation, Scanlon Foundation and ThinkHQ) regularly and provide direction to the media advisory committee
Co-deliver and coordinate the capacity building workshops and support the media advisory team and ThinkHQ in collating and curating community stories
Work with stakeholders to develop the project plan and collect relevant data to evaluate the effectiveness of the project
Attend stakeholder meetings relevant to the project
Any work required to facilitate the completion of the Media Labs project.
Key Skills
Excellent project management and organisational skills
Good knowledge of communication tools (including social media) and/or story telling and scriptwriting skills
Excellent people skills
An ability to create reporting templates
A strong interest in media narratives and storytelling
A strong knowledge of and connection to the African Australian community
Timely reporting and coordination of events
An ability to facilitate workshops will be an advantage but not crucial.
Media Advisory Committee
Duration: 2 hours twice a month for 12 months at $45/hour
We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking and responsive people for our media advisory committee
Key expectations
You will:
Source and craft stories for the Media Labs and provide them to the Media Coordinator to share and promote on a designated platform
Attend meetings regularly twice month
Do any work required to facilitate the successful completion of the Media Labs project.
Key Skills
Excellent People skills
A strong interest in community narratives and storytelling
A strong knowledge of and connection to the African Australian community
Timely reporting and responsiveness
An ability to find and put together good, diverse community stories
Incubate Foundation is a social enterprise registered as a charity. Our key recruitment values are integrity, inclusiveness, respect. All roles are flexible and suitable for students and young people. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Please send your resume and cover letter addressing the role descriptions, your experience and interest to: executives@incubatefoundation.org.au by midnight Sunday 6 May 2018.
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