Communications Associate

About Felt Education

At Felt, we envision a world where every displaced person, no matter the reason, can thrive within a safe, supportive community. We do this through accessible, trauma-sensitive education, Felt creates pathways for immigrants, refugees, and survivors of war, torture, and human trafficking toward safety, stability, and opportunity for themselves and their communities. Our core values of autonomy, safety, multiplication, resilience, and generosity drive Felt’s commitment to building communities of learning that create change, open doors, and embody trauma-sensitive education. FELT NYC, Inc (aka FELT Education) is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of New York.

The Role

We are currently looking to bring on 2-3 individuals to form our communications team. Tasks will range from content creation and strategy to social media management & coordination. These roles will be key to driving our fundraising efforts, student recruitment, and supporting program campaigns and informational content for our beneficiaries.

Essential Duties

Content Creation

• Create and edit a variety of content such as text posts, graphics and videos
• Assist with newsletter
• Collaborate with Program and Communications teams to determine needs
• Monitor trends, platform updates, and emerging formats.

Social Media management

• Manage content calendars, scheduling, and publishing across multiple platforms
• Engage with followers and manage communities across all platforms
• Report to and coordinate with respective team members

Strategy & Coordination

• Develop communications plans, timelines, and tools to support initiatives.
• Help to craft compelling stories and content to highlight organization's impact and support fundraising initiatives
• Establish processes and campaigns to ensure beneficiaries are connected to wider resources
• Coordinate with student recruiter to develop and promote outreach to prospective students
• Accompany program objectives with communication strategies

Qualifications

• Experience in communications preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and individuals
• Genuine interest in supporting refugees and migrant populations
• Compassionate and demonstrates cultural sensitivity
• Comfortable functioning independently in a 100% remote environment with distributed teams
• Preference for those fluent in Spanish, Creole, or Arabic

Schedule

• Flexible hours with an average of 2-5 hours per week