Digital Marketing & Social Media Specialist

Global Culture Network (GCN) is seeking a creative and digitally skilled Digital Marketing & Social Media Specialist to promote our website, social media pages, multilingual films, music, cultural projects, and free online language lessons. The successful candidate will help introduce GCN to international audiences through engaging posts, announcements, promotional campaigns, short videos, and creative storytelling. We welcome applicants who can combine digital marketing skills with creativity, communication, and a genuine interest in languages, cultural diversity, education, and cross-cultural understanding

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement social media and digital marketing strategies to increase GCN's visibility, audience, engagement, and website traffic.
• Manage or support GCN's social media pages across platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
• Create and publish engaging posts, announcements, promotional messages, campaign materials, and updates about GCN's activities.
• Produce short promotional videos, including acted or presenter-led videos inviting people to follow GCN, visit the website, and join free online language lessons.
• Promote multilingual short films, cultural stories, local music, language-learning opportunities, and other GCN projects.
• Develop creative campaigns that encourage people from different countries and language communities to participate in GCN's activities.
• Collaborate with content creators, writers, translators, filmmakers, video editors, teachers, and other departmental teams.
• Prepare social media calendars and schedule content consistently across relevant platforms.
• Monitor comments, messages, audience feedback, engagement, and community growth while maintaining professional communication.
• Review social media insights and campaign analytics to understand performance and recommend improvements.
• Research relevant digital trends, hashtags, audiences, and promotional opportunities.
• Help advertise volunteer opportunities, partnerships, online lessons, new releases, and other GCN announcements.
• Maintain GCN's brand identity and ensure promotional materials are accurate, respectful, inclusive, and culturally sensitive.
• Provide regular updates on campaigns, audience growth, content performance, and marketing activities to GCN Management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education, training, or practical experience in digital marketing, social media management, communications, public relations, advertising, media, or a related field.
• Experience managing social media accounts, promoting online projects, creating digital campaigns, or developing promotional content.
• Strong writing, communication, creativity, and audience-engagement skills.
• Ability to develop engaging promotional ideas for different audiences and digital platforms.
• Willingness and ability to appear in, present, or coordinate acted short promotional videos where appropriate; applicants may also contribute through scripting, production, or directing.
• Understanding of how social media content can attract followers, encourage participation, and direct audiences to websites or online lessons.
• Ability to work collaboratively with an international team and meet agreed deadlines.
• Interest in language preservation, cultural heritage, education, music, film, and cross-cultural communication is welcome.
• A portfolio, links to social media pages, sample campaigns, promotional videos, or other relevant work is an advantage.

Technical Skills

Experience with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, social media scheduling tools, and platform analytics is helpful. Canva, CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, other video-editing tools, basic graphic design, website content management, and digital advertising knowledge are advantages. Applicants do not need to have every listed technical skill.

Educational Qualification Levels

GCN welcomes relevant qualifications at Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or PhD level, depending on the responsibilities of the position. Suitable fields of study are listed in each role's qualifications. Applicants with equivalent relevant professional experience may also be considered where appropriate.

Application Review

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received. Early applications are encouraged. The published application deadline is October 26, 2026, unless GCN announces an update.

International Recruitment

GCN welcomes applicants of all nationalities and cultural backgrounds. We aim to build an international team that values different experiences, languages, disciplines, and perspectives. Selection will be based on relevant skills, experience, suitability for the position, communication, integrity, and commitment to GCN's mission.

Personal Qualities

We value initiative, accountability, creativity, attention to detail, teamwork, respect for different cultures, openness to feedback, and a genuine commitment to GCN's mission.

Compensation and Employment Terms

This position is intended to be paid employment. GCN is developing its funding base, and compensation, benefits if applicable, contract terms, and start date will be discussed with shortlisted applicants and confirmed before any offer is made. Please do not assume that a particular salary or start date has already been guaranteed.

How to Apply

To apply for the Digital Marketing & Social Media Specialist position, please visit the Global Culture Network (GCN) Careers Application Page using the link below and complete the online application process.

Apply here: https://globalculturenetworkorg.org/careers

Please ensure that you provide the information and supporting documents requested in the online application form.

Interested in other opportunities at GCN? Visit our careers page to explore and apply for other available positions that match your qualifications, skills, and experience.

Application deadline: October 26, 2026.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

Professional English communication is required. Additional languages are welcome, including Arabic, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, African languages, Indigenous languages, and other underrepresented languages. Applicants do not need to speak all these languages.