Position: Communications Manager

Organization: Indian School of Democracy (ISD)

Location: Delhi

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Role of Communication Manager:

Our main stakeholders are young people who will eventually redefine public leadership. The long term and short-term programs, finds and nurtures these seeds of public leadership. Online and offline communications and outreach are a crucial part of this journey. ISD relies heavily on social media, online and offline communication and marketing. Our communication is written, visual and in the forms of documented learning. We need someone who can handle all the dynamic aspects of the online world. As an organisation ISD wants to build a strong team while ensuring team’s personal growth. At this point, we need someone who is ready to commit 2-3 years in this role, to build the institution. Your responsibilities will be:

Communication:
● Manage multiple social media platforms ( Twitter, facebook, iNstagram, LinkedIn etc)
● Manage posts, responses, strategic advertising boosts etc for online channels and programs
● Write articles, newsletters and collateral for internal and external stakeholders
● Manage design needs, maintain website
● Design material for both online and offline events done by ISD and social media
● Create and maintain newsletter for ISD
● Take photos and videos during ISD residential programs - manage production, post production, editing etc.

Branding Building and Public Relations
● Build partnerships relevant stakeholders, alumni and organizations
● Reach out to media houses to build presence for India in English and local media outlets (print and digital) through press notes, articles, podcasts, speaking engagements etc.

Campaigns and Outreach
● Create and manage crowdfunding campaigns to build retail fundraising vertical of ISD
● Create campaigns about politics, youth and women in politics throughout the year to curate information for advocacy and brand building
● Oversee the outreach team’s work to ensure we can maximum applicants for programs from across the country, fulfilling the diversity and inclusion commitments of ISD

Qualifications and Skills we are looking for in Communications Associate:
● Bachelor’s degree in some communication related field
● 4-5 years of full-time professional experience; preferably in design and online+offline
communication / management (we won't be able to consider people without full time
experience)
● Proficiency in handling a DSLR camera- for photography and videography
● Proficiency in Photoshop/ Illustrator/Corel Draw, Excel, MS Word, Powerpoint and Mail Merge
● Video Editing
● Experience in developing visual and written content, handling marketing and outreach
through online and offline medium
● Great communication skills in English and Hindi ( Written and oral)
● Attention to detail and process orientation
● Conscientiousness, discipline, rigor and ability to take/give feedback
● Entrepreneurial, resourceful, frugality, and sense of possibility
● Ability and willingness to work with people from across the political spectrum
 

Compensation:

Remuneration will be based on competency and we will be building ISD together.Salary range for this role will be 7-8 lakhs per annum to begin with. We are hoping you grow with the organization, and we will revise salaries as we grow.