The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds is a dedicated group of volunteers across Australia committed to ending greyhound suffering. CPG exposes the cruelty and corruption of greyhound racing and lobbies state governments to close the industry down. CPG will fight until the day that no greyhound suffers death, injury or abuse at the hands of the greyhound racing industry.

We are all volunteers and we need help across various roles. If the following is of interest, we would love to hear from you.

Supported by our Social Media Manager and members of the social media team you’ll have the freedom to use your creativity and initiative to help us grow and leverage our Instagram presence in a collaborative environment.

This role is ideal for a social media/marketing student or recent graduate, or someone who meets the essential criteria below.

Please keep reading if:

you’re passionate about animal welfare, you love Instagram, and you’re able to commit to a minimum of 2-3 hours per week on an ongoing basis*.

• we will prioritise applicants who can commit to at least six months due to the resources involved in onboarding new people.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Create Instagram posts (including captions) and stories using content from our research, news, blog, and Facebook posts.
• Create memes (we use Canva) and source natural images to use in our static posts.
• Contribute to our Instagram engagement strategy (like and reply to comments, respond to DMs, engage with our followers and partners).

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Create Instagram Reels.
• Contribute to our Instagram strategy through ideas and knowledge.
• Report on metrics to share significant data with the team and plan future content.
• Create a hashtag strategy that is based on recent recommendations.
• Be across the latest Instagram updates and trends.

The benefits

• The opportunity to gain experience with an established and respected not-for-profit that has 4K followers on Instagram and nearly 17K on Facebook.
• Use your skills in a real-world setting, and gain experience and results for your CV.
• A reference/letter of recommendation after six months.
• Exposure to the world of animal welfare activism in Australia.
• Be part of the warm and welcoming CPG community, made up of volunteers across Australia and internationally. We communicate via a team messaging platform and optional Zoom meetings.

CPG strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse gender and sexual identities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.