The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds is a dedicated group of volunteers across Australia and overseas committed to ending greyhound suffering. If the following is of interest, we would love to hear from you. Supported by our graphic design team, you’ll have the freedom to use your creativity and initiative to help us grow and leverage our Instagram and Facebook 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 have some knowledge or awareness of the issues involved in greyhound racing, you’re passionate about animal welfare, you love social media, and you’re able to commit to a minimum of 3-5 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

• Plan required weekly social media content (including captions) from our research, news, blog, and liaise with design team for meme/reel creation
• Schedule posts and stories using our social media scheduler Later
• Contribute to our engagement strategy (like and reply to comments, respond to DMs, engage with our followers and partners). Desirable skills, knowledge and experience
• Contribute to our social media 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 updates and trends.

Benefits to you:

• The opportunity to gain experience with an established and respected not-for-profit that has over 6K followers on Instagram and over 17K on Facebook.
• Use your professional skills for a good cause - see what our volunteers say in this video.
• Get involved in a fascinating range of issues - see here and here.
• Work with dedicated fellow volunteers who know how to laugh and have fun (in order to stay sane).
• We will provide you with a letter of recommendation should you wish.
• We will act as a referee for your resume if that’s helpful.
• 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.