Volunteer Digital Media Assistant

Volunteer Position – Off-Site

Gampo Abbey is recruiting a volunteer off-site Digital Media Assistant. This role will collaborate as a team with the Director of Gampo Abbey and the Office Coordinator to implement the digital media strategy by maintaining our limited social media platforms. As a Buddhist monastic community, we limit our personal engagement with social media so we need someone to help with these links into the world. Gampo Abbey has a quarterly newsletter that has maintained an admirable opening rate in the last two years of over 76%, well above the industry standard. We have a growing audience of followers around the world.

Responsibilities 

Creating content for social media and scheduling regular weekly posts.

Responding to social media posts under the guidance of the Director of Gampo Abbey.

Supporting the development of quarterly newsletter which integrate with social media campaigns.

Maintaining documentation for ongoing media campaigns.

Implementing regular improvements to the way we engage with various audiences through online platforms. 

Skills required 

  • Thorough understanding of social media platforms including Facebook and Instragram.
  • Good eye for design.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Canva, WordPress, Constant Contact and Bitly.
  • English writing skills that match Gampo Abbey’s audiences.
  • Flexibility and capacity to work on time-sensitive projects.

Commitment

Commitment will include a one-month probationary period when both the Abbey and the candidate can assess the smoothness of the fit. After the initial strategy development stage, ongoing maintenance is expected to involve approximately 4-6 hours per month. But regularity is important. We try to maintain a consistent pace in our social media posting so each week the Digital Media Assistant coordinates with Gampo Abbey Director to manage postings.

What’s the exchange?

  • Opportunities for bodhisattva activity abound.
  • Meditation instruction and ongoing practice support from Gampo Abbey. 
  • If geography permits, the chance to come to Gampo Abbey as an in-house volunteer for one week.

Have a look at our most recent newsletter to see our current messaging.

Apply now