Social Media and Digital Content Creator

Location: Europe (full remote work is possible)
Contract Start Date: October, 1st, 2025
Application Deadline: August 28th, 2025

SOS MEDITERRANEE is a civil European rescue association founded in 2015 to face the humanitarian tragedy and the lack of adequate state rescue capacity in the Mediterranean on the deadliest maritime migratory route in the world since 2014. Created by a group of European citizens, our maritime and humanitarian organisation has three missions:

1. To rescue people in distress at sea.
2. To protect and assist survivors on board our ship.
3. To bear witness and raise awareness about the tragedy unfolding in the central Mediterranean.

Today, SOS MEDITERRANEE is a network composed of four European entities (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland) sharing the objective to support our rescue operations at sea. Search and Rescue (SAR) operations have been carried out since February 2016 in the Central Mediterranean off the Libyan coasts with the chartered ships Aquarius and Ocean Viking. To date, over 41.700 people have been rescued by SOS MEDITERRANEE.

SOS MEDITERRANEE is looking for a creative and adaptable Social Media & Digital Content Creator to temporarily support our communications team during a period of extended leave for one of our team members.

Reporting to the operational communication department, the Social Media & Digital Content Creator is responsible for adapting, creating and publishing engaging content across digital platforms. S.he supports the broader communication strategy by ensuring content is platform-adapted, aligned with the organizations’ tone and optimized for reach and engagement.

1. Content Adaptation & Publishing

• Adapt content received from the communications onboard teams to suit each social media platform’s format and audience
• Publish content on Meta platforms and YouTube including posts, stories, reels, shorts
• Ensure content consistency with the organization’s voice, branding, and messaging guidelines

2. Editorial Strategy & Creative Input

• Support the design and implementation of a platform-specific editorial strategy
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and pitch new ideas for digital content formats and campaigns.
• Collaborate with the Multimedia Producer to co-develop compeling visual content and enhance storytelling

3. Community Engagement

• Monitor and respond to comments, messages, and mentions across platforms in line with the organization’s tone of voice and community guidelines
• Flag sensitive or crisis-related interactions to the appropriate team members for escalation
• Foster positive engagement and cultivate a sense of community online

4. Performance Monitoring

• Monitor the performance of post and compaigns using analytics tools
• Produce regular reports on reach, engagement, audience and growth
• Identify trends and opportunities to optimize content based on performance data.

5. Visual Asset Creation

• Create simple digital assets using design tools (quote cards, statistics, thumbnails, presentation slides)
• Ensure visual assets align with brand guidelines and enhance the effectiveness of content.

Qualification / Experience

Qualifications and certifications : Bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in audiovisual technologies or equivalent

Work Experience :

•  3 or more years of professional experience with audiovisual content production with editing and script writing
• Previous experience in humanitarian sector and crisis management

Languages :

• Fluent in English written and spoken.
• French, Italian or Arabic are a plus

IT/SI :

• Excellent command in professional video and photo post-production softwares required (Adobe Creative Cloud Suite Première pro, Photoshop, Indesign, Acrobat, After Effect, Illustrator, Lightroom, Bridge).
• Knowledge of the Office package (Word, Excel)
• Good knowledge of motion design & graphic design is a strong asset

Softskills

• Ability to organize her.his work and time management skills;
• Adaptability;
• Autonomy;
• Stress management skills;
• Rigor;
• Sense of initiative;
• Ability to take some steps back;
• Conflict resolution and mediation skill;
• Ability to work in team;
• Ability to create and maintain a network;
• Active listening;
• Ability to use non-violent communication;
• Critical thinking;

• Starting date: 01/10/2025
• Duration: Fixed term contract; 3 months
• Salary: 2000-2800€ gross/month according to job location
• Location: Europe (full remote work is possible)
• Deadline for applications: 28/08/2025

To apply for this role, please fill in the form and upload your resume and cover letter in English, by August, 28th the latest : Application form Social Media and Digital Content Creator

Kindly note that no information will be given by phone.

When you apply for a job, we collect and store your personal data within our recruitment department for the administrative management of applications and the recruitment process. The purpose of the information requested as a candidate for employment is to assess the professional qualities and skills of your application, to the exclusion of any other purpose. The legal basis for this processing is to obtain your consent and for pre-contractual measures for the employment contract. If your application is successful, this data will be kept for the duration of your contract. If your application is not successful, this data will be deleted immediately unless you advise us otherwise. In accordance with the French Data Protection Act of 6 January 1978 and European regulations, you may access your personal data, rectify it, request its deletion or exercise your right to limit the processing of your data. You can request more information and exercise your rights at any time by contacting SOS MEDITERRANEE France, CS 20585 – 13294 Cedex Marseille 06. rgpd.fr@sosmediterranee.org