Social Media Communications Volunteer (merch.eco)

merch.eco

We do detailed ethical research on clothing suppliers, and use that to shift groups that buy merch (customised clothing) to use a more ethical supplier.

The clothing industry currently extremely exploitative, both of people and of nature. 300 million people are employed in the industry, and there is no regulation to give them a living wage, basic health and safety or prevent modern slavery. Toxic dyes, water pollution, microplastics and degenerative farming practises are destroying our health and our ecosystems.

Conscious consumerism has been minimally effective in solving this, and we are here to supercharge it. We do detailed ethical research on clothing suppliers, and use that to shift groups that buy merch (customised clothing) to use a more ethical supplier. We track where the money is moving, and use these financial signals to directly show clothing suppliers that soon, the most ethical companies will be the most profitable. We also can self-fund, by requesting an 'agent fee' of 2% of the additional revenue that we bring to the ethical suppliers. No more grant applications!

Social Media Communications Specialist

Volunteer Role Description (remote, unpaid)

Build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging and audience identification Generate, edit, publish and share bi-weeky content (original text, images, video or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action Set up and optimize company pages within each platform to increase the visibility of company’s social content Moderate all user-generated content in line with the moderation policy for each community Create editorial calendars and syndication schedules Continuously improve by capturing and analyzing the appropriate social data/metrics, insights and best practices, and then acting on the information Collaborate with the supplier relations team to manage reputation, identify key players and coordinate actions

Weekly Time Commitment

4-6 hours per week

Duration of Volunteer Role (remote)

3-5 months