Short Summary

We are looking for an experienced person to facilitate and manage the release for a series of short films developed by the Australian Environmental Films Association. This film release manager role is a short-term position (approx 6 hours/week across 6 weeks, excluding Christmas and New Year period - hours per week is negotiable) with an anticipated start date for late November.

The key focus for this role is to develop, in consultation with the project team, and deliver the release of short films created to support meaningful climate action and foster pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours, particularly within the City of Yarra. We are looking for someone who will be a team player, who takes initiative, and has a passion for climate action.

ABOUT AEFA

The Australian Environmental Films Association is a Melbourne-based, volunteer-run not-for-profit that makes environmental films. These films increase connection with nature, inspire people to live sustainably and create systems change. Our vision is to help create an Australia in which we all value nature and our place within it, and all decisions are made with consideration for the environment.

THE PROJECT

Community-based initiatives are a crucial part of meaningful climate action. Each year, the City of Yarra supports a range of initiatives through their Climate Action Grants, aiming to promote climate action among members of the local community. The first project includes two films that follow successful grant recipients and highlight the power of their initiatives in taking meaningful climate action and fostering pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours. The third project involves a series of short vox pop films aimed at exploring consumption habits to prompt behaviour change and reduce waste within the community.

These projects will have two major outcomes. Firstly, the City of Yarra initiatives will be exposed to a wider audience, growing their impact by increasing awareness and support. Secondly, increased exposure to the films will inspire others to undertake behaviour change and initiate their own climate action work.

The project film release dates are expected to happen across two waves. Wave 1: The release of short films promoting local climate action initiatives in the City of Yarra are planned for release in late November to mid December. Wave 2: The release of vox pop films are planned for release in mid January.

Project completion of all film releases is estimated for the end of February, 2023.

THE ROLE

We are looking for one social media/marketing manager to work with our project team and the wider organisation to manage the release of three climate action films, with a particular focus on promoting climate action within the City of Yarra.

Duties include:

• Social media release planning & content creation (still, reels, video) in line with our brand and grant funding requirements
• Promoting our support of climate action, particularly within the City of Yarra
• Management of social media accounts, including creation and planning of content release
• Implementing strategies to grow our social media presence and followers
• Generating reports and analytics for the release of each short film for reporting to our funding body
• Liaising with other organisations to promote the films through other channels

Our organisation is run by volunteers. However, as these projects are made possible by the City of Yarra sustainability grants, and each project will have an allocated budget to support the film release.

ABOUT YOU

You are an experienced social media manager with a passion for the environment. You can commit to an average of 7 hours a week (negotiable).

To be successful in your application, you will have:

• Demonstrated social media/marketing experience
• A strong commitment to environmental and social justice
• The ability to work collaboratively
• Organisational and scheduling skills with excellent problem solving, prioritising and troubleshooting
• Experience in delivering a social media release project on time and on budget
• Ability to identify and create a strong brand voice