Social Media Officer

The Socialist Party of Malaysia is seeking a vibrant and ambitious person to be our social media communications and campaigns officer. The right person will be creative and innovative in driving our social media presence, broadening our online reach and developing and monitoring online campaigns that promote active engagement with the Party and the values, ideals and approaches that we stand for. You will also support greater communication and engagement amongst our growing Party membership.

If you have skills and experience in social media and online platforms, are committed to an honest politics, a fairer society and a strong economy, are passionate about harnessing the power of social media to drive a movement for change, then join us

Qualifications and Skills
You will have good experience in the use of social media, including in a campaigning
context, and will be able to demonstrate a string of successes in building the reach
and impact across social media of ideas, brands or campaigns;
You will have a proven track record of creating innovative content for social media platforms and will be very comfortable running social communities across Twitter,Facebook and other social media channels;
You will be proficient and creative in creating social media content, including video,and ideally you will have a working knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and video editing;
You will have a qualification in online journalism, social media or digital marketing and will have a minimum of two year’s social media communications experience that demonstrates a good knowledge of social media, gained for example through work, college or through a voluntary organisation or campaign.
A good knowledge of the Malaysian national political context and a keen interest in current affairs is desirable, along with a passion for social democratic politics;
Strong writing skills with an ability to tailor the tone, content and form of written
output in line with the intended audience;
Demonstrable ability to produce high-quality output within a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment;
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, and success in working in teams;
- Manage social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and other relevant
- platforms
- Plan, create and implement online content and campaigns to support our strategic
- communication goals with a comprehensive and tailored approach that brings
- together different digital strands;
- Use social media to promote the work of party and to promote party policies and positions;
- Support communications with and between party members and supporters, including
- through WhatsApp, Telegram, and other channels;
- Manage our website and website content and ensure it is accurate, relevant and
- timely;
- Optimise our web content and monitor our presence on social media

through social and google analytics, including the success and reach of online
- campaigns and online media;
- Create dynamic written, graphic and video content for our social media channels;
- Identify the suitability of different platforms and create content that promotes the
- reach of the PSM and audience interaction;
- Work with other staff and party members, including policy and fundraising to coordinate campaigns with social media strategy;
- Support the Communication Biro across all aspects of communications;
- Related administrative and other duties;
Parti Sosialis Malaysia is a political party that upholding economic justice and sosial justice through working closely with the grassroot communities.
Diploma / Advanced Diploma / Higher Graduate Diploma / DVM / DKM Level 4 / DLKM Level 5