Regional Correspondent & Social Media Producer VISTA

Improve Your Tomorrow • Sacramento, CA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) is a national organization working across multiple states and regions to increase the number of young men of color who attend and graduate from community colleges and universities. IYT partners with schools and communities to build Brotherhood, college-going culture, and structured pathways from 6th grade through college completion.

The Regional Correspondent & Social Media Producer VISTA will help IYT establish a sustainable process for producing evergreen content, such as member and alumni profiles, thought leadership, and regional feature stories, and a documented social media workflow that regional staff and the communications team can maintain. The member will assess existing content and workflows, develop a standardized content model and reusable library, support a social media pilot, and document systems and train staff to operate them independently.

This is a full-time, 12-month AmeriCorps VISTA service commitment scheduled from January 11, 2027, through January 2028. The member works Monday through Friday for 40 hours per week, follows the school-year calendar and service-term schedule, and is expected to work some weekends and be on site as required by the service-term schedule. The position reports to a role not specified in the posting. Equipment includes computers, phones, office supplies, and educational materials; IYT can provide computer assistance upon request.

The member receives a pre-tax living allowance of $957.46 biweekly for 40 hours per week and, upon successful completion of the 12-month term, may choose between a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or a cash stipend. The posting also lists health coverage and says additional support may include relocation assistance, childcare assistance for eligible members, student loan forbearance, and non-competitive eligibility for federal jobs for up to one year after service. Members have access to AmeriCorps VISTA's national training network, professional development resources, and direct mentorship from IYT leadership.

Requirements

• Strong organizational and documentation skills, with attention to detail.
• Comfort working independently and structuring ambiguous projects into defined steps.
• Clear written communication, particularly the ability to translate complex processes into plain language.
• Proficiency with cloud-based collaboration tools.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or legal permanent resident.
• Must be at least 18 years old; there is no upper age limit.
• Commitment to the mission of Improve Your Tomorrow.
• Full-time AmeriCorps service commitment: 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, following the school-year calendar and service-term schedule, with some weekends and on-site presence as required.
• This is a full-year service commitment, not an hourly job.

Responsibilities

• Audit current content workflows and existing website and social content to identify gaps and inefficiencies.
• Design a standardized evergreen content model, including a region-tagging taxonomy and approval protocols.
• Conduct field research across IYT regions to gather source material for content.
• Create and maintain a reusable, region-tagged library of evergreen content, including profiles, features, and thought leadership pieces.
• Design a system for converting evergreen content into social media posts, including a Canva template library.
• Establish community engagement guidelines for social media response and growth.
• Launch and evaluate a pilot social media campaign and turn the results into a repeatable playbook.
• Document systems in a comprehensive playbook and train Marketing & Communications staff to operate them independently.
• Build a 12-month content and social media calendar for the department.
• Transfer all tools, libraries, and training materials to the Director of Communications & External Affairs at the end of the term.

Benefits

• Living allowance of $957.46 pre-tax every two weeks for 40 hours per week.
• Health coverage.
• Upon successful completion of the 12-month term, choice between a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or a cash stipend.
• Additional support may include relocation assistance, childcare assistance for eligible members, student loan forbearance, and non-competitive eligibility for federal jobs for up to one year after service.
• Access to AmeriCorps VISTA's national training network and professional development resources.
• Direct mentorship from IYT leadership throughout the term.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed