Regional Correspondent & Social Media Producer VISTA

IMPROVE YOUR TOMORROW • Sacramento, CA

26d • $1,915 - $1,915 • Onsite

About The Position

Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) is a national organization working 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 member will help IYT establish a sustainable process for producing evergreen content and a documented social media workflow that regional staff and the communications team can maintain. The role will develop reusable content resources, create and assess a pilot social media campaign, and document and transfer the resulting systems and training materials to IYT staff.

This is a full-time, 12-month AmeriCorps VISTA service commitment running January 11, 2027 through January 2028. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, following a school-year calendar, with some weekends and on-site presence as required by the service-term schedule. The position is based at IYT National HQ in Sacramento, California, with travel of up to 25%. The member reports to the Director of Communications & External Affairs at the end of the term for the transfer of tools and materials; the posting does not specify a direct reporting relationship during the term.

The member receives a pre-tax living stipend of $957.46 biweekly for 40 hours per week. After successful completion of the 12-month term, the member may choose between a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award and a cash stipend. Other support may include health coverage, relocation and childcare assistance for eligible members, student loan forbearance, federal-job non-competitive eligibility for up to one year after service, training, professional development resources, and mentorship from IYT leadership. Stipend and education award amounts are estimates before taxes.

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; no upper age limit is stated.
• Commitment to the mission of Improve Your Tomorrow.
• Ability to complete a full-time AmeriCorps service term on a school-year calendar, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, with some weekends and on-site presence per the service-term schedule.

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 service term.

Benefits

• Living allowance of $957.46 pre-tax biweekly for 40 hours per week.
• Choice of a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or cash stipend upon successful completion of the 12-month term.
• Health coverage.
• Potential relocation assistance.
• Childcare assistance for eligible members.
• Student loan forbearance.
• 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: Associate degree