Social Media and Website Coordinator

Law Forward Social Media and Website Coordinator                                                        

Summary of Position: Law Forward seeks a Social Media and Website Coordinator for 30 hours per week, responsible for developing effective social media campaigns to drive public education and awareness, and enhancing digital engagement. This includes regular website content creation and technical maintenance to align with the organization’s mission and strategic objectives.

Who we are: Law Forward is Wisconsin’s only nonprofit, strategic litigation firm dedicated solely to protecting and expanding democracy in Wisconsin. With an office near the Capitol square in Madison, we are looking for a skilled and engaged individual who is eager to amplify our voice and our accomplishments. Since launching in October 2020, Law Forward has led the fight for voting rights and fair representation, resisted bad-faith efforts to undermine confidence in the democratic system, and demanded accountability for the election sabotage efforts of well-funded anti-democracy actors.

What you’ll do: The Social Media and Website Coordinator will be an integral part of our communications and fundraising team working to raise awareness of Law Forward and its mission to defend democracy in the state of Wisconsin. This work includes:

• Collaborating with communications and fundraising staff to develop creative and educational content for the public and the press, our website, digital fundraising campaigns, newsletters, and social media platforms.
• Driving platform-specific social media strategies that enhance visibility, strengthen community engagement, and amplify educational material on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and YouTube.
• Developing and managing Google Ads on an ongoing basis to generate email sign-ups, donations, and downloads of key organizational documents.
• Assisting with other communications team activities including maintaining press lists, issuing press releases, tracking and flagging news online, tracking and logging earned media, and other assignments as needed.
• Managing, drafting, updating, and publishing website content, including blogs, regarding Law Forward’s cases to keep information on the website current and relevant.
• Optimizing our website for SEO, accessibility, mobile responsiveness, and performance. Monitoring website performance; identifying and resolving technical issues promptly.
• Maintaining website security by applying updates, patches, and best practices. Managing third-party integrations, plugins, and tools.
• Coordinating with web developers and designers for larger updates, redesigns, or technical enhancements, as needed.
• Assisting with technical and administrative needs when necessary.

This position needs to have the following core competencies:

• Commitment to Law Forward: Understanding of and adherence to the organization’s mission and culture principles.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to attend to the many small pieces that must be assembled into an organized whole; ability to organize, track and prioritize tasks, work independently, maintain a creative and optimistic outlook, and juggle competing deadlines; follow-through on missing or overlooked details; ability to identify and address unanswered questions needed to resolve a problem; perspective to keep the larger picture in mind while tending to the smallest of details.
• Digital Literacy & Technical Expertise: understanding of digital and social media ecosystems to inform strategic choices; understanding of a “social innovation” mindset that encourages constant testing, learning, and scaling of creative approaches. Demonstrated proficiency with WordPress and website maintenance tools; interest in acquiring even greater proficiency; interest in refining digital marketing skills; desire to understand and address areas for learning.
• Team Orientation: Facility to establish good working relationships with people at all levels of the work; demonstrated interest, skill, and success in working within team environments; commitment to promoting group goals ahead of personal agendas; willingness to offer themselves as a resource to other members of the team; understanding of and support for the importance of teamwork; inclination to share credit for success with others and take responsibility for their part in team failures.
• Initiative: Orientation that is proactive, curious, action-oriented, and energetic about Law Forward’s work and driven to identify ways to improve processes to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; acceptance of calculated risks; eagerness to seize opportunities; ability to set demanding but achievable objectives for self and others.

Required education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or equivalent on-the-job experience in communications, web design, digital media, marketing, IT, or related field.
• Proficiency in WordPress, Microsoft Office Suite, and familiarity with Google Workspace, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, EveryAction, Alamy, video and audio editing.
• Experience managing or supporting social media platforms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of or interest in learning about the day-to-day operations of a law firm.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of responsibilities required by the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change to meet organizational needs.

What Else You Should Know: Law Forward is an equal opportunity employer, and we value having staff who come from communities that reflect the diversity of our state, the clients we represent, and the groups with which we collaborate in our legal work. We encourage people of color, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities to apply.

The position is benefits eligible. Our office is located in Madison, Wisconsin. There is an opportunity for some remote work. The salary for this position ranges from $40,000 – 48,000 with an exact salary commensurate with experience.

Law Forward offers competitive benefits such as full health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for its employees, and 50% coverage for spouses and dependents. We also provide group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short-term disability insurance. We offer five weeks of paid time off in addition to 10 paid holidays, and we have a retirement savings plan option for employees after three full months of employment.

How to Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to info@lawforward.org. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.