Job Title:

Marketing & Videography VISTA 

Job Category:

Programming - Workforce Development 

Department/Group:

Advancement 

Job Code/ Req#:

Location:

1276 University Ave, Saint Paul 55104

Travel Required:

Yes 

Level/Salary Range:

Position Type:

Full-Time 

HR Contact:

Jade Adams

Date Posted:

April 4th, 2025

Will Train Applicant(s):

Yes 

Posting Expires:

May 9th, 2025. 

External Posting URL:

http://thesannehfoundation.org/about-us/careers/ 

Description

Sanneh Foundation Mission

The mission of Sanneh is to empower youth, improve lives, and unite communities. Sanneh empowers youth by supporting and promoting educational attainment through in-school and after-school support, improves lives by providing programs that strengthen physical health, creates accessibility to healthy food and social and emotional development, and unites communities by fostering an environment that asserts the dignity of all people without exception. Sanneh asserts that all individuals, without exception, are intrinsically valuable.

Values:

• Accountability 

• Caring 

• Growth & Learning 

• Respect 

• Adaptability

Position Description

The Sanneh Marketing & Videography Coordinator VISTA will focus on increasing awareness and visibility of Sanneh programs that aim to improve educational outcomes for diverse and low-income youth. This position will be responsible for producing creative and informative visuals and videos, ensuring that Sanneh's message reaches a broad audience across multiple community contexts. The VISTA will work closely with the communications team to develop content that aligns with Sanneh’s mission, engages community members, donors, and program participants, and enhances the visibility of the organization's impact.

Role and Responsibilities

Create multimedia content that showcases Sanneh’s programs and their positive impact on the educational outcomes of diverse and low-income youth. Develop promotional materials and videos that effectively communicate Sanneh’s mission, vision, and the importance of community involvement. Strengthen Sanneh’s presence across multiple platforms to increase engagement and support from the community and stakeholders.

ACTIVITIES (Q1-4):

• Content Creation and Strategy:
  
  

  • Identify key opportunities to highlight program successes and impact through multimedia content, including photos, videos, and graphics.

  • Design promotional materials that are visually appealing and effectively communicate Sanneh’s mission and programs.

  • Work closely with the communications team to ensure content aligns with Sanneh’s overall messaging strategy and target audience.
    
    

• Video Production:
  
  

  • Produce engaging, high-quality videos that tell the story of Sanneh’s programs, featuring program participants, staff, and community members.

  • Edit and produce videos for use across various platforms, including social media, the Sanneh website, and at community events.

  • Develop video content that engages potential donors, volunteers, and community members in supporting Sanneh’s mission.

ACTIVITIES (Q1-4):

• Branding and Marketing Support:
  
  

  • Assist in developing a consistent visual identity for Sanneh’s marketing materials to ensure cohesion across all media.
    
    

  • Create a content calendar to plan and track multimedia projects, ensuring timely delivery of materials for upcoming events, campaigns, and program promotions.
    
    

  • Collaborate with the team to develop and execute marketing campaigns that drive community engagement and increase awareness of Sanneh’s programs and services.
    
    

• Community Outreach through Multimedia:
  
  

  • Identify and document community events, activities, and success stories through photography and videography.
    
    

  • Develop multimedia content to highlight the impact of Sanneh’s programs, including participant testimonials, program highlights, and community success stories.
    
    

  • Distribute multimedia content across multiple platforms to ensure broad community visibility and support for Sanneh’s programs.

ACTIVITIES (Q1-4):

• Enhancing Online Presence:
  
  

  • Continue to produce content for social media platforms that engages Sanneh’s online community and increases the visibility of its programs.

  • Work with the communications team to improve the Sanneh website by creating new visual content, ensuring the site is up-to-date with relevant program information and media.

  • Analyze the performance of multimedia content and use insights to improve future content and engagement strategies.
    
    

• Professional Development and Learning:
  
  

  • Engage in professional development opportunities to improve skills related to multimedia content creation, videography, and graphic design.

  • Attend workshops, webinars, and other learning opportunities to stay current with trends in multimedia marketing and nonprofit communications.

ACTIVITIES (Q1-4):

• Sustainability and Documentation:
  
  

  • Document processes and systems used to create and distribute multimedia content, ensuring sustainability of practices for future team members.

  • Develop a content management system that ensures all multimedia content is properly archived and accessible for future use by the communications team.

  • Create a guide or manual to streamline multimedia content creation and distribution for future staff or volunteers.
    
    

This role offers the opportunity to have a direct impact on Sanneh’s outreach and engagement efforts by creating compelling multimedia content that highlights the organization’s work, amplifies its impact, and strengthens its connection with the community, donors, and program participants.

Preferred Education & Qualifications

• AmeriCorps VISTA’s must be 18 years or older.

• Have a Valid Drivers License.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have lawful permanent residency.

• Desire to work in a growing nonprofit organization with a strong commitment to the mission of helping low-income students earn college admission and persist toward degree completion.

• Expected to embrace our Core Values of inclusive culture, student access, teamwork, impact + growth + innovation and have a significant commitment to the mission of helping all students earn admission to college and persist towards degree completion.

• Adaptability, flexibility, creativity and commitment to excellence.

• Desire to engage in diversity, creativity and commitment to excellence.

• Demonstrated ability to work well with diverse types of people in a team environment.

Benefits

• AmeriCorps Sponsored Benefits 

For more information about AmeriCorps VISTA Benefits, please visit VISTA Benefits | AmeriCorps 

Physical Demands and other notice

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift up to ten pounds. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. VISION: See in the normal visual range with or without correction. HEARING: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements for the performance of this job.  This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements

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