Role: Communications Specialist
Location: Hybrid / Remote
Status: Part-time, Contract (flexible hours, with room to grow)
Application Deadline: September 18th, 2025
To apply: Send a short cover letter and resume to [email protected]
About the Role
The Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation is seeking a mission-driven Communications Specialist to help expand our reach, deepen engagement, and drive action for shark and ocean
conservation.
This role is perfect for a creative, organized, and digitally fluent communicator who knows how to turn passion into posts — and followers into advocates.
You’ll work closely with a small, passionate team to plan and deliver compelling content, support key campaigns, grow our digital presence, and help tell the story of Rob Stewart’s enduring legacy.
Key Responsibilities:
Content Strategy & Coordination
- Co-create and manage a content calendar across social, media, newsletters, and fundraising campaigns
- Draft/edit content to support e-marketing, emails, press releases, and other communications
- Provide a monthly summary of completed work and deliverables
- Support brand consistency across all platforms and partner communications
- Help build and maintain an internal asset bank (photos, videos, design files) Social Media Management
- Create and schedule 3+ posts per week across Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter and LinkedIn
- Monitor and respond to comments/messages; engage with aligned groups and supporters
- Create video clips into engaging short form content using a variety of media
- Track performance and provide monthly analytics; recommend improvements quarterly
Media & PR Support
- Assist with media releases, press kits, and journalist outreach for key campaigns
- Develop and update talking points, FAQs, and key messaging documents
- Maintain and grow our media contact list
Website & Email Coordination
- Update website content (news, events, supporter spotlights, media hits, campaign updates)
- Support email newsletters (graphic setup, copywriting, scheduling, distribution via Mailchimp or equivalent)
- Collaborate with Foundation Manager to align content with fundraising and partnership goals
What You Bring:
- 3+ years of experience managing social media, digital content, or communications for a nonprofit, cause-based campaign, or mission-driven brand
- Excellent writing and digital storytelling skills with an eye for voice, tone, and emotion
- Strong understanding of social strategy, community building, and platform trends
- Proficiency in tools like Canva, Meta Business Suite, Mailchimp, Buffer, Later, or similar
- Experience in video editing and graphic design
- Bonus media relations experience
- Highly organized and self-directed — comfortable managing calendars, deadlines, and creative workflows
- Deep care for ocean life, environmental justice, and the power of storytelling to create change
About the Foundation
The Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation carries forward the legacy of filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart. Through storytelling, advocacy, and action, we work to protect sharks, restore ocean health, and inspire a global movement for a thriving planet. In collaboration with United Conservationists, Fin Free, and Shark Free, we amplify Rob’s vision and turn awareness into lasting change.
