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Wokai is the first p2p microfinance platform dedicated to alleviating poverty by connecting donors to rural entrepreneurs in China. Since our website launch in November 2008, Wokai has raised over US$300,000 in loan capital, attracted 5,600 users, and empowered 340 borrowers. We've been featured in CNN, Time, MSNBC, CNBC, Newsweek, CCTV, Phoenix TV, 三联生活周刊, and Bloomberg.
Over the next year our team aims to raise over $1 million in loan capital, connecting 50,000 contributors around the world to over 5,000 borrowers in rural China.
For these goals, our Marketing Director needs a volunteer intern!
You are the right person if you are:
1. Passionate about social media as it applies to social enterprises
You love it, breathe it and would swim through piranha-infested waters to spend all day learning about Social Media around the world and in China.
Required: You must be an active blogger, Twitterer and have accounts on more than one social network. You must demonstrate superior writing and editing skills, with writing/blog samples to support.
Bonus points for: Blog with high Google rank Connections to more than 100 people on any single social network More than 150 Twitter followers A view on which short URL service is best and why A YouTube channel or similar vlogging account 2x bonus points for reading/writing Chinese 3x if you are an active user of Chinese SNS ie. Sina Weibo, Douban, Kaixin, or RenRen.
2. Passionate about China
If you do not speak Chinese, you must have traveled through the country and read extensively about its culture.
About the job
This role is wide -ranging and will never be dull. It will include:
Researching: You are responsible for conducting research across any given topic. Other than just collecting information from the Internet and media, you will be required to organize the information, analyze the data, and write up blog posts and enewsletters.
Strategy and Social Media Management: Assist the Marketing Director in developing, and carrying out Social Media Strategies and managing Wokai’s voice across multiple social network platforms.
Media Strategy and Outreach: Assist the Marketing Director in developing long and short lead PR strategies, campaigns and outreach, preparing media releases as necessary, and generating ideas on how to mobilize Wokai’s Chapter network of volunteers around the world.
Copy Editing Iteratively optimizing website copy and all Wokai communication including auto-emails, post-contribution emails, borrower profiles, and Calls-To-Actions throughout website.
The ideal candidate will work full-time from Wokai’s Beijing office for 6 to 12 months. You will help progress microfinance in China and Wokai’s goal of lifting thousands out of poverty, while gaining a wide range of valuable marketing and social media experience in one of the most exciting countries in the world!
How to apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume to our Chief of Staff, Julia Meek, at Julia.meek@wokai.org. The cover letter should address the requirements listed above.
Deadline: August 10th 2010 but we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible so get your applications in early!
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