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Become a Volunteer ↗Head of Content – Volunteer (Senior Role)
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Position Description
Translation Commons is a nonprofit public charity dedicated to providing a reliable and scalable method for digitally rendering languages. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by helping underrepresented languages become part of the global digital ecosystem.
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Content (Volunteer) to lead and scale content efforts at Translation Commons. This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who can build structure from the ground up, shape a clear narrative, and guide a distributed volunteer team. You will define how Translation Commons communicates its impact and ensure content supports key goals including awareness, engagement, volunteer growth, and fundraising.
Why join us
- Shape the voice of a global nonprofit at an early stage of growth.
- Work with an international team of passionate volunteers across cultures and time zones.
- Build real leadership experience in a mission-driven, high-impact environment.
- Freedom to create, test, and implement your own ideas.
- Opportunity to contribute to digital inclusion and language equity worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and develop the content strategy across blog, email, website, and social media channels.
- Build and manage content systems including planning processes, workflows, templates, and brand guidelines.
- Lead and mentor content managers, writers, and contributors.
- Ensure a consistent brand voice and messaging across all communication channels.
- Identify and shape compelling stories from volunteers, partners, and communities.
- Align content strategy with marketing funnel goals (traffic, engagement, conversion, action).
- Collaborate with Traffic, Design, PR, and Marketing teams to amplify reach and impact.
- Track performance metrics and recommend improvements based on results.
Desired Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of experience in content marketing, editorial leadership, communications, or related fields.
- Proven ability to build and scale content systems and processes.
- Strong storytelling ability with both emotional and data-driven messaging.
- Experience managing distributed, remote, or volunteer teams is highly valued.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to connect content efforts to organizational goals.
- Strong collaboration, leadership, and project management skills.
- Interest in language access, digital inclusion, or global impact initiatives.