All jobs The deadline for applications is 21st July 2025, 9:00am CET
Location: Remote (Preference for the Global South)
Reporting to: Director of Strategic Communications
Annual salary: $120K USD
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Candidate level: Manager
Background
Founded in 2024, the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE) is dedicated to building an economic system that benefits all people, protects our planet, and strengthens democracy. GFNE partners with leaders, changemakers, and innovative organizations to provide the strategic funding, partnerships, and infrastructure needed to drive this transformation.
As a remote-first organization, GFNE is committed to building a global team rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value a wide range of perspectives and strive to foster a collaborative, inclusive workplace culture that aligns with our mission. Our work spans partnerships with think tanks, community organizations, academic institutions, labour unions, and advocacy groups, building a global movement for a sustainable and democratic economy.
GFNE seeks a Head of Digital Media Strategy who will play a pivotal role in shaping the organization's digital media presence and influence. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communications, this role will lead efforts to elevate the work of a global network of partners, spokespeople, and national communications hubs to advance economic justice narratives through coordinated digital interventions. This is a unique opportunity for a senior media strategist to drive digital content and campaign impact at the intersection of storytelling, movement building, digital engagement, and international collaboration.
The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of digital influence and a strong grounding in international and Global South media landscapes.
Purpose of role
The Head of Digital Media Strategy will lead the digital content strategy and implementation work across GFNE’s global network. This includes building the capacity of 12 national Communications Hubs and a network of international spokespeople to engage effectively across platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
This role is distinct, as it is about enabling others, across geographies and campaigns, to shape public debate and intervene in digital narratives with agility and credibility.
The successful candidate will combine a long-term strategic vision to build digital media power, and tactical ability to act in fast-moving news environments, enhancing the visibility and influence of progressive economic narratives in online spaces. This role will operate across levels, providing direct support to partners while shaping the broader digital strategy for GFNE.
Primary responsibilities
The job holder will have the following key responsibilities:
Digital strategy and implementation
- Develop and lead a digital content strategy for GFNE’s network of Communications Hubs.
- Build an implementation lab that supports pilots, experimentation, and shared learning across countries.
- Provide training, coaching, and technical assistance to national teams on digital media production, strategy, and analysis.
- Support international spokespeople and campaigns to adapt messages and formats for digital channels.
- Map and strengthen digital content production capacity across the network.
- Build relationships with leading digital creatives and organizations to enhance partner capabilities.
- Design shared infrastructure, tools, and workflows to enable efficiency and scale.
- Track digital trends and platform shifts that impact the economic justice field.
- Build an internal knowledge base to inform strategy and content development.
- Facilitate peer learning and shared insight across partner teams.
- Work with the Strategic Communications Team to plan for and coordinate digital content around global events.
- Identify moments of opportunity for coordinated cross-country messaging.
- Help ensure that digital media strategy is integrated into campaign planning.
- Collaborate with the Head of Media, Head of Messaging, and Director of Strategic Communications to shape GFNE’s global digital voice.
- Test and scale new storytelling tactics to broaden audience reach and influence.
- Guide the development of new spokespeople with strong digital presence.
The Head of Digital Media Strategy will be a practiced leader in digital campaigning, content development, and narrative strategy. They will have:
Experience
- At least 10 years of experience, ideally in journalism, digital campaigns, or media strategy roles.
- A strong track record designing and delivering impactful digital communication strategies that shape public discourse.
- Deep platform expertise and an understanding of what drives engagement and reach.
- Experience using insights from social listening and analytics to inform content.
- Significant experience in training and coaching others to produce content, engage on platforms, and build a sustained digital presence.
- Experience managing consultants, creative teams, or content producers.
- Strong familiarity with media dynamics across different geographies, particularly in the Global South, and a demonstrated ability to engage across news cycles and public debates.
- An understanding of economic and social justice communications, with a commitment to equity.
- A practical, resourceful mindset and the ability to operate across strategic and operational levels.
- Comfortable working in remote, multicultural teams across time zones.
- Basic design or editing skills.
- Familiarity with third-sector communications and philanthropic ecosystems.
- Comfortable working in remote, multicultural teams across time zones.
- We are committed to building a globally diverse team and strongly encourage candidates from the Global South—such as Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America—to apply.
- Location: Remote, but travel is expected to meet colleagues from the Fund, partners, and allied organizations.
- Working hours: Full-time. Some flexibility will be necessary to ensure effective working with a global team.
- Benefits: At GFNE, we offer a benefits package designed to support well-being, flexibility, and a strong work-life balance, especially for a globally distributed team. Key benefits include:
- Comprehensive health insurance, including medical, dental, and optical coverage, adapted to local contexts.
- Paid time off, including, sick leave, and parental leave for new parents.
- Fully remote work.
- Learning and development support.
- Home office stipend at onboarding to set up your remote work environment.
- A monthly stipend to support remote work.
- Laptop and necessary equipment provided.
- A values-driven culture, rooted in equity, and collaboration, with opportunities to contribute to the organization’s direction.
- Salary will be paid in the local currency equivalent to the contractually agreed USD amount.
Please contact Isabel Leal at isabel@darylupsall.com for any queries you may have.
The deadline for application is Monday 21st July 2025, 9:00am CET.
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