📍 Remote (UTC -5 to UTC +2 preferred)
🕒 Full-Time | Global Nonprofit | Remote-first
💼 Department: Communications
💰 Salary Range (U.S.): $92,532 – $113,266 (Adjusted per location)
🧭 About the Role
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a collaborative, globally-minded Movement Communications Specialist to lead communication efforts related to Wikimedia events and conferences—including Wikimania, regional meetups, and community-led initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategic communications, community building, and global event coordination.
You’ll support event applicants, engage diverse stakeholders, and build documentation and templates that scale our impact—all while working hand-in-hand with volunteers from around the world.
🔍 What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain relationships with Wikimedia event organizers globally
- Support communication strategy and execution for movement-wide events
- Monitor community channels for updates, needs, and concerns
- Lead meetings with internal/external stakeholders and regional organizers
- Contribute to event logistics, templates, communications, and evaluations
- Manage contracts, timelines, metrics, and reporting across conferences
- Promote inclusive, culturally-sensitive messaging and documentation
✅ What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years experience in event coordination, conference planning, or nonprofit communication
- Proven success managing cross-cultural stakeholders and global logistics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort with virtual tools (e.g. Google Workspace, project management platforms)
- Strong organizational and time management abilities
- Background in mission-driven or volunteer-led initiatives a plus
- Fluency in English; additional languages desirable
- Prior participation in Wikimedia projects is a bonus
🌟 Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience working with nonprofit or open knowledge movements
- Fluency in at least one language beyond English
- Familiarity with Wikimedia projects or editing
💙 About Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, supported by millions of individual donors. Our goal: a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
We are a remote-first, globally distributed team working toward a future of open access and collaboration. We foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and transparency.
🌐 Additional Info
- Remote-friendly: Must reside in a country we can hire in (40+ countries listed)
- Flexible schedule: Evening/weekend work as needed for global events
- Inclusive employer: We encourage applications from all backgrounds
- Full benefits: Health, equity, generous PTO, and remote flexibility
🌍 Empower global communities. Shape the future of free knowledge. Apply today to help bring the world together—one event at a time.