Digital Media Officer

We at Refugees International are seeking a dynamic and innovative Digital Media Officer to elevate our digital presence and help advance our mission.

The Officer will report to the Vice President of Strategic Outreach and be an essential part of Refugees International’s collaborative Strategic Outreach team, working in close partnership with leaders and experts throughout the organization. This role is ideal for a social media wiz who thrives at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and social impact—and who knows how to translate complex global issues into accessible, engaging digital content.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative digital communications assets that help advance Refugees International’s work and grow out reach, engagement, and influence across digital platforms (including Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and emerging channels).
• Produce and edit multimedia content (including graphics, short videos, reels, carousels, and educational explainers) optimized for digital and social platforms.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues to identify timely moments, messages, and content that can advance organizational campaigns and priorities.
• Maintain a social media content calendar, ensuring a consistent, strategic, and responsive publishing cadence.
• Support digital campaigns, rapid-response moments, and major organizational initiatives.
• Support on PDF and digital layout of Refugees International’s long form content, web publishing, and email marketing.
• Monitor trends, platform changes, and best practices to continuously innovate and improve performance.
• Uphold Refugees International’s values and voice while centering dignity, accuracy, and ethical storytelling.

Ideal Qualifications and Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong sense of narrative and audience.
• Demonstrated experience creating high-performing social media content, particularly visual, audio, and video-based storytelling.
• Proficiency with design and editing tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Final Cut, or similar).
• Innovative and strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in fast-moving environments.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, trends, and analytics.
• Ability to distill complex policy or humanitarian issues into accessible and compelling content.
• Highly collaborative, organized, and comfortable working across teams and disciplines.
• Strong commitment to Refugees International’s mission and to values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Candidates with lived experience of forced displacement are encouraged to apply.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

This position is based out of Refugees International’s office in Washington DC. We have a flexible, hybrid work environment, with an expectation of at least 3 days in the office per week.

Compensation: 

$60,000 to $65,000 depending on background and experience.

To Apply: If you are interested, please apply!  In addition to an updated résumè and cover letter, your application should include a relevant work sample that showcases the skills required for this role.

About Refugees International: Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights, and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises around the world. The team of advocates travel to some of the world’s most severe displacement crises to investigate first-hand the challenges displaced people face, create policy solutions, and demand action.

Refugees International is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Refugees International encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or other factors protected by law.