Technovation is hiring: Social Media Coordinator in Menlo Park

Technovation is a global nonprofit that equips learners of all ages with the skills, confidence, and opportunities to lead in technology and entrepreneurship, inspiring them to tackle real-world challenges and build a better future for all. The flagship Technovation Girls program inspires girls and young women (ages 8 to 18) to identify a problem in their community and work together in teams to develop a mobile app or AI-based solution.

Technovation is building one of the largest AI and tech talent pipelines in the world, reaching more than 400,000 people across 160+ countries through its programs, with 87% of its alumni over 18 planning to or currently pursuing STEM degrees.

In 2025, Technovation assumed management of the Women Techmakers community (previously operated by Google), and important step towards achieving our very ambitious strategic plan to leverage our lessons learned and our global network of partners to make a significant dent in increasing the number of women in positions of influence, power, and leadership—especially in STEM.

We want to empower and engage 25 million girls around the world over the coming years. Do you want to help?

The Social Media Coordinator will lead social engagement across all channels for Technovation, including planning and executing social campaigns for program launches, events, and fundraising.

• Steadily grow follower count, increase engagement rate, and boost website referral traffic from social media.
• Collaborate with internal teams to Increase fundraising donations from social media, generate new leads or volunteer sign-ups through campaigns, and secure media mentions or collaborations with impact creators.
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent brand voice and reflecting the core Technovation messaging priorities.
• Track influencer/partner engagement and help manage ambassador relationships.
• Monitor performance metrics (reach, engagement, follower growth, conversions).
• Provide regular insights and recommendations to optimize content and strategy.
• Stay updated on social media trends, especially in youth, education, and AI/tech sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, edit, and publish daily/weekly content across platforms (Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, etc.).
• Coordinate with program, volunteer, WTM, and fundraising teams to highlight initiatives, events, and success stories.
• Work with the creative team to develop graphics, short videos, and other digital assets.
• Monitor comments, messages, and mentions to ensure timely and positive engagement.
• Build relationships with key alumni, volunteers and mentors to establish a team of UGC producers to augment owned content (Social Ambassadors, Contributors).

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is passionate about Technovation’s mission and excited to be part of a leading education technology nonprofit that is currently in service to tens of thousands of girls in more than 100 countries. We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following:

• 1–2 years of experience managing social media accounts (internships or volunteer roles included)
• Familiarity with major platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X/Twitter)
• Basic design/video editing skills (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, etc.)
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Is extremely organized with a keen attention to detail, excellent time and project management skills
• Is a resourceful self-starter, able to think creatively to find solutions to challenges, and work with limited resources to find ways to maximize impact
• Is comfortable analyzing and learning from data to help develop strategies
• Loves learning new things and is extremely flexible and open to dynamic, changing environments
• Comfort with scheduling tools (Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Later, Blaze, or others)

Our work environment also prioritizes these features that align with our core values:

• Ownership: We follow a MOCHA process that clearly outlines responsibilities on a project. You will make high-level decisions about the work you do and how you will execute it. We focus on including everyone’s voices, not micromanaging.
• Integrity: We emphasize transparency, honesty, and data in all our work and decision making. We review projects regularly, admit when we need to make changes, and use data to confirm when it’s time to try something new.
• Equity: We value getting your work done in good quality and on time. We have core hours but start and end times are flexible in order to support what’s going on in your life, and you’re welcome to go to appointments and run errands as needed. We continue to work on promoting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization.
• Curiosity: We’re a small team and much of our work includes cross-team collaboration. That collaboration succeeds due to communication, organization, and curiosity as we encourage each other to learn and grow.
• Innovation: You’ll contribute directly to an organization that provides technology education to students from underserved areas in 100+ countries, all while helping to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Have an idea of how we can do this better? Let us know! We prioritize input from our team.