Break Free From Plastic

Digital Media Associate

The Digital Media Senior Associate works closely with the Digital Media Manager in developing strategies for BFFP’s digital media work using data and social listening insights. They also lead the management of BFFP’s social media channels, and main newsletter coordinating with regional communications teams to develop monthly global and campaign-specific content.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning and execution of monthly global social media content according to strategy developed with the Digital Media Manager.
Coordinate closely with communications associates across regions to create consistent messaging and produce cohesive global content.
Provide social media analysis for continuous improvement of digital strategies through trend monitoring, testing, and optimization.
Manage and maintain official social media channels, including scheduling, publishing, and platform optimization.
Monitor and manage comments, messages, and audience engagement, escalating issues when necessary and ensuring timely responses.
Track performance using social media analytics and online listening tools, and prepare regular reports with insights and data-driven recommendations
Develop social media toolkits to support regional and project-based campaigns
Support and collaborate on special projects led by the communications hub or the coordination team
Lead the global e-newsletter (content coordination, scheduling, testing, and monitoring)
Maintain and engage an aligned influencer network
Provide digital capacity-building support for members

Requirements

Essential

3–5 years experience in social media (Instagram, Facebook, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Youtube, TikTok, Threads, etc.) and digital communications
Strong English writing and online community management skills
Experience in digital campaigning, analytics, and platform optimization
Ability to translate complex issues for public audiences
Experience working across regions and time zones

Desirable

Additional language proficiency
Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field
Basic graphic/video editing skills (Photoshop, Canva, Veed, or similar)
Experience in NGOs, grassroots organizing, or movement networks
Familiarity with plastic pollution campaigns

Working Set-Up

Willing and able to travel as required
Comfortable with a primarily work-from-home arrangement
Available for late-night or early morning online meetings across time zones
Able and willing to work collaboratively with a global team
Open to Asia Pacific-based applicants, Philippine-based applicants are preferred.

All participants in BFFP hold ourselves accountable to the following values

Trust & Respect
Distributed Leadership
Resilience & collaboration
Diversity, inclusion & equity
Being Adaptive and Responsive
Ensuring Transparency in decision making and Accountability in our work
Upholding and respecting Confidentiality as required
Direct Communication is encouraged in conflict resolution
Openness and Flexibility

Our Movement Values

Solidarity
Cooperation and Collaboration
Letting People Speak for themselves
Bridging and Transcending cultural barriers
Language Mindfulness (cultural sensitivities)

Our Relational Values

Commitment to Self-Transformation (walk the talk)
Commitment to follow through on Agreements (professionalism)

Our Issue Values

In our issues, we value:

Being Strategic and Goal Oriented
Our Commitment to an inclusive movement or network model

How to apply

BFFP actively seeks a diverse applicant pool and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply. BFFP does not discriminate based on an individual’s race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or on any other basis prohibited by law.
Application review begins March 16, 2026, with rolling submissions accepted through March 15, 2026. Early application recommended.
Qualified applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and portfolio with three samples of work, and a list of three to five references to “Hiring Manager” at News@breakfreefromplastic.org with the subject: “Digital Media Associate_[LAST NAME].” Resumes without cover letters will not be considered.

Equal opportunity employment, equity and inclusion:

BFFP seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and foster an inclusive environment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

About Us

About the Communications Hub

The Break Free From Plastic Communications Hub (Comms Hub) is a remote working team with team members across time zones, and stakeholders located around the world.

The Comms Hub works to harness and amplify the diverse voices of the Break Free From Plastic movement in order to shift the narrative on plastic pollution in line with the goals set to achieve a global strategy to fight plastic pollution. The Comms Hub Officers, regional nodes, and Global Coordination Team, and key leadership across the movement, collaborate to tell BFFP’s story in a consistent voice across the entire plastics pipeline.

About Break Free From Plastic

#BreakFreeFromPlastic is the global movement working to achieve a future free from plastic pollution. More than 13,000 organizations and individuals around the world have come together to demand reductions in single-use plastics and to advocate for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. BFFP members work together to bring about systemic change by tackling plastic pollution across the whole value chain - from extraction to disposal - focusing on prevention rather than cure.