🌍 Remote | 🕰️ Full-Time | 🌐 UTC -5 to UTC +2 Preferred
🧾 About the Role
The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a Movement Communications Specialist (Events & Conferences) to support global events that bring Wikimedians together. This role will focus on coordinating logistics, supporting community-led events like Wikimania, managing communication strategy, and amplifying the voices of Wikimedia’s diverse global contributors.
This is a deeply collaborative position for someone passionate about storytelling, relationship-building, and strategic event planning—particularly in volunteer-driven, global environments.
📋 What You’ll Own
• Support and coordinate community events and global conferences
• Build strong relationships with regional organizers and community leaders
• Help shape inclusive messaging aligned with Wikimedia’s mission
• Oversee logistics, documentation, reporting, and vendor coordination
• Develop templates, FAQs, and best practices for future events
• Monitor movement channels, respond to inquiries, and share updates
• Support pre-, during-, and post-event data collection and analysis
• Ensure cultural relevance, accessibility, and alignment with community values
🎯 Must-Have Traits
• 3+ years of global event planning or communications experience
• Excellent written, verbal, and cross-cultural communication skills
• Comfortable juggling deadlines, shifting time zones, and weekend work
• Experience with budgets, vendor contracts, and logistical planning
• Strong collaboration and community engagement mindset
• Comfortable working with a fully remote, international team
• Tech-savvy with virtual tools, docs, and platforms
💡 Why It’s a Win for Remote Job Seekers
• 100% remote (timezone flexibility required: UTC -5 to UTC +2)
• Mission-driven nonprofit with global reach
• Support community-led movements and free knowledge initiatives
• Anticipated U.S. salary range: $92,532 – $113,266 USD (adjusted by location)
• Great fit for professionals who love purpose-driven, collaborative work
✍️ Call to Action
If you’ve got a heart for events, a gift for communication, and a mind for strategy—and you’re ready to shape global connections through powerful storytelling—this role might be your next chapter. Join Wikimedia in empowering the world to freely share in the sum of all knowledge.