Regional Correspondent & Social Media Producer VISTA
About Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT)
The mission of IYT is to increase the number of young men of color to attend and graduate from community colleges and universities. We envision a nation in which young men of color are overrepresented in higher education, underrepresented in the criminal justice system, and are leaders in their communities.
IYT is a national organization operating across multiple states and regions, partnering with schools and communities to build Brotherhood, college-going culture, and structured pathways from 6th grade through college completion. We believe that a college degree is a pathway to opportunity — and that every brother deserves a team of committed adults in their corner.
About AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps is a federal agency that engages individuals in paid community service with nonprofits, schools, and public agencies to meet pressing local needs. In return for their term of service, members receive a living allowance and may earn an education award upon completion. As a VISTA Volunteer, you’ll take on meaningful, hands-on work that drives long-term change in areas like education, public health, climate resilience, and access to essential services. From grant writing and research to fundraising and community volunteer engagement, you’ll build real-world experience while developing leadership skills that set you apart.
Position Overview
IYT's most valuable content is evergreen — member and alumni profiles, thought leadership, and regional feature stories that keep drawing in new audiences and re-engaging supporters long after publication. Today that content is produced unevenly across regions, and social media publishing is often the first thing to lapse when the small communications team gets pulled into other priorities. This VISTA member will help build a lasting content production process and a documented social media workflow that regional staff and the communications team can sustain on their own.
Title: IYT Regional Correspondent & Social Media Producer VISTA
Program Start/End Date: January 11, 2027 through January 2028
Work Schedule: Full Time
Reports to:
Benefits
As an AmeriCorps VISTA member, you'll receive a living allowance to cover basic expenses during your term of service, along with health coverage, and — upon successful completion of your 12-month term — the choice between a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or a cash stipend. Additional support may include relocation assistance, childcare assistance for eligible members, student loan forbearance, and non-competitive eligibility for federal jobs for up to one year after service. Members also gain access to AmeriCorps VISTA's national training network and professional development resources, along with direct mentorship from IYT leadership throughout the term.
Living Stipend Amounts
- $957.46 (Pre-tax) Bi-weekly stipend for 40 hours per week
Stipend and education award amounts are estimates (before taxes)
Responsibilities:
Over the service term, the member will:
- Audit current content workflows and existing website/social content to identify gaps and inefficiencies
- Design a standardized evergreen content model with region-tagging taxonomy and approval protocols
- Conduct field research across IYT regions to gather source material for content
- Create and maintain a reusable, region-tagged library of evergreen content (profiles, features, thought leadership pieces)
- Design a system for converting evergreen content into social media posts, including a Canva template library
- Establish community engagement guidelines for social media response and growth
- Launch and evaluate a pilot social media campaign, turning results into a repeatable playbook
- Document all systems into a comprehensive playbook and train Marketing & Communications staff to run it independently
- Build a 12-month content and social media calendar for the department
- Transfer all tools, libraries, and training materials to the Director of Communications & External Affairs at term's end.