Remote – open globally. Priority given to applicants from the Global South.

Independent Contractor | 12 months contract from June  2026 – with potential for renewal based on funding and mutual agreement  |  Flexible with scheduled calls across multiple time zones.

Global Artivism is a Global Majority-led movement that engages the full power of arts and culture to work toward a just world on a safe planet.

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We are led by those most affected by injustice, particularly from the Global South, ensuring the movement reflects the cultural and demographic reality of the world. We understand art as praxis — an active force capable of mobilizing people, shifting narratives, and reshaping systems. Our cultural work is inseparable from struggles for justice, ecological integrity, and collective liberation.

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The movement connects artists, cultural workers, and activists across regions, building the infrastructure, relationships, and resources for Artivism to lead lasting change.

Core Principles & Structure

These principles shape how the movement works, how decisions are made, and what is asked of those who join.

• Global Majority Leadership and South–South Solidarity.
• Distributed Power and Fluid Leadership.
• Artists at the Center, Culture as Strategy.
• Intersectional and Community-Centered.
• Trust Before Scale.
• Emergence as Method.
• Transparency and Accountability.
   

Global Artivism is governed by a Global Council representing artists, activists, and movement builders from across regions. The Movement Secretariat is the coordination team that supports the Council operationally.

The Engagement

Global Artivism is contracting a senior communications professional to build and lead its communications function from the ground up. The contractor will shape how the movement shares its story, develops its public presence, and engages with diverse audiences across the Global South and beyond. The scope covers narrative strategy, messaging, content, and external partnerships, including oversight of a communications agency and other specialized partners. Over time, this engagement will shape and support a growing communications capacity.

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This is an independent contractor engagement managed through Global Artivism’s fiscal sponsorship structure with Res Publica US Inc. The contractor sets their own working hours and methods, may provide services to other clients, and is responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and any local registrations or compliance requirements in their country of residence.

Coordination Relationships

• The contractor will coordinate primarily with Executive Leadership, and will work alongside the Community and Partnerships Director, Program Specialists and Coordinators, Global Council and Committees, and specialized partners on agreed deliverables.
• Coordination relationships do not constitute supervisory authority. Decision-making at Global Artivism is distributed through governance structures, committees, and collaborative processes.

Key Responsibilites 

Narrative Strategy & Movement Voice

• Develop and steward Global Artivism’s narrative framework and messaging.
• Ensure a consistent, movement-aligned voice across all communications, internal and external.
• Translate strategic priorities, program work, and movement moments into public-facing language.
• Work with Executive Leadership and Global Council to align communications strategy with organizational direction.

Content & Digital Presence

• Lead production of written, visual, and multimedia content across platforms.
• Manage website, social media channels, newsletters, and digital communications calendar.
• Develop editorial approach and content planning processes.
• Ensure content reflects Global Majority leadership, South-South perspectives, and Artivism as praxis.
• Build systems and workflows for consistent content production in a distributed, resource-limited environment.

Campaign & Event Communications

• Lead communications strategy for Global Artivism Month and other campaign moments.
• Develop campaign messaging frameworks, partner toolkits, and amplification materials.
• Coordinate with the Global Artivism Month Coordinator and Community and Partnerships Director on integrated campaign delivery.
• Provide communications support for regional gatherings, the Global Virtual Assembly, and other movement milestones.

Media & External Engagement

• Build and manage relationships with journalists, media outlets, and sector communicators relevant to Global Artivism’s work.
• Develop movement representative and/or spokesperson briefing materials, talking points, and media preparation support.
• Position Global Artivism in global conversations on arts, culture, climate and social justice.
• Represent the communications function in organizational planning and strategy discussions.

Agency &  Capacity Management

• Manage the relationship with specialized partners and contractors, including the external Communications Agency, ensuring alignment with narrative strategy.
• Build internal communications capacity as the organization grows.
• Develop processes, templates, and documentation that enable distributed communications across the Movement Secretariat.

Qualifications

Required

• Has led communications strategy for an international civil society, movement, or cultural organization. Experience gained through movement work or community-based practice counts alongside formal employment.
• Can develop narrative and translate complex movement work into accessible, resonant language for diverse global audiences.
• Has built and managed digital communications channels and content operations in a resource-limited environment.
• Has developed brand voice and editorial standards in a mission-driven organization.
• Strong written English, as this role produces public-facing content in English. Multilingual ability in languages relevant to Global South contexts is strongly valued and should be named in your application.
• Ability to operate as an independent contractor, including managing own schedule, tools, and tax compliance.
• Commitment to Global Artivism’s values, mission, and guiding principles.

Preferred

• Experience in arts, culture, or social justice communications, particularly in Global South or Global Majority contexts.
• Familiarity with Global South media landscapes and audiences.
• Experience with campaign communications and partner amplification strategies.
• Experience managing teams, creatives and external agencies.

Contractor Status & Eligibility

This engagement is structured as an independent contractor relationship. The contractor sets their own schedule and chooses how to deliver the agreed scope, is responsible for their own income tax, social contributions, business registration, and any other compliance requirements in their country of residence, will not receive employee benefits, paid leave, or insurance coverage from Res Publica US Inc or Global Artivism, and may provide services to other clients during the engagement. Applicants must confirm during the contracting process the country from which they will provide services to confirm applicable labor and tax rules.

Compensation & Work Arrangement

• Monthly contractor fee: USD $5,000 to $6,000/month, paid upon receipt of monthly invoices. 
• Payment terms and currency arrangements will be confirmed in the contractor agreement. All figures are monthly contractor fees, not employment salaries. This is an independent contractor engagement managed through Global Artivism’s fiscal sponsorship structure.
• This role involves regular coordination across time zones. Contractors set their own schedules and are expected to participate in scheduled meetings and collaborative sessions, which are distributed across time zones where possible.

What Global Artivism Offers

• Connection to a global network of Artivists, movement organizers, and cultural changemakers.
• Access to movement learning spaces and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible remote work environment.

Commitment

• Global Artivism prioritizes candidates from the Global South and Global Majority communities. Movement experience, community organizing, and self-taught practice are valued alongside formal credentials.
• Equal consideration is given to experience gained through journalism, community radio, grassroots campaign communications, or cultural organizing, just as it is to formal communications employment. If your path has been unconventional, tell us about it.

Expression of Interest

We welcome expressions of interest from individuals aligned with the scope and values of this engagement. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. All submissions will be reviewed directly and with discretion by ABM’s consulting team.
 

• Expressions of interest will close on 10/06/26. We are unable to review submissions received after this date.
• Due to the anticipated volume of interest, we are not able to respond to every submission individually.
• Shortlisted individuals will be contacted by 11/06/26.