JOB POSTING

Title: Program & Storytelling Lead

Reports To: Vice President of Programs 

Direct Reports: 

FTE: 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week)

Location: Hybrid – Saint Paul/Minneapolis, MN

Pay: $55,000-$65,000/year (Depending on experience) + Health Insurance

Position Overview:

Good Trouble is seeking a Program & Storytelling Lead to help bring our work to life—both in execution and in story. This role sits at the intersection of program delivery (trainings, events, and youth engagement) and storytelling (content, narrative, and visibility), helping ensure our work happens consistently, is captured authentically, and reaches and activates more young people. 

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role—close to the work, close to young people, and central to how Good Trouble shows up in the world.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Program Execution (50%)

   1. Manage the planning and execution of trainings, workshops, events, convenings, and similar youth-facing activities 

   2. Coordinate logistics, materials, scheduling, partner communication, and run of show

   3. Ensure smooth, consistent program delivery and alignment with Good Trouble’s messaging and participant experience

   4. Support program planning, preparation, and continuous improvement across initiatives

2. Storytelling & Content Creation (20%)

   1. Capture youth voice, moments, and experiences from programs and community engagement

   2. Create and post social media content regularly across relevant platforms

   3. Develop recaps, highlights, storytelling pieces, and visual content that reflect Good Trouble’s work authentically

   4. Organize and maintain storytelling assets, photos, videos, and content materials for future use

3. Narrative Amplification (15%)

   1. Turn program moments into clear, compelling content that advances Good Trouble’s narrative and public visibility

   2. Maintain consistency in messaging, tone, and storytelling across platforms and public-facing communications

   3. Ensure key moments, campaigns, and youth leadership stories are shared in real time in engaging and compelling ways

4. Pipeline Connection & Follow-Through (10%)

   1. Ensure every event, training, and piece of content creates a clear next step for youth engagement and continued involvement

   2. Support recruiting, connecting, and moving youth into trainings, events, and leadership opportunities

   3. Track participation across events and activities, support engagement follow-up systems, and contribute to reporting and internal documentation

5. Youth Engagement & Leadership Visibility (5%)

   1. Build authentic relationships with youth participants and emerging leaders

   2. Coach young people in storytelling, leadership development, and public visibility opportunities

   3. Elevate youth voices consistently across programs, storytelling, and public-facing content

Desired Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of experience in program coordination, organizing, or content creation; OR a bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, nonprofit management, youth development, education, public relations, or a related field may be considered in lieu of experience

• Strong organizational and execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain accuracy across details

• Experience with social media and content creation across multiple social media platforms

• Comfortable working with young people and in community spaces

• Able to move between logistics and storytelling seamlessly

• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to anticipate needs, prioritize tasks, and ensure follow-through independently

About Good Trouble:

Good Trouble is a Minnesota-based, youth-led movement advancing youth nonviolent organizing as a unifying practice of democracy.

Our work focuses on increasing belonging, purpose, and power for young people by:

• Building leadership through training and development

• Organizing collective action

• Amplifying youth voice and lived experience

We are a youth-led movement – not a traditional organization. We are rooted in the belief that young people are not problems to be solved, but leaders capable of transforming their communities, institutions, and democracy itself. Our work lives at the intersection of program, organizing, and narrative. Through training, coaching, storytelling, and collective action, we help young people turn lived experience into leadership, strengthen intergenerational collaboration, and build the civic power needed to shape a more just and democratic future.

How to Apply:

To apply, please send your resume to admin@goodtroublemn.org & maggie@goodtroublemn.org.

Use the subject line: Programs & Storytelling Lead Application – [Your Name].

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. We will reach out to selected candidates for an interview.