Isaac Griberg

Social Media Strategist

Location: Geneva Area, Switzerland
Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management

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Isaac Griberg's Overview

Current

Social Media Officer at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Past

Social Media Consultant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Online Communications Consultant at World Economic Forum (WEF)
Assistant Communications Officer at International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Education

Birmingham City University
University of Örebro
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Connections

500+ connections

Websites

Space: Above and Beyond

Originally from Sweden, Isaac Griberg is a 28-year-old, Swiss-based social media strategist specializing in the non-profit sector. With 6 years of progressive experience and Master’s degrees in social media, business and economics, he is a frequent panelist at conferences and events (e.g. “Geneva Forum on Social Change” and “Lac Leman Communications Forum”). Isaac works for the International Committee of the Red Cross, where he manages the organization’s social media presence. Isaac speaks Swedish, English, French and Chinese.

Social Media Officer

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Nonprofit; 10,001+ employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

February 2009 – Present (4 years 5 months) Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Develops the ICRC’s global social media strategy, technical guidelines and staff policy.
• Organizes social media trainings and workshops for communication delegates.
• Manages the ICRC’s presence on Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Scribd, Twitter, and YouTube.
• Researches, writes and edits content for social media, in particular Facebook and Twitter.
• Coordinates social media outreach for institutional projects and campaigns.
• Pilots online platforms and tools for public, operational and crisis communication.
• Represents the ICRC externally, at conferences, events and roundtables.

Social Media Consultant

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; International Affairs industry

October 2008 – February 2009 (5 months) Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Managed the UNHCR’s channels on Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
• Coordinated social marketing and promotion of the advocacy campaign “Gimme Shelter.”
• Developed partnerships with technology companies, e.g. MySpace, Ning and Nokia.
• Hosted a social media training for the UNHCR’s Department of External Relations.

Online Communications Consultant

World Economic Forum (WEF)

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

August 2008 – October 2008 (3 months) Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Published the entire archive of the WEF’s digital publications to Scribd and Docstoc.
• Revised and posted a new article about the WEF on Wikipedia.
• Migrated the WEF’s photo library to Flickr and Photobucket.

Assistant Communications Officer

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Nonprofit; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry

August 2007 – June 2008 (11 months) Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Drafted a proposal for a section of the ITU’s website, dedicated to students and civil society.
• Developed a blog platform, a YouTube channel, and Wikipedia articles.

Volunteer Experience
- Co-founder
  
  Talking Beautiful Stuff (TBS)
  - Arts and Culture
  March 2013 – present (4 months)
  
  • Manages TBS' digital footprint, including visual identify and technical infrastructure.
  • Produces, publishes and promotes content for TBS' website, Facebook and Twitter.
- Communications Advisor
  
  Insecurity Insight (II)
  - Health
  May 2012 – present (1 year 2 months)
  
  • Manages II’s presence on LinkedIn, Slideshare, Twitter and Wikipedia.
  • Advises II's manager on promotion of publications and communication products.
- Webmaster
  
  International Resources for the Improvement of Sight (IRIS)
  - Health
  January 2010 – May 2011 (1 year 5 months)
  
  • Migrated IRIS’ website to a new CMS (WordPress) and managed its online communications.
  • Advised IRIS' founder on social media for positioning, outreach and fundraising.

Birmingham City University

Master of Arts in Social Media

2011 – 2014 (expected)

• Master thesis: ”The digital humanitarian” (working title).
• Focus on social media in non-profit organizations and digital volunteering.
• 80,000 SEK grant from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

University of Örebro

Master of Science in Business and Economics

2003 – 2007

• Master thesis: ”Att nå, få och behålla ett arbete, som funktionsnedsatt” (only in Swedish).
• Focus on non-profit marketing, environment scanning and business intelligence.
• 12 months of practical vocational training as research assistant and project coordinator.