Campaign

Opportunity: Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim Youth Mobilisation Lead

Young people, in all their diversity, are powerfully reshaping the digital landscape. They are reclaiming social media to be better, safer, and more supportive of our lives. We at People vs Big Tech believe in the power of youth voices to come together to reshape the role of social media in our lives. We are committed to amplifying youth voices in public discourse on the role of social media in our lives. So that any changes to the future of social media serve young people and their needs best. We are therefore recruiting a Youth Mobilisation Lead.

ABOUT PEOPLE VS BIG TECH

People vs Big Tech is a movement of over 140 civil society organisations and concerned citizens in Europe working together to challenge the power and abuses of Big Tech. Our mission is to ensure today’s tech titans and their legions of lobbyists are not allowed to be the dominant designers of tomorrow’s technology regulations. We do this by distilling key enforcement priorities in European regulation, highlighting moments for targeted action, and amplifying opportunities anywhere for people-powered mobilisation in the fight to increase public and political support for Big Tech accountability.

ABOUT CTRL+ALT+RECLAIM

Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim is Europe’s first youth-led tech justice movement currently being incubated by People vs Big Tech. Formed in September 2024, the movement is made up of twenty-four 17-25 year-olds from France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom - and will be swiftly expanding. Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim aims to ensure young people’s voices and participation are prioritised within EU tech regulation policies and dialogues and seeks to build a new culture that defines how desirable tech and healthy online spaces look like. Read Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim’s manifesto here.

WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON:

Movement Building and Coordination

Lead and support Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim, Europe’s first youth-led tech justice movement, to grow and increase its impact in campaigns, policy influencing and community mobilization.
Grow and nurture a diverse network of youth activists globally, with a focus on marginalised and underrepresented voices.
Plan, organize and coordinate regular (online/offline) gatherings/training among movement leads, members and other key actors to strategically align efforts and collaborate on joint efforts.
Support local youth-led tech justice projects and campaigns.
Maintain and build connections and partnerships with allied youth initiatives, grassroots movements, civil society organisations and networks (e.g. climate, racial justice, feminist, disability rights, labour rights, etc.).
Recruit new members on a quarterly basis.

Campaigns and Strategy

Co-create creative campaigns/actions aimed at influencing policymakers at EU and national level and key processes focused on youth wellbeing and rights, particularly under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the upcoming Digital Fairness Act (DFA) and other relevant national legislative/policy initiatives. Specifically, in the Fall of 2025, you will also lead the development of a campaign on the impacts of social media harms on the mental health and wellbeing of young people in Europe.
Work with the People vs Big Tech team to identify strategic moments for intervention and action.

Communications and Public Engagement

Increase the movement’s visibility and policy impact through campaigning efforts, public, and event engagements and (online) media features.
Develop and amplify youth-driven narratives around tech justice through media, social media, and cultural interventions. Act as a spokesperson for Ctrl+Alt+Reclaim in media and public events and create opportunities for and support youth ambassadors to act as spokespeople.
Create engaging online content, including social media, video, graphics, and campaign updates.
Support youth activists to develop their own public voice and storytelling skills.

Leadership and Governance

Actively fundraise and help to oversee a small budget and relevant expenditures – including core funding and programme and project budget lines, and track impact.
Facilitate capacity strengthening efforts to improve skills and competencies within the youth movement – preferably in collaboration with media and messaging experts, creative artists, experts in tech justice, and campaigners. In the longer term, this includes fundraising for and developing a youth tech justice fellowship.
Champion youth leadership within the movement.
Work to ensure decision-making processes are inclusive, transparent, and empowering for youth ambassadors.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Organise and Mobilise - bring together young people from all walks of life to take action, online and in the streets.
Grow the Movement - build and nurture a powerful, diverse community of youth activists across the globe.
Lead Bold, Creative Campaigns - co-create campaigns that hit hard, move fast, and make headlines.
Shape the Story - speak to the media, create powerful online content, and help shift the public conversation on Big Tech.
Train and Empower - run trainings, events, and gatherings to help young activists develop skills, confidence, and leadership.
Connect the Dots - build solidarity with other movements - climate, racial justice, feminism, labour - to fight for a shared vision of tech justice.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We know that no one can possibly have all these skills and experiences - you will likely be able to bring 75% of the skills we’re looking for.

You Are

Someone with lived experience and a deep understanding of youth perspectives as a motivated early-career professional based in Europe.
A movement-builder - you’ve organised, led, or helped grow a youth-led campaign or grassroots group before.
A campaigner and communicator with at least 3-5 years experience - you can tell stories that move people to act - whether on TikTok, at a rally, or in a press interview.
A digital rights/tech justice nerd - you can think critically about how we achieve strong tech regulation that works.
A fighter for justice - you care deeply about online safety, digital rights, fairness, equity, and human rights - and you’re fired up about holding Big Tech to account.
A connector - you can bridge between young people, technical experts, political insiders, creative campaigners, and people working at the grassroots, in guiding inclusive and impactful collective action.
An excellent communicator - you have great people skills and experience of working with a diverse range of people and you know how to engage and mobilise different audiences on complex issues.
A confident and entrepreneurial self-starter - you can lead independently and creatively while sticking to an overarching strategy.
A strong project manager - you are very comfortable staying organised and on track with projects in a fast-moving environment, and you can manage a small budget.
A strong writer and translator of complex messages - you know how to simplify complex messages for campaigns and comms outputs.
A great facilitator - you know how to organise workshops, especially campaign, training or capacity building workshops.
Someone who has a positive attitude and great work ethic - you adapt easily, can think creatively, and know how to have fun!
A team player - you listen, collaborate, and share leadership.
Curious - you’re willing to learn whatever you need to make things happen.

Extra awesome if you:

Have experience in youth-led or social justice movements.
Have worked on tech justice, digital rights, or corporate accountability.
Speak a language other than English, especially if that language is French, German, Spanish, Danish and/or Dutch.

WHAT WE OFFER:

A contract of 3-4 days a week with a daily rate between £325 - £400 GBP total (including VAT, if this applies). Compensation will be negotiated depending on the candidate’s skills, experience and location.
Opportunity to leverage and collaborate with young leaders across Europe and step up advocacy efforts in the EU and at national level.
Access to a wide network of those working at the forefront of tech justice and support from People vs Big Tech.

Apply by sending a letter of motivation and a CV to [email protected] by 20 August (by end of day, GMT), applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.