impact is the award-winning digital destination for young people shaping the future, producing social content and initiatives towards a young, social-good driven audience.. From explainers that break down complicated political events to content about the intersection of pop culture and social justice, their mission is to inspire and empower those looking to make a difference through accessible information, stories, and resources. impact is dedicated to young change-makers to stay informed while they empowering them to contribute directly to social good causes.
My role at impact existed relatively early in its founding starting in 2021 through 2022 that had left me to contribute towards designing social content, upcoming partnership posts, scaling the platform with a team of young, and up-and-coming award winning writers.
impact is a unique platform that over the course of my tenure gained traction from the large Gen-Z audience already on Instagram as well as celebrities, politicians, and activists that had also came across post that have been published. As the platform's audience and reach continued to grow, so did the topics the team dived into, petitions and initiatives that the content often is driving users towards.
In 2021, Instagram, impact had outperformed competitors direct competitors leveraging Instagram to publish the bulk of their content as well as traditional media giants such as The Washington Post, Vox and BuzzFeed.
Aside from working on organic social content, impact has also partnered with startup apps and nonprofit organizations by collaborating on a set of content shared to their platform. The posts and Instagram stories are aimed at bringing awareness to platforms also aimed at providing tools to support local communities and lifting up LGBTQ+ and POC groups.