Staff Writer/Editor
***Application Deadline: Friday, July 21st @ 12pm EST***
About Your Opportunity: The Staff Writer/Editor is equal parts storyteller, reporter, and conceptual visionary, passionate about words and building a story to help move our mission forward. This is an opportunity to join a communications and marketing team delivering compelling content to drive awareness and create change around some of the most critical issues of our time. Mission-aligned content areas include the intersections between animal agriculture and the environment, social justice and public health; farmed animal rescue stories; plant-based lifestyle content, and more.
Responsibilities:
- Create content that is insightful, inspirational, provocative, relevant, and inherently sharable
- Write and edit best-in-class copy for all channels, including website, magazine, email,
- commerce, social media platforms, and advertising
- Spot news and mission-aligned emerging trends, pitch ideas for content and campaigns
- Mine data and analytics to write actionable and SEO-driven copy for digital media
- Collaborate with designers to create compelling infographics
- Concept, script, and help produce video content as part of a larger storytelling team
- Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders across the organization to generate ideas, refine storytelling, and recruit interview subjects
- Line-edit copy for style, structure, POV, and information
- Collaborate with the entire team from design and photo to digital and research
- Manage a stable of freelancers
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3-5 years experience as a journalist and/or writer in media, marketing, or advertising
- Excellent short-form and long-form writing skills in a variety of voices and tones to work across various mediums
- Ability to work under deadline and handle a continuous stream of assignments
- Excellent grasp of grammar, AP style, and familiarity with AA conformance requirements (or a willingness to learn)
- Solid editing and proofreading capabilities
- Reporting and interviewing skills
- Copywriting experience a big bonus but not required
- Experience managing and mentoring other writers, including freelance
- Willingness to commit to Farm Sanctuary’s values of compassion, understanding, integrity, transformation, and freedom.
- Open to learning about and putting into practice the ideals of equity and social justice, and the principles embedded in Farm Sanctuary’s mission
We are looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of education or companies in your background, so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences don’t exactly match the job description.
Job Specifications:
- Terms of employment: Full-time, regular, non-exempt position
- Reports to: Director, Content
- Pay: $60,000-65,000 per year (paid hourly)
- Direct reports: None
- Location: Remote in the United States
- Travel: None required
- Benefits: Competitive benefits package, including 13 paid holidays; generous paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; 403(b) plan; flexible spending accounts; long-term disability insurance; free access to the CALM meditation app; and access to the Nivati wellness platform
Our Process:
The initial application review will happen after the application due date on Friday, July 21st. Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via email by July 31st with further details on the status of your application. If you are advanced in the process, the following stages would be:
- Stage 1: 30-minute phone interview with our Talent Acquisition Manager
- Stage 2: 45-minute virtual interview with our Director of Content
- Stage 3: 30-minute virtual interview with our Chief of External Affairs
- Stage 4: Reference Checks
Farm Sanctuary is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all employees are respected, valued, and feel a sense of belonging. We work hard to provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type. We take our duty seriously to protect employees with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
We believe that our prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion is a strength and essential to achieving our mission. A diverse workforce brings many perspectives, ideas, and experiences, leading to more creative and effective solutions to our complex issues. By embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment, we foster a culture of belonging where innovation and growth can thrive. We are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our organization, including hiring and recruitment practices, employee development and training, and interactions with the communities we serve. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are core components in fulfilling our mission of rescuing and protecting farmed animals from cruelty, and we are committed to creating a culture of respect, civility, and compassion for all.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Any photos or videos taken in the scope of employment and/or related to Farm Sanctuary are considered work products and intellectual property of Farm Sanctuary.