About Resource Media and Energy Media

Resource Media is working to create a more just and sustainable world, and our Energy Media team is looking to add an experienced content creator and strategist to bring a layer of impact to our goal of reducing carbon emissions in communities across the United States.

Resource Media is a mission-driven nonprofit communications firm that works in support of social change. We provide communications services to a variety of progressive groups and also operate independently or in coalition when we see unmet communications needs in the field. We work on issues that have an impact on the health of people and the planet, including climate change and clean energy, social and environmental justice, and food and farms. The Energy Media team is a project within Resource Media that is focused on changing the narrative on clean energy and the environment at the state and community level.

Resource Media values an equitable, multicultural workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the rich skills, perspectives, and leadership of people of color, LGBTQ people, and other individuals from marginalized backgrounds; we encourage these candidates to apply for this position.

Overview of the Strategic Content Manager position

The Strategic Content Manager will work closely with four teammates across four regions, bringing strong digital content creation skills to ensure clean energy messages reach impressionable audiences. This means doing hands-on digital work for external impact and also having the internal organizing skills to put teammates in the best position to succeed. This person will handle internal communication across these regions to ensure coordination. You should know what it means to take a project from an idea to a tightly targeted digital campaign. You should be able to tell a good story that appeals to audiences ranging from the  Twitterverse to the Des Moines Register. You should understand how to use the tools available to get content in front of the right audiences. And most importantly, you should be responsible, nimble, and enjoy being part of a collaborative team.

Job Responsibilities

The Energy Media Strategic Content Manager will add a layer of impact and organization to all the communications tactics the Energy Media team undertakes. There will be a strong emphasis on managing and producing content for digital media platforms. Day-to-day work will fall into three categories: digital management and content creation; project management; and team coordination. This position will report directly to the Energy Media Director and will work closely with four other teammates to create content and with a small content creation team. We are flexible about location and will give preference to candidates who can work in our offices in Boulder, CO, Philadelphia, PA, Raleigh, NC, Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, or Las Vegas, NV, Oakland, CA, Portland, OR, Los Angeles, CA or Seattle, WA.

Digital Management and Content Creation:

  • Coordinates a small content creation team that produces regular digital content on social channels in a systematic manner.
  • Produces content regularly for Twitter and Facebook channels in a systematic way that complements the work of the content team.
  • Ensures content is shared across platforms of like-minded partners for maximum impact.
  • Executes “mini-digital campaigns” around priority moments as they present themselves.
  • Drafts copy for blogs and op-eds.
  • Quality control for regular digital publication for data analysis purposes.
  • Provides strategic insights into cultural diversity, sensitivity, resonance and responsiveness and how it can be applied to content, when and how multilingual tactics should be used, and multicultural audience targeting strategies.

Project Management:

  • Supports discrete and time-sensitive “special projects,” including video production and micro-campaigns around key moments.
  • Assists with organizing information to ensure teammates have the best information to be impactful.

Coordination:

  • Oversees Energy Media’s internal editorial calendar and alerts team about collaboration moments.
  • Works directly with the Director of Energy Media on a daily basis, assisting with tracking financials related to digital media spends and spends on discrete projects.
  • Produces regular emails weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly updating team on various work streams.
  • Collects and organizes data to measure and communicate our team’s impact.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

  • Commitment that equity is the cornerstone of progress toward a just and sustainable world.
  • Supports and participates in equity and inclusion work in the organization, including participation in relevant committees, trainings and caucuses.
  • Demonstrates a keen understanding of one’s own race, culture and identity and how it fits into the staff and client environment and landscape, as well as the world at large.
  • Models vulnerability and accountability.
  • Comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
  • Models a sensitivity toward dynamics between white mainstream audiences and the needs and priorities of diverse communities, and the ability to manage work within and for a number of different identities, both internally and externally.
  • Demonstrates an ability to communicate across differences that exist between executive leadership and direct reports in a way that fosters learning, understanding and mutual respect.

Required Qualifications

  • A strong background (3-5 years experience) in digital communications for campaigns or public relations or journalistic outfits. There will be a writing and social media test as part of the hiring process.
  • Demonstrated track record of producing content across various digital platforms on deadline.
  • Excellent writing skills across multiple platforms, from social media to professional emails.
  • Ability to manage creative projects efficiently and resourcefully for ambitious work with limited resources.
  • A demonstrated commitment to social equity and racial justice and an understanding of how these issues play out in communities impacted by climate change across the U.S.
  • Curiosity and joy of learning, with a collaborative spirit that seeks to listen, give and receive feedback thoughtfully, and continually grow and improve.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a complementary field, such as organizing and community outreach, political advocacy/campaigning, advertising, and other creative fields, strategic planning, impact evaluation, or public affairs.
  • Visual storytelling skills and background, such as infographic skills, video editing, and meme creation.
  • Passion for data-driven content analytics.
  • Experience working in a team atmosphere where “thinking outside the box” is encouraged.

Salary and Benefits

We want to be able to attract the best of the best and make sure they keep getting better. Therefore, our employees enjoy benefits that make them productive and contribute directly to their professional and personal development. This full-time, non-exempt position is budgeted in the $80,000 to $95,000 range depending experience.  We are committed to the health, well-being and work-life balance of our team, so we’ve also added:

  • Flexible family-friendly work schedules
  • Generous employer contribution to benefit premiums of approximately 90% for employees, spouses/partners and their dependents
  • Support for the rest and regeneration of our employees, by offering generous paid time off which includes 3 weeks of vacation to start; sick days, personal days, 8 holidays as well as an end of the year winter break.
  • Mobile phone subsidy
  • Transit subsidy
  • 403(b) plan with company match
  • Support for professional development

Interested applications should:

  • Submit your resume and cover letter with the subject “Energy Media Position” to jobs@resource-media.org. *No phone calls, please*
  • We will review resumes throughout July and we anticipate conducting video interviews at the end of July and August. Those selected to move on in the hiring process will then be invited to a one hour video interview in August.
  • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will be open until filled.
  • We would love to have someone start in the position mid August or September.

Resource Media prioritizes an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, LGBTQ persons, and other individuals from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds are encouraged to apply.