Writer/Editor (Contract) Jobs

About the Organization

ClimateWorks Foundation is a global organization committed to our mission: to end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy. Since our founding in 2008, we have awarded over $1.3 billion in grants to more than 600 organizations advancing climate solutions around the world. We helped grow the field of climate philanthropy to where it stands today, establishing infrastructure, global networks, and momentum for continued growth. Through our Global Programs and Services, we equip philanthropy with global knowledge, networks, and solutions to drive climate progress.

• Scaling solutions: Our collaborative Global Programs — focused on solution areas including carbon dioxide removal, cooling, industry, transportation, and more — produce results that are bending the greenhouse gas emissions curve. From the U.S. to Europe, China, Brazil, and beyond, we collaborate with a diverse community of funders, NGOs, and climate leaders to accelerate just and equitable climate solutions.
• Fostering collaboration, exploration, and growth: Our collaborative approach and commitment to learning ensures that we continuously explore innovative ideas and emerging opportunities — all with the aim of scaling philanthropy-supported initiatives to help end the climate crisis.
• Guiding and supporting funders: Our Global Services provide funders with comprehensive resources to assess, build, evolve, and execute high-impact climate-giving strategies. Our Global Intelligence service equips funders and the climate community with climate insights to pinpoint opportunities for impact and philanthropic insights to help identify investment priorities. We facilitate Global Collaborations that enable funders to increase individual and collective impact. Our Global Grantmaking services enable funders to invest in climate solutions around the world.

As experts in climate science, public policy, economic and social analysis, and strategic philanthropy, ClimateWorks’ staff understands the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities of climate change. We are researchers, strategists, collaborators, and grantmakers who care passionately about our mission. For more information, please visit www.climateworks.org.

About the Marketing & Communications Team

Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time – impacting our health, our safety and our livelihoods now and for generations to come. Despite growing awareness and increased public mobilization on this issue, we are not yet on track to contain this threat. But we can be. Humanity has the solutions and the pathways to end this crisis, and collectively we can make this decade be the one for climate action.

Sounds compelling? We think so too. The Marketing and Communications team at ClimateWorks Foundation plays a key role in building awareness, generating funder interest, and promoting philanthropic collaborations that can help end the climate crisis. We’re a quickly growing team, working to expand the organization’s impact, outreach, and engagement with philanthropies, partners, and grantees globally.

Job Summary

The Writer/Editor (Contract) will provide writing and editorial support for the development of content and communications for teams across ClimateWorks Foundation, with a focus on impact storytelling that amplifies the work of the climate solutions community. Over the upcoming months, this may include stories on the role of philanthropy in advancing climate solutions, including federal climate policy, accelerating anti-deforestation efforts, and encouraging the adoption of renewable energy. Additionally, the Writer/Editor will provide support across a range of editorial products, including reports, blog posts, proposals, program overviews, email newsletters, and more.

This position will require outstanding writing and editing skills along with the ability to prioritize deliverables and manage fast-moving, multi-milestone projects.

*Please note that this is a fixed-term contract role through December 31, 2023.*

Essential Tasks

Working under the direction of the Editorial Manager, responsibilities will include the following:

• Write engaging stories that elevate the work of ClimateWorks and its grantees, including philanthropy case studies, explainers, Q&As, profiles, etc.
• Assist the editorial manager in fielding and responding to writing and editing requests from across the organization, such as editing blog posts, updating web copy, or reviewing decks, development materials, event/webinar invites, and email newsletters.
• Help copy edit/proofread ClimateWorks Global Intelligence reports and other public documents.
• Work with the editorial manager on drafting medium-form content to promote the release of ClimateWorks Global Intelligence reports and publications.
• Draft, edit, and update web copy for the ClimateWorks site, from creating text for landing pages to cleaning up brand language, to help the editorial manager maintain the foundation’s voice and tone and create consistency across the brand.
• Work with the Marketing & Communications team to ensure new content is effectively marketed across ClimateWorks channels.

Required Qualifications

• Strong project management skills with attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to set priorities and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• 5-7 years relevant content development experience, including writing, editing, and publications experience at a non-profit, preferably climate-related.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to interact effectively with all levels of management, staff, and external partners. Must be able to effectively collaborate with people from all backgrounds and give/receive editing constructively.
• Enthusiastic and natural team player with the ability to work with cross-functional, virtual, and diverse teams to develop plans and drive results.
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure, prioritize, and multi-task is a must.
• Excellent writing and editing skills with proven ability to translate complex concepts into succinct, clear, accessible language for multiple audiences; you take joy in the written word and can create engaging headlines, turn apt phrases, and tell memorable stories.

• A commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, communications, or a related field preferred.
• Past work at a company or organization with a global mission and impact.
• Experience working with foundations and nonprofits whose primary audience is funders, ideally on climate or environmental causes.

Compensation

ClimateWorks offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience (geographic differential applied based on location). This role will be payroll serviced through the foundation’s staffing agency. Salary Range: $50hr - $65hr hourly ***ClimateWorks strives to create an equitable culture of transparency and fairness.

Location

ClimateWorks Foundation is based in the San Francisco Financial District. This position is classified as US Flexible. Exceptional candidates can work from the SF office or from other locations, geographic differential applied to compensation based on local cost of labor.

Commitment to Racial and Social Justice

At ClimateWorks Foundation, we are driven by our vision of creating a thriving planet for all living beings for generations to come. We aim to foster an inclusive workplace that values diverse lived experiences and emphasizes the voices of marginalized people — especially Black, Indigenous, and People of Color — who are most vulnerable to climate impacts, and whose voices, ideas, and leadership are crucial to winning the climate fight.

To ensure that we are making meaningful progress, we have made a set of diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments across all dimensions of our work to further our mission and realize our vision. For more information, please visit: Fostering Racial and Social Justice in Pursuit of our Mission

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at ClimateWorks Foundation and as such we are committed to creating a diverse and multi-cultural work environment. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race), ethnicity, religion, color, sex (including childbirth, breast feeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, termination, promotions, transfers, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms and conditions of employment.

ClimateWorks Foundation is committed to complying with all laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities, as well as employees’ religious beliefs and practices. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, termination, promotions, transfers, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms and conditions of employment. ClimateWorks Foundation will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual and/or employees’ religious beliefs and practices, as required by law.

If you require an accommodation, please notify Human Resources. Once ClimateWorks Foundation is aware of the need for an accommodation, it will engage in an interactive process to identify possible accommodations.

Application Process

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. To be considered for this position, interested candidates must submit a resume and cover letter. This position will remain open until filled.

Employment at the ClimateWorks Foundation is at-will.