Content Senior Manager

Position Summary

Washington Conservation Action (WCA) seeks an experienced writer and editor to support our communications work. The core responsibility of the Content Senior Manager is to write and manage content for WCA’s communication channels. This position drives our media strategy, reviews content, provides copy edits, and collaborates with staff to develop stories. 

This position works in close collaboration with WCA staff and coalition partners to advance our work for environmental progress, justice, and a strong democracy. The Content Senior Manager reports to the Communications Director. 

Washington Conservation Action is a statewide environmental advocacy organization advancing environmental policies and pushing for actions that equitably address climate pollution, restore Puget Sound, sustain our state’s forests, and protect our democracy. For Washington to remain a national leader on environmental issues, we need environmental champions in elected office and to hold them accountable on our issues. To keep our environment protected, healthy, and vibrant, we are committed to supporting Native candidates, candidates of color, and environmental leaders. 

Washington Conservation Action is a 501(c4) nonprofit organization. Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is our 501(c3) nonprofit partner organization. Together, we advance a shared vision for Washington state where nature and people live in balance for the flourishing of all. 

Washington Conservation Action is based in downtown Seattle. Our team of nearly 50 works in a flexible hybrid or remote model; staff living in the greater Puget Sound area join together in the office two days a week for collaboration, creativity, and celebration. All staff members have access to tools and systems to support hybrid or remote work. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to make a difference. We are committed to a diverse, socially just, and welcoming work environment. People of color, people with varying abilities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are especially encouraged to apply. We continue to advance the application of a racial equity lens to our work. We are led by a CEO who is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon. 

Responsibilities 

The Content Senior Manager is responsible for written content across different media and platforms. They focus on strategizing, ideating, drafting, and editing content for our teams.

Writing and Editing:

• Write and edit high-quality content for various print and digital communication channels and media employed by WCA, applying an environmental justice lens to storytelling. 

• Collaborate with the Communications Director on media relations and strategy, including writing press releases, media pitches, op-eds, letters to the editor, and press briefings.  

• Author stories for Convene, our biannual magazine, conducting interviews, drafting, and editing features. 

• Work with Communications staff to maintain a common voice across media and maintain the organizational style guide.  

• Support the development team with content consultation and advise on new ways to integrate storytelling into our fundraising. 

• Provide real-time and urgent copy-editing expertise on an ongoing basis for external communications and various projects delegated by the Communications Director. 

• Maintain a library of content for use by WCA teams. 

Strategy and Media Relations 

• Develop proactive media outreach strategies, securing feature stories and coverage of priority issues.  

• Assist in building and managing strong relationships with media contacts. 

• Assist in managing media inquiries, coordinating interviews and media events. 

• Advise on traditional media strategy and story placement.  

• Develop tactics and strategies to influence legislators and public opinion on legislative priorities.  

Collaboration and Coaching 

• Collaborate with our partners to write op-eds that are co-authored with WCA staff. 

• Provide coaching on writing best practices in alignment with our style guide, providing materials to help staff generate writing that is compelling and consistent with WCA’s goals. 

• Work with staff to develop and refine content for written communications as assigned. 

• Drive strong interview and storytelling, centered on anti-racism and environmental justice, throughout different levels of the organization’s communications channels. 

Communications Planning and Project Management 

• Maintain an editorial calendar for blogs, op eds, and impact stories. 

• Lead the communications workgroup for the Environmental Priorities Coalition, a statewide coalition of environmental organizations of which WCA is a member. 

• Provide project management and vendor coordination for projects as assigned.  

Organizational Support 

• Complete various tasks, strategies, and benchmarks as outlined in the Organizational Strategic Communications plan. 

• Travel to different parts of Washington as needed, up to 5% of your work time. You will be reimbursed for approved travel costs, including mileage, food, and lodging if needed.   

• Ensure day-to-day alignment with WCA’s racial equity action plan.  

Administrative & Organizational 

• Adhere to organizational administrative procedures such as timely submission of reimbursements, entering time tracking in Rippling HRIS, travel planning, and submitting credit card receipts from the organization’s credit card within 48 hours of the charge. 

• Assist with organizational fundraising, which might include attending events, promoting to your networks, and assistance prior to and during events as needed.  

• Actively participate on a racial equity team which includes taking on work that is outlined in WCA’s racial equity action plan to advance our goals. 

• Adhere to technology use best practices for organizational and job-specific software, tools, and programs.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, or related degree 

• At least four years of relevant experience in communications, journalism, or media 

• Knowledge of AP style  

• Ability to create high-quality content under pressure of a deadline 

• Commitment to environmental protection and principles of Tribal sovereignty and racial, social, and economic justice 

• Experience using Microsoft Office suite products 

• Experience using Word for collaboration and tracking changes 

Desirable Skills 

• Experience driving policy-focused media campaigning and shaping coverage 

• Experience in journalism 

• Experience using InCopy 

• Experience using Asana for project management 

Compensation and Benefits 

This is a full-time, salaried non-exempt position with an annual salary of $73,000.  

We offer a generous benefits package which includes medical and dental insurance plan options with ​100% employer paid​​ premiums​, a 401k plan with an organizational match of up to 3% of your annual salary, a ​F​lexible ​S​pending ​A​ccount, four weeks of paid vacation to start, a separate pool of sick leave, thirteen paid holidays per year, an unlimited ORCA transit pass, budgeted funds for professional development, and if you work for five consecutive years you are eligible for a two-month paid sabbatical. We welcome new and diverse people to a great team who shape environmental protection in Washington. 

Location Information

This position is hybrid (minimum of 40% in the Seattle office), but we will consider an option for being fully remote for those located within Washington state, but outside of mass transit options to our Seattle office. We anticipate this job will involve occasional travel to in-person meetings and staff gatherings at the discretion of the supervisor. 

Working Conditions and Physical Demands 

This job requires frequent sitting. Must be able to conduct business in English, though fluency in other languages is welcomed. For remote work, employees must maintain a workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work during scheduled work hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform functions essential to the duties of the position.  

Washington Conservation Action and Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is a unionized employer represented by Communications Workers of America. This is a represented position. 

COVID-19

The organization meets all the requirements of local health authorities. We are currently working in a hybrid remote work model with staff working from home in addition to in-office time for collaboration and celebration. We maintain strict safety protocols while in our office. All staff who come to the office must be fully immunized against COVID-19. 

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter and a resume here. No phone calls or mail applications, please. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who apply by September 13. This position is open until filled. 

Human members of our hiring team review all application materials submitted by the deadline listed in the job announcement. We prefer reading (human) handcrafted cover letters and resumes; show us your personality and passion!

WCA is an equitable opportunity employer committed to dismantling structural racism and creating a welcoming work environment. We believe in equitable opportunity for all employees and applicants. WCA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy status, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other status or identity protected by local, state, or federal law. Black people, Indigenous people, people of color, people with disabilities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, upon request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in our recruiting process and, if hired, perform the essential functions of the position.