Content Senior Manager

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Collaborate with 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.
• 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.
• 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; reimbursed for approved travel costs, including mileage, food, and lodging if needed.
• Ensure day-to-day alignment with WCA’s racial equity action plan.
• 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