Application Guide
How to Apply for Land Partnerships Associate / Senior Associate
at Living Carbon
🏢 About Living Carbon
Living Carbon is unique as a biotech company specifically focused on enhancing plant photosynthesis to increase carbon sequestration, directly addressing climate change through nature-based solutions. Unlike traditional carbon offset companies, they engineer trees to capture more carbon, combining cutting-edge science with practical land partnerships. Someone might want to work here to be at the intersection of biotechnology, environmental impact, and sustainable business development.
About This Role
This role involves proactively identifying and building relationships with landowners in the southern US to enroll them in Living Carbon's forest carbon projects, requiring both outreach and thorough site diligence. It's impactful because you'll directly expand the company's carbon sequestration capacity by securing land partnerships that enable their enhanced tree planting. You'll bridge external landowner relationships with internal forestry, finance, and legal teams to develop viable projects.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might start with researching and identifying potential landowners in your region via databases or networks, followed by outreach calls or emails to schedule meetings. You could spend afternoons preparing and presenting carbon project materials to landowners, answering questions about agreements, or conducting virtual site assessments. The role balances external relationship-building with internal collaboration, such as updating forestry teams on new leads or working with legal to draft partnership proposals.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Living Carbon Is Looking For
- Has 5+ years of hands-on experience in land acquisition, agricultural leasing, or business development in the southern US (AR, MS, LA, TN, AL, GA, VA, NC, SC, KY), with a proven track record of closing land deals or partnerships.
- Lives or is willing to relocate within driving distance of southern project sites, demonstrating familiarity with regional landowner networks, forestry practices, or agricultural communities.
- Possesses exceptional communication and negotiation skills tailored to diverse landowners, able to explain complex carbon projects and agreements clearly and build trust.
- Is detail-oriented and thorough in conducting site diligence, including documenting land use history and verifying title/tenure, with experience collaborating across internal teams like forestry, finance, or legal.
📝 Tips for Applying to Living Carbon
Highlight specific examples of landowner outreach and partnership development in the southern US states listed, quantifying results like acres secured or deals closed.
Emphasize any experience with carbon projects, forestry, or environmental land management, even if tangential, to show alignment with Living Carbon's mission.
Explicitly state your current location or relocation willingness to the southern project regions, as this is a hard requirement for remote work.
Tailor your resume to include keywords like 'land acquisition', 'site diligence', 'carbon sequestration', and 'partnership development' from the job description.
Demonstrate knowledge of Living Carbon's biotech approach by referencing their enhanced photosynthesis technology in your application materials.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your proven ability to build relationships with landowners in the southern US and onboard them to long-term agreements, with specific examples.', 'Experience conducting thorough site diligence, including land use documentation and title verification, to ensure project viability.', "Passion for climate solutions and interest in Living Carbon's unique biotech approach to carbon sequestration through enhanced trees.", 'Collaboration skills with cross-functional teams like forestry or legal, highlighting past successes in developing deals that required internal coordination.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Living Carbon's enhanced photosynthesis technology and how it differs from traditional reforestation or carbon offset projects.
- → The company's existing projects or partnerships in the southern US, including any press releases or case studies on their website.
- → Basics of forest carbon markets and carbon sequestration to understand the context of the role and landowner incentives.
- → The biotech and climate tech landscape, including competitors or similar companies, to speak knowledgeably about the industry.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying without addressing the location requirement (living in or relocating to the southern US), as this is critical for site visits and landowner outreach.
- Using generic sales or business development examples without tying them to land management, agriculture, or environmental projects.
- Failing to demonstrate knowledge of Living Carbon's specific mission or biotech approach, making your application seem copy-pasted.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!