Managing Editor, Resilience.org (contract)

Core responsibilities:

• All aspects of content publishing, including article acquisition and curation, copyediting and proofreading, headlines, imagery selection, applying keywords and tags, and posting to WordPress CMS
• Keeping current publishing systems running without interruption, maintaining a minimum posting rate of three articles per weekday, and maintaining relationships with authors and content partners
• Sustaining the editorial voice of Resilience.org as a trusted and accessible source of information about sustainability challenges while reflecting Post Carbon Institute's worldview
• Collaborating with PCI Marketing/Communications team on audience outreach and engagement, and with PCI Program Director on high-level editorial decisions

This role strengthens community resilience in the face of sustainability challenges by informing and inspiring audiences through editorial leadership of an established sustainability publication with 1 million annual visitors.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing and/or performing key aspects of editorial and production process for an online publication in English with solid copyediting skills
• Self-starter, self-manager able to initiate and execute work independently without supervision
• Experience using online content management system (WordPress or similar) and fluent with Google Workspace
• Experience using SEO, taxonomies, and website analytics to inform editorial decision-making
• Deep familiarity with current sustainability issues, especially as they relate to community and individual resilience

This is a part-time, remote contract position at $3,500 per month. The contract begins with a three-month term, extendable to one year or longer. The organization values collaborative decision-making and initiative-taking in a small, fully-remote team environment.

Resilience.org is a project of Post Carbon Institute, a non-profit organization based in Oregon, USA with fully remote staff. It's an online publication that posts original and re-published articles on sustainability issues for an international audience as part of the global grassroots sustainability movement.