Best Friends’ Mission is to do nothing short of making history by bringing about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. Our goal is that every animal shelter in every community in the country be no-kill by the end of 2025. The fact is, we have a great culture populated by fun, dedicated and brilliant people. But we’re always looking for talented people to join us in making history, and that’s where you come in. If you want to be a part of history and end the killing of shelter pets by 2025, apply today for one of our open job opportunities!
Location: Remote
Hiring Range: This position hiring range is anticipated to start between $50,000 and $60,000 annually, depending on experience.
**This position requires that you attach three samples of your writing with application**
Position Summary: The outreach writer & editor researches and writes creative and compelling content to raise awareness of Best Friends’ mission and vision and to position the organization as a leader in animal welfare and advocacy. Working as part of the editorial team, the outreach writer & editor collaborates closely with program staff to identify and write stories that reflect Best Friends’ work across the country. This position assists with assigning and editing stories written by contributors for publication. The outreach writer & editor contributes content for the Best Friends website and magazine, and other publications as requested.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Treat people around you with Kindness and Compassion, build trust by demonstrating authenticity and following through on your commitments, prioritize your well-being like you do our mission, and work to build strong relationships with your colleagues by participating in communication loops to share and receive honest feedback. You are responsible and accountable for the culture you add to your team dynamic.
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Pitch, research, and write original short form and in-depth articles for the website, magazine, and other publications as requested.
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Write creative content that reflects the organization’s work, unique personality and leadership in the industry while maintaining organizational voice and brand character throughout.
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Maintain contacts with internal subject matter experts to inform story pitches, including identifying assignments for other writers on the team.
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Assist senior editorial manager with lead gathering and running content meetings.
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Ensure content is expertly written, researched and fact-checked; manage revisions per feedback from editor and topic experts.
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Assist with editing and providing feedback on stories written by other contributors.
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Ensure brand standards and style, AP style, and voice and tone rules apply to all written work.
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Project-manage each piece from idea to publication. Work with cross-departmental team to develop accompanying assets (photos, links, videos, and other interactive formats); proofread and fact check articles with appropriate sources, so pieces are ready to publish upon submission to editor.
Skills and Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, other related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
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At least two years of experience in writing, editing, and proofreading, primarily for the web.
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Write with heart, soul, and spark in addition to skill. You color within the lines but do it beautifully, finding new ways to move people with words instead of dry facts.
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You love and know how to use an internal style guide and Associated Press style.
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You are an animal lover and care deeply about Best Friends’ goal for all shelters to reach no-kill.
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A strong work ethic, very fast typing hands, and the ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time, on deadline, without dropping or smashing anything.
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Black belt or equivalent experience in attention to details. People can count on you to cross all the t’s and dot all the i’s in all your projects every time.
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Expertise in vetting and fact-checking your own work.
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Comfortable in taking initiative and working independently in a fast-paced, creative environment with multiple and conflicting priorities.
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Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex and ever-evolving issues and to communicate organizational messages clearly to the public.
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You have epic jargon-translating skills.
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You are confident and comfortable interviewing people to get to the true heart of a story. People and effective programs fascinate you, and you can pick out what makes a story special in relation to Best Friends and our work.
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A genuinely cheerful spirit of collaboration in general, but especially when receiving feedback from an editor or stakeholder reviewer.
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You are a useful contributor; you are self-motivated to work with minimal supervision and use internal resources to find answers and solutions.
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Entrepreneurial, preferring to come up with original ideas rather than awaiting assignments.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Teams, Word, and SharePoint.
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Ability to quickly pick up new technology and software.
Physical Requirements:
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Must be able to sit, type, look, and work at a computer screen for extended periods of time with repetitive typing, arm, and hand motion.
About Best Friends
Best Friends recently received a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award from Energage. Visit the Best Friends Animal Society page on the Energage Top Workplaces award winners’ site here to learn more. Not only do we take pride in cultivating a welcoming and supportive community and culture for our employees, but we also offer competitive benefits that make it easy to see why we were granted such an awesome award! We offer competitive pay including the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on performance. We offer medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability, dependent care reimbursement, pet sitting reimbursement when traveling for work, flexible spending account, and health savings account. We offer generous paid time off up to 9 hours per month for full time employees, nine paid holidays annually, auto insurance discount, and legal and identity theft coverage. For added well-being support, we offer Pawternity Leave for employees to have time to care for their personal pets, mental health support, and an employee assistance program. We also offer a generous 401k savings plan. Do you want to love where you work and make history and end the killing of shelter pets by 2025? Look no further and apply today!
Thank you for your interest in pursuing a career at Best Friends Animal Society. Best Friends Animal Society is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or domestic partner status.
Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by Best Friends Animal Society.
