Overview
The Starfish Canada celebrates young environmental leaders by connecting them with a platform for storytelling and building a community of change-makers. Since 2010, our work has amplified young voices from Victoria to Yellowknife to St. John’s through programs such as Canada’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25, Education Workshops, and our Youth Journal. We work to inspire young Canadians to take leadership roles in their communities and to celebrate their peers in the environmental movement.
As a national organization, The Starfish Canada is a distributed team and all employees work remotely.
Tasks and responsibilities
We are looking for a creative and passionate individual with editing chops to take our award-winning editorial program to the next level while leading SEO for our growing charity. Our Editor-In-Chief will work collaboratively with our Marketing and Editorial teams, leading the strategic development, planning and execution of how we show up with impactful content through our various channels of content and engagement.
Responsibilities include:
Providing direction on the style and type of content we aim to publish on our journal, which can include monthly themes and series around which to ask writers to ideate and create
Providing recommendations and executing/managing strategies for content development in coordination with SEO goals – general and keyword specific
Collaborate closely with the Editorial Program Manager, Digital Marketing Team and Bilingual Development Manager to align on content strategy for the editorial calendar
Recruiting and onboarding editors and writers for the editorial program
Creating a long-term engagement strategy for volunteer writers and editors
Developing resources and training materials to onboard and coach editorial team members
Ideal qualifications
We welcome applications from individuals who may not meet all requirements.
Must be able to communicate in English, with additional aptitude in French strongly preferred
Ability to design and review creative content and ensure it reads on our website in a highly engaging fashion, which includes an understanding of Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing for online written content
Delivery of content that meets select goals based on predetermined key performance indicators (e.g. increased reach/engagement, different mediums such as video content, poetry, photo journals, etc.)
Demonstrated ability and excellence in editing online content
Ability to provide SEO/SEM and Google Analytics analysis and recommendations in coordination with elements of our website and editorial content web pages
Able to take leadership in their role and collaborate and connect with team members virtually as they work from home
This position reports to the Director of Programs who will be available to guide the Editor-in-Chief’s work and clarify any questions regarding their work. One on one meetings with the Director will be scheduled to discuss material, tasks, conflicts, and work environment.
To apply:
please submit your application to Meha Shah, Director of Programs at meha@thestarfish.ca with the subject line “Application: Editor-in-Chief” by May 7, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Applications should include:
A resumé
A cover letter (up to two pages) that includes:
How your strengths and experiences align with this job opportunity
5 article ideas or topics for our journal along with a few sentences about why you believe it is relevant and the ‘angle’ or argument you would pursue (you are not expected to draft any articles)