Salary Range: $70,000.00 To 95,000.00 Annually
Position Summary
Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring a Managing Editor to join our team. The Managing Editor will be responsible for managing WRA’s electronic and print materials and work in collaboration with teams across WRA to develop and execute content and publications that elevate our policy positions, influence media, educate decision makers, drive the narrative, inspire donors, and promote equitable change. The role will ensure our content leverages the organization’s key messages and is designed in line with our brand guidelines. This position will manage publication projects, edit and develop content including op-eds, blogs, and other articles, and work to leverage these materials through communications plans with our key audiences.
About Western Resource Advocates
WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. We respect the different needs of diverse people and partner with them to develop a shared vision for progress—one that advances communities while protecting biodiversity.
Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decision makers accountable. This on-the-ground-work with policymakers and other advocates advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife—and sustains the lives and livelihoods of the West.
Location
This position may work remotely in our seven-state region, in one of our six offices, or a hybrid of the two. Our seven-state region includes Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. WRA has offices located in Boulder, CO; Carson City, NV; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; and Santa Fe, NM. Access to a major airport required, as this position involves some travel.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:
Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of this position, will be considered. For example, the requisite experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities would include:
WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation including:
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Some occasional travel within WRA’s region will be required for collaboration with WRA staff and stakeholders, including required attendance at WRA retreats and trainings (approximately 20%).
Salary And Benefits
The salary range is $70,000-$95,000 annually; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k)-retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. Annually, staff receive seventeen days paid vacation leave to start, twelve paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off. Employees are eligible for up to twelve weeks of parental leave, and after five years, staff are eligible for up to twelve weeks of paid sabbatical leave. Position is full-time exempt.
Deadline To Apply: Open Until Filled with priority review beginning on Monday, October 7, 2024.
Diversity and inclusion are a critical component of our business strategy, mission and vision. We welcome candidates from an array of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. Western Resource Advocates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or veteran status.
Apply To Be WRA’s Managing Editor!
Thank you for your interest in the Managing Editor position with Western Resource Advocates. You will need to upload the following in PDF format:
Please direct any questions about this position or application process to hiring@westernresources.org.
Salary Range: $70,000.00 To 95,000.00 Annually
Position Summary
Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring a Managing Editor to join our team. The Managing Editor will be responsible for managing WRA’s electronic and print materials and work in collaboration with teams across WRA to develop and execute content and publications that elevate our policy positions, influence media, educate decision makers, drive the narrative, inspire donors, and promote equitable change. The role will ensure our content leverages the organization’s key messages and is designed in line with our brand guidelines. This position will manage publication projects, edit and develop content including op-eds, blogs, and other articles, and work to leverage these materials through communications plans with our key audiences.
About Western Resource Advocates
WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. We respect the…
The salary range is $70,000-$95,000 annually; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k)-retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. Annually, staff receive seventeen days paid vacation leave to start, twelve paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off. Employees are eligible for up to twelve weeks of parental leave, and after five years, staff are eligible for up to twelve weeks of paid sabbatical leave. Position is full-time exempt.
The salary range is $70,000-$95,000 annually; salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k)-retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. Annually, staff receive seventeen days paid vacation leave to start, twelve paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off. Employees are eligible for up to twelve weeks of parental leave, and after five years, staff are eligible for up to twelve weeks of paid sabbatical leave. Position is full-time exempt.
Apply To Be WRA’s Managing Editor!
Thank you for your interest in the Managing Editor position with Western Resource Advocates. You will need to upload the following in PDF format with your application:
Apply To Be WRA’s Managing Editor!
Thank you for your interest in the Managing Editor position with Western Resource Advocates. You will need to upload the following in PDF format…