Communications Writer

Overview

Emerson Collective is an organization designed to develop opportunities and solutions in education, environment, immigration, and health equity through philanthropy, creativity and investments. Established and led by Laurene Powell Jobs, Emerson Collective brings together entrepreneurs and academics, artists, community leaders, and more to build solutions that spur measurable, lasting change. We work collectively to make the greatest difference possible. 

The Opportunity

As the Communications Writer at Emerson Collective (EC), you will play a key role in crafting and delivering compelling internal and external communications materials and collateral, ensuring consistency and a unified voice and tone. You will collaborate with internal teams, contributing to the creation of newsletters, messaging, and other collateral that reflects the mission and values of Emerson Collective as well as assist external partners in similar endeavors. This role reports to the MD, Communications & Campaigns.

Role and Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and deliver the internal Dish newsletter, ensuring timely and engaging content regarding current events,EC issues, internal voices and leaders, and external partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather information and insights for newsletter content and ensure newsletters are distributed with a cohesive voice and cadence.
• Assist in the development of written content such as all team emails, talking points, and messaging for internal leadership.
• Co-create compelling messaging for various initiatives, projects, and campaigns and develop collateral and materials to support the communication needs of different teams within EC.
• Develop channel measurement and analytics to inform and improve audience understanding and drive efforts to increase traffic and engagement with internal communications.

Qualifications, Skills, and Requirements

• 5-7 years’ experience as a writer/editor, preferably in a communications or content creation role at a mission-driven organization, campaign, government, or communications agency.
• Experience with internal communications preferred.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, as well as the journalistic ability to source stories from executives and colleagues.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Comfort working in an ambiguous environment with many different stakeholders and partners. 
• Alignment with EC’s mission and passion for social impact.

Location 

Emerson Collective is a Bay Area-based organization with offices in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. This position is located in Washington DC and is onsite four days per week.

To Apply

To apply please submit a cover letter and resume through our website.

Note: This position requires being up to date on COVID vaccination consistent with current CDC guidelines, subject to documented religious and/or medical exemptions.

Building a diverse and inclusive workforce is key to our mission and values as we strive to create systemic change and open possibilities for all of the communities we serve. To that end, we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.