Remote Program Manager – Food & Farming Storytelling Fund

Sentient Media; Poland; Remote; PLN 316,000 - 353,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Competitive Paid Time Off

Annual Remote Office Supply Stipend

Job summary

Sentient is seeking a Program Manager to lead the Food and Farming Storytelling Fund through a two-year pilot focused on independent journalists and creator voices in factory farming and food systems.

You will supervise the FFJN Manager, manage direct reporting grants, provide editorial mentorship, and coordinate trainings, distribution, and impact reporting in a fully remote, U.S.-based role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing journalist networks, fellowship programs or similar media/communications initiatives.
• Strong understanding of the freelance journalism, newsletter/Substack, podcast and creator-economy landscape.
• Experience with grant-making, grantee management or program administration.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with journalists, editors, creators and influencers.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple grantee relationships and partnerships simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit 5–10 trusted journalists and/or independent communicators to receive direct reporting grants.
• Provide editorial mentorship and communications strategy advising to grantees.
• Oversee trainings, workshops, fact-check/sourcing support and networking events for FFJN members.
• Support the launch or expansion of independent media platforms among FFJN members (Substacks, newsletters, podcasts).
• Oversee publishing, distribution and cross-platform efforts to expand reach of reporting.
• Lead network growth and audience-development initiatives.
• Track and report on program outputs, audience reach and impact for funders.
• Manage the program budget, tools/subscriptions, and workflow/CRM systems.
• Supervise the FFJN Manager.

Skills

Journalist networks

Grant management

Relationship building

Remote work

Program administration

Project management

Independent work

Tools

Newsletter platforms (Substack)

CRM systems

Job description

Sentient is seeking a Program Manager to lead the Food and Farming Storytelling Fund through a two-year pilot focused on independent journalists and creator voices in factory farming and food systems.

You will supervise the FFJN Manager, manage direct reporting grants, provide editorial mentorship, and coordinate trainings, distribution, and impact reporting in a fully remote, U.S.-based role.