Staff Writer: Storyteller for Mission-Driven Content

The Maryland Food Bank; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maryland Food Bank (MFB) is seeking a Staff Writer to become our primary storyteller, creating digital and print content that informs and engages key audiences. Working with the Director of Content Strategy, you will translate priorities, data, and first-person stories into compelling materials.

You will interview, research, and analyze to develop mission-aligned stories, adapt content to MFB’s voice, and manage multiple projects with overlapping deadlines.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional writing and content-development experience across print and digital
• Exceptional writing, interviewing, and storytelling skills with ability to translate themes into engaging content
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience planning and coordinating content in a collaborative or matrixed environment
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project-management tools, with ability to learn new platforms quickly

Responsibilities

• Create and publish compelling storytelling content across digital and print channels, including blogs, emails, website content, donor publications, annual reports, and grant materials.
• Write, edit, and adapt content that is clear, accurate, accessible, and consistent with MFB’s voice, messaging, and editorial standards.
• Conduct interviews, research, analysis, and other story-gathering activities to develop impactful, mission-aligned stories.
• Translate organizational themes, data, and strategy into engaging content for diverse audiences.
• Manage multiple concurrent content projects, independently prioritizing work and meeting overlapping deadlines.
• Develop content strategies tailored to the audience, objective, channel, and desired action.
• Use audience insights and content-performance data to strengthen storytelling and improve effectiveness.
• Develop and execute content for integrated campaigns that support organizational priorities and engage key audiences.
• Partner with designers, digital staff, vendors, leadership, and colleagues to deliver high-quality print and digital products on time and within budget.
• Serve as a primary Marketing & Communications contact for storytelling needs across the organization, providing stories, quotes, and content support to internal teams.

Skills

Writing

Interviewing

Storytelling

Editing

Research

Content strategy

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism, marketing, communications, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Maryland Food Bank (MFB) is seeking a Staff Writer to become our primary storyteller, creating digital and print content that informs and engages key audiences. Working with the Director of Content Strategy, you will translate priorities, data, and first-person stories into compelling materials.

You will interview, research, and analyze to develop mission-aligned stories, adapt content to MFB’s voice, and manage multiple projects with overlapping deadlines.