Writer, Brand and Editorial

Environmental Defense Fund; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. seeks a skilled writer to create engaging content for EDF.org and Vital Signs. You will craft stories, reports and features, while maintaining brand voice and SEO best practices. Collaboration with experts and editors is essential to deliver accurate, accessible journalism for diverse audiences.

The role emphasizes strong editing, research, CMS experience (WordPress/Drupal) and a passion for environmental issues, with a remote US-based arrangement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and six years of professional writing experience in marketing/journalism.
• Strong ability to shape a cohesive brand voice across diverse topics.
• Experience crafting narratives backed by research and reporting.
• Familiar with AP style and editing for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit and publish engaging content for webpages, blogs and journalistic articles from concept to publication.
• Steward brand identity across content types for consistency and audience connection.
• Develop news stories and features for Vital Signs that align with EDF’s mission.
• Synthesize stakeholder feedback and revise content to meet objectives.
• Develop relationships with EDF experts and comms teams to surface compelling stories.
• Collaborate with Creative Team to develop visuals and ensure SEO best practices.

Skills

Excellent writing

Brand voice

News writing

Editing

CMS experience

AP style

SEO familiarity

Research skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

WordPress

Drupal

Job description

Location

Remote US-Home

Overall Function

The Writer is responsible for creating and refining engaging content that tells compelling stories and conveys complex information in accessible ways. This position serves a dual role, creating high-quality written content for EDF's flagship website, EDF.org, and our digital magazine, Vital Signs. These platforms require different narrative approaches — ranging from marketing to storytelling — so the person in this role will need to switch deftly between the two and demonstrate skill in both.

This position is as much about relationship-building as it is about writing: The person in this role must work collaboratively with multiple people across teams and respectfully negotiate the best way forward for any given piece of content, balancing feedback from reviewers.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, edit and publish engaging, clear, compelling content including web pages, blog posts and journalistic-style articles, from initial concept through final publication — meeting audience needs while supporting EDF’s strategic initiatives.
• Steward the organization’s brand identity across all content types, ensuring consistency, clarity and connection with multiple audiences.
• For our digital magazine, pitch, research, report and write concise, compelling news stories and features that align with EDF’s mission and resonate with EDF members and other environmentally concerned audiences.
• Synthesize feedback from a variety of internal stakeholders and revise content to align with project objectives.
• Develop ongoing working relationships with EDF experts and their communications teams to stay abreast of EDF work, surface compelling stories, foster mutual understanding and streamline collaborative processes over time.
• Participate in advancing EDF’s organizational effectiveness and culture goals, so people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address environmental and organizational challenges in ways that align with EDF values.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the environmental and political landscape as it pertains to EDF’s work.
• Work with the Creative Team to help develop accompanying visuals (graphics, photos, videos, and other interactive formats).
• Understand and apply SEO best practices in content development.
• Use a content management system (CMS) to draft, edit and publish content, following editorial calendars and governance guidelines.
• Contribute to a vibrant, inclusive team culture where all voices are valued and everyone feels they belong. Apply these values to the content we create.
• Additional relevant responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least a minimum of six years of professional writing experience in marketing and journalism, including full-cycle content creation for webpages, blog posts, news stories and longform articles.
• Demonstrated experience shaping and maintaining a strong, cohesive brand voice working on content that covers a wide variety of topics.
• Demonstrated experience crafting compelling narratives backed by research and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail, well-organized and able to manage multiple projects at a time with varying priorities.
• Proven ability to manage feedback from multiple sources, simplify complex technical language, and incorporate feedback constructively.
• A proactive and independent self-starter, yet also a skilled relationship-builder, diplomat and negotiator who appreciates working collaboratively.
• Meticulous about accuracy and grammar. Familiar with AP style.
• Working knowledge of content management systems (e.g., WordPress, Drupal).
• Demonstrated self-awareness, cultural competency, inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across all cultures and backgrounds.
• Nonprofit experience and working knowledge of environmental issues are a plus.
• Enthusiasm for creating a collaborative, inclusive, and positive work environment.

We offer a strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization. We take into account factors such as candidate experience, skills, training, internal team equity and local norms.

Please note that pay ranges are country specific. As a result, the stated currency is not meant be converted into any other currency.

95,000 - 100,000 USD