Content Manager

Initial Hiring Process:
Talent comes from many places, even those where we might not think to look, and so we’ve created a process that is broad, inclusive, and as free of human bias as we can reasonably make possible. We’re looking for the person with the right set of skills and approach. As such, our hiring process focuses on skills and approach.

We don’t want to see your resume, or even know who you are, until we determine that your skills and approach might be a good fit for our team. If you mail us your resume, or contact us with your credentials, you’ll be signaling to us that you are not a good fit for the way we work. Beyond that, we encourage anyone with an interest in this position — regardless of any other factor — to apply.

Application Deadline: Friday, July 19, 2019 at 5PM CT

Strong Towns, a nationally-recognized non-profit organization, is seeking a dynamic individual to help us grow our movement by managing our content production and project workflow.
The mission of Strong Towns is to support a model of development that allows America’s cities, towns and neighborhoods to grow financially strong and resilient. We have nearly 3,000 members worldwide, including at least one in each U.S. state. Our influential media site reaches over 1.5 million people annually and is shaping the national conversation on growth, development and the future of cities.
We need someone to work with our content team to help us manage our content production workflow. Such a person will:
 Have excellent written and verbal communications skills.
 Be self-driven and motivated by the Strong Towns mission.
 Have the ability to work quickly and independently to meet deadlines.
 Be comfortable working with web publishing, page layout, and project management software.
 Be a creative and strategic thinker who enjoys working collaboratively with thought leaders.
 Be able to work collaboratively with a team across digital platforms.

The Content Manager is part of a Content Team that includes the organization’s President, Senior Editor, Outreach Manager, and Community Builder. Working with this Team, the position includes, but is not limited to, the following:
 Manage the Strong Towns Content Calendar to ensure that the organization is meeting production schedules and content goals.
 Coordinate the production of content and special features, including working with writers, graphic designers, audio editor, and others involved in preparing content for Strong Towns.
Performing the layout and design of Strong Towns web-published content within the Squarespace platform. Assisting and directing the layout and design of content when produced on other platforms.
 Final copyediting of all content published by Strong Towns.
 The preparation of briefs and other short content pieces.
 The creation of landing pages and other content aggregation platforms.
 Analyzing data collected in Google Analytics, Chartbeat, CrazyEgg, and other platforms to
respond to audience feedback and advise the Team on strategy.
 Work directly with the President and the Senior Editor to implement the Strong Towns Strategic
Plan and achieve the organization’s goals, as established by the Board of Directors.

This is a full-time position that pays up to $38,000 per year. In addition, Strong Towns provides paid time off, a defined contribution for health coverage, and a matching contribution for retirement.

TO APPLY:
If you are interested in this position, please visit www.strongtowns.org/employment to start the application process. We are looking to fill this position by August 9, 2019.