We're Hiring a Content Manager and a Columnist
Strong Towns is excited to be expanding our team this fall, and we’re looking to hire a new Content Manager as well as a part-time Lifestyle Columnist. Both are remote positions. Read on to learn about these roles and the application process.
We’re also holding a Q&A briefing on Tuesday, October 5 at 1 p.m. Central, where we will discuss both of these positions and answer your questions. Sign up for the briefing here, and submit your questions here.
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Content Manager
We need someone to help us meet the growing demand for our unique and varied content. This could be you if…
You’re one of the most organized people you know. If a colleague mentions a task they need help on, you’re already writing it in your to-do list before they’ve even finished talking.
You enjoy working with writers to help hone their stories and make their writing the best that it can be.
You’re a confident, agile writer yourself. You could take a timely story idea and turn it into a finished product (complete with interviews and research, if needed) within a few days.
Impending deadlines and quick turnarounds don’t phase you. You’re regularly done with tasks well before they’re due.
You’re comfortable learning online platforms and technology. You might already have experience with platforms like Squarespace, Airtable, Slack, and Zendesk.
You’re motivated to be part of a nonpartisan nonprofit that helps people make their cities and towns more economically resilient.
Bonus: You have experience working for an online publication with daily deadlines.
Applications close Sunday, October 10 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
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Lifestyle Columnist
We’re looking to hire a part-time, contract-based columnist for 2022 (with the possibility to extend into 2023), to publish weekly columns on this website.
This might be the role for you if:
You love thinking about how to make your community better. You might even have story ideas already!
You pay attention to the little things around you—the trees in the park, the conversation with the grocery store clerk, the person biking on the side of the road—and the thought of writing about these things gets you excited.
Weekly deadlines don’t intimidate you, and you’re confident that you’ll be able to balance this work (about 1–4 hours a week, depending on how fast you write) with the other duties in your life.
You live in a place that you think lots of other people across the country could relate to—probably not a huge metropolis or a remote farm.
You’ve got a unique perspective on the world, and you enjoy sharing it with others through writing.
You’re comfortable writing in a welcoming and nonpartisan manner, with the help of our editors.
Bonus: You like taking photographs and would be ready to include those in your weekly column.
Applications close Sunday, October 10 at 11:59 p.m. CT.