Content Producer

Content Producer 

Center for Biological Diversity

Reports to Senior Digital Membership Director

Remote

General position overview:

The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time Content Producer to join its Development / Membership online fundraising team.

The Center for Biological Diversity is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of endangered species, imperiled plants, and wild places.

The Content Producer plays an integral role in showcasing the Center’s work to save endangered species, wild places and public lands towards a goal of increasing both the size of our membership base and donations. The Content Producer will create high-quality video and graphics for web, social, email, and occasionally print newsletters, reports, invitations and other assets.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for saving wildlife and wild places; a background in storytelling via digital and print marketing; experience with progressive causes and/or digital and print fundraising; be fluent in graphic design and editing skills; and a talent for sharp, hard-hitting copywriting that moves hearts and minds.

Our ideal candidate works well both independently and collaboratively and can thrive in a fast-paced organization and has exceptional project management skills.

The Content Producer reports to the Senior Digital Membership Associate. While the Center for Biological Diversity is based in Tucson, Ariz, the position can be remote, with occasional travel to Tucson or other places where the Center holds gatherings or events.

Main Duties:

• Produce visually stunning videos and graphics for advertising campaigns and Center web properties.
• Write succinct, moving, powerful copy in a range of formats including email fundraising appeals, digital ads, fundraising letters and donor stewardship pieces.
• Create and produce other video and graphics as needed, including for presentations, donor reports and proposals, direct mail campaigns, and online events like webinars, infographics, and more.
• Develop creative briefs and manage production for ad and marketing campaigns.

• Participate in reporting and analyzing metrics on digital content performance across all channels and platforms.

• Design and work directly with vendors to produce print collateral such as quarterly newsletters, event postcard invitations, annual reports and other related collateral.
• Assist in the production of weekly fundraising and stewardship emails.
• Help maintain microsites featuring the Center’s accomplishments and ongoing work.
• Identify opportunities and pilot experiments using new formats and/or platforms to improve fundraising success.
• Contribute to the membership program’s editorial calendars and team project management tools to help identify needs and requirements and plan and produce new content accordingly.
• Respond to feedback and deliver final content to teams on time and to budget.
• Support the success of Center events through developing marketing materials and collateral.
• Perform photo and video research from archives, publicly available image libraries, and stock agencies; recommend and purchase stock images as needed; track image rights usage and coordinate management of these assets with the Center’s Digital team as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.      

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of four years’ experience in digital video and digital / print graphic design.
• Deep knowledge of design techniques and comfort working on a variety of disciplines, including digital, web, social, email and print.
• Fluency in Photoshop, Illustrator and Premier (or similar design software)
• Ability to script, storyboard, edit and produce audio and video content.
• Experience in a fundraising or advocacy environment
• Experience producing HTML e-mails within a CRM system.
• Track record of developing creative content that engages diverse communities and deepens relationships with existing supporters.
• Experience with digital ad platforms
• Excellent writing skills
• A knack for producing compelling, moving, inspiring stories.
• Experience with reporting on performance of campaigns, including testing of variations.
• Ability to deliver work products under deadlines with a commitment to high quality standards.
• A mission-minded self-starter able to work independently or collaboratively with a geographically distributed team and organization.

• Track record of developing creative campaign content that deepens relationships with existing supporters and successfully recruits and attains new members and supporters
• Knowledge of the current digital landscape and emerging trends.
• A passion for and knowledge of the natural world and biodiversity
• Willingness to speak up and offer recommendations, suggestions and ideas.                      
• Strong understanding of and commitment to justice, equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion.

Preferred skills:

• Experience with EveryAction, ROI Solutions or similar constituent relationship software.
• Experience with paid social media advertising (Meta, Google, etc.)
• Experience developing and/or building landing pages for campaigns.
• Experience engaging with and building strategic relationships with influencers, potential partners, and vendors.
• Sense of humor and positive attitude.
• College degree or equivalent experience

Benefits

·     Fully paid medical premiums for staff, and greatly discounted for families.

·     Fully paid dental and vision premiums for staff and their families.

·     Generous employer contribution to HSA and HRA’s.

·     Center paid premiums for Short Term and Long Term Disability provided for all staff.

·     Center paid premiums for Basic Life Insurance for all staff.

·     Discounted premiums for pet discount program.

·     403(b) plan with employer match and increasing employer paid contributions.

·     Generous time off policies, including 13 paid holidays per year, 3 “personal” days per year and 10 paid sick days awarded each year.

·     Vacation accrual starts at 15 days annually, but it may be higher commensurate with experience.

·     Center Paid Time Off for parental leave, personal leave, caretaker leave and even pet caretaker leave.

·     After 5 years of service, all employees receive a 12-week paid sabbatical.

·     Relaxed work atmosphere and dress code.

Application Process

Please apply online by completing our application and submitting a cover letter, resume, and reference list. The position will remain open until filled. The desired start date is as soon as possible. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls, please.

The Center for Biological Diversity deeply values, and is committed to sustaining and promoting, both biological and cultural diversity. We welcome, embrace and respect diversity of people, identities and cultures. We are committed to fostering an organizational culture of diversity and inclusion. The Center believes staff and board diversity is critical to saving life on Earth.

We are an equal opportunity employer.