We’re hiring a Climate and Sustainability Editor

Are you passionate and knowledgeable about climate change and having a positive impact? Do you love writing, talking to people, investigating and hosting events? We’re hiring a dedicated Climate & Sustainability Editor and we’d love to hear from you.

Following a successful trial period of six months, we are pleased to be able to extend our project to have Bristol’s only dedicated Climate and Sustainability Editor. This is an incredibly important role with the potential to create real change in our city.

Bristol24/7 is the biggest independent publication in the South West, with unrivalled coverage of local news, culture and entertainment. We’re a community interest company and are committed to having a positive impact on Bristol. Our membership keeps our journalism independent and funds community projects that change lives.

Our small team produces content that is read by hundreds of thousands of people – an audience that’s growing all the time. We’re looking for someone to help us report on the climate crisis and solutions needed, shine a light on positive actions happening in Bristol, hold local governments to account and connect people and communities with ideas and businesses.

We believe in celebrating people’s differences. So regardless of your background or personal characteristics, we want to hear from you.

Please note: this is initially a part time, freelance role for 1.5 days a week at a rate of £90 per day on an initial contract of six months. We do anticipate that we will be able to find further funding to extend it to at least a 12 month contract and hope it will become a permanent role.

If you are from a background that is not well represented in the media industry/climate movement, we want to hear from you. This includes if you are:

• a person who experiences racism and/or
• a disabled person and/or
• a person who identifies as having a working class background and/or
• a person who was eligible for free school meals as a child

We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our company, content and culture. If you have any questions about our organisation, our accessibility or recruitment process we want to hear from you.

The carbon-neutral office on Gloucester Road where Bristol24/7 work – photo: Meg Houghton-Gilmour

Job description
We are looking for a Climate and Sustainability Editor to join our team. You will mainly be responsible for our climate and environmental coverage including writing and investigating stories, contributing to podcasts, hosting events and representing Bristol24/7 at meetings and events.

You will need:

•  A strong awareness of climate issues and greenwashing
• A good knowledge of Bristol
• Good written skills
• Attention to detail
• To be highly organised and able to work to deadlines
• A passion for local independent media
• To enjoy working independently and as part of a team
• To have initiative and be happy taking on new tasks when needed
• To have used WordPress or have a desire to learn
• Good networking skills
• To be confident hosting events and panel discussions
• Ideally you would also have experience of journalism or writing.

If you work with us, you will gain:

• You’ll have the opportunity to create and support real change locally
• You can help us achieve our goal of becoming net-zero as a business by 2030
• Excellent networking opportunities
• Experience writing and producing content for 250,000+ people in Bristol
• Training and support in producing content
• A knowledge of everything that is happening in Bristol!
• Experience of working independently and as part of a team
• Experience of using WordPress

We also offer:
A free membership so you can access our exclusive perks

At the moment we are flexible in our approach to where we work. Most of our team are spending approximately two days a week in our office at Future Leap, Gloucester Road and three days a week from home.

Applying

If you would like to apply, please send a CV and cover letter to jobs@bristol247.com with ‘Climate and Sustainability Editor application’ in the subject line.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday March 12 and we aim to hold interviews in person in the week beginning March 20. We will send shortlisted candidates interview questions in advance to help them prepare.

We will respond to all applications, but we are only able to provide feedback for those shortlisted for interviews.

Thank you in advance for your interest, we look forward to hearing from you!

Main photo: Meg Houghton-Gilmour

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