Content Writer and Communications Coordinator

Our Children’s Trust is seeking a Content Writer and Communications Coordinator to join our Engagement team.  

The position is a salary, exempt, and a member of the OCTWA Bargaining Union and is benefit eligible. Benefits include 100% employer paid medical and dental for employee, long and short-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) plan, 15 days of vacation in the first year, 12 sick days, and 15 company holidays and 5 floating holidays, 6-weeks fully paid Family Medical Leave and 6 weeks of Restorative leave after 6 years.  

The full compensation range for this position is $57,430 - $66,220, with a starting salary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.  

This position is a remote position, with Pacific Time Zone preferred.
Work is primarily performed Monday through Friday during regular business hours; however, evening and weekend hours may be necessary dependent upon case activity, deadlines, and workload. Some travel may be at the cost of Our Children’s Trust.  

About Us:

Our Children’s Trust is a non-profit public interest law firm that provides strategic, campaign-based legal services to youth from diverse backgrounds to secure their legal rights to a safe climate. We work to protect the Earth’s climate system for present and future generations by representing young people in global legal efforts to secure their binding and enforceable legal rights to a healthy atmosphere and stable climate, based on the best available science. We support our youth clients and amplify their voices before the third branch of government in a highly strategic legal campaign that includes targeted media, education, and public engagement work to support the youths’ legal actions. Our legal work – guided by constitutional, public trust, human rights laws and the laws of nature – aims to ensure systemic and science-based climate recovery planning and remedies at federal, state, and global levels.  We seek legally-binding, countrywide and/or statewide science-based Climate Recovery Plans that will return atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations to levels below 350 ppm by the year 2100. 

Position Summary:
 

The Content Writer & Communications Coordinator will develop strategic, high-impact written content that advances our mission. From storytelling and website copy to presentation slides, one-pagers, and donor materials, this position will support communicating the urgency and power of youth-led climate litigation.  

This Content Writer & Communications Coordinator works collaboratively across the Communications and Development teams, and closely with organizational leadership, to ensure consistent, legally sound, and audience-appropriate messaging. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Content Creation & Strategy  

• Write and edit content across a range of formats, including blog posts, website copy, newsletters, presentation materials, fact sheets, op-eds, speeches, award applications, curriculums, and educational one-pagers.  

• Translate complex legal and scientific information into accessible, compelling language for broad audiences.  

• Tailor content for specific stakeholder groups such as youth plaintiffs, legal partners, funders, educators, and supporters, ensuring clarity, alignment, and tone appropriateness.   

Digital Content & Public Engagement  

• Collaborate with the Digital Content Manager to create and update website content ensuring timely reflection of case milestones and organizational priorities.  

• Coordinate and produce blog and storytelling content, including interviews and narrative features of plaintiffs, partners, and staff.  

• Support creation of materials for public education events, webinars, and partner-led community outreach efforts.  

Fundraising, Stakeholder & Donor Communications  

• Write fundraising and donor-focused materials, including collateral, campaign emails, and donor updates in collaboration with Development and Leadership.  

• Assist in drafting correspondence and follow-up materials for funders, partners, and other key stakeholders.  

• Create written content and messaging for briefings, events, and strategic meetings with external audiences.  

• Support storytelling and messaging needs for donor stewardship, campaign reporting, and community engagement.  

Print & Digital Collateral   

• Lead or support the development of key print and digital assets such as case summaries, fact sheets, presentation decks, and annual reports.  

• Collaborate with in-house and external designers to create visually aligned materials that reinforce our brand and mission.  

• Ensure consistency in voice, tone, and visual identity across all content formats.  

• Maintain an organized and up-to-date library of content, assets, and messaging resources. 

Minimum Required Education and Experience 

• 5 years of relevant professional experience in writing, communications, journalism, or content development—preferably in a nonprofit, advocacy, or mission-driven environment. 

• -OR- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, Political Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field and 1 years of relevant professional experience.  

An ideal candidate will come with:  Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize, multitask, and execute in high-pressure or deadline-driven environments; familiarity with M365 and project management tools, experience with Google Workspace, WordPress or Squarespace, Canva, and email platforms (e.g., Mailchimp); experience producing a range of materials such as blog posts, web copy, speeches, one-pagers, fundraising materials, and digital/print collateral; and ability to distill complex legal, scientific, or advocacy concepts into accessible and engaging language. 

Application Instructions 

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they have every one of the qualifications as described in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. If you are unsure of whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact us to discuss your application. 

Follow prompts to submit:  

• Resume.  

• One-page cover letter that addresses your interest in OCT’s mission.   

• A list of three professional references and their contact information. 

Physical Working Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to the extent possible and appropriate in the event of ADA qualifying disability. 

This position requires the incumbent to sit for long periods of time; understand speech of another person and speak clearly so listeners can understand; routinely uses fingers to grasp, type move or assemble small objects. Position occasionally lifts and carries files and boxes weighing up to 20 pounds. 

EEO Statement 

At Our Children’s Trust, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our Children’s Trust believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.