Responsibilities

• Storytelling & Content (30%)
• - Work with the Communications and Resilient Forests teams to craft the stories of American Forests' Resilient Forests work within the organization's broader marketing and communications goals.
• - Identify and vet stories from across the Resilient Forests portfolio with a focus on our work on public lands that will move the work forward and inspire action, drawing on the field forestry workforce, reforestation, climate-smart forestry and regional restoration programs.
• - Develop web content, articles, blog posts, American Forests magazine articles and multimedia storytelling that bring the program's work, partnerships, and outcomes to life across social and earned media, video, visual assets and data stories.
• - Cultivate sophisticated narratives that connect people with their passion for large natural landscapes and the benefits forests provide people and communities.
• Events, Publications & Press (25%)
• - Serve on working groups for Resilient Forests event planning; acting as communications lead, raising support needs and concerns early across working group and full communications team.
• - Coordinate communications coverage of program convenings, site visits, launches and partner activations, ensuring consistent messaging and strong visual documentation.
• - Support creation of program publications and presentation materials.
• - Help identify, shape and support press and earned media opportunities for the program in coordination with the Communications team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience in policy communications, forestry, reforestation, wildfire resilience, or natural resource management.
• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated increased responsibility and accomplishments.
• A mix of communications experience and working knowledge of forestry, natural resources conservation or a related field is required, specifically with public land management agencies, Tribal nations, and rural communities.
• Skilled science communication experience, with the ability to make technical forestry or restoration work accessible.
• Background in web-based storytelling and photojournalism.
• Photography, video, or multimedia production skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across web, print and multimedia formats, plus presentation design skills.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex or technical work into compelling narratives for varied audiences.
• Experience producing communications deliverables for funded programs or against defined scopes of work.
• Experience coordinating events, publications, media, and press opportunities.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on health and wellness, work-life balance, and financial security, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; vacation and sick leave; paid holidays; a 401(k) with match; flexible spending accounts; disability, life, and AD&D insurance; parental bonding and bereavement leave; an employee assistance program; a technology stipend; pet benefits; and military leave.