Manager, Content – Storytelling
GMHC
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $85,000 - $95,000 per year
About the role
- Leads GMHC's content production across channels.
- Owns the editorial calendar and writes and edits high-visibility content.
- Leads content for the website redesign, working closely with Digital & Social, Creative Strategy, and Development teams.
- Brings fundraising and direct response writing in-house, partnering with Development on donor communications, appeals, and campaign narratives.
- Writes and edits content on a monthly and weekly cadence, including newsletters, blogs, marketing emails, fundraising appeals, and donor communications.
- Writes press releases and supports media materials and rapid-response content.
- Owns and maintains editorial calendar across web, email, newsletter, and major campaigns.
Requirements
- 6-8 years of professional writing and editing experience, ideally in nonprofit, public health, or social justice settings.
- Strong portfolio showing range across web, email, newsletter, and fundraising content.
- Demonstrated experience writing direct response fundraising copy.
- Proven ability to own deadlines and produce high-quality work with minimal oversight.
- Experience leading content for a website redesign or major web refresh.
- Excellent editorial judgment and comfort giving and receiving feedback.
- Ability to interview staff, clients, and partners and turn conversations into stories.
- Clear, direct writing style that avoids jargon and centers the reader.
- Commitment to inclusive, stigma-free, and people-first communication.
- Deep awareness of and alignment with LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities.
Benefits
- Hybrid role with regular on-site presence for meetings and key events
- Flexibility to work non-traditional hours during campaigns or events
- Participation in AIDS Walk NY is mandatory for all staff
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
writingeditingfundraising copycontent productionwebsite redesigndirect response writingnewsletter contentmarketing emailspress releasesmedia materials
Soft skills
editorial judgmentfeedbackinterviewingstorytellingclear writingcommitment to inclusivitycommunicationdeadline managementhigh-quality workminimal oversight