News Fellows
Stone Pier Press is a San Francisco-based environmental publishing company with a food focus. We produce books and news that highlight how to eat, grow, and dispose of our food in a way that builds a cooler, kinder, and healthier world. Our thinking is that by focusing on solutions we make it easier for any one of us to act on them.
So we track down the farmers and gardeners who are using methods that reverse global warming, save water, and raise more nutritious crops. We write about the racial disparities at the root of many food system problems and improving access to fresh, green food in underserved communities. We underscore the technologies revolutionizing the way we produce meat, dispose of food waste, and create alternatives to dairy. We make it delicious to serve up plant-based meals. And lots more.
Our team includes Environmental News & Marketing Fellows who share the good food message and produce our news. To distribute our books, we're partnering with Chelsea Green Publishing, a Vermont-based company long known and respected for its books on sustainable living. We also regularly team up with a growing list of mission-aligned nonprofits and businesses. We encourage BIPOC to apply.
FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION
Do you have a way with words—and images? An ability to whip up tremendous enthusiasm for a mission or project? The desire to write news stories, create and lead your own marketing campaigns, produce mini-movies, and develop recipes?
If so, we'd love to hear from you. We're Stone Pier Press, and our mission is to publish news and books that build a more climate-friendly, humane, and equitable food system.
We also run a Fellowship program that introduces participants to basic editorial and marketing skills. By doing so, we hope graduates will become more effective advocates for improving our food system.
Our team of Fellows carries out the following tasks:
Marketing (social media): We're also looking for Fellows interested in growing our social media channels, which include Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram. You will learn basic analytics skills by helping to produce weekly reports on our social media performance.
Marketing (events & outreach): Want to be in on the ground floor of launching a book? This is your chance! Our Fellows learn how to develop pitch materials, host author events, and reach out to prospective reviewers to get our books off the ground. It's a solid introduction to basic PR and marketing.
Editorial: We're looking for writers to spread the word about the good food movement to our audience and beyond. You'll get a chance to buff up your writing skills by working with an experienced editor. Interested in editing? We also have two bi-monthly newsletters that offer chances to be a managing editor.
The pluses: We're small which means you get a chance to work on many different projects. Our interns have found illustrators for our books, contributed to our books, produced book trailers, developed recipes, and managed our google Adwords account. This Fellowship is an opportunity to develop new marketable skills and discover, or further develop, strengths.
The nitty gritty: This is a 12-to-14 hour a week job but the hours are flexible. The winter/spring term runs January-May, the summer term runs May-August, and the fall term is September-December. Start and end dates are sometimes negotiable. We're in San Francisco but you can work from anywhere. What's important is that you're conscientious about showing up, able to meet deadlines, and available for weekly 30-60 min team calls. We offer professional development and training opportunities in editorial writing, digital marketing, and analytics.
Our goal is to help participants develop marketable skills along with becoming more effective advocates for a healthier food system.
To apply: Please send a resume and cover letter describing why you’re interested in becoming a News Fellow to team@stonepierpress.org, with “News FeIlowship” in the subject line. If it seems like a fit, we will reach out to set up an interview. Thank you for your interest!