Specialist, Multimedia Copywriter & Content Standards (Chicago/Hybrid)
Description
Work. Serve. Thrive.
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.
Feeding America is the nation’s largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
Learn more about Feeding America here.
This is a hybrid position based out of Feeding America’s Chicago office location. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees can be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30-day “work anywhere” program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays.
The Opportunity
The Specialist, Multimedia Copywriter & Content Standards will craft compelling, brand aligned copy, and uphold our brand voice and editorial standards across all external facing marketing and communication content.
Compensation
Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.
Salary Range: $79,000 - $84,000 Based on Experience.
Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation. We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.
Salary Range: $79,000 - $84,000 Based on Experience.
Benefits: A comprehensive list of benefits available to full-time employees can be found here.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Craft Multichannel Copy
- Develop compelling, brand-aligned, audience-first copy for various formats including digital ads, social media, video scripts, web content, PSAs, and toolkits to drive engagement and fundraising.
Serve as Lead Blog Writer & SEO Contributor
- Write and optimize blog content for SEO, supporting content discoverability and engagement growth.
Ensure Editorial Quality and Brand Voice Consistency
- Lead writing, editing, and proofreading efforts across omnichannel campaigns to ensure content maintains a consistent brand voice and adheres to tone, clarity, and messaging standards.
Translate Complex Topics into Actionable Messaging
- Turn data, policy issues, and technical information into emotionally resonant, accessible stories that inspire action across audience segments.
Uphold and Evolve Editorial Standards
- Maintain and update Feeding America’s content standards guide, ensuring inclusive language, strength-based framing, and editorial consistency across the organization.
Provide Bilingual Writing and Editing Support
- Draft and edit content in both English and Spanish, ensuring cultural relevance, tone accuracy, and translation integrity.
Review Third-Party and Internal Content
- Review content produced by internal teams and external partners for brand voice alignment and strengths-based storytelling practices.
Collaborate on Brand Storytelling
- Partner with graphic designers, web designers, and content teams to ensure narrative and visual storytelling are cohesive and audience centered.
Act as Editorial Resource
- Serve as an internal resource for guidance on voice, tone, and content best practices; provide coaching on inclusive storytelling when needed.
Required Experience and Qualifications:
- 4 years of experience in copywriting, content strategy, marketing communications, or editorial roles.
- Fluency in both English and Spanish, with demonstrated bilingual writing and editing capability.
- Strong portfolio showcasing writing across formats—digital, video, print, and social media.
- Proven ability to adapt voice and tone to suit different platforms, audiences, and campaign objectives.
- Excellent editing and proofreading skills with acute attention to grammar, flow, and clarity.
- Deep understanding of inclusive language, audience-first messaging, and strength-based communication principles.
- Strong project management skills with experience juggling multiple content streams and deadlines.
- Effective collaborator, comfortable working cross-functionally with creative, digital, advocacy, and development teams.
Preferred
- Experience optimizing content for SEO, including use of metadata, structure, and keywords.
- Familiarity with content governance frameworks, editorial guides, or brand storytelling standards.
- Prior work in nonprofit, advocacy, or mission-driven organizations is a plus.
- Knowledge of CMS platforms, video production workflows, or donor communications tools.
Required Leadership Competencies:
- Fosters an Enterprise Mindset
- Fosters an Open and Supportive Environment
- Leads with Accountability
- Collaborates Internally and Externally
- Focuses on People and Teams
- Manages Organization and Business Complexity
- Communicates with Impact and Influence
Feeding America’s goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging and contribute to a culture that values differences, ideas, and experiences. We intentionally seek out diverse perspectives and skills on our teams, knowing that it makes us stronger as an organization and better equipped to serve our neighbors in need. We encourage all individuals, including those from historically under-represented communities and individuals with lived experience of hunger, to apply.
Feeding America participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.