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Writer & Editor

London, United Kingdom

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ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people. Please visit our career site to view our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Distinctives.

 

Writer & Editor

This is a temporary position from April 1, 2026, until April 30, 2027.

As Writer and Editor, you are a vital part of ADF International because you bring our mission out into the world. In this role you will be part of Commonwealth Development Team and will report to our Supporter Engagement Manager. You will be responsible for the ideation and creation of English content, including website copy, newsletters, and print articles with the aim of repackaging Legal Communications content into informative, engaging storytelling that our supporters can understand.

This position will work closely with the Legal Communications and Development teams to understand our cases, audiences, messaging, storytelling and fundraising opportunities. You will be writing digital and print publications, such as magazine articles for Impact, blog posts for the website, social media captions, interviews with speakers, video scripts, weekly newsletters and alerts for our monthly giving community, Amicus, all while ensuring that ADF International speaks with an authentic and consistent voice across various platforms. This is an exciting role for someone who wants to make an impact for generations to come.

 

Your Essential Responsibilities:

  • Write and edit compelling pieces for print and digital outlets by adapting to specific audience personas, to achieve the goal of the communication, including brand-awareness, lead acquisition or fund-raising.
  • Simplify complex legal and cultural issues into clear, concrete, and engaging content that helps supporters understand why they should care, how it affects them, and what they can do to take action.
  • Learn how to fruitfully leveragegenerative AI as a tool we can use within the Commonwealth Development Team.
  • Write regular content for monthly developmentcampaigns, including emails, landing pages, donation pages, and more.
  • Work with the Development Team to ensure a healthy balance of advocacy content and fundraising content on the content calendar.
  • Deliver content that meets advocacy objectives across all communication channels, including web, email, blog, and social media (as needed).
  • Produce and edit scripts for videos.
  • Come up with interview questions for advocates, clients, speakers and public figures.
  • Be the gate-keeper on how we speak about the ministry: ensure our content speaks with one voice, is consistent with legal objectives and messaging, adheres to brand guidelines, and inspires online supporters to take action through multiple channels. 
  • Acquiring and tracking approvals for each content piece based on the pre-defined processes.
  • Owning the distribution planner and committing to maintain and keep the distribution planner up to date. Prioritize and deliver copies according to the agreed deadlines in the planner.
  • Build and maintain relationships with Team Members on the Development team and across ADF International to obtain and deliver content/information.

 

Other Responsibilities:

  • You will be asked to perform related duties or special projects as assigned

 

Skills You Need to Succeed:

Knowledge of:

  • MS Office, especially MS Word, MS Outlook and MS PowerPoint
  • Basic editing in WordPress.
  • Digital content writing techniques (including the use of headings, hyperlinks, multimedia, calls to action, and other digital elements)
  • Print publication writing techniques (brochures, leaflets editing and design project coordination)


Ability to:

  • Work effectively both within multiple teams and independently
  • Write creative and persuasive copy in a variety of styles
  • Simplify complex issues and jargon into clear and engaging messages
  • Write descriptive and focused action-oriented language that will work in multiple channels
  • Manage multiple briefs for a variety of projects simultaneously
  • Work flexibly as part of a small but growing team

 

Education and/or Experience:

Demonstrated proficiency in:

  • Strong writing skills in English (native/bilingual), other languages a plus but not a necessity.
  • Strong project management skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong time management skills

Essential:

  • Ability to demonstrate relevant experience through a portfolio of existing work
  • 1-2 years of experience in a similar role

Preferred:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field such as communication, journalism, marketing or public relations
  • Experience in planning and producing cultivation content either for charitable or commercial purposes

 

Valid work permit for the UK or UK citizenship required.

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