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Description
~ BuildingGreen, Inc., is a consultancy and the leading green building publisher in North America. ~
Our mission is to bring about a healthier relationship between human society and the natural world by helping building professionals create and nurture high-performance, resilient, and inspiring buildings and communities. (Read about our 25 years of changing the world.) We’re serious about our work, including feature articles like these, but we like to laugh, too—here’s our most recent April Fool’s issue.
Does our mission statement make your heart beat faster? Then we’re excited to meet you! Make it through our finely tuned bullsh*t filters, and you just might be the next person to join our community of badass writers, deep thinkers, and people who are lucky enough to have work that aligns with our passions for environmental justice and saving the planet.
- Write thoroughly researched, technically correct, engaging blog posts and articles for BuildingGreen.com and LEEDuser.com
- Respond intelligently and appropriately to reader comments
- Edit and proofread our publications and custom reports
- Use a Drupal content management platform to edit and publish articles and blog posts
- Support building product vetting as part of our BuildingGreen Approved program
- Support our social media efforts
Qualifications
Required
- Great writing (we’ll be testing your writing and editing skills as part of the application process)
- Two years of experience as a professional writer
- Ability to leverage constructive editorial feedback to improve your writing
- Ability to provide constructive feedback to others
- Solid proofreading skills
- Knowledge of sustainability issues in the built environment
- Comfort with reading and interpreting scientific papers, plus an ability to translate them into everyday language
- We hate the phrase “team player,” but you get it, right?
Desired
- LEED AP or Green Associate credential
- Demonstrated project management skills
- 2 years of experience in a design or construction firm
- Ability to work full-time at our Brattleboro, Vermont office
- An open mind, full of questions—and preferably laced with just a hint of iconoclasm
- Training in architecture or a related field
Please use the email address below to send the following:
- Your cover letter and resume or LinkedIn profile
- Links to selected work you've done that is relevant to this position
~ In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at BuildingGreen are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.
We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or age. We have a commitment to diversity and strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups. ~