About Us:
Unfinished is an enterprise working to strengthen our civic life in the digital age. Founded to take action to restore our deteriorating social fabric, Unfinished focuses on three challenges: redirect technology, especially social media, to fuel collaboration over division; renew and strengthen civic institutions to accelerate inclusive problem-solving; and grow a more fair economy.
As an enterprise that integrates social impact with financial results, Unfinished’s portfolio includes a technology lab, a media initiative, an applied research institute, and an entrepreneurial network of innovators working to advance our economy, democracy and technology.
We build technology to drive new models that unite social impact with economic sustainability. Machines and code alone do not give us answers. Technology can nurture or fracture. Divide or unite. To create new models that better serve society, our code must reflect an understanding of how we, people, build relationships, collaborate, and transact. This is why we work to integrate public policy, social science, and social impact communities into technology development, at its genesis. New models begin by questioning everything. Together, we challenge status quo, from funding models to who must be involved in the most early stages of development. Even the decision about what work we take on is in response to the discomforting and urgent questions of our time. Our vision is large, yet we have only just begun.
As we are in the early stages, we are looking to hire several self-motivated, talented individuals to help drive and execute on our mission. You should be purposeful, quality-driven, curious, determined, collaborative and fun.
About the role:
The Social Impact Reporter will be an integral part of the Unfinished Media team, focusing on developing and executing original content projects that will build an active community through awareness and understanding that contributes to the greater good.
Working with a broader editorial team, you will contribute to the brand, tone of voice, and point of view by producing impact-oriented and thought-provoking content. This role will require close collaboration with editorial leadership to translate an ambitious, long-term vision for Unfinished Media.
While our offices are currently closed due to the pandemic, this role will ultimately be based in our New York City office. This role will initially report to the Chief Growth Officer.
Responsibilities:
- Concepting, pitching, producing, and editing original, factually accurate written content.
Helping shape overall coverage and network narrative through tone of voice and adapting it as appropriate for each channel
- Researching, conducting interviews with partners, and story subjects
Pitching stories based on intuition and feedback from insights/analytics team.
- Collaborating with Unfinished Network Partners to source compelling content and design and launch new initiatives and artistic commission
- Collaborating with the broader Unfinished team, providing updates on progress and outcomes, and assisting in the overall success of Unfinished.
Experience/Skills:
- 5+ years of overall professional experience mostly in reporting and writing-based roles.
- Proven track record of executing high-quality communications work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to multi-task and manage several projects at once under tight deadlines and with rapid changes.
Success Attributes:
- Strategic Storyteller — You start with your audience in mind and tap into the vernacular and medium that meets people where they are.
- Exceptional Communicator - You have excellent oral and written communication skills. You can craft high-quality written content, straightforwardly explaining complex concepts, combining intellect and intuition.
- Quality Focused - You get a real sense of satisfaction from producing high-quality, polished work. You pay attention to the details without losing sight of the bigger picture.
- Abundant Thinker - You believe that we are living in a world of abundant resources and that the right team of partners can make improbable things happen. You bring relentless curiosity and creativity to every task, project, and engagement.
- Convener - You recognize that a well-prepared and supported community can achieve far more than a single, highly talented individual.
- Committed to Inclusion - You're always asking: “whose voice is not at the table?” You have experience working with diverse teams and successfully navigating cross-cultural communication in both local and global contexts, and you deeply value creating a workplace that is supportive of difference.
At Unfinished:
We strive to always take the high road
We take the long view
We are builders
We believe in the power of collective genius above lone heroes
We value the possibilities opened through questions
We are us
More About Us:
At Unfinished we aspire to move the traditional paradigm for solving problems from a top-down, disconnected approach to a more democratized, stakeholder-driven model. Our network convenes a community of diverse innovators from the worlds of impact, academia (such as Georgetown University), arts and culture (such as The Shed), nonprofits (such as the Ford Foundation and Aspen Institute), and the private sector to ensure diverse and thoughtful voices are connected to solve problems.
We want to put people at the decision-making table who are most impacted by the problems we are solving. We are doing this in several ways, including convening a group of impact organizations for collective action and movement building, and supporting the renewal of existing civic institutions—and the creation of new ones—to accelerate more inclusive problem-solving. We believe that by redirecting technology to work for the common good, we can leverage it as an essential tool to scale positive change. We work to build concrete tools and models to advance ethical models for information technology.
One of our first efforts will be to change the way technology is built--and our first focus is to change the model that drives social networks. Social networks inform how we experience almost everything. We can't strengthen civic institutions, foster a more sustainable democracy, or create a more fair economy if we don't first change the model that drives social networks. We see social networks as a public good that should be owned by everyone and a key lever for strengthening our civic architecture. We are working to decentralize social networks, shift control of data and networks from private companies to citizens, lay the foundation for a new world which generates economic value for people rather than extracting economic value from users. This moves social networks from closed, proprietary spaces to open, publicly owned infrastructure on which anyone can build. This more ethical model offers the opportunity for change at scale across all dimensions of society.
We believe having diversity of perspective, professional backgrounds, identity groups and lived experience is a strength for teams and we actively encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Unfinished is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability, age, and familial, caregiver, or veteran status.