Working at Sojourners

About SojoAction

Our faith compels us to build a just future where every need is supplied, and no one is afraid. SojoAction builds hope and creates change together with those who believe a more just world is possible.

Sojourners is an ecumenical Christian media and advocacy organization that works towards social and racial justice. Sojourners publishes an award-winning magazine, produces daily news and commentary on sojo.net, and mobilizes people of faith for social justice through its advocacy initiative SojoAction.

We seek to inspire hope and build a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world by articulating the biblical call to racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship.

About the Role

SojoAction is looking for a mid-level digital role that specializes in content and relationship management. Digital organizing requires significant investment into content creation and relationship management. This role would combine those skills in conjunction with the Digital Mobilization Manager to lead SojoAction’s online and offline mobilizing arm to create world-class digital campaigns that connect the dots from social communities, micro-influencers, decision-makers, and the press. This role is for those seeking to make a stamp on how digital organizing evolves in our rapidly evolving times.

Are you a good writer who can draft clean, persuasive, well-messaged social media with graphics on tight deadlines? Does your faith motivate you to do good in this world? If so, please read on!

Responsibilities

• Foster equity and inclusion within the work environment and in every aspect of your work.
• Draft clean, persuasive, and well-messaged social media content, incorporating graphics and videos, even under tight deadlines.
• Craft email campaigns, action pages, and digital toolkits to mobilize supporters and allies in faith-based justice work.
• Collaborate with the Digital Mobilization Manager to develop and implement posting schedules and social media strategies that drive engagement.
• Monitor and curate high-impact social media content that resonates with diverse audiences.
• Identify, cultivate, and strengthen relationships with progressive faith leaders, micro-influencers, and organizational partners.
• Develop strategies to expand and deepen engagement with SojoAction’s digital and offline communities using digital advertising, organic social media, texting, influencer campaigns, and other digital tools.
• Build and maintain sophisticated distribution networks that keep the public, coalition members, and influencers informed and engaged.
• Assist the Digital Mobilization Manager with power and influence mapping and execute “influencing the influencer” campaigns.
• Support rapid-response digital work, ensuring timely and effective action during critical moments.
• Stay abreast of emerging digital tools and trends to keep campaigns innovative and impactful.
• Collaborate with the Mobilizing Team to integrate digital strategies across campaigns.
• Oversee day-to-day management of social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X), including:
  • Writing content, producing graphics, and creating videos.
  • Scheduling posts and tracking performance metrics to refine strategies.
  • Exploring innovative methods to grow audience reach and engagement.
• Explore and develop strategies to grow reach and followership of social media platforms
• Assist in managing and updating SojoAction’s website pages, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and engaging design.
• Track and analyze metrics to report progress and measure campaign impact.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support SojoAction’s mission and goals.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in digital organizing, media relations, or advocacy.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in non-profits, issue campaigns, electoral campaigns, or Congress.
• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to frame messages and synthesize complex issues.
• Demonstrated expertise in digital content creation, including graphics, videos, and website management.
• Proficiency with tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Canva, HTML, WordPress, and Excel.
• Experience using social media strategically and managing platforms like Buffer and analytics tools to measure engagement.
• Familiarity with advocacy and CRM tools (e.g., Quorum, Phone2Action, Capitol Canary, Engaging Networks).
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask, and a collaborative mindset.
• Commitment to Sojourners’ mission and alignment with its faith-based social justice values.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@democracypartners.com. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff and create an inclusive and equitable culture.

Starting annual salary for this position is $60 – 65K , based on experience. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 12 days paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

Sojourners has an opening for a Chief Program and Impact Officer with an understanding of our work and mission, advocacy issue areas, and effective media engagement to join our Washington, D.C. staff. This position works closely with Sojourners’ President and COO to oversee all major branches of our mobilizing and communications work, including campaigns, church engagement and training, racial justice, government relations, and media. Additionally, the position will work with the Chief Advancement Officer to develop the financial portfolio of our mobilizing programmatic work. This position will serve on the Executive Team.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the President to develop a vision and strategy for mobilizing that is aligned with our organizational strategic plan and integrates our campaigns, advocacy, and communications staff.  Lead the mobilizing team to accomplish that vision and ensure it is integrated and coordinated across the organization.
• Supervise and support the Senior Director of Campaigns and Mobilizing to design and implement Sojourners’ campaigns, which includes online mobilizing (with the Digital Mobilizing Manager) and strengthen the team’s project management and campaigning skills.
• Ensure and foster coordination with the Advancement Team and others on campaign funding and reporting.
• Supervise and support the Senior Director of Campaigns and Mobilizing, Racial Justice Director, Congregational Education and Outreach Director, and Political Director to maintain and strengthen relationships with external partners, elected officials, and coalitions related to campaigns work and organizational priorities.
• Work with the President to develop and oversee executive and organizational messaging efforts.
• Supervise and support the Director of Communications to leverage the President’s and other Sojourners’ voices in national, regional, political, and religious media. Oversee the implementation of media strategy and development of a communications plan. Oversee the tasks to strategize, write, and distribute relevant media advisories, press releases, and press kits.
• Identify and cultivate new opportunities and build new contacts to leverage Sojourners’ message in the media.
• Work with the Senior Director of Marketing to develop and implement new media opportunities and messaging cohesion.
• Work with the Editor in Chief and Senior Director of Marketing to coordinate and maximize growth across the organization’s social media.
• Foster professional development, cohesion, and growth of mobilizing staff and fellows.
• Oversee the development and stewardship of the mobilizing budget.
• Write and speak on behalf of Sojourners’ campaigns as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years’ experience in strategic planning, media relations, message development, coalition work, budgeting, program management, and supervision.
• Digital mobilizing experience, including building online audiences and communities
• Knowledge of social and economic justice issues and scriptural tenets that undergird Sojourners’ involvement in them; understanding of and commitment to Sojourners’ faith-based mission.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and editing, speaking and briefing.
• Knowledge and experience with multiple media platforms.
• Exceptional project management skills to handle several assignments simultaneously, attention to detail, and ability to multitask and prioritize; excellent interpersonal skills essential.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@sojo.net or Chief Program and Impact Officer Search, Sojourners, 408 C St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This position will be based in the Washington, D.C. office with minimum in-office days required.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff and create an inclusive and equitable culture.  

The starting annual salary for this position is $100,000 to $130,000, based on experience. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 12 days paid sick/personal leave, 401(k) plan, and a positive, faith-based work environment.

Position summary:

Sojourners seeks a dynamic managing editor for online content and to lead the team that produces award-winning daily news, opinion, and culture coverage for sojo.net.

Our ideal candidate will be an experienced editor, skilled at managing both people and projects, who feels at home in a fast-paced digital media environment of a Christian nonprofit organization. We want someone who is creative, hands-on, and strategic: full of ideas for new stories and projects, but also eager to roll up their sleeves and test those ideas against engagement data, team feedback, and budget considerations. We’re looking for someone enthusiastic about Sojourners’ editorial mission as an independent, award-winning publication of faith, culture, and politics — someone who brings a nuanced understanding of Christian faith and social justice to the stories they publish, the way they manage a diverse team, and their navigation of an ever-changing media landscape.

Editorial responsibilities: 

• Define clear editorial goals for sojo.net, develop new areas of growth, and assist with evaluating and improving content in collaboration with the Editor-in-Chief, online editors, Audience Engagement Manager, and Editor of Sojourners.  
• Oversee all aspects of online editorial calendar and publication process, including story development, soliciting, assigning, editing, crafting headlines, selecting photos, and publication. 
• Ensure all content on online publication conforms with Sojourners in-house style and editorial mission.
• Monitor national and international news with an eye to developing coverage of religion, faith, politics, and social justice. 
• Collaborate regularly with monthly print magazine editorial team and help shape editorial retreats alongside Editor of Sojourners print magazine and Editor-in-Chief.
• Collaborate with online editorial team on three newsletters: SojoMail, Verse & Voice, and The Reconstruct.
• Collaborate with Editor-in-Chief, Editor of Sojourners magazine, Audience Engagement Manager, Senior Marketing Director, and Advancement Team to develop grant-funded projects and track meaningful metrics.
• Report and write articles for digital and print publications. 

 Leadership responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise online editorial team (Senior Associate Opinion Editor, Senior Associate News Editor, and Senior Associate Culture Editor) and provide additional management support to those supervising fellows, cohort members, or contracted reporters.
• Oversee online columnist and freelancer contracts and payment.
• Represent online editorial team on Sojourners Management Team. 
• Assume web-related duties of Editor-in-Chief in their absence.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Applicants based in D.C. or willing to relocate are preferred; if not local, applicants must be willing to travel to the DC office 2-3 times per year.
• At least 6+ years of online journalism experience; experience in nonprofit journalism a plus.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communications skills.
• Experience with web publishing, content management systems, and audience engagement metrics.
• Proven success at managing both people and projects.
• Nuanced understanding of Christian faith and diverse movements for racial and social justice.
• Desire to work in a Christian workplace that strives to continually deepen its commitments to faith and social justice.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three professional reference contacts to jobs@sojo.net or Managing Editor, sojo.net search, Sojourners, 408 C St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Sojourners is an equal opportunity employer that continually seeks to diversify its staff and create an inclusive and equitable culture.

Starting annual salary for this position is $70-80,000, based on experience. Excellent benefits package includes fully paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation, 12 days paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, and a positive, faith-based work environment.