About this Role

Over  the past year, we’ve built strong foundations for our communications: developing our visual identity and tone of voice, redesigning our website, and establishing systems, rhythms and more consistent storytelling.

So, this isn’t a role where you’ll be starting from scratch. There’s a strong foundation to build from, and we’re looking for someone excited to take the work into its next phase.

For us, that next phase is about going deeper.

We don’t see communications simply as the creation of outputs. We’re interested in the stories and narratives that shape how people understand the world, hold existing systems in place and influence what we believe is possible.

Accessibility is central to this. We don’t exist to speak only to people who already know the language of systems change, community agency or social and ecological transition. We want to make complex and sometimes difficult ideas part of everyday conversation.

That means thinking deeply about who we’re trying to reach. How does this connect to someone’s life? How do we communicate in ways that invite people in?

Whether we’re talking about the future of rural economies, community energy, housing, food systems or the stories shaping our places, we want to help people understand why it matters to them — and feel that they can be part of what happens next.

This is a strategic role, but it is also an inherently practical one. You’ll write, design, interview, photograph, make, publish and create. But we want you to hold the bigger picture too: to think about why we’re communicating, who we’re trying to reach, what needs to shift, and how an individual story, article, event or Instagram post contributes to wider change.

We’re looking for someone who wants to grow not only as a communicator, but as a narrative practitioner.

We’re not expecting someone who has done everything in this role before. Many of the approaches we’re exploring are still emerging, and we’ll continue learning together.

We’re looking for someone with at least two years’ experience in communications, storytelling, engagement or a related field who feels this is where they want to deepen their practice.

You might have worked in communications for a charity, social enterprise, agency, campaign, community organisation or creative practice.

We’d Love Someone Who Is…

• Committed to building a life and practice in this part of the South West.

• Curious about systems and how change really happens.

• Questioning about how this work is done.

• A thoughtful writer and communicator.

• Committed to making complex ideas accessible.

• Interested in stories and the power they hold.

• Highly self-directed and good at managing yourself.

• Comfortable with emergence without becoming chaotic.

• Proactive and willing to make things happen

• A relationship-builder.

• Happy moving between the big picture and making the thing.

• Interested in being in the work, not just communicating from the sidelines.

• Keen to keep developing your craft.

• Thoughtful about how you use AI.

Please see full job description for more details.