Shape History is looking for freelance copywriters who have at least 3-5 years of copywriting and strategic communications experience..
Are you a savvy strategist and wicked wordsmith wanting to use your skills to improve lives and save our planet?
Yes? Great. Keep reading…
We’re Shape History, the social impact communications agency. We’re here to nurture a fairer world, faster, through strategic communications, creative storytelling, and powerful partnerships.
So what does this mean? From Climate Change to Gender Equality, Digital Health, to Human Rights, we work with charities, NGOs, funders, and business on some of the biggest issues facing humanity today to help them tell their story and accelerate progress to their ambitions. We create and evolve organisational brands. We craft and run campaigns. We build websites.
We all like to tell stories. We do it everyday. With our friends. Our families. Our colleagues. But what is the point? What is the outcome? Is it just chit chat or do you want to get them to DO SOMETHING?
At Shape History we and our partners want to get people to do something.
That’s where you come in. We’re on the lookout for freelance Copywriters to support our full time team over the coming 3-6 months. You should be able to keep your eye on the North star – delivering desired impact through crafting connections with target audiences – whilst using your creative flair to write compelling copy that jumps off the page (metaphorically speaking of course!)
So what is it like at Shape History? One day you might be writing an op-ed for one of our partners to sell their vision of how to create a fairer world, the next you might be putting some life and energy into core brand messaging for an organisation – helping it to connect with their audiences.
If this sounds like you, please contact us below.
We are committed to having an inclusive culture in which everyone feels safe and supported to achieve their potential. There is a long way to go in implementing race equity in the sector and we have a robust strategy in place for delivering this at Shape History. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, including those with lived experience of social issues we are working to address.
Shape History is on a global search. We’re looking for freelance public relations and media specialists with at least five years of experience to join our collective of freelancers from all around the world.
Are you a strategic storyteller, with a pulse on what makes a good news hook? Do you have a proven track record of securing media coverage for national and international media outlets?
Yes? Great. Keep reading…
We’re Shape History, the social impact communications agency. We’re here to nurture a fairer world, faster, through strategic communications, creative storytelling, and powerful partnerships.
So what does this mean? From the climate crisis to gender equality, digital health, to human rights, we work with charities, NGOs, funders, and businesses on some of the biggest issues facing humanity today to help them tell their story and accelerate progress to their ambitions. We create and evolve organisational brands. We craft and run campaigns. We amplify narratives through securing media coverage.
As we grow, we are looking to build on our Shape History Collective – our network of freelance PR consultants from all around the world to support with media strategy, story generation, and media liaison across our increasingly international partnerships and projects.
We are looking for freelancers with existing contacts and expert knowledge on media in a specific region or issue. Please find below further information about who we are looking for.
You should have experience in one or more of the following areas:
You should have experience in one or more of the following types of outlets
You should be based in, or have expertise and connections in one of more of the following countries/regions
We are committed to having an inclusive culture in which everyone feels safe and supported to achieve their potential. There is a long way to go in implementing race equity in the sector and we have a robust strategy in place for delivering this at Shape History. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, including those with lived experience of social issues we are working to address.
To apply please follow our recruitment application process here.
ApplyDo you find yourself constantly coming up with ideas that you just want to explore and share? Do you love bringing innovative and cutting edge design into your work? Do you want the opportunity to work in a creative team that focuses solely on social impact projects? If this sounds like you, you could be what we’re looking for.
We’re Shape History, the social impact communications agency based in London and we’re looking for a graphic designer with 2+ years’ of experience looking to enhance their creative skills in a fast growing, purpose-led agency. This is a fantastic opportunity to have the creative freedom to ideate and design brand assets for our social impact partners. The role will allow you to test out different design mediums, building up your portfolio and discovering what type of designer you want to be.
The successful candidate will join the Creative team, report into the Design Lead, and will be responsible for:
Diversifying leadership, both within our agency and our sector is a strategic priority in the coming years, at every level of Shape History. We are committed to having an inclusive culture in which everyone feels safe and supported to achieve their potential. There is a long way to go in implementing race equity in the sector and we have a robust strategy in place for delivering this at Shape History.
As such, we actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, including those with lived experience of social issues we are working to address.
Base salary between 25,000-32,000 + personal/company bonus (est. 5%-8% of your base salary)
As part of our process, we use blind recruitment in our first round of applications. This is part of a wider race equity strategy at Shape History. When applying for this role, you will be taken to a Typeform link where you’ll be asked a series of questions.
Shape History is looking for candidates with at least 3+ years of marketing experience, some of which has been at an agency or purpose-led brand, to become our new Marketing & Communications Manager.
Are you looking for a new challenge that gives you the chance to use your marketing expertise to grow the credibility and trust of our social impact agency? Are you a commercially minded person who loves finding creative solutions to build brands and increase partnerships ? Are you proactive, entrepreneurial, and incredibly passionate about social impact? If so, this full-time London based role will be perfect for you.
We’re Shape History, the social impact communications agency. We work with our partners – charities, businesses, UN bodies, academic institutions, philanthropic organisations – on some of the biggest issues facing humanity today, from Climate Change to Gender Equality, Digital Health to Human Rights. We harness the power of communication to inspire inventive thinking and propel social impact leaders and changemakers to create a fairer world faster.
We’re a full service agency, doing everything from strategically advising major institutions, running social media campaigns, placing stories in the news, creating beautiful content, and developing large scale marketing plans to influence target audiences. An understanding of our services as an agency, how to work collaboratively, and take a strategically commercial approach to marketing are all part of this role.
The successful candidate will join the Growth team, report into the Strategy & Partnerships Director, and will be responsible for:
1. Driving new partnerships: you will work closely with the Growth Team to implement marketing strategies to support the acquisition of new partner organisations across different markets – the UK, North America, Europe and Africa.
2. Scaling our impact through storytelling: you will plan & execute communications and marketing activities that both amplify the impact of our projects and partnerships, as well as the internal impact of the agency covering environmental sustainability, race and gender equity, and progressive business culture.
3. Building brand trust and credibility: you will be responsible for growing the Shape History brand within key target audiences – philanthropy, multilateral institutions, purpose-driven companies, and civil society.
Management & development of brand channels: you will manage all owned and earned channels and be responsible for our content calendar to achieve the above goals. We’ve broken this down below:
1. PR & Awards
2. Social media & newsletter
3. Events & Conferences
4. Website
Development of agency storytelling: you will work with the Ops and People team to increase the appetite to storytell our internal culture across all teams
Processes: Working closely with our Ops and People team to identify core processes and systems that need to be introduced or evolved to optimise agency marketing & communications.
Diversifying leadership, both within our agency and our sector is a strategic priority in the coming years, at every level of Shape History. We are committed to having an inclusive culture in which everyone feels safe and supported to achieve their potential. There is a long way to go in implementing race equity in the sector and we have a robust strategy in place for delivering this at Shape History.
As such, we actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, including those with lived experience of social issues we are working to address.
Base salary of £30,000-£40,000 + end of year bonus (5-8% of base salary)
As part of our process, we use blind recruitment in our first round of applications. This is part of a wider race equity strategy at Shape History. When applying for this role, you will be taken to a Typeform link where you’ll be asked a series of questions.
Applications will close on Wednesday 8th March 2023 at 5pm GMT. Following this the recruitment panel will notify a long list of candidates by Thursday 9th March, who will be asked to submit CVs – please do not try to submit CVs before you are contacted to maintain the integrity of blind recruitment.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Thursday 16th March 2023 and asked to complete a short exercise (this will take no more than 1 hour) and schedule a presentation and interview on Thursday 23rd March or Friday 24th March (between 9.30am – 1pm). We aim to have made a decision by Monday 27th March 2023.
Shape History is looking for candidates who have at least 7 years of account management experience, some of which has been at an agency, to be our new Planning/Account Director.
Are you looking for a new challenge that gives you the chance to get creative and use your expertise to evolve a team who are passionate about social impact causes? Are you a natural leader who loves working with people to nurture their personal evolution? Are you proactive, love problem solving and are incredibly organised? If so, this full-time London based role will be perfect for you.
We’re Shape History, the social impact communications agency. We work with our partners – charities, businesses, UN bodies, academic institutions, philanthropic organisations – on some of the biggest issues facing humanity today, from Climate Change to Gender Equality, Digital Health, to Human Rights. We harness the power of communication to inspire inventive thinking and propel social impact leaders and changemakers to create a fairer world faster.
We’re a full service agency, doing everything from running social media campaigns, placing stories in the news, creating beautiful, emotive content, and developing large scale strategies for how organisations can talk to and influence their target audiences. An understanding of our services as an agency, how to work collaboratively, identify issues and implement new processes are all part of this role. The successful candidate will be a team leader for our Planning team.
Diversifying leadership, both within our agency and our sector is a strategic priority in the coming years, at every level of Shape History. We are committed to having an inclusive culture in which everyone feels safe and supported to achieve their potential. There is a long way to go in implementing race equity in the sector and we have a robust strategy in place for delivering this at Shape History.
As such, we actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, including those with lived experience of social issues we are working to address.
Base salary of £45,000-£55,000 + personal/company bonus (est. 5%-8% of your base salary)
As part of our process, we use blind recruitment in our first round of applications. This is part of a wider race equity strategy at Shape History. When applying for this role, you will be taken to a Typeform link where you’ll be asked a series of questions.
Applications will close on Monday 13th February, 2023 at 6pm GMT. Following this the recruitment panel will create a long list of candidates, providing them with a short task to complete. Candidates will then be shortlisted for an interview. We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible.
We’re on the lookout for a strategic consultant based in the US who can collaborate with our London based team and also take a lead on strategic partnerships in that part of the world. You will lead communications strategies – from ideation to implementation – for our partners in the US (other agencies like to call them clients) to achieve the outcomes they are looking for.You will need to demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas: PR (extra marks for experience in this field), digital campaigning, political campaigning and copywriting.
Who are we? We’re Shape History, the social impact communications agency. We work with our partners on some of the biggest issues facing humanity today, from Climate Change to Gender Equality, Digital Health to Inequality. We harness the power of communication to inspire inventive thinking and propel social impact leaders and change makers to create a fairer world faster.
Where do you need to be based? We have partners all across the US but we’d primarily be looking for someone based on the East Coast.
How often will you be needed? We can be flexible but ideally part-time, approximately 2-3 days per week.
How much and how often will you be paid? We’ll agree on a day rate with you and pay you for the hours you complete at the end of each month.
How do you apply? Send us your details and let’s have a call! Reach out on recruitment@shapehistory.com
When will we be making a decision on who to bring on board? We’ll be looking through applications on a rolling basis and we’d like to bring someone on board anytime from March onwards.
We are committed to having an inclusive culture in which everyone feels safe and supported to achieve their potential. There is a long way to go in implementing race equity in the sector and we have a robust strategy in place for delivering this at Shape History. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, including those with lived experience of social issues we are working to address.
ApplyWe offer grants to team members to build passion projects with no restrictions. We also run our own internal campaigns with ideas coming from the team.
We understand that people work best at different times in the day, and either at home or in the office so we're super flexible!
4x per year, the full team comes together to take part in workshops, activities and socials. Previous team days have included axe throwing (not at each other), graffiti spraying and team challenges around London.
Each team member is entitled to 24 days of holiday plus a Christmas shutdown period and bank holidays. We also have an enhanced parental leave policy.
We think that the team has a vitamin C deficiency because the amount of fruit they devour during Monday huddles is ridiculous. Enjoy that, as well as prosecco Thursdays!
Our main priority is our team and the culture that runs throughout the agency. We put emphasis on working with team members to unfold their individual and unique potential.