Freelance Copywriter

Who are we and what are we looking for?

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. 

Race Equity:

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.

Freelance PR and Media Specialists

The role

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. 

Key requirements:

  • A demonstrated background in PR and communications with a strong knowledge of what works when securing coverage
  • ​​Hold strong relationships with media contacts and be confident pitching news stories to journalists.
  • An understanding of the evolving media landscape across multiple channels 
  • Tactically aware and knowledgeable about what’s going on in the media. 
  • Portfolio of publications in one or more of the priority geography and issue area top-tier media (further detailed below) 
  • Strong written, presentation and verbal communications skills

What issues do we work across?

You should have experience in one or more of the following areas: 

  • Public Health
  • Technology
  • Climate Activism
  • Gender Equality
  • Social Mobility and Equity
  • Human Rights 
  • Philanthropy
  • Start-ups/Entrepreneurialism
  • Sustainability

What types of coverage are we looking for?

You should have experience in one or more of the following types of outlets

  • International
  • National
  • Regional
  • Local
  • Trade/Sector specific

Where do you need to be based?

You should be based in, or have expertise and connections in one of more of the following countries/regions

  • UK 
  • France
  • Germany 
  • North America 
  • Latin America
  • North and West Africa
  • Central and Eastern Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Australia

Race Equity:

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.

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Graphic Designer

The Role:

Do 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: 

How you’ll be shaping history everyday…

  • Collaboration: You will collaborate with other creatives in the design team, actively take part in team brainstorms to come up with concepts to inspire new ideas to fuel social impact using digital and print media. This will also involve providing feedback to others in the Creative studio to improve their quality of work. 
  • Design: Working with our Design Leads, you will develop rough drafts of concepts, design and develop brand and campaign assets, and use strategic and behavioural analysis to inform your work. You will create static graphics, infographics, reports and social media content for our partners. 
  • Presenting: You will present your design concepts and final ideas, including brand guidelines (fonts, images, colours, text and layout) to our partners. 
  • Organisation: Managing and organising your own tasks, taking ownership of your responsibilities, ensuring you update our Planners (account managers) on your deadlines. This will involve ensuring that a design project remains within scope, time and budget. 
  • Incorporating feedback: Ensuring all partner feedback is implemented to the highest quality and running through this with them during meetings. This involves confidently making creative suggestions to improve pieces of work to our partners. 
  • Strategic mindset: You will understand the needs of our partners, what they’re trying to achieve and their audiences. You will be comfortable at pushing the boundaries of creativity and developing ideas that will resonate with a variety of audiences.
  • Pushing creative boundaries: Keep up to date with design and multimedia trends and the latest developments in software tools. 

You’re good at…

  • Designer experience: You have at least 2 years of experience in a design role. With this, you will have a base knowledge of the branding process.
  • Project management: You are responsive, comprehensive and detailed in your project management approach, feeling comfortable speaking with our partners (clients). You are confident and organised, with the ability to multitask and communicate with multiple stakeholders. 
  • Collaboration: Working collaboratively in a team, as well as independently, and willing to roll up your sleeves during short intensive sprints.
  • Open-minded: Willing to step outside your comfort zone, and work on a variety of new and different outputs to evolve your skill sets. 
  • Stress Management and Adaptability: You feel comfortable adapting your planned course of action when unexpected issues arise, and are able to effectively manage and surpass stressful situations. This involves managing a complex and reactive workload. 
  • Clarity and simplification: With your experience of leading meetings, you will feel comfortable presenting ideas to the internal team or our partners in an engaging way that resonates and  creates clarity and alignment. 
  • Familiarity with creative software: You may not be an expert but you need to be familiar with Adobe Suite.
  • Proactivity: Taking ownership and autonomy over your work, solving problems that others may not have noticed, and going out of your way to continue learning and growing.

Extra bit of awesome: 

  • Sector specific: Knowledge and background in the social impact/charity/political sector, whether that be volunteering or working with charities, campaigns, NGOs, funders, or institutions.
  • Beyond graphic design: To be able to demonstrate a good understanding of behavioural design, knowledge of persona mapping and audience data strategy as it pertains to design. Also, a knowledge of film, animation and other multi-media workflows relating to design. 
  • Agency experience: Previous agency experience will allow you to understand how the sector works and how to prioritise your different tasks.

Race Equity:

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. 

Remuneration: 


Base salary between 25,000-32,000 + personal/company bonus (est. 5%-8% of your base salary)

Recruitment process:

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 open on Tuesday 7th February and close on Thursday 9th March at 5pm GMT
  • We will interview no more than 3 candidates on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th March. In advance of the interview, we will send across a short design task that you’ll be able to present during the interview.

Marketing & Communications Manager

The Role:

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. 

How you’ll be shaping history everyday…

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

  • Build relationships with key journalists within the creative industries and our key areas of sustainability and social impact
  • Identify and secure written press opportunities including press releases, features and OpEd in both trade, national and sector press
  • Identify strategic selection of awards, create and oversee application submissions

2. Social media & newsletter

  • You’ll manage content and community management across our social media channels, primarily LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and MailChimp. 
  • You’ll plan and collate creative project updates, and package up the story in a way that resonates with and inspires our audiences. 
  • You’ll be responsible for expanding our community by finding new and unique opportunities to engage in sector discussions and trends
  • You’ll work with our team to plan, create and post pieces of thought-leadership that spark conversation and engagement. 
  • You’ll manage a limited budget to help amplify key pieces of content.

3. Events & Conferences

  • Plan out a small calendar of external events & conferences to attend, with the aim of securing speaking opportunities across sustainability, social impact focus areas, and creative industries. 
  • Work with one of the Planning Team to organise and deliver a series of partner virtual and physical events that strengthen partnerships relations, and create opportunities for referrals/ introductions to prospective partners. 

4. Website

  • Liaise with Planners to put in post-project workshops with teams to agree storytelling angles and impact. 
  • Manage production, upload and promotion of all case studies in a timely fashion including visual and verbal content. 
  • Ensure project team members have clear actions and timelines to develop and collate their content in the right format. 
  • Copyedit and proofread content prior to publication. 

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.

You’re good at…

  • Marketing: You have at least 3+ years of marketing experience,  ideally having worked within an agency or purpose-led brand and can manage working in a fast paced, entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Proactivity & responsiveness: Taking ownership and autonomy over your work, solving problems that others may not have noticed, and going out of your way to continue learning and growing.
  • Collaboration: Working collaboratively in a team, as well as independently, and willing to roll up your sleeves during short intensive sprints. 
  • Open-minded: Willing to step outside your comfort zone, and work on a variety of new and different outputs to evolve your skill sets. Thinking outside of the box is one of our values and pushing internal team members beyond their comfort zones is important. 
  • Content creation:  Natural flair for strategic thinking about storytelling, with a good design eye, and strong graphic design skills (eg. Canva) to create content. 
  • Confidence: This is key to step into potentially uncomfortable situations, take a lead on calls with perhaps limited prior knowledge and put the team and our partners at ease. 
  • Commercial mindset: You’re interested in how businesses operate and grow, and therefore recognise the importance of processes that need to be put in place and also need to evolve over time. You feel comfortable talking through proposals and budget negotiations.
  • Stress Management and Adaptability: You feel comfortable adapting your planned course of action when unexpected issues arise, and are able to effectively manage and surpass stressful situations. This involves managing a complex and reactive workload. 
  • Clarity and simplification: You present and organise information in a clear, engaging way that resonates and  creates clarity and alignment. 
  • Time management: Effectively planning and organising how to divide your time between specific projects and activities, balancing the art of flexibility with realism.
  • Organisation: You know how to handle budgets and timelines and are more than familiar with organising both projects and people.

Extra bit of awesome: 

  • Video editing skills
  • Existing network of journalists and media contacts in relevant sectors
  • Knowledge and background in the social impact/charity/political sector, whether that be volunteering or working with charities, campaigns, NGOs, funders, or institutions.

Race Equity:

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. 

Remuneration: 

 Base salary of £30,000-£40,000 + end of year bonus (5-8% of base salary)

Recruitment process:

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.

Planning (Account) Director

The Role:

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.

How you’ll be shaping history everyday…

  • Team leader: Lead the Planning Team (5) to elevate their ambitions and delivery of excellent account and project management. You will oversee delivery of all projects from an account management perspective, with the support of the Ops Lead.  You will motivate and mentor team members to hit goals and provide concrete feedback and positive reinforcement. You will also take a lead on weekly planning meetings, as well as working with other Directors to map out how the planning team can evolve.
  • Account direction: Lead 1-2 major partnerships (50% of week), ensuring the timely and successful delivery of high quality outcomes. This will involve building, maintaining and evolving effective communications, efficient timelines, and where necessary, facilitate consultation workshops. 
  • Partnership cultivation & stewardship: Work closely with our co-MD to develop a deep knowledge of our longer term partnerships and issue areas, building strong relationships with key partners, and leading on all new and extended project commercials across all partnerships.  
  • Managing budget conversations: Responsible for submitting all bills relating to your projects using our financial software platform Xero –  on occasion, required to sign off expenses entered by the Planning team. When budgets require negotiations with contractors or partners, it will be your responsibility to either guide the Planning team to take these conversations on, or you will lead them yourselves.
  • Conflict resolution: Key person to step onto partnerships to provide a calm, stabilising presence, fostering a solutions-first approach. If there is an internal conflict, you’re the person to neutralise situations, as well as answering any project-related questions that the team might have. 
  • Project overview: As our Planning Director, although you may not know the full nuances of each project, you will have a good understanding of what stages each project is in, and sometimes ask the difficult questions as to why deadlines have been missed or why projects have been delayed. This means you will likely join kick off meetings to gain a sense of who the partner we’re working with is, understanding their wants and needs of each project. 
  • Processes: Working closely with our Ops Lead to identify core processes and systems that need to be changed or evolved. It will be your responsibility to roll these out to the full Shape History team. In doing so, you will form a good relationship with the Strategy and Creative teams to understand their internal department processes. Attention to detail is key here and overseeing contracts and email correspondence on behalf of all planners will be important. 
  • Looking ahead: You will think ahead on all projects that you’re overseeing, ensuring that the full Planning team is doing the same and pre-empt anything that may not go according to plan, proactively coming up with solutions.

You’re good at…

  • Agency experience: You have at least 7+ years of account management experience,  ideally having worked at an agency and can manage working on multiple projects at once.
  • Reactive and proactive mindset: Experience in the agility and shifting requirements of working on multiple projects.
  • Team leader: You have mentored and managed a team before. You are a firm set of hands and have the ability to dive into difficult situations to present solutions that work for the Shape History team and our partners. 
  • Collaboration: Working collaboratively in a team, as well as independently, and willing to roll up your sleeves during short intensive sprints. 
  • Open-minded: Willing to step outside your comfort zone, and work on a variety of new and different outputs to evolve your skill sets. Thinking outside of the box is one of our values and pushing internal team members beyond their comfort zones is important. 
  • Confidence: This is key to step into potentially uncomfortable situations, take a lead on calls with perhaps limited prior knowledge and put the team and our partners at ease. 
  • Commercial mindset: You have worked in the sector and you are interested in how businesses operate, therefore recognise the importance of certain processes that need to be put in place and also need to evolve over time. You feel comfortable talking through proposals and budget negotiations.
  • Stress Management and Adaptability: You feel comfortable adapting your planned course of action when unexpected issues arise, and are able to effectively manage and surpass stressful situations. This involves managing a complex and reactive workload. 
  • Clarity and simplification: You present and organise information in a clear, engaging way that resonates and  creates clarity and alignment. 
  • Enthusiasm for project management: You bring a certain level of enthusiasm to the team, building morale and acting as a team leader when needed.
  • Proactivity: Taking ownership and autonomy over your work, solving problems that others may not have noticed, and going out of your way to continue learning and growing.
  • Time management: Effectively planning and organising how to divide your time between specific projects and activities, balancing the art of flexibility with realism.
  • Organisation: You know how to handle budgets and timelines and are more than familiar with organising both projects and people.

Extra bit of awesome: 

  • Knowledge and background in the social impact/charity/political sector, whether that be volunteering or working with charities, campaigns, NGOs, funders, or institutions.

Race Equity:

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. 

Remuneration: 

Base salary of £45,000-£55,000 + personal/company bonus (est. 5%-8% of your base salary)

Recruitment process:

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.

Strategic Communications Consultant

The Role:

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.

How you’ll be shaping history everyday:

  • Leadership and Consultancy: You will lead the strategy for the partnerships you are working on. This involves providing leadership and strategic counsel to our partners, helping to guide them through the process and not being afraid to challenge their points of view in a respectful way. 
  • Strategic thinking: You will always keep your eye on the big picture – achieving the outcomes our partners are looking for. This means putting outcomes before outputs, always thinking about the road to getting there within both available means and the changing environment, and recognising that the tools and tactics are adaptable and evolving.
  • Strategic ideation. You will brainstorm ideas and build them out into strategies across a wide range of communications disciplines. This will involve crafting brand strategies for organisations, building campaigns for advocacy and behavioural change goals, developing communications strategies for organisations, and developing digital and media strategies to effectively reach priority audiences on the channels they use. 
  • Strategic PR and Media: Using your experience working in PR, you will use your knowledge to build up relationships with press in the States. You will be required to lead on PR and content planning within the region and execute outreach on behalf of a variety of partners, both proactively and reactively. 
  • Copywriting: Writing clear and concise copy for a range of different mediums – ads, publications, websites, press releases – that inform, engage, and resonate with  target audiences. You will understand the message that our partners are trying to seek to express and translate this into powerful and convincing written content. 
  • Research: Carrying out research (e.g conducting stakeholder interviews, desk based research, competitors/peers analysis) to unearth powerful and actionable insights to inform strategies and activations. 
  • Facilitating workshops: Leading on physical and virtual workshops to unearth insight, scope out opportunities, and co-develop strategies. This will include planning, running, and writing up key notes and outcomes. 
  • New Partnerships: You might help fine-tune and support with responding to briefs and writing proposals for new and existing partners in the US, as well as taking part in pitches and presenting proposals.

Must haves:

  • Strategic Experience: Proven track record and experience of developing and implementing effective strategies and influencing stakeholders. The individual should have at least 10 years of strategic experience.
  • Problem solving: Using logic, as well as imagination, to make sense of a situation and come up with realistic and workable solutions. 
  • Leadership: Experience of leading meetings with partners and taking a lead on the creation of various strategies. 
  • Agency experience: We’d ideally like to bring someone on board who has agency and sector experience. 
  • Collaboration: Working collaboratively in a team, as well as independently, and willing to roll up your sleeves during short intensive sprints.  
  • Clarity and simplification:  From presenting ideas to the internal team or our partners, to delivering strategy documents, you present and organise information in a clear, engaging way that resonates and  creates clarity and alignment. 
  • Proactivity: Taking ownership and autonomy over your work, solving problems that others may not have noticed, and going out of your way to continue learning and growing.
  • Time management: Effectively planning and organising how to divide your time between specific projects and activities, balancing the art of flexibility with realism.

Q&A:

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.

Race Equity:

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. 

Apply

JOIN THE TEAM

Our team are full of campaigners who genuinely want to create an impact in society. We see the agency as a place for individual and collective evolution. We therefore put an emphasis on training for the team and ensure that everyone can be their full self when coming into the office.
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WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?

We put the individuals in the Shape History team at the heart of every decision that is made. Here are some of the reasons we think you should join the team.

We 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.