Climate Home News is Seeking a Subscriptions, Marketing and Communications Officer – Apply Before 8 March 2026
Contract: Freelance
Hours: 20 hours per week
Location: Remote
Salary: £300–£450 per week (depending on experience and geographic location)
Reporting to: Development Manager
Climate Home News is seeking a Subscriptions, Marketing and Communications Officer to play a strategic role in expanding its subscription programme and strengthening its global audience engagement. This fully remote freelance position offers creative autonomy and the opportunity to directly support the sustainability of independent, award-winning climate journalism.
The successful candidate will act as a bridge between the editorial and development teams, driving audience growth and subscription conversion. This role is central to increasing brand visibility, nurturing reader relationships, and transforming engaged readers into paying subscribers.
Role Overview
This is a strategic growth position focused on:
- Expanding paid subscriptions
- Strengthening audience engagement
- Increasing brand recognition
- Driving website traffic and reader retention
- Supporting income generation through data-informed marketing
The role requires strong communication skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to use audience insights to inform strategy. A background in digital marketing, subscriptions, or sales is highly desirable, along with an interest in climate communications.
With a global readership, working hours are flexible but should maximise collaboration with colleagues and audience engagement across time zones.
Primary Responsibilities
Marketing & Communications
- Manage and grow the organisation’s LinkedIn presence
- Publish engaging content and interact with key stakeholders
- Increase brand recognition and audience reach
- Disseminate partner content as agreed
- Support subscription growth through strategic communications
Newsletters (Climate Weekly & Event Bulletins)
- Lead newsletter strategy and execution
- Grow and maintain a high-quality mailing list
- Optimise open and click-through rates through A/B testing
- Improve design and layout to increase reader engagement
- Support revenue growth via subscriber conversion
SEO & AI Optimisation
- Ensure high-quality SEO across published content
- Target keywords that reach core audiences
- Maximise visibility on search engines and AI platforms
- Drive traffic to support subscription growth
Engagement & Stewardship
- Strengthen reader relationships through targeted communication
- Enhance user experience across digital platforms
- Build and nurture a global reader community
Monitoring & Reporting
- Track KPIs related to subscriptions, engagement, and traffic
- Provide timely impact reports to colleagues and donors
- Inform editorial and strategic decision-making through data
Audience Insight
- Analyse data from Brevo, social platforms, and Google Analytics
- Update and refine audience personas
- Conduct surveys and direct reader engagement
- Share insights to guide editorial and marketing strategies
Events (Online & In-Person)
- Support development and delivery of webinars and livestreamed events
- Contribute to a planned in-person event during London Climate Action Week
- Use events to grow audience, increase brand recognition, and drive subscriptions
Impact Tracking & Dissemination
- Monitor citations, awards, and external mentions
- Share impact stories via posts and newsletters
- Highlight the organisation’s influence in climate policy circles
Secondary Responsibilities
Media Partnerships
- Collaborate to develop partnerships that expand reach and audience
- Leverage partnerships to increase subscription conversions
Website Optimisation
- Improve user experience and engagement time
- Increase repeat visits and click-through rates
- Support site optimisation strategies that drive subscription revenue
About Climate Home News
Climate Home News is an independent English-language digital news service reporting on the international politics of the climate crisis and the global energy transition. For 15 years, it has covered UN climate negotiations (COP), climate finance, carbon markets, adaptation, just transition, and energy policy.
Its reporting is trusted by:
- Government officials and diplomats
- UN representatives
- Academics and researchers
- Campaigners and civil society leaders
- Climate policy professionals across the Global North and South
In 2024, the organisation was a finalist at the European Journalism Centre’s Climate Journalism Awards. In 2025, it won a Covering Climate Now award for investigative reporting on Azerbaijan’s climate diplomacy, recognised as “incredibly necessary” and “truly outstanding.”
The publication delivers in-depth reporting and impactful investigations on topics including sustainable aviation fuel, green hydrogen, and carbon credits. Its mission is to inform audiences and inspire meaningful climate action worldwide.
Application Process
Applicants should submit:
- A cover letter (maximum one page)
- A CV
Applications must be emailed before 23:59 GMT on Sunday 8 March. Suitable candidates will be contacted for remote interviews by the end of March. If applicants have not received communication by 21 March, they should consider their application unsuccessful on this occasion.
This role is ideal for someone motivated to make a tangible impact on climate action and who believes in the power of independent journalism to drive change.
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