Director of Content / Editor in Chief

Modern Farmer is an award-winning publication and the authoritative resource for today’s cutting-edge food producers and consumers. Originally founded in 2013 as a print publication, Modern Farmer is embarking on an exciting transition from a for-profit online publication to a content-driven, non-profit ‘information-for-action’ community. Our mission is to create the leading platform for education, awareness-raising, and engagement at the intersection of food, agriculture, and society. By convening diverse audiences, sharing creative and brave content, and leveraging expert journalism, we hope to catalyze change and advance important issues. In making this transition, Modern Farmer is seeking to hire a Director of Content to join its leadership team. This exciting new position offers the right candidate the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and talented group of people that is building and implementing a new strategy and the organization to implement it. This role is ideally suited to an experienced writer and editor, who excels at strategy, can effectively translate ideas into action, and is seeking an opportunity to play an integral part in developing a new model for results-oriented engagement on critical topics such as food insecurity, sustainability, climate change, and nutrition.