Communications Manager Application

The following questions form the written application stage. We believe your responses to these questions are the best way for us to assess whether your skills align with our needs; we do not collect resumes or cover letters. Candidates should answer all questions concisely. Please answer the questions below in less than 150 words.

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Contact Information

Name(Required)

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Email Address(Required)

Where did you hear about this position?(Required)

Would you like to receive the ACE Newsletter?(Required)

Yes

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General Fit

1. Share why you are a good fit for this role. What draws you to ACE and to communications in the animal welfare / effective giving space?(Required)

2. Do you have prior experience managing other people?(Required)

Yes

a) Describe your experience managing people. How have you supported someone who wasn't performing to the standard required—for example, not getting the right tone or voice?

3. Do you have knowledge and/ or experience in effective altruism or effective giving spaces?(Required)

Yes

a) Please describe that experience/knowledge, including the duration and extent of your involvement.

4. Do you have prior experience in the animal advocacy space?(Required)

Yes

a) Please describe that experience, including the duration and extent of your involvement.

5. Do you live in the United States?(Required)

Yes

6. Are you regularly available from 7am-10am Pacific US time, Mon-Thurs?(Required)

Yes

Strategy & Campaign Experience

1. Walk us through how you would plan and execute a successful email marketing campaign for fundraising ( or a different one if you haven’t run one for fundraising before) from a communications perspective. What are the key phases, and what does success look like?(Required)

2. Tell us about a campaign or communications initiative you led that you're proud of. What made it effective? What was your role, what were the outcomes, and what would you do differently?(Required)

3. Tell us about a campaign theme or messaging idea you chose that you thought was especially strong. Why did you choose it, how did it shape the campaign, and what were the outcomes?(Required)

4. What metrics would you use to measure meaningful growth on social media for ACE, and why?(Required)

Writing & Voice

1. Share 2-3 writing samples that you feel demonstrate your ability to write for a mission-driven audience. It could be a newsletter, social post, campaign copy, or blog—whatever you think showcases you best.(Required)

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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 3.

Editing

1. This is a copy editing task. Identify and correct the errors in the text below. Use plain text only. Do not use bullet points or special formatting. Edit the text directly below.

2. Rewrite the paragraph below for an audience that cares about animals (e.g., pets, shelters) but is new to effective giving. Your edits should improve clarity, structure, and persuasiveness while keeping the original intent. Briefly explain your reasoning for the most important changes you made.

At Animal Charity Evaluators, we believe that people care deeply about animals, but often don’t know where to direct their donations in a way that actually makes a meaningful difference. While many charities do important work, not all opportunities to help animals are equally impactful, and in fact, some areas receive significantly more attention and funding than others, regardless of the scale of suffering involved. This means that donors who want to help may unintentionally contribute to solutions that, while valuable, are not necessarily addressing the most pressing problems. By conducting in-depth research and evaluating organizations based on evidence and expected impact, we aim to guide donors toward opportunities that can help the greatest number of animals, while also supporting a stronger and more effective animal advocacy movement overall.