About Us: 

Twisted Fields is a 127-acre research farm on the California coast dedicated to the advancement of automation in agriculture to allow humanity to farm sustainably and maintain responsible stewardship over the land. We are a growing close-knit community that is excited to welcome new members onto our team to continue learning from one another and sharing our knowledge with farms worldwide. 

Communications Coordinator: 

The Communications Coordinator is a new position on the Twisted Fields team, which will help us boost our community outreach, increase the creation and reach of our online educational material, and work with the admin team to provide content and public relations. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement communication strategies that includes media outreach and social media content creation.
• Research and write press releases, infographics, blogs, and newsletters.
• Create written, graphic, and video content for the company websites, grant proposals, and fundraising campaigns.
• Acquire and maintain a detailed knowledge of the company’s policies, principles, and strategies, and keep up to date with relevant developments.
• Arrange and coordinate press conferences, plan events, and publish articles.
• Facilitate the resolution of disputes with external role-players.
• Adhere to the company’s style guide, ensuring that we produce a high-quality and error-free copy.
• Perform regular quality inspections of internal and external-facing media, branding, and protocols.
• Work with key internal role-players to brainstorm content ideas, in line with the company’s strategy and in support of various brand initiatives.
• Support and evaluate results of communication campaigns with the team.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry partners and journalists, seek out media opportunities, and engage public audience.
• Facilitate internal and external diversity, inclusion, and community service initiatives.
• ​Develop optimization strategies that increase the company's search engine results rankings.
• Market product, career opportunities, events, and company values.
• Track time and expenses for profitability reports.
• Administrative duties as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, videography, film, or a related field.​
• Demonstrated videography experience including knowledge of post-production techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines.
• Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office, and related business and communication tools. Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Strategic and creative mindset.
• A portfolio of work available for review.
• Ability to self-motivate and work autonomously without supervision.
• Organized and detail-oriented.

​Schedule: 

• Full-time
• Flexible schedule
• Hybrid remote, must commute to location at least 1 day a week

Compensation: 

• $25+ per hour (largely DOE).
• 3 weeks PTO accrued annually.
• As a start-up, we are unable to provide health or retirement benefits at this time.
• Potential for on-site housing accomodations.