Communications & Storytelling Associate

Communications & Storytelling Associate

Location: UK-based, ideally in Oxford or London area
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000, dependent on experience
Working arrangements: We are open to this being a four- or five-day-a-week role, depending on the right candidate. We work flexibly and do not have a fixed office, but value opportunities to come together in person, particularly in London and Oxford regularly.
Hours: Our usual working hours are 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required around events and gatherings.

About Ostara

Ostara’s mission is to catalyse an economy in service of life. We believe that a different future is possible, and that getting there requires imagination, courage, new ways of thinking and working together, and compelling stories that inspire people to act.  Our emerging work spans imaginative gatherings and regenerative leadership, alongside new approaches to market shaping, collective action and regenerative finance.

The Role

We are looking for a creative, proactive and enthusiastic communicator to help tell Ostara’s story, raise our profile and deepen engagement with our growing community of partners and fellow changemakers.

You will help bring our ideas, people and initiatives to life through compelling storytelling, digital communications and thoughtfully designed events and gatherings. You’ll run our day-to-day digital channels, contribute to our wider communications strategy and help ensure that the people who matter to Ostara stay informed, connected and inspired.

This is a hands-on and dynamic role in a small, ambitious and evolving team. It suits someone who combines creativity with excellent organisational skills, enjoys working with people and ideas, and takes initiative to turn opportunities into action.

Communications strategy and storytelling

  • Help shape and deliver Ostara’s communications strategy, raising our profile and deepening engagement with partners, funders and wider networks.
  • Work with the team to identify and tell compelling stories from across Ostara’s work, translating complex ideas about regenerative futures, leadership, market transformation, nature and finance into accessible and inspiring communications.
  • Support communications that strengthen Ostara’s distinctive voice, build our credibility and contribute to fundraising and partnership development.

Digital communications, content and media

  • Help plan, create and publish engaging content across Ostara’s LinkedIn, website, newsletters and other relevant channels, maintaining a consistent communications rhythm.
  • Draft and edit copy for newsletters (using platforms such as Mailchimp), articles, essays, reports, social media, presentations and briefing materials.
  • Find creative ways to bring our work to life through stories, images, short films and other formats, coordinating with photographers, videographers and designers as needed.
  • Monitor digital performance and emerging trends, using insights to strengthen our reach and engagement, and support media opportunities including interviews, podcasts and speaking engagements.

Events and community

  • Help shape and deliver Ostara’s events and gatherings, from intimate dinners and dialogues to workshops, conferences and larger gatherings such as Murmuration.
  • Support the design of gatherings that go beyond conventional networking to foster meaningful relationships, imagination, connection and collective action.
  • Coordinate event logistics, invitations, participant communications and follow-up, helping nurture relationships across our growing community and representing Ostara with warmth, creativity and professionalism.

About you

Essential

  • At least 3 years experience in communications and event production, ideally in mission-driven organisations.
  • A creative communicator and excellent copywriter, with outstanding written and verbal skills, a passion for storytelling and strong editorial judgement.
  • Ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging and accessible communications for  different audiences.
  • Experience executing digital communications strategies across social media, websites, email, video and event (& use of in-platform analytical tools) 
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Proactive, resourceful, curious and eager to learn, with the confidence to take initiative and make things happen.
  • Confident using digital tools including Google Workspace, Mailchimp and AI tools such as Claude.
  • A genuine connection to Ostara’s mission and values, and enthusiasm for helping shape a more regenerative future.

Desirable

  • Based in the UK (London or Oxford preferred)
  • Experience with SEO.
  • Basic image editing and visual content creation skills.
  • Experience with WordPress.
  • Familiarity with sustainability, regeneration, systems change or related fields.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a short cover letter (no more than one page) to jobs@ostaracollective.org by 1 December 2026, telling us why this role appeals to you and how you fit the requirements of the role.

We would encourage you to include links to examples of your communications or storytelling work.

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