Contract
* Contract: Maternity Cover - Fixed Term 9-12 month contract - 4 days a week
* Start Date: Monday 10th November 2025
* End Date: This contract will finish upon the return of the permanent employee after the 9-12-month maternity leave period, 30 days notice will be provided.
* 16.5 - 22.5 days annual leave plus 3 extra days at Christmas
* Pension contribution
* Sustainable Travel allowance up to two additional days off with our ClimatePerks policy
* Quarterly team away days in nature
* Location: UK based. Hybrid - 1 day a week at a Central London office and the rest working from home. While the majority of work can be done remotely, the position requires regular travel for in-person meetings and events. We are looking for someone who lives in or can easily commute to London.
About Purpose Disruptors
Founded in 2019, Purpose Disruptors is an award-winning organisation on a mission to change the story of advertising, from a story of extraction to regeneration, from negligence to responsibility, and from carelessness to conscious consumption. We’re on a mission to change the story of advertising by educating and inspiring disruptors to write the next chapter. Our work includes developing a pioneering measurement framework - Advertised Emissions - to measure the holistic carbon emissions of advertising, now adopted by the UN as best leadership practice; developing a flagship sustainability training programme, ChangeTheBrief adopted by all six network groups across the industry; and founding Project Good Life 2030, redefining the concept of a good life by shifting focus away from consumerism towards connection. Most recently, we launched the Agency for Nature - the first Creative Agency for All Life on Earth, garnering attention from the BBC, The Irish Times, Mashable, Vogue Business and It’s Nice That.
About The Role
As we enter a critical window for transformative climate action across the creative industries, we’re seeking a proactive, creative and strategically-minded Communications and Community Manager (maternity cover) to help amplify our impact and elevate our presence across sectors and audiences.
You’ll love juggling opportunities and learning new things. You will have the drive and desire to find out how to make stuff happen. You should have lots of initiative, a sharp eye for opportunities, and a deep sense of ownership. You should be comfortable drafting media releases and thought leadership as well as hosting a community event or jumping on a call with collaborators.
As the voice of Purpose Disruptors across channels—you will own and execute our communications plan, manage our social platforms, and translate often complex or technical concepts into compelling, accessible messages. You’ll also nurture our growing community, designing and hosting moments of connection—both digital and in-person—that energise and grow our network.
This role is central to the Purpose Disruptors’ mission. You will shape the way we communicate, build relationships with our growing community, and bring energy and consistency to our voice across multiple platforms and projects.
Projects You Will Be Supporting
You will support multiple, simultaneous projects and community events across Purpose Disruptors initiatives including:
Project Good Life: Since early 2021, Good Life 2030 has brought together leaders and creatives from across the industry to explore what compelling visions of a new good life in 2030 could look like, and what these visions mean for individuals, their work, their businesses and for the advertising industry. The project has also expanded into Ireland funded by Creative Ireland.
Agency for Nature: The Agency for Nature rallies major advertising agencies around one mission: use creativity to create hype for nature connection in UK youth culture. In its inaugural year, we worked with five top agencies and now in its second year, the initiative brings together new creative agencies and partners.
ChangeTheBrief: Change The Brief is the flagship sustainability learning programme for marketing and advertising professionals, created by Purpose Disruptors. The programme equips them with the skills to navigate the climate transition and adapt their work to promote sustainable lifestyles. The programme has been adopted by the big six and endorsed by advertising trade bodies, with recent expansion to Australia and the USA, with over 5,000 members.
Advertised Emissions: Advertised Emissions is Purpose Disruptor’s flagship measurement framework that enables agencies, media owners and brands to go beyond operational emissions and measure the holistic impact of their work. Launched at COP26, recognised by the UNFCCC Race to Zero as Leadership Best Practice and adopted by Dentsu. It is gaining momentum globally.
Events: We organise monthly community activities including a pub night, leadership roundtables, online webinars and project launch parties.
What We’re Looking For
Key Responsibilities:
Communications Planning & Content Creation
* Develop, lead and deliver external comms planning across platforms including social media, web, email newsletters, media outreach, campaigns and partner channels.
* Ensure consistency and clarity across branded communications and project touchpoints.
* Delivery will include: Crafting copy that reflects our tone of voice; writing, editing and designing content including newsletters, social media, web copy, blogs, event summaries, and toolkits; translating research and insights into digestible content for diverse audiences.
PR & Media Relations
* Build and nurture media relationships across advertising trade press, business, sustainability and culture media.
* Draft and distribute press releases, pitch stories, and seek earned media opportunities.
* Support co-founders with thought leadership messaging and talking points.
Community & Network Building
* Plan, manage and host regular community events (in-person and virtual), ensuring diverse and inclusive participation.
* Develop programmes to strengthen our network of allies and collaborators.
* Support relationship management across partner agencies and industry stakeholders.
External Events
* Manage calendar of key advertising industry and climate events, opening opportunities for representation of Purpose Disruptors' work.
* Support co-founders with event ideas and content for event audiences.
* Represent Purpose Disruptors at external events and build alliances.
Project & Campaign Support
* Work with project leads to align campaigns and events with comms outputs.
* Use tools like Monday.com to track deliverables and coordinate schedules.
* Coordinate with co-founders and stakeholders to shape messaging, outputs and resources.
Skills and Experience
You may not be an expert in all these things but you should be comfortable learning and taking initiative to get things done.
* Proven experience in communications, PR or comms planning
* Ability to write clear, creative content across channels
* Passion for climate and nature; awareness of major topics and events in the climate and nature sector with a drive for systems-level change through culture and communication
* Experience building communities or networks
* Excellent event planning skills
* Project management experience with tools like Monday.com, Squarespace, Mailchimp, Google Suite
* Self-starter with initiative
* Strong interpersonal skills across diverse stakeholders
* Understanding of the UK advertising and media landscape
* Contacts in climate/green business, culture, or sustainability media
* Design and content creation skills (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite)
* Experience translating research into narratives and visual content
* Preferably experience in climate, culture, advertising or non-profit sectors
Location
UK Based. Hybrid - 1 day a week at a Central London office and the rest working from home. The position requires regular travel for in-person meetings and events. We are seeking someone who lives in or can easily commute to London.
Application Process
We are committed to representing people from all backgrounds and welcome applicants from under-represented groups. We encourage applicants to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure the recruitment process is accessible and comfortable for them.
Our Team
We are a small organisation with 9 employees (full-time and part-time), including the 3 Co-founders, and a broader network of consultants and freelancers. The successful candidate will be welcomed into a close-knit, friendly and supportive team. You will work closely with all co-founders, project directors, and our designer who works with Purpose Disruptors one day a week.
Culture & Values
Nature sits at the heart of Purpose Disruptors. We foster a collaborative, inclusive and non-hierarchical culture where everyone’s voice is valued. We host quarterly away days in nature-based locations. Values: Helpful and Inclusive; Humble and Respectful; Reflective and Questioning; Soft Power and Radical; Progressive and Agile.
Funding
We are partly funded by philanthropic foundations and also generate revenue from training and consultancy.
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