Posted On: June 24, 2025
Fellowship
Media Organization: NY Sun Works
Company Description
NY Sun Works is a not-for-profit organization that builds Hydroponic Classrooms in city schools to teach the science of sustainability through urban farming. Through our comprehensive curriculum, we engage K-12th grade students and educators in hands-on, standards-based sustainability and climate education. We are dedicated to bringing high-quality education to the communities where it’s most needed and envision a generation of environmental innovators, empowered to create solutions to 21st-century climate challenges. Our first Hydroponic Classroom opened in 2010; today, we’re partnered with over 350 schools and reach over 140,000 students annually in New York City and the metro area.
Job Description
NY Sun Works is seeking a Journalism Fellow to illustrate the impact of our hands-on sustainability science program on public school teachers and students. The Fellow will help grow our storytelling efforts across all media platforms and lay the foundation for a story bank rooted in the experiences of our Hydroponic Classrooms. The Fellow will combine real-world data with anecdotes from our partner schools to uplift youth voices and highlight the impact of our work across NYC and beyond. This is a valuable learning opportunity for emerging writers and communicators interested in climate and science education storytelling, as well as nonprofit communications.
Responsibilities
- Creating a bank of articles related to science education, climate education, food security and sustainability
- Performing interviews with partner schools and students to supplement articles, as needed
- Ghost-writing opinion editorials on behalf of our executive director
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a journalism, communications, or related program
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Comfortable handling large amounts of data
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently
- Comfortable with multitasking in a deadline-driven environment
Start date flexible: late-August or early-September.
Duration can be for a half year or one year fellowship.
To Apply
Submit the following materials to info@nysunworks.org:
Resume
Cover letter
Two Writing Samples
Minimum of 2 References