Do you believe the STEM community brings a valuable perspective to challenges faced by cities, counties, and states? Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally seeks to inspire, encourage, and empower people in STEM to be active civic participants. We are a dedicated group of volunteers working to help our fellow members of the STEM community more effectively engage with their local communities and governments. And we would be thrilled to have you join our ranks.
Commitment: ~5 hours/month
ESAL is looking for a Web Manager to help us share the stories of engineers and scientists making a difference in their communities. This role is central to ensuring that our website continues to be an engaging, accessible, and effective resource.
What you’ll do
- Publish new articles, interviews, and resources on the ESAL website using our CMS.
- Optimize pages for web readability and discoverability (basic formatting, tagging, SEO).
- Collaborate with our content team on larger web projects, such as new landing pages or site enhancements.
- Assist in tracking performance metrics (page views, engagement, SEO rankings) to help us improve our reach.
What we’re looking for
- Comfort working with website content management systems (WordPress experience preferred).
- An eye for clean layout and attention to detail in web publishing.
- Interest or background in SEO, web analytics, or digital publishing.
- Reliability and ability to work independently while coordinating with a remote volunteer team.
Why join ESAL?
This is a chance to contribute directly to ESAL’s mission of empowering engineers and scientists to engage with their local communities. You’ll gain hands-on experience with nonprofit web publishing, help expand the reach of our stories and resources, and collaborate with a supportive, impact-driven team.
If you are interested in helping us change how engineers and scientists think about policy engagement, please contact us with a paragraph describing your interest and a link to a bio or an attached resume at
volunteer@esal.us.
