Impact Tracking & Systems Contractor (Part-Time, Contract)

About Sentient:

Sentient is the only nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization solely focused on factory farms and their effects on climate, animals, workers, clean water, public health and rural communities. 

Founded in 2018, Sentient’s content is fact-checked and science-driven, with reporting that serves readers—especially those in frontline rural communities—interested in the impacts of what they eat on animals, climate, water and their local economy. 

Position Overview

Sentient is seeking a contractor to support our impact tracking and editorial operations systems. This role will help maintain and improve the systems we use to track the reach and real-world impact of our journalism.

The contractor will work across Airtable and Asana, helping ensure our impact tracking workflows remain organized, up to date and useful for editorial planning, grant reporting and strategic decision-making.

We are looking for someone with experience working with newsroom impact tracking systems or journalism analytics workflows, ideally within nonprofit media.

Position Details

• Role: Impact Tracking & Systems Contractor
  

• Engagement: Approximately 40 hours per month
  

• Compensation: $60 per hour
  

• Location: Remote. Preference for candidates located in or able to work primarily within Eastern Time Zone hours.
  

• Contract Type: Independent contractor
  

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update Sentient’s Airtable impact tracking database, including cleaning data and ensuring records are accurate and complete
  

• Help manage and improve impact tracking workflows across Airtable and Asana
  

• Track key indicators of journalistic impact, including republications, policy mentions, media citations, partnerships and audience reach
  

• Help maintain dashboards and reporting tools used internally and for funder reporting
  

• Assist in identifying opportunities to improve how impact data is captured and organized
  

• Support editorial and leadership teams with impact reporting and documentation
  

• Run periodic impact tracking check-ins or review sessions with the team as needed
  

• Provide recommendations for improving systems and workflows related to editorial operations and impact tracking
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in journalism, nonprofit media or newsroom operations
  

• Direct experience tracking journalistic impact (policy change, citations, republications, partnerships, etc.)
  

• Strong experience using Airtable
  

• Familiarity with Asana and Trello
  

• Experience building or maintaining data tracking systems or dashboards
  

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  

• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly in a remote environment
  

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter describing your experience with newsroom impact tracking and Airtable systems at the link below.