Web Publisher

Burning Man•San Francisco, CA

17h•$65,000 - $107,000

About The Position

The Web Publisher is responsible for developing and publishing content to Burning Man Project’s web properties - in particular the Burningman.org website and the Burning Man Journal. This role will create content, track analytics and implement strategies to ensure the Burning Man homepage, website subpages, blog, and other web platforms/subdomains represent the nonprofit’s priorities across its general public, curious and core audiences. The Web Publisher maintains the sites’ editorial calendar and coordinates editing and publishing operations across multiple departments, and serves as the Communications team’s principal liaison to the Technology team This is a regular, full-time role, located in either San Francisco, CA or Reno, NV. The deadline to apply for this role is 5:00 pm Pacific on April 3rd, 2026.

Requirements

5+ years of demonstrated experience as a web product manager or content manager.
Substantial experience with WordPress Gutenberg publishing environment.
Demonstrated cross-departmental or inter-team collaboration skills in content development and management.
Substantial experience with planning, execution, and delivery of tasks in a structured project management environment.
2-3 years experience in photo and video editing for web delivery.
Ability to adjust schedule seasonally to work at the Burning Man event held in Nevada.

Nice To Haves

It is helpful if the candidate has previously been to a Burning Man event and/or is familiar with the culture.
Note: If you have gained the necessary experience to succeed in this role and have acquired this experience in other ways, we encourage you to apply and share all relevant experience in your application.

Responsibilities

Web Content Development
Proactively manage and update the Burning Man Project website, aligning the messaging, imagery/video, links, captions, and page designs with the shared narrative, editorial calendar and overall communications strategy.
Edit existing pages and design new ones in Wordpress Gutenberg environment to deliver compelling user experiences for site audiences.
Uphold Burning Man Project brand and editorial style guidelines and shared narrative across all web-based properties.
Maintain and update web publishing guidelines.
Curate, manipulate, and edit photo and video content as needed to support web publishing .
Maintain Vimeo collection of selected videos to be embedded in web properties.
Review, edit, and publish all stories on the Burning Man Journal blog, ensuring editorial standards, high quality image use, story layout, and appropriate metadata/tagging.
Manage development and publication of AfterBurn and other public facing reports and documents generated by the Communications team.
Manage development of the annual online Survival Guide, including content migration, website reskinning, incorporation of design assets, and proofing.
Liaison between Communications team and survey task force team to build and test surveys.
Write, edit, organize, proofread, and publish additional materials for Burning Man Project’s various web properties as needed.
Support all Communications volunteer teams (including Census and Webcast) with their web publishing requirements.
Editorial Management & Distributed Publishing Oversight
Manage and maintain organization-wide editorial publishing calendar, in collaboration with Communications team leadership and departmental stakeholders.
Lead interdepartmental editorial and publishing processes.
Develop process standards and SOPs, provide training and counsel to other Burning Man Project departments assigned to edit pages and sections.
Manage review and approval processes, publish approved pages.
Track organization-wide progress against calendared content goals and manage accordingly.
Web Strategy and Architecture
Take a leadership role in the iterative development of Burning Man web properties, serving as a primary liaison between the Communications and Technology teams.
Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for site development.
Manage development, review and approval of new or changed information architecture.
Create and maintain website analytics report, tracking engagement and site trends, to feed into Communications Dashboard and be used to optimize UX and objectives by audience.
Black Rock City
Maintain website and Journal presence during Black Rock City event, to align with organizational objectives.
Work closely with the Associate Director and Documentation Team to identify content requirements for web publishing.
Collaborate in on-playa content creation.
Other Media Mecca related responsibilities as required
LEARNING AND TEACHING
Documentation - Assists in the creation, publishing, and maintenance of process documentation related to their assigned duties.
Knowledge sharing – Helps acculturate and educate junior staff in Burning Man culture and business processes.
Training development - Collaborates with the education team to develop training materials in their area of expertise, as requested.
Learning – Pursues ongoing learning in their area of expertise, working to stay current on emergent knowledge, skills, and processes.

Benefits

Health benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance for employees and dependents.
Long term disability and life insurance.
401k retirement plan with voluntary employee contribution.
Accrued vacation and sick time: Up to 10 days vacation per 12 months on assignment.
Additional annual paid time off in accordance with policy guidelines; 7 paid holidays annually, in addition to paid office closure during December 24th - January 1st.
Paid parental and bonding leave.
Communications benefits for remote employees; reimbursement of up to $120/month for home office internet and phone expenses.
Commuter benefit program.
Mental health support, life coaching, financial and legal consultation services through our employee assistance program.
Professional development fund along with unique leadership and learning opportunities.
Equipment and tools necessary to succeed in a remote friendly workplace.