Local Food Club Copywriter

Role: LFC Copywriter
Reports to: Projects Editor/Assistant Projects Editor
Location: Remote (India-based)
Employment Type: Full-Time

About The Local Food Club

The Local Food Club (LFC) is a nationwide, community-led movement by The Locavore that brings people together around food, memory, sustainability, and collective action. Across cities, volunteer hosts organise potlucks, conversations, and grassroots initiatives that reimagine how we engage with local food systems.

As LFC expands, documenting its growth, preserving its stories, and ensuring clarity in communication are essential. The LFC Copywriter will help shape and steward the written voice of the movement — transforming community energy into thoughtful, structured, and inspiring narratives.

Role Overview

This role sits at the intersection of storytelling, community engagement, and editorial documentation. The LFC Copywriter will lead documentation and written communication for the Local Food Club across platforms.

You will work closely with hosts, Superlocavores, and members to capture real stories from across cities — documenting monthly meetups, recipes, events, and grassroots experiments — and translating them into structured, accessible content for our website, newsletters, and digital platforms.

This is both a writing and documentation role. It requires sensitivity to community nuance, clarity in instructional writing, and strong organisational skills.

Key Responsibilities

Community Engagement & Meetup Documentation

Attend monthly LFC meetups in various cities to acquire a clear understanding of what is happening on the ground
Document monthly LFC meetups across cities and towns, working closely with hosts and Superlocavores to capture stories, reflections, learnings, and themes
Capture conversations from WhatsApp groups in creative ways in order to document how members of the community interact with one another. See how we have been doing this through Oh! The Things We’ve Seen
Document LFC events, engagements, and city-specific initiatives in written format, along with photographs
Identify and elevate meaningful member stories that reflect LFC’s evolving culture

Recipe & Food Story Documentation

Source recipes shared during meetups and by members
Document recipes clearly and accurately, including context, memory, and ingredient narratives where relevant
Ensure recipes reflect regional specificity and are aligned with LFC’s values around local and seasonal food.

Website Content & Maintenance

Draft and update instructional pages across various sections of the LFC website (e.g., How to Host, Community Guidelines, Join a Chapter, Monthly Themes)
Maintain and upload stories, reports, recipes, and updates on the website using WordPress
Ensure consistency in tone, formatting, and structure across LFC pages
Keep website content current as themes, toolkits, and processes evolve

Develop written content aligned with monthly or quarterly LFC themes
Craft narrative introductions and contextual essays that deepen engagement with themes
Support city hosts with clear written prompts or theme framing when needed

Write LFC-focused newsletters that spotlight cities, members, and impact
Develop reflective long-form pieces that articulate LFC’s evolution and cultural relevance
Support campaign storytelling for special initiatives

Help identify interesting stories from the community to share across platforms
Collaborate with the Digital Media team to translate long-form documentation into engaging short-form copy
Ensure alignment of voice across Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email communications

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work

The LFC Copywriter will work closely with:

LFC Project Lead

Align written content with strategic direction and long-term movement goals
Support documentation for reports, milestone summaries, and partner communication where needed
Translate evolving LFC systems and processes into clear, accessible written formats

Community & Events Lead

Coordinate on documenting city meetups, events, and community-led engagements
Capture stories, feedback, and learnings from on-ground interactions
Ensure host communication materials are clear, supportive, and aligned with LFC’s ethos.
Identify stories and recipes from The Locavore’s archive to share in a timely manner with LFC’s growing online community

This role requires regular communication with the LFC core team to ensure coherence between strategy, community experience, and public storytelling.

Candidate Attributes

2–3 years of experience in editorial or communication roles, preferably in publishing or in the social impact sector
Excellent writing skills with warmth, clarity, and emotional intelligence
Experience working with community-led initiatives or grassroots movements
Ability to structure instructional content clearly and accessibly
Strong listening skills — able to capture stories from informal conversations
Comfortable documenting recipes accurately and respectfully
Highly organised, capable of managing content across multiple cities and timelines
Passionate about food systems, sustainability, and decentralised community-building
Proficiency in WordPress preferred

Growth Opportunities

Shape the collective voice of a growing grassroots food movement
Build expertise in community documentation and movement storytelling
Lead larger editorial or communications initiatives within LFC as it scales
Evolve into a senior community storytelling or communications leadership role

Ideal For

This role is ideal for someone who believes food is a tool for connection, understands the dynamics of volunteer-driven communities, and enjoys transforming lived experiences into structured, meaningful narratives.

If you’re excited by the idea of documenting a nationwide food movement in real time — we’d love to hear from you.

To apply now, fill the form here

Deadline: 16 March