Meet the crew! Behind the scenes with Team Conservation Careers
Who is Conservation Careers? And how do we do all the things that we do?
Believe it or not, we get asked these questions pretty often!
This year we’ve accomplished some incredible things on our mission to help conservationists achieve career success. But we couldn’t have done them without a team of passionate people all around the world.
Because it turns out that, just like wildlife conservation, helping conservationists achieve career success isn’t just a job – it’s a global collaboration.
Who is Conservation Careers?
Since we launched Conservation Careers in 2013, collaboration has been at the core of what we do.
Along our Conservation Careers journey we’ve been joined by dedicated partners, job posters, Conservation Careers Bloggers, researchers and – more recently – social media officers.
As we grow, so does our team – which now spans countries from Mozambique to Scotland and from Malaysia to New Zealand.
Behind the scenes at Conservation Careers
We thought you might like a glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes at Conservation Careers…
Jobs and experiences
Have you ever wondered how we share all those new jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities on our job board and experiences board every day?
Our team of job posters post about 50 new jobs onto our Job Board each day. They’re quick and accurate, sharing the latest opportunities as soon as they appear.
Meanwhile, our promotion partners help share new opportunities with their networks around the world – so that we can reach more aspiring conservationists than we could alone.
Careers advice
Our Conservation Careers Bloggers – aka CCBs – are always in search of a story. They interview professional conservationists for our Careers Advice Blog, sharing insights and advice from early career conservationists, right through to Directors and CEOs.
They’re creative storytellers, who ask insightful questions, and use their writing and editing skills to transform their research into interviews packed with information and advice.
Conservation industry research
Our researchers help us understand current trends – like the top skills in demand by conservation employers. They also help us discover and share new opportunities – like courses and programmes for our training board, top conservation scholarships, and new experiences.
Social Media
We know not everyone checks websites for latest updates, so we’ve been getting more social with our jobs, experiences and resources.
Our Social Media Officers share some of the best new opportunities on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, so every conservationist can find new opportunities and support, no matter where they get their news.
They’re quick, creative, detailed, social saavy, and fond of the occasional pun 🙂
Podcast Editors and Transcribers
Planning, recording, editing and transcribing the Conservation Careers podcast is also a team effort. Our podcast team help with these key tasks so we can drop a new episode every two weeks.
Meet the team!
We are enormously grateful to our team for their passion, creativity and support. It’s thanks to this team that we’ve been able to support over 500,000 conservationists in 2020 on their path to helping wildlife thrive!
Tash Allen
Conservation Careers Blogger, Social Media Officer, Designer Australia
Superpower: Marine marketing master
Dr Nick Askew
Director
Oundle, UK
Superpower: Ecopreneur who empowers action for wildlife
Bethany Beale
Conservation Careers Blogger
Minehead, Somerset, UK
Superpower: Sustainability storyteller
Camilla Blasi Foglietti
Conservation Careers Blogger
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Superpower: Wild projects storyteller
Jamie Bolam
Social Media Officer, Conservation Careers Blogger
UK
Superpower: Natural Networker
Bill Boteler
Conservation Careers Blogger, Researcher
Maryland, USA
Superpower: Conservation underdog advocate
Beccy Cookson
Social Media Officer
Isle of Man
Superpower: Harnessing psychology to market nature
Matias De Ezcurra
Podcast Editor
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Superpower: Audio-editor extraordinaire
Partner
Cambridge, UK and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Superpower: Communications and marketing powerhouse
Ecopreneur Partner
London, UK
Superpower: Conservation volunteering ecopreneur
Kristi Foster
Head of Engagement
Vancouver, Canada
Superpower: Conservation, communications, and ecotourism powerhouse
Institutional Partner
Cornwall, UK
Superpower: Marine conservation King
Lloyd Gofton
Course Leader: Communications
Brighton, UK
Superpower: Communications Machine
Charlie Gulliford
Conservation Careers Blogger, Job Poster
UK
Superpower: Connecting people for wildlife
Mike Henshall
Conservation Careers Blogger
Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Superpower: Protected areas champion
Kate Holub-Young
Social Media Officer
UK
Superpower: Environmental science communicator
Nick Huisman
Job Poster
Austria
Superpower: Project developer and quality keeper
Emma Hunter
Conservation Careers Blogger
Christchurch, New Zealand
Superpower: Marine conservation wordsmith
Catherine Hunter
Conservation Careers Blogger
South Wales, UK
Superpower: Ecology educator
Moses Kairu
Job poster
Nairobi, Kenya
Superpower: Helping businesses succeed
Sarah Kennerley
Job Poster, Researcher
Bristol, UK
Superpower: Sharing data for ecology
Sophie Kooros
Social Media Officer
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Superpower: Behaviour ecology advocate
Partner
Laguna Beach, CA, USA
Superpower: Adventurous amphibian advocate
Max
Social Media Officer
London, UK
Superpower: Helping conservation charities succeed
Valentina Lesari
Job Poster
Macerata, MC, Italy
Superpower: Conservation Job Queen
Freya Marshall
Social Media Officer
Edinburgh, Scotland
Superpower: Video Trailer Producer Extraordinaire
Gemma Marshall | Discover Wild Nature
Ecopreneur Partner
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Superpower: Raising funds for conservation
Course Leader: Kick-Starter
Czech Republic
Superpower: Creative communicator, encouraging connector (and extreme adventurer) El Capitan.
Lesley Morris
Researcher
Nottingham, UK
Superpower: Data cruncher
Hiral Naik
Job Poster
South Africa
Superpower: Saving Frogs
Ruby Nicholas
Katie O'Sullivan
Anthony Ochieng (aka Tony Wild)
Conservation Careers Blogger
Nairobi, Kenya
Superpower: Inspiring photographic educator
Javier Oñate Casado
Researcher
Madrid, Spain / Prague, Czech Republic
Superpower: Collaborative rersearcher
Naomi Paine
Conservation Careers Blogger
London, UK
Superpower: Turning words into action
Ecopreneur Partner
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Superpower: Sustainability Innovator
Partner
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Superpower: Outside-the-box-thinker
Aamna Raffat
Podcast Editor and Transcriber
Ranchi, India
Superpower: Transcription queen
Jasmine Rees
Conservation Careers Blogger
West Sussex, UK
Superpower: Conservation reporter
Kath Retourne
Partner
Madre de Dios, Peru
Superpower: Empowering people to protect their environment
Charlotte Rixon
Partner
Haringey, London, UK
Superpower: Juggler of motherhood and blogging
Stefanie Rog
Researcher
Arnhem, Netherlands
Superpower: Jack of all trades, master of all
Instutitional Parter
Cambridge, UK
Superpower: Legend in his lunchtime
Ella Schirru
Social Media Officer
Adelaide, South Australia
Superpower: Ocean science educator
Maddy Simmonds
Partner
Norwich, UK
Superpower: Blogging powerhouse (in a good way)
Polly Stevens
Social Media Officer
Bristol, England
Superpower: Harnessing journalism and marketing for the environment
Partner
Placencia Peninsula, Belize
Superpower: Crocodile Advocate
Electra Touliatou
Conservation Careers Blogger
Plymouth, UK
Superpower: Conservation writer extraordinaire
Paige
Social Media Officer
UK
Superpower: Facebook queen
Ecopreneur Partner, Partner
Edinburgh, UK
Superpower: Wise by name, wise for nature
Jenna Woodford
Conservation Careers Blogger
Norfolk, UK
Superpower: Empowering disabled conservationists