Content Writer - Yale Clean Energy Forum

Introduction: 

The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has long been at the forefront of promoting clean energy through education and research. The Clean Energy Finance Forum, a publication launched by CBEY, played a pivotal role in this mission by offering critical insights and fostering discussions on clean energy finance up until 2021. As the landscape of energy journalism evolved, the Forum was reimagined in 2024 to better meet the needs of public officials, developers, investors, and advocates and relaunched as the Yale Clean Energy Forum. Student writers outlined a new approach, emphasizing detailed reporting, accessible data, and stronger engagement with professionals.

The new Forum offers in-depth, process-oriented stories that fill critical gaps in current energy coverage, leverage student research, and feature practitioners. It provides accessible financial models and policy memos that empower decision-makers and contribute to the broader discourse on clean energy deployment. Through these efforts, the Forum fosters informed discussions, articulates business cases, and drives confident creativity among financiers, advocates, policymakers, and citizens. This comprehensive plan ensures that the Yale Clean Energy Forum not only keeps pace with but also contributes significantly to the evolving landscape of clean energy deployment. By integrating student work, professional journalism, and CBEY’s educational programs, the Forum is a definitive resource for those driving the clean energy transition. 

Responsibilities:

Forum writers will provide jargon-free, detailed explanations of how businesses and policies scale, how clean technologies create ripples, what risk capital providers focus on, and what organizations and people are leading the way in the clean energy transition. 

  • Writers will be expected to work on at least one piece per month. 
  • Suggested writing topics during certain months include:
    • October – interview Yale Clean Energy Conference confirmed speakers.
    • November - write-ups of Yale Clean Energy Conference events.
    • April - interview Yale Innovation Summit confirmed speakers.
  • Writers are encouraged to create their own content based on their interests regardless of the month.

This role is for you if you:

  • Enjoy storytelling through writing.
  • Are curious, love asking questions, and strive to learn more.
  • Get excited about doing your own research and diving deeper.
  • Motivate yourself and can work independently.
  • Like people and it shows!

To Apply: 

Apply using the central Yale Student Employment application system and search for Job ID: 36523

You will be asked to upload your resume

We’d like to learn more about 1) why you are interested in this opportunity and 2) what makes you a good fit for this role. Please also upload a statement of interest that speaks to each of those points.

Optional: if you have a writing sample you’d like to include, please upload that as well.