Center for American Progress

Executive Assistant, Communications Reports to: Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Communications Position classification: Nonexempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 1 Minimum compensation: $40,000 Summary American Progress is seeking candidates for the position of Executive Assistant for the Communications team. The Executive Assistant will support the Executive Vice President for Communications and Strategy with scheduling and administrative duties and support the broader Communications team with administrative tasks, media strategy, and research support as needed and as time allows. This position calls for a highly organized, detail-oriented, and responsible individual whom the staff can rely on to work independently and collaboratively to deliver high-quality support. The right candidate will demonstrate an ability to multitask and set priorities in a fast-paced environment. Applicants must have excellent research and organizational skills and pay careful attention to deadlines and follow-up communications. Strong verbal and written communications are a must, and basic knowledge of the ever-changing media landscape will aid this candidate in succeeding. Applicants should also be motivated to develop the skills needed to succeed as a communications professional. Responsibilities: Provides administrative support for the Executive Vice President for Communications and Strategy, including scheduling, booking travel, preparing research memos for media appearances, and other tasks as needed. These duties comprise a little more than half of this person’s time. Maintains the press team’s product and event calendar and runs the daily team meeting. Formats, records, and distributes the Center’s daily media clips, including the archiving and analysis of coverage. Assists in the hiring and supervision of the department’s interns (one in the fall semester, one in the spring semester, and one in the summer.) Assists in coordinating press outreach strategies for the release of CAP products and public events. Assists in coordinating logistics and preparation documents for media appearances for CAP staff. Creates, edits, and manages reporter and media contact lists in Cision, our media database service. Fields media inquiries and monitors the Center’s email accounts for media inquiries. Helps manage logistics for press calls. Processes and submits the department’s financial authorization forms, travel authorization forms, and check requests. Schedules and organizes meeting space for interdepartmental and intradepartmental meetings. Assist in compiling briefing materials for events, television, and speeches. Perform any other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience At least one year of work experience in a customer service, media, or administrative support role Excellent interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills that allow one to interact professionally and diplomatically with a wide range of staff and external stakeholders Interest in the Washington, D.C., and national political and media landscape Superb research and writing abilities to draft professional emails to staff and leadership Self-starter who takes initiative, asks questions, and seeks direction as needed Ability to anticipate the needs of the Executive Vice President, plan meetings, and prepare podcast materials Ability to follow up on daily meetings and tasks, plan ahead, understand priorities, and deliver results on a daily basis Ability to understand and adapt to constantly changing priorities and urgent requests Willingness to take independent ownership and initiative in relation to the team’s overall administrative organization. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Knowledge of Cision, WordPress, and/or Salesforce is a plus. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $40,000.

Email Marketing Manager Reports to: Vice President, Digital Strategy Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Digital Strategy Position classification: Exempt, full time; Union - Level 4 Minimum compensation: $56,000 Summary American Progress is seeking an Email Marketing Manager to help promote progressive policies and ideas among targeted audiences. The Email Marketing Manager will be a part of the Digital Strategy team, which is responsible for marketing American Progress’ work to highly segmented audiences, including elected officials; national, state, and local advocates; policy organizations and think tanks; and more. The ideal candidate is a team player who has experience in online communications and an interest in leveraging email to grow, educate, and engage audiences. American Progress is looking for someone who understands the technical and design aspects of email marketing as well as the use of email to reach different audiences effectively. This person must be a fast learner who is passionate about progressive values, has excellent attention to detail, and is skilled at managing multiple tasks in a demanding and fast-paced environment. In a cover letter, the applicant should describe their experience working in online communications, including which email marketing software, databases, or other tools they have used. They should also state the extent of their HTML abilities. Responsibilities: Draft audience-appropriate summary text to market American Progress’ work and code emails in HTML based on templates—including image cropping if needed—for a variety of email types, including newsletters, event invitations, report releases, and more. Produce email-related landing pages for campaigns, such as advocacy forms, and assist in production of other digital marketing vehicles such as lightboxes and other email sign-up forms. Manage the email send process from start to finish, working with several teams to finalize content, quality assurance, and schedule. Assist with audience segmentation for email sends. Manage scheduling and strategy of individual email programs within the overall American Progress email calendar—such as specific policy team newsletters—in collaboration with other email schedulers and stakeholders. Assist with keeping the email calendar up to date with current statuses. Collaborate closely with teammates to translate policy ideas into email marketing and maintain American Progress’ high-quality email production process. Conduct ongoing trainings of staff in the use of Engaging Networks, including crafting and maintaining the training program and materials. Maintain the Engaging Networks user community to foster peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing, best practices, and inspiration. Monitor main American Progress reply inboxes, fulfill unsubscribe requests, and conduct other list health tasks as needed. Work with the Manager of Digital Audience Retention and Engagement to train and support American Progress marketing platform users and maintain the marketing platform user community (internal). Represent the Digital Strategy team in trainings and meetings. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Four to six years of experience in online communications and email marketing, ideally at a nonprofit, public policy, or political organization. Working knowledge of HTML to produce emails, landing pages, and similar outputs based on designed and established templates. Experience working with an email marketing platform such as Engaging Networks, MailChimp, Constant Contact, Salsa, or EveryAction. Experience with metrics reporting with particular emphasis on outreach effectiveness, but also digital marketing metrics more generally. Ability to craft messaging for different marketing needs, including report summaries, action campaigns, and fundraising. Superb attention to detail. Experience and skill in managing multiple tasks and projects over a tight timeframe while producing high-quality results such as campaign launches, email newsletters, other sends on regular schedules, and event marketing. Ability to think on their feet and make tricky judgment calls on a regular basis, such as scheduling email releases vis-à-vis events in the news cycle in collaboration with colleagues bringing a variety of expert perspectives. Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including proofreading skills. Self-starter able to work both independently and collaboratively. Commitment to the values and ideals advanced by American Progress. Knowledge of email design best practices; CSS experience; knowledge of website analytics and digital marketing; experience with Salesforce or similar customer relation management software; Photoshop or other image editing experience; and familiarity with progressive public policy are not required but are a plus. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $56,000.

Senior Manager, Digital Engagement and Audience Retention Reports to: Vice President, Digital Strategy Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Digital Strategy Position classification: Exempt, full time; Union - Level 5 Minimum compensation: $62,000 Summary American Progress seeks a highly motivated Senior Manager of Digital Engagement and Audience Retention to effectively engage strategic audiences, including policymakers, advocates, experts, and more, to support distribution, marketing, and fundraising in advancing the organization’s mission. The Senior Manager serves as chief subject matter expert on email marketing strategy and execution and will work ongoing with counterparts who offer expertise in social media, audience acquisition, digital fundraising, data strategy, and more. As part of the larger Digital Strategy team, this position will collaborate extensively with diverse communications, editorial, strategy, and policy teams to continually improve audience retention across digital channels including websites, email, and social media and contribute to digital strategy efforts across silos. The ideal Senior Manager would offer a combination of creative, technology, and marketing experience along with proven success leading projects within policy change organizations. Likewise, candidates for this position should value the comradery that comes with being a part of a progressively minded and socially conscious organization such as American Progress. American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas as well as strong leadership and concerted action. The organization’s aim is to change not just the conversation but also the country. The Digital Strategy team at American Progress is responsible for developing and operationalizing strategies to reach and engage the organization’s target audiences through digital channels such as web, social media, and online marketing. The team works closely with an extensive roster of highly respected resident thought leaders, policy professionals, and various functional groups in the organization in order to formulate and implement effective digital content strategies to connect with our audiences. Responsibilities: Manage a busy cross-team email calendar of newsletters, event invitations, fundraising, advocacy emails, and more. This includes balancing the priorities of multiple stakeholders without oversaturating email audiences; assigning and overseeing production work, as well as participating in production. Coordinate email content distribution across CAP, from our weekly flagship newsletter to issue-specific newsletters and event invitations to fundraising appeals and action alerts. This includes coordinating email producers on the digital team as well as training staff across the organization in creating content and maintaining high-quality audience segmentation and production processes. Work with teams and stakeholders to identify communications and strategic goals—including projections—and to measure progress against them to tune strategies and outputs. Stay up to date on email marketing and digital engagement best practices; make changes to vehicles, practices, training, and processes accordingly; and communicate opportunities to colleagues. Consult ongoing with the Events team concerning best practices and opportunities in event marketing and distribution in concert with colleagues from adjacent expertise’s (e.g., social media, content strategy, acquisition, and advocacy) within the Digital Strategy team and across the organization. Regularly report out on digital engagement and audience retention statistics, in collaboration with the Analytics team and others, at the organizational level as well as at the policy and functional team level. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience Five to seven years of experience in digital and email marketing Broad understanding of digital engagement strategies with specific expertise in email marketing principles to maintain and increase audience engagement and retention across all channels. Strong project management experience and proven ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities, including but not limited to outreach campaigns, email template creation and enhancements, and website executions. Expert-level experience using marcom technology platforms such as Engaging Networks, Convio, or Salsa Proficient in data hygiene practices, retention measurement, and email deliverability and engagement analytics Proficient with HTML, image editing, and writing for marketing, especially in a digital setting and/or involving knowledge-, expertise-, or policy-based products and services Broad range of experience working with CRMs, CMSs, and analytics packages Excellent communication skills with both internal stakeholder and colleagues as well as external strategically identified audiences Excellent troubleshooting skills pertinent to ongoing email delivery and marketing in-take of audiences through digital channels Strong organizational, leadership, and decision-making abilities, including goals and projection setting, and a proven ability to navigate ambiguity and change. Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70 and has a starting salary of $62,000.

Senior Director, Postsecondary Education Reports to: Senior Vice President, Education Staff reporting to this position: Three to five select policy staff Department: Postsecondary Education Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 8 Minimum compensation: $110,000 Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director of Postsecondary Education. The Senior Director will be responsible for developing and communicating new policy ideas, managing some team staff, and coordinating projects across teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of postsecondary education policy with expertise in one or more of the team’s core areas, which include access, affordability, quality, and accountability, with an emphasis on equity. This includes experience managing vertically and horizontally; working on fundraising strategies; collaboratively setting the research agenda and strategic direction; and representing the team to policymakers, funders, and the public. Responsibilities: Assist in developing and executing American Progress’ strategic priorities on postsecondary education policy. Supervise staff and coordinate with other teams at American Progress to manage shared projects, including with respect to the organization’s five crosscutting institutional priorities in health, economy, racial equity and justice, climate, and democracy. Work with diverse partners, organizations, and teams within the organization to develop and implement legislative and political strategies at the federal level. Determine appropriate papers, analytic work, political strategies, and communications research to be conducted by the team or through partnerships. Conceive, research, write, and edit original products and other materials as needed. Track federal policy and political developments and direct American Progress’ strategic response to those developments as appropriate. Contribute to and coordinate with other American Progress programs and initiatives as appropriate, including identifying crosscutting issues and projects. Produce fundraising documents and manage the fundraising process with the assistance of the organization’s Development and Executive teams. Requirements and qualifications: Extensive and demonstrated knowledge of higher education issues. Effective supervisory skills and the ability to manage, mentor, and lead staff. Commitment to equity and transparency in management as well as written products and policy ideas. Demonstrated ability to convey complex higher education concepts in clear and accessible written and verbal manners. Ability to conceptualize and execute a range of written products. Strong interpersonal skills, a team player, and the ability to work well within a higher education team, across a diverse coalition, and throughout the organization, in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of legislative and administrative policymaking processes. Experience in seeking and managing funding. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Seven years of experience in policy development with some experience managing full-time professional staff. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $110,000 and is not represented by a union.

Partnerships Associate (Issues), War Room Reports to: Director of Partnerships, War Room Staff reporting to this position: None Department: War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time; Union - Level 3 Minimum compensation: $50,000 Summary With Americans facing an increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the noise and reach key audiences—and American Progress is committed to leading the way. American Progress has an immediate opening for a Partnerships Associate to join the War Room’s amplification and distribution efforts to build the case for progressive policies and values. A strong candidate for this role will work as part of a team that builds relationships across the progressive media landscape—both political and otherwise—in order to promote messaging and content and ultimately improve the performance of progressives online and help to close the engagement gap on progressive content. They will have a keen understanding of how content gets disseminated across digital platforms and a familiarity with progressive influencers and accounts. The Partnership Associate’s responsibilities include helping to develop the strategy for building partner relationships and identifying and pursuing opportunities on new platforms. This is a full-time position funded through March 2022. Responsibilities: Help identify, track, cultivate, and strengthen American Progress’ digital partnerships. Identify opportunities for collaboration and/or engagement between American Progress and its partners, including pitching content for promotion on social media, video collaborations, messaging strategy, and more. Develop detailed partner-facing creative briefs, outlining full creative direction, scope of work, usage, deliverables, etc. Schedule and lead kickoff calls with partners and maintain creative facilitation throughout the program. Identify emerging partners and opportunities for collaboration within the progressive community. Account manage specified partnerships, serving as the lead point of contact and ensuring a strong relationship is established and a robust performance management framework to support each partner’s objectives and key performance indicators. Report on progress both in terms of work pipeline and performance of completed work. Create and maintain rosters of partners to facilitate coordination requests in a timely manner. Support the Director of Partnerships with research and special projects. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: One to three years of professional experience in social media, audience development, or talent/account management. Strong understanding of progressive issues and the broader progressive community of organizations, elected officials, and operatives. Expert networking skills. Proactive and a self-starter. Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations. Creative and committed to innovation and experimentation. Open to developing new skills as needed. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $55,000.

Partnerships Associate (Issues), War Room Reports to: Director of Partnerships, War Room Staff reporting to this position: None Department: War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time; Union - Level 3 Minimum compensation: $50,000 Summary With Americans facing an increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the noise and reach key audiences—and American Progress is committed to leading the way. American Progress has an immediate opening for a Partnerships Associate to join the War Room’s amplification and distribution efforts to build the case for progressive policies and values. A strong candidate for this role will work as part of a team that builds relationships across the progressive media landscape—both political and otherwise—in order to promote messaging and content and ultimately improve the performance of progressives online and help to close the engagement gap on progressive content. They will have a keen understanding of how content gets disseminated across digital platforms and a familiarity with progressive influencers and accounts. The Partnership Associate’s responsibilities include helping to develop the strategy for building partner relationships and identifying and pursuing opportunities on new platforms. This is a full-time position funded through March 2022. Responsibilities: Help identify, track, cultivate, and strengthen American Progress’ digital partnerships. Identify opportunities for collaboration and/or engagement between American Progress and its partners, including pitching content for promotion on social media, video collaborations, messaging strategy, and more. Develop detailed partner-facing creative briefs, outlining full creative direction, scope of work, usage, deliverables, etc. Schedule and lead kickoff calls with partners and maintain creative facilitation throughout the program. Identify emerging partners and opportunities for collaboration within the progressive community. Account manage specified partnerships, serving as the lead point of contact and ensuring a strong relationship is established and a robust performance management framework to support each partner’s objectives and key performance indicators. Report on progress both in terms of work pipeline and performance of completed work. Create and maintain rosters of partners to facilitate coordination requests in a timely manner. Support the Director of Partnerships with research and special projects. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: One to three years of professional experience in social media, audience development, or talent/account management. Strong understanding of progressive issues and the broader progressive community of organizations, elected officials, and operatives. Expert networking skills. Proactive and a self-starter. Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations. Creative and committed to innovation and experimentation. Open to developing new skills as needed. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $55,000.

Associate Director/Director, Workforce Development Policy Reports to: Vice President, Economic Policy Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Economic Policy Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 6 Minimum compensation: $75,000/$90,000 Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director or Director of Workforce Development Policy. The ideal candidate is widely experienced in the area and is familiar with existing federal and state training and workforce development approaches; efforts to improve the quality of work and pay in low-wage sectors; and strategies for using federal and state funding to invest in sectors that promote other progressive goals, such as the caregiving economy or green jobs. This person will have a demonstrated ability to develop and advocate for progressive ideas that build equity and improve job quality, economic mobility, and the overall competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Responsibilities: Conduct original research and analysis of workforce development issues. Connect workforce development to federal relief and investment efforts to grow the economy overall, with a particular eye toward investing in key sectors and centering the groups traditionally excluded from high-quality, high-wage employment. Develop, implement, and manage the production and distribution of policy portfolios and products. Assist in the coordination and planning of meetings and events. Maintain expertise in assigned areas of responsibility. Manage and supervise staff as needed, either directly or on tasks and projects. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: At least seven years of professional experience for the Associate Director and at least eight years of experience for the Director is preferred. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with an advanced degree in a related field, such as economic policy, quantitative analysis, or the administration and provision of government services, is preferred. Ability to work well on a team and to convene stakeholders with different interests. Flexibility as a teammate, particularly in connecting elements of workforce policymaking to other policy issues and in working toward broader economic policy goals. Effective project management skills and the ability to manage and mentor staff. A commitment to equity in policymaking. Ability to understand economic issues and to communicate them effectively. Comfort working under pressure and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Ability to multitask. Proven ability to manage consultative process. Strong quantitative and analytical skills. Nonprofit experience—with either 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) organizations—or policymaking experience is a plus. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. The starting salary for the Associate Director position is $75,000. The starting salary for the Director position is $90,000.

Senior Director, Postsecondary Education Reports to: Acting Vice President, Postsecondary Education Staff reporting to this position: Three to five select policy staff Department: Postsecondary Education Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 8 Minimum compensation: $110,000 Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director of Postsecondary Education. The Senior Director will be responsible for developing and communicating new policy ideas, managing some team staff, and coordinating projects across teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of postsecondary education policy with expertise in one or more of the team’s core areas, which include access, affordability, quality, and accountability, with an emphasis on equity. This includes experience managing vertically and horizontally; working on fundraising strategies; collaboratively setting the research agenda and strategic direction; and representing the team to policymakers, funders, and the public. Responsibilities: Assist in developing and executing American Progress’ strategic priorities on postsecondary education policy. Supervise staff and coordinate with other teams at American Progress to manage shared projects, including with respect to the organization’s five crosscutting institutional priorities in health, economy, racial equity and justice, climate, and democracy. Work with diverse partners, organizations, and teams within the organization to develop and implement legislative and political strategies at the federal level. Determine appropriate papers, analytic work, political strategies, and communications research to be conducted by the team or through partnerships. Conceive, research, write, and edit original products and other materials as needed. Track federal policy and political developments and direct American Progress’ strategic response to those developments as appropriate. Contribute to and coordinate with other American Progress programs and initiatives as appropriate, including identifying crosscutting issues and projects. Produce fundraising documents and manage the fundraising process with the assistance of the organization’s Development and Executive teams. Requirements and qualifications: Extensive and demonstrated knowledge of higher education issues. Effective supervisory skills and the ability to manage, mentor, and lead staff. Commitment to equity and transparency in management as well as written products and policy ideas. Demonstrated ability to convey complex higher education concepts in clear and accessible written and verbal manners. Ability to conceptualize and execute a range of written products. Strong interpersonal skills, a team player, and the ability to work well within a higher education team, across a diverse coalition, and throughout the organization, in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of legislative and administrative policymaking processes. Experience in seeking and managing funding. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Seven years of experience in policy development with some experience managing full-time professional staff. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $110,000 and is not represented by a union.

Analytics Associate, War Room Reports to: Director of Analytics, War Room Staff reporting to this position: None Department: War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time; Union - Level 3 Minimum compensation: $50,000 Summary With Americans facing an increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the noise and reach key audiences—and American Progress is committed to leading the way. American Progress has an immediate opening for an Analytics Associate to join the War Room’s amplification and distribution efforts to build the case for progressive policies and values. A strong candidate for this role will work as part of a team that creates, analyzes, and distributes compelling content across the progressive media landscape—both political and otherwise—in order to improve the performance of progressives online and help to close the engagement gap on progressive content. The Analytics Associate’s responsibilities include measuring content performance, identifying and pursuing trends and engagement opportunities, and tracking key issue areas and conversations across platforms tied to American Progress’ strategic priorities. This is a full-time position funded through March 2022. Responsibilities: In partnership with the Director of Analytics, help develop a data- and insights-driven strategic plan to develop and implement scalable solutions for American Progress’ social media program and partnerships strategy. Conduct organic social media measurement (audience engagement, campaign effectiveness, share of voice, etc.), surfacing actionable insights across American Progress. Contribute to the creation of a robust content-testing strategy to yield regular, actionable insights. Create, review, and schedule reports to a wide range of audiences—internal and external—that provide clear and actionable insights. Leverage social listening tools to help American Progress stay on the forefront of emerging social media trends for progressive politics. Help synthesize analytics and statistical approaches into easy-to-consume storylines and recommended actions for the War Room team and other stakeholders, both visually and verbally. Develop and maintain workflows to collect, clean, and transform data for insights. Requirements and qualifications: One to three years of professional experience in analytics, audience development, and/or social media. Competency in SQL, R, or Python, or equivalent data analysis language. Excellent verbal and written communications skills, especially in presenting quantitative insights. Familiarity with social measurement and social listening tools, such as NewsWhip, CrowdTangle, and Meltwater, is a plus. Proactive and a self-starter. Solid understanding of progressive values and policies and how they intersect with the news. Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response situations. Creative and committed to innovation and experimentation. Open to developing new skills as needed. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70 at union level 3 and has an approximate starting salary of $60,000.

Director, Domestic Climate and Energy Policy Reports to: Senior Director, Domestic Climate and Energy Policy Staff reporting to this position: Team of Research Assistants and Policy Analysts Department: Energy and Environment Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 7 Minimum compensation: $90,000 Summary American Progress is hiring a Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy to work under the Senior Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy. The Director will be responsible for developing and communicating new policy ideas, managing a research team, and coordinating projects across teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of climate policy and the U.S. energy sector, experience collaborating with partners, and creative ideas for how to build political consensus for urgent action to address the climate crisis. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Assist in developing and executing American Progress’ strategic priorities on domestic climate and clean energy policy. Supervise a small team of research and policy experts and coordinate with other teams at American Progress to manage shared projects. Work with diverse partners and organizations to develop and implement legislative and political strategies at the federal level. Conceive, research, write, and edit original written products, ranging from opinion editorials to in-depth reports, to communicate energy policy ideas to policymakers, thought leaders, and the media. Design, plan, and execute public and private events, meetings, summits, conferences, and other special events. Liaise with members of Congress, Capitol Hill staff, and the administration to help them understand and support positive policy ideas or stand up to oppose harmful policy changes. Represent American Progress in diverse coalitions of other organizations focused on U.S. climate and clean energy policy. Represent American Progress as a spokesperson in all forms of media as necessary to promote the team’s energy policy agenda. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced degree is a plus. Minimum of eight years of post-degree professional experience in policy development, campaign management, legislative or other advocacy, coalition-building, or related fields. Demonstrated project management skills are required, with a strong commitment to supervising and developing staff in a manner supportive of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Formal supervisory experience is a plus but is not required. Excellent writing and communications skills. A proven knowledge base in energy and environmental policy, as well as an ability to effectively communicate these issues to a non-technical audience. Expertise in environmental regulatory policy is a plus, but not required. Understanding of how environmental issues intersect with racism and economic and social inequality. Experience working with diverse coalitions and a breadth of existing relationships in the climate and energy policy space. Experience in seeking funding or grant writing is a plus, but not required. Capitol Hill or executive branch experience is a plus, but not required. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals, including the progressive values of environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. This position is budgeted for approximately $110,000–$120,000. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and training; advanced degree or equivalent experience are a plus. Approximately seven years of relevant work experience. Strong quantitative skills and familiarity with a variety of economic data. Ability to use economic data to make creative, compelling policy arguments. Ideal candidates will have experience with at least one microeconomic dataset—such as CPS, ACS, or SIPP—or other large survey datasets. Ability to manipulate, probe, and clean data sets to ask interesting questions and share findings in a clear and convincing manner. This includes mastery of statistical software, such as STATA, R, Python, or similar statistical programming language. Data visualization skills and interest are a plus. Broad familiarity with economic policy, particularly related to equity or labor issues. Specialized expertise in particular policy areas is a plus but not required. Ability to explain complex policy ideas and data analysis clearly through written, visual, and verbal communication. Meticulousness, attention to detail, and ability to quickly get up to speed on a new policy area or research question. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well on a team. Flexibility, commitment to working towards broader Economic Policy team goals, and willingness to apply analytical skills across a wide range of issue areas and team needs. Political or legislative experience—or experience in the use of data analysis for narrative-building or advocacy—is a big plus. Experience using data or research to persuade or create calls to action is key. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $75,000 and is not represented by a union.

Rapid Response Manager, War Room Reports to: Director of Digital Engagement, War Room Staff reporting to this position: None Department: War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary With Americans facing an increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the noise and reach key audiences—and American Progress is committed to leading the way. American Progress has an immediate opening for a Rapid Response Manager to join the War Room. The Rapid Response Manager should have a keen understanding of how content gets disseminated across digital platforms, how to quickly and effectively draft and produce content that is tailored to and can break through in a fast-paced news cycle, identify rapid-response engagement opportunities, and execute on multifaceted digital communications campaigns. Strong applicants for this position are highly-organized and detail-oriented with strong writing and communications skills as well as finely tuned digital instincts. American Progress is looking to hire someone who can do a lot more than copy and paste talking points into tweets or email drafts. This person should be excited by the challenge of producing engaging, compelling content that helps advance American Progress’ goals and meets target audiences where they are in terms of tone, substance, and platform. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment where they will need to multitask, set priorities, and quickly produce engaging content. Political acumen, sensitivity to the complexities of policy issues, and the ability to engage with communications and policy experts are musts. Responsibilities: Work closely with the Director of Digital Engagement, Email Manager, and Social Media Manager to plan, draft, and produce compelling content for the War Room’s social media and email channels that reinforces American Progress’ brand and amplifies key messaging. Develop and implement engagement strategies that effectively tie rapid-response moments to American Progress’ core issue priorities and campaigns. Monitor, clip, draft, and distribute content around live events, including congressional hearings, presidential, or administration events, debates, trials, and more. Monitor social discovery tools and stay attuned to current events in order to identify strategic engagement opportunities. Connect trending content with meaningful opportunities to take action. Work with the Email Manager to plan, draft, and produce timely action alerts, fundraising emails, newsletters, and other emails and online actions that respond to relevant events in the news cycle and relate to American Progress’ priority campaigns. Actively participate in and contribute ideas to team brainstorms and planning meetings. Help monitor and manage American Progress’ direct message relationships with progressive partners. Identify opportunities for engagement with other progressive brands and individuals. Reply to and engage with community members. Requirements and qualifications: At least three years of professional experience in social media, email, or digital communications, ideally at a nonprofit, public policy, or political organization. Excellent writer with strong proofreading skills and sound editorial and ethical judgment. Strong ability to quickly synthesize complex policies and important political moments into content and engagement opportunities. A track record of running successful social media campaigns. A strong understanding of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Familiarity with social media listening and analytics platforms such as CrowdTangle, NewsWhip, Facebook Insights, Twitter analytics, etc. Familiarity with CRMs such as EveryAction, Blue State Digital, ActionNetwork, or Engaging Networks. Experience using live video clipping tools such as Snapstream is preferred. Experience setting up, coding, and sending mass emails using basic HTML is strongly preferred. Experience working in fast-paced advocacy or electoral environments. Experience deploying timely content during rapid-response scenarios. Detail-oriented with an ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders. Open to developing new skills and experimenting with new strategies and tactics. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $60,000.

Senior Motion Graphics Producer, War Room Reports to: Director of Video, War Room Staff reporting to this position: None Department: War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Motion Graphics Producer to join a growing creative team. The War Room’s mission is to develop innovative and compelling video and graphic content that builds the emotional and visual case for progressive policies and values. Ideal applicants will have the ability to envision and create compelling video content with an emphasis on data visualization. The public is more overwhelmed than ever, and the Senior Motion Graphics Producer should have a deep understanding of how to create, optimize, and organize video content that will break through the noise and reach key audiences. A strong candidate for this role will have the technical skills and strategic perspective to produce, edit, and manage video and motion projects for all digital platforms, with an emphasis on optimizing content for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. This is a full-time position funded through March 2022. Responsibilities: Brainstorm, craft, and disseminate innovative and creative visual content that helps move the needle on American Progress’ core fights. Project-manage, optimize, and execute video projects that advance American Progress’ strategic goals. Read and translate complicated data and information into easy-to-interpret data visualizations with little or no direction. Work with American Progress’ leadership team and policy teams to advance advocacy goals by using video to translate complex ideas into digestible, shareable messages. Optimize and version out American Progress video products for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube to maximize KPIs, including video views, shares, click-throughs, and email acquisition. Work with the Director of Video and policy teams to create scripts for products that advance American Progress’ messaging in digestible, shareable formats. Work closely with the broader Digital Strategy and Communications teams to ensure that content is tailored to the platforms and target audiences for American Progress’ priority campaigns. Catalog production releases, process invoices, and pull data for reports. Identify opportunities to repackage and recut existing footage that fits into current American Progress campaigns and allows the team to better capitalize on rapid-response opportunities. Edit, animate, and subtitle rapid-response and storyteller videos. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices in video. Requirements and qualifications: Extensive experience working in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.  Proficiency in After Effects is a must. At least five to seven years of professional experience editing and producing motion graphics videos for major political, advocacy, or news organizations. Detail-oriented with an ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders. Strong writing and proofreading skills. Outstanding project management skills and proficiency in Excel. The ability to conceptually and creatively visualize news content. A solid understanding of progressive values and policies and how they intersect with the news. Sound editorial and ethical judgment. Familiarity with shooting, operating cameras, and interviewing is a plus. Familiarity with HTML and CSS preferred. Creative with a commitment to innovation and experimentation. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Collaborative and open to developing new skills as needed. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is required. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $75,000. This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70.

Associate Director, Rapid Response and Analysis Reports to: Managing Director, Economic Policy Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Economic Policy Position classification: Exempt, full time Position level: Nonunion - Level 6 Minimum compensation : $75,000 Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director for Rapid Response and Analysis with strong quantitative skills and a well-honed ability to translate complicated economic policy and data for the general public to advance key economic priorities. The position requires strong quantitative and writing skills, experience working with economic data, and an interest in making compelling, evidence-based public policy arguments. The candidate should be meticulous and comfortable with a fast-paced environment and rapid-response requests, as well as have a passion for advancing progressive economic policy. The candidate’s primary role will be to creatively, quickly, and thoughtfully help the Economic Policy team use evidence to respond to and inform a range of policy and political debates with analyses of relevant economic data. The candidate will support the Economic Policy and other American Progress teams' work on issues related to the labor market, equity, and the economic recovery.   Responsibilities: Author or contribute analysis to products such as issue briefs and fact sheets that distill key economic and public policy issues for nontechnical audiences, including policy experts and nonexperts. Respond to teamwide needs with solid research on new issues and quick-turnaround requests as they arise. Interface with American Progress nonpolicy teams—such as Art, Government Affairs, Digital Strategy, and Press—to create engaging and visually compelling research and analysis to support policies or legislation that create a just and equitable economy. Ensure and advocate for the factual accuracy and consistent narrative of internal analysis and external products within and across policy teams. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and training; advanced degree or equivalent experience are a plus. Approximately seven years of relevant work experience. Strong quantitative skills and familiarity with a variety of economic data. Ability to use economic data to make creative, compelling policy arguments. Ideal candidates will have experience with at least one microeconomic dataset—such as CPS, ACS, or SIPP—or other large survey datasets. Ability to manipulate, probe, and clean data sets to ask interesting questions and share findings in a clear and convincing manner. This includes mastery of statistical software, such as STATA, R, Python, or similar statistical programming language. Data visualization skills and interest are a plus. Broad familiarity with economic policy, particularly related to equity or labor issues. Specialized expertise in particular policy areas is a plus but not required. Ability to explain complex policy ideas and data analysis clearly through written, visual, and verbal communication. Meticulousness, attention to detail, and ability to quickly get up to speed on a new policy area or research question. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well on a team. Flexibility, commitment to working towards broader Economic Policy team goals, and willingness to apply analytical skills across a wide range of issue areas and team needs. Political or legislative experience—or experience in the use of data analysis for narrative-building or advocacy—is a big plus. Experience using data or research to persuade or create calls to action is key. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $75,000 and is not represented by a union.

Partnerships Associate (Platforms), Action Fund Reports to: Director of Partnerships, Action Fund Staff reporting to this position: None Department: CAP Action War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary With Americans facing an increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the noise and reach key audiences—and CAP Action is committed to leading the way. American Progress has an immediate opening for a Partnerships Associate to join CAP Action’s amplification and distribution efforts to build the case for progressive policies and values. A strong candidate for this role will work as part of a team that builds relationships across the progressive media landscape—both political and otherwise—in order to promote messaging and content and ultimately improve the performance of progressives online and help to close the engagement gap on progressive content. They will have a keen understanding of how content gets disseminated across digital platforms and a familiarity with progressive influencers and accounts. The Partnerships Associate’s responsibilities include helping to develop the strategy for building partner relationships and identifying and pursuing opportunities on new platforms. This is a full-time position funded through March 2022. Responsibilities: Help identify, track, cultivate, and strengthen CAP Action’s digital partnerships. Identify opportunities for collaboration and/or engagement between CAP Action and its partners, including pitching content for promotion on social media, video collaborations, messaging strategy, and more. Develop detailed partner-facing creative briefs, outlining full creative direction, scope of work, usage, deliverables, etc. Schedule and lead kickoff calls with partners and maintain creative facilitation throughout the program. Identify emerging talent across various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Account manage specified partnerships, serving as the lead point of contact and ensuring a strong relationship is established, as well as a robust performance management framework to support each partner’s objectives and key performance indicators. Report on progress both in terms of work pipeline and performance of completed work. Create and maintain rosters of partners to facilitate coordination requests in a timely manner. Support the Director of Partnerships with research and special projects. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: At least two years of professional experience in social media, audience development, or talent/account management. Encyclopedic knowledge of influencers across lifestyle, culture, and political verticals. Familiarity with the influencer talent community (agents, managers, publicists, labels, studios, networks, etc.) Expert networking skills. Proactive and a self-starter. Solid understanding of progressive values and policies and how they intersect with the news and culture. Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations. Creative and committed to innovation and experimentation. Open to developing new skills as needed. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $55,000.

Partnerships Associate (Issues), Action Fund Reports to: Director of Partnerships Staff reporting to this position: None Department: CAP Action War Room Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary With Americans facing an increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the noise and reach key audiences—and CAP Action is committed to leading the way. American Progress has an immediate opening for a Partnerships Associate to join CAP Action’s amplification and distribution efforts to build the case for progressive policies and values. A strong candidate for this role will work as part of a team that builds relationships across the progressive media landscape—both political and otherwise—in order to promote messaging and content and ultimately improve the performance of progressives online and help to close the engagement gap on progressive content. They will have a keen understanding of how content gets disseminated across digital platforms and a familiarity with progressive influencers and accounts. The Partnership Associate’s responsibilities include helping to develop the strategy for building partner relationships and identifying and pursuing opportunities on new platforms. This is a full-time position funded through March 2022. Responsibilities: Help identify, track, cultivate, and strengthen CAP Action’s digital partnerships. Identify opportunities for collaboration and/or engagement between CAP Action and its partners, including pitching content for promotion on social media, video collaborations, messaging strategy, and more. Develop detailed partner-facing creative briefs, outlining full creative direction, scope of work, usage, deliverables, etc. Schedule and lead kickoff calls with partners and maintain creative facilitation throughout the program. Identify emerging partners and opportunities for collaboration within the progressive community. Account manage specified partnerships, serving as the lead point of contact and ensuring a strong relationship is established and a robust performance management framework to support each partner’s objectives and key performance indicators. Report on progress both in terms of work pipeline and performance of completed work. Create and maintain rosters of partners to facilitate coordination requests in a timely manner. Support the Director of Partnerships with research and special projects. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: One to three years of professional experience in social media, audience development, or talent/account management. Strong understanding of progressive issues and the broader progressive community of organizations, elected officials, and operatives. Expert networking skills. Proactive and a self-starter. Detail-oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations. Creative and committed to innovation and experimentation. Open to developing new skills as needed. A positive team player with a passion for progressive change. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position has a starting salary of $55,000.

Director, Digital Engagement and Audience Retention Reports to: Vice President, Digital Strategy Staff reporting to this position: Associate Director, Email Marketing Department: Digital Strategy Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary American Progress seeks a highly motivated Director of Digital Engagement and Audience Retention to effectively engage strategic audiences—including policymakers, advocates, experts, and more—to support distribution, marketing, and fundraising in advancing the organization’s mission. The ideal Director would offer a combination of creative, technology, and marketing experience along with proven success leading projects within policy-oriented organizations. The Director will also serve as chief subject matter expert on email marketing strategy and execution and will work ongoing with counterparts who offer expertise in social media, audience acquisition, digital fundraising, data strategy, and more. As part of the larger Digital Strategy team, this position will collaborate extensively with diverse communications, editorial, strategy, and policy teams to continually improve audience retention across digital channels including websites, email, and social media and contribute to digital strategy efforts across silos. The ideal candidate for this position values the camaraderie that comes with being a part of a progressively minded and socially conscious organization such as American Progress. American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas as well as strong leadership and concerted action. The organization’s aim is to change not just the conversation but also the country. The Digital Strategy team at American Progress is responsible for developing and operationalizing strategies to reach and engage the organization’s target audiences through digital channels such as web, social media, and online marketing. The team works closely with an extensive roster of highly respected resident thought leaders, policy professionals, and various functional groups in the organization in order to formulate and implement effective digital content strategies to connect with our audiences. Responsibilities Manage a busy cross-team email calendar of newsletters, event invitations, fundraising, advocacy emails, and more. This includes balancing the priorities of multiple stakeholders without oversaturating email lists; assigning and overseeing production work, as well as participating in production as needed; and overseeing content creation and editing work as needed. Coordinate email content distribution across CAP, from our weekly flagship newsletter to issue-specific newsletters and event invitations to fundraising appeals and action alerts. This includes supervising email producers on the digital team (including one or two direct reports) as well as training staff across the organization in creating content and maintaining high-quality audience segmentation and production processes. Work with teams and stakeholders to identify communications and strategic goals—including projections—and to measure progress against them to tune strategies and outputs. Work with content strategy team colleagues and other stakeholders to define, drive, and maintain digital content strategy across the organization and all channels, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and mission. Stay up to date on email marketing and digital engagement best practices and make changes to vehicles, practices, training, and processes accordingly. Consult ongoing with the Events team concerning best practices and opportunities in event marketing and distribution in concert with colleagues from adjacent areas of expertise (e.g., social media, content strategy, acquisition, advocacy) within the Digital Strategy team and across the organization. Regularly report out on digital engagement and audience retention stats, in collaboration with the analytics team and others, at the organizational level as well as at the policy and functional team level. Recruit, hire, onboard, and supervise the staff needed to support the team’s goals. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 8+ years of experience in digital/email marketing, including at least two years of supervisory experience Broad understanding of digital engagement strategies with specific expertise in email marketing principles Strong project management experience and proven ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities. Expert-level experience using marcom technology platforms such as Engaging Networks, Convio, or Salsa Expert-level experience with data hygiene practices, retention measurement, and email engagement analytics High proficiency with HTML, image editing, and writing for marketing Broad range of experience working with multiple CRMs, CMSs, and analytics packages. Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills. Strong organizational, leadership and decision-making abilities, including goals and projection setting, and a proven ability to navigate ambiguity and change. Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. A passion for progressive policy with an entrepreneurial mindset, including a focus on possibilities instead of obstacles. American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Policy Analyst, Federal Fiscal Policy Reports to: Senior Fellow, Economic Policy Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Economic Policy Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary American Progress has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst focusing on federal fiscal policy. The position requires strong quantitative skills, experience using economic data and research to make compelling public policy arguments, meticulousness, comfort with a fast-paced environment, and a passion for advancing progressive economic policy. The candidate’s primary role will be to conceive and produce rigorous analyses of federal taxes and the federal budget that inform current policy debates. The candidate will support the Economic Policy team’s work on fiscal and overall economic issues. Responsibilities: Author and contribute analysis to publications such as reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets that distill key economic and public policy issues for nonexpert audiences, and marshal rigorous research to formulate or argue for proposed tax and fiscal policies. Perform rapid-response research on new issues that arise. Work with other American Progress teams—including other policy teams, Art, Government Affairs, Digital Strategy, and Press—to create engaging and visually compelling research and analysis. Ensure factual accuracy of products. Help build and maintain relationships with allied organizations, outside experts, congressional staff, and other contacts. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and training is required. Approximately three years of relevant work experience. Strong quantitative skills and familiarity with economic data, with a creative approach to using economic data to make compelling policy arguments. Previous experience or significant coursework in taxation and/or federal budget policy. Flexibility as a teammate and a commitment to the Economic Policy team’s goals. Good writing skills and instincts for data visualization. Meticulousness and attention to detail. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well on a team. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to new priorities. Political or legislative experience is a plus. Knowledge of advanced statistical software such as Stata, R, or Python is a plus. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70 with a starting salary of $56,000. American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Director, Domestic Climate and Energy Policy Reports to: Senior Director, Domestic Climate and Energy Policy Staff reporting to this position: Team of Research Assistants and Policy Analysts Department: Energy and Environment Position classification: Exempt, full time Summary American Progress is hiring a Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy to work under the Senior Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy. The Director will be responsible for developing and communicating new policy ideas, managing a research team, and coordinating projects across teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of climate policy and the U.S. energy sector, experience collaborating with partners, and creative ideas for how to build political consensus for urgent action to address the climate crisis. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Assist in developing and executing American Progress’ strategic priorities on domestic climate and clean energy policy. Supervise a small team of research and policy experts and coordinate with other teams at American Progress to manage shared projects. Work with diverse partners and organizations to develop and implement legislative and political strategies at the federal level. Conceive, research, write, and edit original written products, ranging from opinion editorials to in-depth reports, to communicate energy policy ideas to policymakers, thought leaders, and the media. Design, plan, and execute public and private events, meetings, summits, conferences, and other special events. Liaise with members of Congress, Capitol Hill staff, and the administration to help them understand and support positive policy ideas or stand up to oppose harmful policy changes. Represent American Progress in diverse coalitions of other organizations focused on U.S. climate and clean energy policy. Represent American Progress as a spokesperson in all forms of media as necessary to promote the team’s energy policy agenda. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced degree is a plus. Minimum of eight years of post-degree professional experience in policy development, campaign management, legislative or other advocacy, coalition-building, or related fields. Demonstrated project management skills are required, with a strong commitment to supervising and developing staff in a manner supportive of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Formal supervisory experience is a plus but is not required. Excellent writing and communications skills. A proven knowledge base in energy and environmental policy, as well as an ability to effectively communicate these issues to a non-technical audience. Expertise in environmental regulatory policy is a plus, but not required. Understanding of how environmental issues intersect with racism and economic and social inequality. Experience working with diverse coalitions and a breadth of existing relationships in the climate and energy policy space. Experience in seeking funding or grant writing is a plus, but not required. Capitol Hill or executive branch experience is a plus, but not required. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals, including the progressive values of environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. This position has a starting salary of $90,000. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Legal Assistant Reports to: General Counsel Staff reporting to this position: None Department: Legal Position classification: Nonexempt, full time Summary American Progress has an opening for a Legal Assistant to join the Legal department. The Legal department manages legal matters for the Center for American Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and educational think tank, as well as its affiliated 501(c)(4) organization, the Center for American Progress Action Fund. CAP is a progressive think tank working on issues across the policy spectrum, placing special emphasis on developing a long-term vision of a progressive America and finding innovative ways to communicate policy analyses, prescriptions, and vision. CAP Action is an advocacy voice that works on public education, lobbying, and limited political activities. Both organizations engage in expansive programmatic activities, which include policy research, publications and web content, public events, and partnerships with other organizations. The legal issues facing these organizations are diverse and intricate. The Legal department works closely with management, staff, and contractors in a fast-paced environment to design and implement procedures to ensure legal compliance and train employees on these rules. It also responds to the daily legal needs of the organization. Legal areas of focus include nonprofit tax law, ethics and lobbying rules, election law, contracting, corporate governance, media law, and employment law. This is a great opportunity for individuals contemplating law school to participate in running an active nonprofit organization’s legal infrastructure and learn what it is like to work as in-house counsel. As a member of the Legal team, the Legal Assistant will have a number of regular responsibilities and work on a variety of discrete projects, providing broad exposure to compliance structures for an array of different legal areas. Responsibilities: Assist in-house lawyers with ensuring organizational compliance with IRS and Federal Election Commission rules as well as lobbying disclosure requirements, congressional ethics rules, and other areas of the law. Revise, update, and organize legal documents and guidance. Draft, manage, and execute contracts. Perform administrative duties for the general counsel and provide general support to in-house lawyers. Assist with legal trainings for staff and resolving routine legal issues or questions. Research and analyze legal rules and best practices. Assist with coordinating board of directors meetings and addressing other corporate governance issues. Perform other legal and administrative duties as assigned. Requirements and qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. One to two years of experience is a plus, but not required. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent research, writing, and data analysis skills. Proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work on broad topics and balance multiple projects at once. Positive attitude, a sense of humor, and a team-oriented ethic. Commitment to American Progress’ mission and goals. This position is not represented by the union and has a starting salary of $40,000. American Progress offers full and competitive benefit packages. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.