Communications Manager
at Civic Nation WASHINGTON, D.C. OR REMOTE
Civic Nation seeks a Communications Manager to serve as a vital part of the Communications Hub, which includes press, digital, research, video, and creative. Reporting to the Executive Vice President of Communications, this candidate will be responsible for media outreach and crafting messaging for It’s On Us, The Change Collective, and Civic Nation’s campaigns. This is a short-term position ending in November 2024, with the possibility of extension.
ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS
The Communications Team is focused on telling the story of Civic Nation’s work. Through creative messaging, digital activations, media relations, and more, the Communications Team amplifies the work of all Civic Nation initiatives and campaigns.
ABOUT CIVIC NATION
Civic Nation is a nonprofit ecosystem for high-impact organizing and education initiatives working to build a more inclusive and equitable America. Civic Nation shifts culture, systems, and policy by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders and influencers to tackle some of our nation’s most pressing social challenges. Seven initiatives and campaigns are a part of the Civic Nation family: When We All Vote, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, It’s On Us, We The Action, the Change Collective, Online for All, and SAVE On Student Debt.
YOUR IMPACT
Execute media, public relations, and communications strategies for It’s On Us, The Change Collective, and Civic Nation’s campaigns.
Create, write, edit, and send press releases, talking points, op-eds, advisories and other written materials.
Manage media outreach and pitching and landing stories that reach the initiative's target audiences.
Work directly with the EVP of Communications to develop campaign strategies and action plans, and ensure initiatives are prioritizing equity and inclusion.
Work closely with initiative and campaign staff to understand the full scope of their work and help them meet strategic communications goals.
Respond to incoming media inquiries, prepare initiative leaders, and follow up with reporters.
Partner with digital, partnerships, talent, and other teams around rollouts.
Work on large and smaller scale events with stakeholders, thought leaders, media, etc.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
4+ years of experience in communications, public relations, media relations, or press management; primarily with advocacy, social justice, policy, and/or a political focus.
Strong writing skills with the ability to distill information in a way that is accessible to students, administrators, and our general audience.
A track record of getting results in a fast-paced communications environment, balancing multiple projects on tight deadlines.
Newsroom, political, agency, and/or nonprofit experience is preferred.
YOUR COMPETENCIES
A passion for social justice.
Ability to expertly execute tactics as part of an integrated approach to communications, media relations, storytelling, events, publications, and digital media.
Superior attention to detail.
Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, copy editing and organizational skills. Proficient knowledge of AP style.
Ability to provide rapid response support in reaction to breaking news. Top-notch understanding of the news cycle and media environment.
Strong interpersonal, networking, and leadership skills.
Comfort and confidence engaging with diverse populations.
Strong ability to listen, understand, connect, earn trust of, and collaborate with a diverse group of people and employees at all levels of the organization.
Comfort in a rapidly changing environment and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities at any given time.
SALARY & BENEFITS
The Washington, DC-based salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 (will be adjusted for cost of labor for the incumbent's work location) annually, commensurate with experience. Our comprehensive benefits plan includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees, flexible paid time off, paid family & medical leave, access to a 401k plan, and more.
PROCESS TIMELINE
Candidates can expect the following hiring process and timeline (please note that this timeline may be subject to change):
March 22: Applications close
March 25-28: First-Round Interviews
April 1-5: Writing Assignment
April 8-12: Potential Final Interviews, Reference Checks
April 15: Hiring Decision announced
All candidates will be notified via email of the status of their application on or before the completion of the search.
TO APPLY
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume here . The cover letter, addressed to Ashlynn Profit, should be concise, compelling, and include why you would like to work for Civic Nation. Applications will be accepted until March 22, 2024.
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At Civic Nation, diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly aligned with the fundamental belief that people are inherently capable but often lack opportunity. We know that a diverse workforce allows us to see problems in more nuanced ways, creating the thought leadership needed to fulfill our mission and reach our goals. Civic Nation is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.
Mar 07, 2024
Full time
Communications Manager
at Civic Nation WASHINGTON, D.C. OR REMOTE
Civic Nation seeks a Communications Manager to serve as a vital part of the Communications Hub, which includes press, digital, research, video, and creative. Reporting to the Executive Vice President of Communications, this candidate will be responsible for media outreach and crafting messaging for It’s On Us, The Change Collective, and Civic Nation’s campaigns. This is a short-term position ending in November 2024, with the possibility of extension.
ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS
The Communications Team is focused on telling the story of Civic Nation’s work. Through creative messaging, digital activations, media relations, and more, the Communications Team amplifies the work of all Civic Nation initiatives and campaigns.
ABOUT CIVIC NATION
Civic Nation is a nonprofit ecosystem for high-impact organizing and education initiatives working to build a more inclusive and equitable America. Civic Nation shifts culture, systems, and policy by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders and influencers to tackle some of our nation’s most pressing social challenges. Seven initiatives and campaigns are a part of the Civic Nation family: When We All Vote, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, It’s On Us, We The Action, the Change Collective, Online for All, and SAVE On Student Debt.
YOUR IMPACT
Execute media, public relations, and communications strategies for It’s On Us, The Change Collective, and Civic Nation’s campaigns.
Create, write, edit, and send press releases, talking points, op-eds, advisories and other written materials.
Manage media outreach and pitching and landing stories that reach the initiative's target audiences.
Work directly with the EVP of Communications to develop campaign strategies and action plans, and ensure initiatives are prioritizing equity and inclusion.
Work closely with initiative and campaign staff to understand the full scope of their work and help them meet strategic communications goals.
Respond to incoming media inquiries, prepare initiative leaders, and follow up with reporters.
Partner with digital, partnerships, talent, and other teams around rollouts.
Work on large and smaller scale events with stakeholders, thought leaders, media, etc.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
4+ years of experience in communications, public relations, media relations, or press management; primarily with advocacy, social justice, policy, and/or a political focus.
Strong writing skills with the ability to distill information in a way that is accessible to students, administrators, and our general audience.
A track record of getting results in a fast-paced communications environment, balancing multiple projects on tight deadlines.
Newsroom, political, agency, and/or nonprofit experience is preferred.
YOUR COMPETENCIES
A passion for social justice.
Ability to expertly execute tactics as part of an integrated approach to communications, media relations, storytelling, events, publications, and digital media.
Superior attention to detail.
Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, copy editing and organizational skills. Proficient knowledge of AP style.
Ability to provide rapid response support in reaction to breaking news. Top-notch understanding of the news cycle and media environment.
Strong interpersonal, networking, and leadership skills.
Comfort and confidence engaging with diverse populations.
Strong ability to listen, understand, connect, earn trust of, and collaborate with a diverse group of people and employees at all levels of the organization.
Comfort in a rapidly changing environment and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities at any given time.
SALARY & BENEFITS
The Washington, DC-based salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 (will be adjusted for cost of labor for the incumbent's work location) annually, commensurate with experience. Our comprehensive benefits plan includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees, flexible paid time off, paid family & medical leave, access to a 401k plan, and more.
PROCESS TIMELINE
Candidates can expect the following hiring process and timeline (please note that this timeline may be subject to change):
March 22: Applications close
March 25-28: First-Round Interviews
April 1-5: Writing Assignment
April 8-12: Potential Final Interviews, Reference Checks
April 15: Hiring Decision announced
All candidates will be notified via email of the status of their application on or before the completion of the search.
TO APPLY
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume here . The cover letter, addressed to Ashlynn Profit, should be concise, compelling, and include why you would like to work for Civic Nation. Applications will be accepted until March 22, 2024.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
At Civic Nation, diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly aligned with the fundamental belief that people are inherently capable but often lack opportunity. We know that a diverse workforce allows us to see problems in more nuanced ways, creating the thought leadership needed to fulfill our mission and reach our goals. Civic Nation is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.
Job Title: Director of Communications
Salary Range: $110,000 - $140,000
Reports to: Vice President of Advancement
Status : Full Time (40 hours/week)
Starting: February 2024
Deadline to Apply: January 19, 2024
Location: Washington DC Area
About Generation Hope:
Generation Hope is a nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure all student parents have the opportunities to succeed and experience economic mobility by engaging education and policy partners to drive systemic change and providing direct support to teen parents in college as well as their children through holistic, two-generation programming. To date, we have
provided over $1 million in tuition assistance, supported almost 450 teen parents in college, celebrated more than 170 degrees earned through our program, and built relationships with 30+ two and four-year institutions nationwide. For more information, please visit www.generationhope.org .
By joining our team, you will work for an organization named "one of the best nonprofits" by Spur Local. Not only do we live out and operationalize our values, we do the work to create a culture that truly supports every member of our staff. The best part of our organization is the people, from the families we serve to the team we have deliberately cultivated. We strive for excellence while understanding the most valuable asset that we have is our people. We celebrate diversity in all forms, including thought, professional and lived experiences, race, gender - even taste in music. If this sounds like a mission and work environment you would like to contribute to and grow with, please consider joining our team.
Position:
Generation Hope is seeking a Director of Communications to develop and lead our overarching communications strategy to enhance Generation Hope’s visibility nationally, regionally, and locally by effectively conveying our mission, programs, and impact to various stakeholders, including student parents, donors, partner organizations, policymakers, and the broader field of higher education. The Director will also drive efforts to enhance Generation Hope’s thought leadership profile through traditional earned media efforts and content development via our own channels. Working closely with the Communications Manager, Digital Marketing Specialist, Communications Coordinator, and our public relations firm, the Director will broaden awareness of Generation Hope’s impact, expertise, and family-centered approach; elevate the voice of Generation Hope and its senior leaders as subject matter experts; and ensure the voices of families are uplifted, honored, and heard. The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator with a proven track record in large scale, national scope, mission-driven, and social impact environments. This role requires a strategic thinker, an excellent communicator, and a team player who can collaborate across departments to achieve organizational goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Evaluation
Develop and implement an annual, multi-faceted communications strategy that builds and maintains a positive organizational brand and supports Generation Hope’s strategic goals and priorities
Ensure consistent and compelling branding across all communication materials, including websites, video, organic and paid social media, print materials, collateral, slide decks, and press releases. Protect and enhance the organization's reputation through effective brand management.
Create and deploy a guide for the organization that details consistent language and terms and work with the Race Equity Working Group to ensure that our language is inclusive and reflects our race equity commitment
Monitor and analyze audience engagement both digitally and through conversion rates, using data to make informed decisions and to strengthen, improve, and evaluate communications strategies
Lead the assessment of current internal and external communications and media practices, systems, and processes and the design and execution of new practices, systems, and processes. Develop and track communications performance metrics on a quarterly basis.
Develop and manage an organizational crisis communications plan to ensure best practices in brand protection and management.
Create and manage systems for ensuring consistent and on-brand communications across all direct-service sites
Evaluate the organization’s current website assets and needs and lead a website redevelopment project to guide the organization’s future online presence
Storytelling
Ensure the Communications team is creating engaging and impactful content for various platforms and collaborate with other departments to gather content and success stories
Work with PR firm to deploy consistent, timely, and strategic press and media relations efforts that are aligned with the annual communications plan and build long-term relationships with key press (emphasizing economic mobility, higher ed, family, student parents, early childhood, race equity, advocacy)
In partnership with our public relations firm, develop press kits, timelines, and fact sheets for internal and external stakeholders
Ensure the organization's website is up to date with fresh content, reflecting the latest initiatives and developments. Optimize website content for search engine visibility and user experience.
Collaborate with the Development team to create compelling campaigns and donor communication materials, including the annual report, to convey the impact of donations and appreciate supporters
Partner with the Programming team to amplify student parent voices and share strengths-based stories about their persistence and success through digital and print media and support recruitment efforts
Support the Learning & Innovation team by developing and refining technical assistance and FamilyU materials for marketing and programmatic use
Work with the Policy & Research team to respond quickly to legislative shifts that could impact student parents and families by assisting with drafting official statements, talking points, briefs, op-eds, etc., and by pursuing relevant media opportunities
Collaborate with the Operations team to position Generation Hope as a nationally-celebrated workplace
Play a key role in rolling out Generation Hope research and reports and lead efforts to disseminate findings, including through website downloads
With the Communications Manager and Communications Coordinator, review talking points, remarks, presentations, and other supporting material for Generation Hope CEO and staff, as needed
Oversee processes to effectively capture programming and impact by engaging photographers, videographers, and other vendors, as necessary
Provide hands-on crisis communications support and counsel across Generation Hope, as needed
Management
Oversee the Communications team, directly supervising the Communications Manager and supporting their supervision of the Digital Marketing Specialist, the Communications Coordinator, and other team members as we continue to grow the team. Provide ongoing coaching and development and promote a culture of high performance, accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
Oversee the creation of timelines for all communications projects and establish accountability systems for the completion of major tasks
Work closely with our Development team to ensure strong partnership with funders and supporters. Act as an effective steward of program-restricted resources by managing and monitoring the Communications budget.
Serve as a member of Generation Hope’s Leadership Team.
Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to Generation Hope’s mission
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in the field of communications, public relations, marketing, or other related areas; Master’s Degree preferred.
Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in a mission-driven, social impact, non-profit, philanthropy, and/or communications field
At least 2 years of management experience required
Proven experience with communications planning and execution on a local, regional, and national scale including messaging strategy; public affairs/public relations; brand consistency and development; reputation stewardship; content development; writing and editing; project management; presentation development; thought leadership; and budget management
A proficient understanding of the new and evolving media landscape
Effective and adept at translating messages for different key audiences including media, local city government leaders, policymakers, and other thought leaders
History of supporting and informing the design and development of content, executive and high-level communications, events, and convenings
Experience with digital advertising and paid social media strategy is preferred
Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively within Generation Hope as well as with external stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to create high-quality deliverables for wide-scale use with accuracy, and comfort engaging large and small audiences both in-person and virtually
Ability to think creatively, initiate and manage projects, and follow through on plans
Evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment
Exceptionally detail-oriented, organized, and deadline-driven
Creative and collaborative problem-solver; comfortable working through ambiguity to define priorities
Proficiency in MS Office Suite and Google Suite Workspace required
Proficiency in design software (Canva, InDesign, etc.) is preferred
Proficiency with digital communications tools and web design systems (Squarespace, MailChimp, etc.) is preferred
Personal and professional commitment to understanding and dismantling systemic and institutional racism
TRAVEL
This position requires travel, approximately 20% of the time, in and out of the DC Metro area. Must be able to travel via plane, train, or car.
CANDIDATES MUST RESIDE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., VIRGINIA, OR MARYLAND BEFORE THE EMPLOYMENT START DATE. Generation Hope has a hybrid remote and in-office work model.
Generation Hope provides full benefits, including 403(b), health, dental, and paid time off. More information on benefits can be found at generationhope.org/careers. As a safeguard to the health of our employees, participants, and community, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the employment start date. Our full vaccination policy is available here .
To apply, please complete the online application . If this link does not work, you can access the application at this URL: https://Generation_Hope.formstack.com/forms/apply_now . No calls, please.
Generation Hope is an equal opportunity employer. Generation Hope will not discriminate on any basis prohibited by law, including marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, matriculation, political affiliation, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health decisions), age, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, and disability.
Dec 22, 2023
Full time
Job Title: Director of Communications
Salary Range: $110,000 - $140,000
Reports to: Vice President of Advancement
Status : Full Time (40 hours/week)
Starting: February 2024
Deadline to Apply: January 19, 2024
Location: Washington DC Area
About Generation Hope:
Generation Hope is a nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure all student parents have the opportunities to succeed and experience economic mobility by engaging education and policy partners to drive systemic change and providing direct support to teen parents in college as well as their children through holistic, two-generation programming. To date, we have
provided over $1 million in tuition assistance, supported almost 450 teen parents in college, celebrated more than 170 degrees earned through our program, and built relationships with 30+ two and four-year institutions nationwide. For more information, please visit www.generationhope.org .
By joining our team, you will work for an organization named "one of the best nonprofits" by Spur Local. Not only do we live out and operationalize our values, we do the work to create a culture that truly supports every member of our staff. The best part of our organization is the people, from the families we serve to the team we have deliberately cultivated. We strive for excellence while understanding the most valuable asset that we have is our people. We celebrate diversity in all forms, including thought, professional and lived experiences, race, gender - even taste in music. If this sounds like a mission and work environment you would like to contribute to and grow with, please consider joining our team.
Position:
Generation Hope is seeking a Director of Communications to develop and lead our overarching communications strategy to enhance Generation Hope’s visibility nationally, regionally, and locally by effectively conveying our mission, programs, and impact to various stakeholders, including student parents, donors, partner organizations, policymakers, and the broader field of higher education. The Director will also drive efforts to enhance Generation Hope’s thought leadership profile through traditional earned media efforts and content development via our own channels. Working closely with the Communications Manager, Digital Marketing Specialist, Communications Coordinator, and our public relations firm, the Director will broaden awareness of Generation Hope’s impact, expertise, and family-centered approach; elevate the voice of Generation Hope and its senior leaders as subject matter experts; and ensure the voices of families are uplifted, honored, and heard. The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator with a proven track record in large scale, national scope, mission-driven, and social impact environments. This role requires a strategic thinker, an excellent communicator, and a team player who can collaborate across departments to achieve organizational goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Evaluation
Develop and implement an annual, multi-faceted communications strategy that builds and maintains a positive organizational brand and supports Generation Hope’s strategic goals and priorities
Ensure consistent and compelling branding across all communication materials, including websites, video, organic and paid social media, print materials, collateral, slide decks, and press releases. Protect and enhance the organization's reputation through effective brand management.
Create and deploy a guide for the organization that details consistent language and terms and work with the Race Equity Working Group to ensure that our language is inclusive and reflects our race equity commitment
Monitor and analyze audience engagement both digitally and through conversion rates, using data to make informed decisions and to strengthen, improve, and evaluate communications strategies
Lead the assessment of current internal and external communications and media practices, systems, and processes and the design and execution of new practices, systems, and processes. Develop and track communications performance metrics on a quarterly basis.
Develop and manage an organizational crisis communications plan to ensure best practices in brand protection and management.
Create and manage systems for ensuring consistent and on-brand communications across all direct-service sites
Evaluate the organization’s current website assets and needs and lead a website redevelopment project to guide the organization’s future online presence
Storytelling
Ensure the Communications team is creating engaging and impactful content for various platforms and collaborate with other departments to gather content and success stories
Work with PR firm to deploy consistent, timely, and strategic press and media relations efforts that are aligned with the annual communications plan and build long-term relationships with key press (emphasizing economic mobility, higher ed, family, student parents, early childhood, race equity, advocacy)
In partnership with our public relations firm, develop press kits, timelines, and fact sheets for internal and external stakeholders
Ensure the organization's website is up to date with fresh content, reflecting the latest initiatives and developments. Optimize website content for search engine visibility and user experience.
Collaborate with the Development team to create compelling campaigns and donor communication materials, including the annual report, to convey the impact of donations and appreciate supporters
Partner with the Programming team to amplify student parent voices and share strengths-based stories about their persistence and success through digital and print media and support recruitment efforts
Support the Learning & Innovation team by developing and refining technical assistance and FamilyU materials for marketing and programmatic use
Work with the Policy & Research team to respond quickly to legislative shifts that could impact student parents and families by assisting with drafting official statements, talking points, briefs, op-eds, etc., and by pursuing relevant media opportunities
Collaborate with the Operations team to position Generation Hope as a nationally-celebrated workplace
Play a key role in rolling out Generation Hope research and reports and lead efforts to disseminate findings, including through website downloads
With the Communications Manager and Communications Coordinator, review talking points, remarks, presentations, and other supporting material for Generation Hope CEO and staff, as needed
Oversee processes to effectively capture programming and impact by engaging photographers, videographers, and other vendors, as necessary
Provide hands-on crisis communications support and counsel across Generation Hope, as needed
Management
Oversee the Communications team, directly supervising the Communications Manager and supporting their supervision of the Digital Marketing Specialist, the Communications Coordinator, and other team members as we continue to grow the team. Provide ongoing coaching and development and promote a culture of high performance, accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
Oversee the creation of timelines for all communications projects and establish accountability systems for the completion of major tasks
Work closely with our Development team to ensure strong partnership with funders and supporters. Act as an effective steward of program-restricted resources by managing and monitoring the Communications budget.
Serve as a member of Generation Hope’s Leadership Team.
Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to Generation Hope’s mission
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in the field of communications, public relations, marketing, or other related areas; Master’s Degree preferred.
Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in a mission-driven, social impact, non-profit, philanthropy, and/or communications field
At least 2 years of management experience required
Proven experience with communications planning and execution on a local, regional, and national scale including messaging strategy; public affairs/public relations; brand consistency and development; reputation stewardship; content development; writing and editing; project management; presentation development; thought leadership; and budget management
A proficient understanding of the new and evolving media landscape
Effective and adept at translating messages for different key audiences including media, local city government leaders, policymakers, and other thought leaders
History of supporting and informing the design and development of content, executive and high-level communications, events, and convenings
Experience with digital advertising and paid social media strategy is preferred
Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively within Generation Hope as well as with external stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to create high-quality deliverables for wide-scale use with accuracy, and comfort engaging large and small audiences both in-person and virtually
Ability to think creatively, initiate and manage projects, and follow through on plans
Evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment
Exceptionally detail-oriented, organized, and deadline-driven
Creative and collaborative problem-solver; comfortable working through ambiguity to define priorities
Proficiency in MS Office Suite and Google Suite Workspace required
Proficiency in design software (Canva, InDesign, etc.) is preferred
Proficiency with digital communications tools and web design systems (Squarespace, MailChimp, etc.) is preferred
Personal and professional commitment to understanding and dismantling systemic and institutional racism
TRAVEL
This position requires travel, approximately 20% of the time, in and out of the DC Metro area. Must be able to travel via plane, train, or car.
CANDIDATES MUST RESIDE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., VIRGINIA, OR MARYLAND BEFORE THE EMPLOYMENT START DATE. Generation Hope has a hybrid remote and in-office work model.
Generation Hope provides full benefits, including 403(b), health, dental, and paid time off. More information on benefits can be found at generationhope.org/careers. As a safeguard to the health of our employees, participants, and community, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the employment start date. Our full vaccination policy is available here .
To apply, please complete the online application . If this link does not work, you can access the application at this URL: https://Generation_Hope.formstack.com/forms/apply_now . No calls, please.
Generation Hope is an equal opportunity employer. Generation Hope will not discriminate on any basis prohibited by law, including marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, matriculation, political affiliation, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health decisions), age, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, and disability.
Reports to: Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Staff reporting to this position: 6 Department: Energy and Environment Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 8 Minimum compensation: $112,000 Work site: Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office)
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director for the Energy and Environment Campaigns team, the communication and advocacy arm for American Progress’ climate and conservation teams. The Senior Director will develop and execute a communications strategy for American Progress’ climate, energy, and conservation priorities; collaborate with internal and external partners; and manage a diverse and high-performing team of communications, campaign, and research staff. The ideal candidate will bring experience and strong commitment to working on energy, environmental, conservation, environmental justice, or climate change issues.
The successful candidate will be guided by American Progress’ mission to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country. They will join a committed group of colleagues with extensive research expertise to strengthen American Progress’ policy and advocacy work in support of the organization’s five crosscutting priorities:
Building an economy for all
Restoring social trust in democracy
Advancing racial equity and justice
Tackling climate change and environmental injustice
Strengthening health
Responsibilities:
Lead the Energy and Environment department’s strategy, development, and execution of public-facing communications and campaigns to achieve ambitious climate, clean energy, and conservation policy.
Develop strategies to drive a narrative around the successful implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and its climate investments; advocate for continued regulatory action to ensure the United States meets its climate goals; and advocate for well-paying union jobs in the clean energy economy and environmental justice sphere.
Collaborate on strategic planning and implementation with the Senior Vice President and other team leads for the Energy and Environment department, as well as the organization’s Communications and Advocacy and Outreach departments.
Coordinate the day-to-day management of the Energy and Environment Campaigns team by overseeing team members’ work planning and professional development; managing the team’s budget and general administration, including tracking team products and progress toward goals; and assisting with grant reports.
Effectively leverage communications, campaigns, and digital advocacy tactics in pursuit of political and legislative goals, including by drafting and/or maintaining editorial oversight of messaging guidance, internal talking points, op-eds, videos, events, digital media, and press statements.
Follow local, state, and national political and policy conversations and make strategic recommendations for American Progress’ engagement. Set and execute rapid-response research priorities in response to breaking news and significant moments surrounding climate action, clean energy, union jobs, environmental justice, and fossil fuel accountability.
Liaise with American Progress’ senior management and other American Progress teams—in particular the Communications, Digital Strategy and Digital Advocacy teams—to ensure that climate, clean energy, and conservation priorities are reflected in American Progress’ public-facing communications and ideas.
Drive American Progress’ engagement with diverse coalitions, including the Climate Action Campaign, the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform, and more—maintaining strong and trusted relationships with key partners while achieving demonstrable progress toward Energy and Environment department priorities.
Represent the Energy and Environment department to the press, policymakers, academics, and other outside stakeholders, including through establishing and maintaining relationships with staff on the Hill and in the administration.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 8 to 10 years of political, government, and/or nonprofit experience in climate policy and Campaign experience is a plus.
Staff management and leadership experience as well as a strong commitment to developing staff and creating a trusted, open, and supportive workplace culture.
Demonstrated excellence in political strategy, strategic communications, and advocacy.
Ability to multitask and prioritize.
Exceptional project management experience and the ability to manage quick-turnaround deliverables, as well as long-term strategy implementation, reporting, and metric tracking.
Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well on a team that handles rapid-response communications.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and the Energy and Environment department’s goals.
American Progress offers a full and competitive benefits package. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is not represented by a union and has a minimum salary of $112,000.
American Progress’ hybrid work policy is posted on our Jobs page. Please visit this page for updates. Any changes to this policy will also be communicated at the time of hire.
Dec 08, 2023
Full time
Reports to: Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Staff reporting to this position: 6 Department: Energy and Environment Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 8 Minimum compensation: $112,000 Work site: Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office)
Summary
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director for the Energy and Environment Campaigns team, the communication and advocacy arm for American Progress’ climate and conservation teams. The Senior Director will develop and execute a communications strategy for American Progress’ climate, energy, and conservation priorities; collaborate with internal and external partners; and manage a diverse and high-performing team of communications, campaign, and research staff. The ideal candidate will bring experience and strong commitment to working on energy, environmental, conservation, environmental justice, or climate change issues.
The successful candidate will be guided by American Progress’ mission to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country. They will join a committed group of colleagues with extensive research expertise to strengthen American Progress’ policy and advocacy work in support of the organization’s five crosscutting priorities:
Building an economy for all
Restoring social trust in democracy
Advancing racial equity and justice
Tackling climate change and environmental injustice
Strengthening health
Responsibilities:
Lead the Energy and Environment department’s strategy, development, and execution of public-facing communications and campaigns to achieve ambitious climate, clean energy, and conservation policy.
Develop strategies to drive a narrative around the successful implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and its climate investments; advocate for continued regulatory action to ensure the United States meets its climate goals; and advocate for well-paying union jobs in the clean energy economy and environmental justice sphere.
Collaborate on strategic planning and implementation with the Senior Vice President and other team leads for the Energy and Environment department, as well as the organization’s Communications and Advocacy and Outreach departments.
Coordinate the day-to-day management of the Energy and Environment Campaigns team by overseeing team members’ work planning and professional development; managing the team’s budget and general administration, including tracking team products and progress toward goals; and assisting with grant reports.
Effectively leverage communications, campaigns, and digital advocacy tactics in pursuit of political and legislative goals, including by drafting and/or maintaining editorial oversight of messaging guidance, internal talking points, op-eds, videos, events, digital media, and press statements.
Follow local, state, and national political and policy conversations and make strategic recommendations for American Progress’ engagement. Set and execute rapid-response research priorities in response to breaking news and significant moments surrounding climate action, clean energy, union jobs, environmental justice, and fossil fuel accountability.
Liaise with American Progress’ senior management and other American Progress teams—in particular the Communications, Digital Strategy and Digital Advocacy teams—to ensure that climate, clean energy, and conservation priorities are reflected in American Progress’ public-facing communications and ideas.
Drive American Progress’ engagement with diverse coalitions, including the Climate Action Campaign, the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform, and more—maintaining strong and trusted relationships with key partners while achieving demonstrable progress toward Energy and Environment department priorities.
Represent the Energy and Environment department to the press, policymakers, academics, and other outside stakeholders, including through establishing and maintaining relationships with staff on the Hill and in the administration.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 8 to 10 years of political, government, and/or nonprofit experience in climate policy and Campaign experience is a plus.
Staff management and leadership experience as well as a strong commitment to developing staff and creating a trusted, open, and supportive workplace culture.
Demonstrated excellence in political strategy, strategic communications, and advocacy.
Ability to multitask and prioritize.
Exceptional project management experience and the ability to manage quick-turnaround deliverables, as well as long-term strategy implementation, reporting, and metric tracking.
Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well on a team that handles rapid-response communications.
Commitment to American Progress’ mission and the Energy and Environment department’s goals.
American Progress offers a full and competitive benefits package. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is not represented by a union and has a minimum salary of $112,000.
American Progress’ hybrid work policy is posted on our Jobs page. Please visit this page for updates. Any changes to this policy will also be communicated at the time of hire.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office)
Title : Regional Campaigns Director
Department : Campaigns
Status : Exempt
Reports to : Vice President, Paid Communications and Elections
Positions Reporting to this Position : None
Location : Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 15%
Union Position : Yes
Job Classification Level : E
Salary Range (depending on experience) : $86,557 - $105,183
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Regional Campaigns Director to support our issue advocacy and electoral campaigns. The Regional Campaigns Director will manage programs for approximately 16 states in coordination with state LCV partners and national allies, in consultation with the Vice President for Paid Communications and Elections and working closely with a second Regional Campaigns Director. The ideal candidate will be able to implement federal program strategy and collaborate with state LCV partners on state or local priorities, while centering racial justice and equity, with the goal of building a stronger Conservation Voter Movement (CVM) that includes federal, state and local wins.
Responsibilities:
Develop and execute plans for federal independent expenditure campaigns, issue campaigns including clean energy and climate change, federal and state level accountability projects, and ballot initiative engagement, collaborating as appropriate with program staff on the Government Affairs and Community & Civic Engagement teams as well as state LCV partners to ensure our collective programs are strategically aligned, planned and executed.
Work with assigned set of state affiliates to identify key races and develop cutting edge, focused and winning campaign plans at the state and local level.
Manage budgets for accountability programs as well as federal and state-level electoral work.
Work with departmental staff to achieve annual racial justice and equity goals, including, but not limited to, expanding and deepening our partnerships with organizations, vendors and coalitions led by people of color and elevating justice and equity in all of our work.
Ensure timely and accurate compliance and reporting of all LCV electoral activities in collaboration with Legal and Finance departments.
Support the grants program awarded to state LCV affiliates.
Oversee the development and approval of select federal campaign materials, including television and radio ads, direct mail, and phone scripts, ensuring that materials are culturally competent and center racial justice and equity.
Work closely with state LCV affiliates to identify partnership opportunities at the state and federal level.
Work with the Clean Energy For All (CEFA) team, dedicated to advancing clean energy policies at the state level, to evaluate and support state legislative policy campaigns.
Identify opportunities to amplify electoral and policy campaigns from our LCV affiliates and support their efforts to build political power.
Review and author memos for internal and external audiences. Develop and maintain tracking documents to catalog LCV’s investments.
Support efforts to raise funds for non-federal candidates on Give Green, working closely with staff from Give Green, state affiliates, NRDC and other partners.
Support Campaigns and Development department staff in fundraising for electoral and other programs to LCV Victory Fund and other entities.
Communicate with potential funders about LCV Victory Fund and state affiliate programs, in consultation with SVP of Campaigns and Vice President, Paid Communications and Elections.
Travel up to 15% of the time for staff retreats, conferences, and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required - At least five years of issue and/or electoral campaign experience, particularly with message development, campaign plans, paid media and voter contact. Experience drafting political plans, including explicit and culturally competent engagement of people of color and young voters. Experience developing plans with consultants and external partners.
Preferred - Experience managing budgets. Experience working with a national organization who has state affiliates or chapters. Experience working with state and/or local level campaigns and/or organizations. Experience working with multiple coalition partners. Experience with independent expenditure work.
Skills: Proven ability to support strategic and creative issue and/or electoral campaigns. Able to execute voter persuasion, engagement and contact plans in collaboration with the campaigns team. Sound political judgment. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Highly collaborative. Excellent listener. Instinctually inclined to engage others while also being able to successfully drive a project to a timely conclusion. Passionate about protecting the environment and communities impacted by climate change and environmental injustice. Ability to connect electoral strategy to non-electoral campaign work. Values team building. Works well in a fast-paced environment and able to multitask without sacrificing quality of work. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, ethnicity, language, class, gender and other identities and experiences.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interest in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Regional Campaigns Director” in the subject line by November 21, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Nov 03, 2023
Full time
Title : Regional Campaigns Director
Department : Campaigns
Status : Exempt
Reports to : Vice President, Paid Communications and Elections
Positions Reporting to this Position : None
Location : Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 15%
Union Position : Yes
Job Classification Level : E
Salary Range (depending on experience) : $86,557 - $105,183
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Regional Campaigns Director to support our issue advocacy and electoral campaigns. The Regional Campaigns Director will manage programs for approximately 16 states in coordination with state LCV partners and national allies, in consultation with the Vice President for Paid Communications and Elections and working closely with a second Regional Campaigns Director. The ideal candidate will be able to implement federal program strategy and collaborate with state LCV partners on state or local priorities, while centering racial justice and equity, with the goal of building a stronger Conservation Voter Movement (CVM) that includes federal, state and local wins.
Responsibilities:
Develop and execute plans for federal independent expenditure campaigns, issue campaigns including clean energy and climate change, federal and state level accountability projects, and ballot initiative engagement, collaborating as appropriate with program staff on the Government Affairs and Community & Civic Engagement teams as well as state LCV partners to ensure our collective programs are strategically aligned, planned and executed.
Work with assigned set of state affiliates to identify key races and develop cutting edge, focused and winning campaign plans at the state and local level.
Manage budgets for accountability programs as well as federal and state-level electoral work.
Work with departmental staff to achieve annual racial justice and equity goals, including, but not limited to, expanding and deepening our partnerships with organizations, vendors and coalitions led by people of color and elevating justice and equity in all of our work.
Ensure timely and accurate compliance and reporting of all LCV electoral activities in collaboration with Legal and Finance departments.
Support the grants program awarded to state LCV affiliates.
Oversee the development and approval of select federal campaign materials, including television and radio ads, direct mail, and phone scripts, ensuring that materials are culturally competent and center racial justice and equity.
Work closely with state LCV affiliates to identify partnership opportunities at the state and federal level.
Work with the Clean Energy For All (CEFA) team, dedicated to advancing clean energy policies at the state level, to evaluate and support state legislative policy campaigns.
Identify opportunities to amplify electoral and policy campaigns from our LCV affiliates and support their efforts to build political power.
Review and author memos for internal and external audiences. Develop and maintain tracking documents to catalog LCV’s investments.
Support efforts to raise funds for non-federal candidates on Give Green, working closely with staff from Give Green, state affiliates, NRDC and other partners.
Support Campaigns and Development department staff in fundraising for electoral and other programs to LCV Victory Fund and other entities.
Communicate with potential funders about LCV Victory Fund and state affiliate programs, in consultation with SVP of Campaigns and Vice President, Paid Communications and Elections.
Travel up to 15% of the time for staff retreats, conferences, and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required - At least five years of issue and/or electoral campaign experience, particularly with message development, campaign plans, paid media and voter contact. Experience drafting political plans, including explicit and culturally competent engagement of people of color and young voters. Experience developing plans with consultants and external partners.
Preferred - Experience managing budgets. Experience working with a national organization who has state affiliates or chapters. Experience working with state and/or local level campaigns and/or organizations. Experience working with multiple coalition partners. Experience with independent expenditure work.
Skills: Proven ability to support strategic and creative issue and/or electoral campaigns. Able to execute voter persuasion, engagement and contact plans in collaboration with the campaigns team. Sound political judgment. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Highly collaborative. Excellent listener. Instinctually inclined to engage others while also being able to successfully drive a project to a timely conclusion. Passionate about protecting the environment and communities impacted by climate change and environmental injustice. Ability to connect electoral strategy to non-electoral campaign work. Values team building. Works well in a fast-paced environment and able to multitask without sacrificing quality of work. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, ethnicity, language, class, gender and other identities and experiences.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interest in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Regional Campaigns Director” in the subject line by November 21, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office)
Title: State Partnerships Director Department: State Capacity Building Status: Exempt Reports to: Vice President, Governance and Affiliate Services Positions Reporting to this Position: None Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 20% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level : F Salary Range (depending on experience) : $96,418 -$144,627
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy, equitable and just community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is seeking a State Partnerships Director who will work with our independent state affiliates to expand and deepen authentic, long-term partnerships with communities of color, low-wealth communities, working families, rural towns, and other communities most impacted by climate change, environmental harm, and threats to democracy. The goal of these partnerships is to shape community-driven equitable and just policy solutions and action that are centered in a shared vision, goals, and commitment to action that is grounded in shared power and resources, mutual respect, authenticity, and collaborative decision making. The State Partnerships Director will work closely with state affiliate staff and LCV state program leads. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader, creative thinker, and effective collaborator and coach who has built multi-racial coalitions and/or partnerships grounded in principles of racial equity and social justice.
Responsibilities:
Work with state and national staff to implement a network-wide multi-year vision and strategy for strengthening movement building efforts, with a focus on building reciprocal and authentic partnerships with organizations led by and working in low-wealth communities, communities of color, and other communities most impacted by climate change, environmental harm, and threats to democracy. Ensure resource sharing and capacity building are integrated into the strategy.
Support individual state affiliates to build new partnerships and expand whom they engage to strengthen the political power of the climate, conservation, and democracy movements; pass stronger policies that are relevant to, and improve the lives of people most impacted by climate change and threats to our democracy; and elevate and center the perspectives and influence of these communities.
Collaborate with LCV program leads to share funding, capacity building, and other resources with state partner organizations and coalitions.
Plan and implement training programs to build CVM skills in movement building, coalition building and developing partnerships, in coordination with LCV program leads and State Capacity Building staff, as needed.
Partner with state affiliates to embed shared racial and economic justice principles into their programs and help develop tools for learning and self-assessment.
Develop strategies and tactics with state affiliates to eliminate barriers caused by institutional racism in political and policy making structures, and work collaboratively to ensure full participation by communities of color, low-income communities, working families, and other impacted communities.
Support departmental program staff to advance a broad set of clean energy, environmental, and democracy policy goals that help to tackle systemic racial and economic inequities.
Work as a member of the State Capacity Building team to craft multi-year and annual plans for building the Conservation Voters Movement’s capacity on partnerships.
Travel up to 20% of the time for in-state visits with state affiliate staff, retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience:
Required – At least 5 years of experience working with racially and socioeconomically diverse coalitions and/or partners, including:
Extensive experience building high performing coalitions and/or developing deep partnerships with racially and socioeconomically diverse groups that vary in capacity.
Experience mediating and resolving conflicts between partner groups.
Knowledge of issue advocacy — including grassroots organizing, electoral, and issue campaign strategies.
Preferred – Experience developing and implementing policy advocacy campaigns. Experience working with or within environmental justice organizations and/or local and state organizations working on democracy and/or climate organizing in low-wealth communities or communities of color.
Skills : Ability to understand structural and institutional inequity and interpersonal power dynamics and proven ability to analyze situations to engage and address them. Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and public speaking skills. Emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, humor, humility, compassion, patience and persistence. Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative, productive, respectful relationships with leaders and organizations representing grassroots, community-based organizations. Ability to coach and train leaders, managers, and staff at all levels on how to effectively create and manage multi-racial coalitions and/or partnerships. Ability to create, plan, and implement strategies tailored to varying geographic and political contexts.
Cultural Competence : Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practices and culture. Understands on environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interested in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with partners and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Partnerships Director” in the subject line by September 17, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Aug 28, 2023
Full time
Title: State Partnerships Director Department: State Capacity Building Status: Exempt Reports to: Vice President, Governance and Affiliate Services Positions Reporting to this Position: None Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 20% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level : F Salary Range (depending on experience) : $96,418 -$144,627
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy, equitable and just community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is seeking a State Partnerships Director who will work with our independent state affiliates to expand and deepen authentic, long-term partnerships with communities of color, low-wealth communities, working families, rural towns, and other communities most impacted by climate change, environmental harm, and threats to democracy. The goal of these partnerships is to shape community-driven equitable and just policy solutions and action that are centered in a shared vision, goals, and commitment to action that is grounded in shared power and resources, mutual respect, authenticity, and collaborative decision making. The State Partnerships Director will work closely with state affiliate staff and LCV state program leads. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader, creative thinker, and effective collaborator and coach who has built multi-racial coalitions and/or partnerships grounded in principles of racial equity and social justice.
Responsibilities:
Work with state and national staff to implement a network-wide multi-year vision and strategy for strengthening movement building efforts, with a focus on building reciprocal and authentic partnerships with organizations led by and working in low-wealth communities, communities of color, and other communities most impacted by climate change, environmental harm, and threats to democracy. Ensure resource sharing and capacity building are integrated into the strategy.
Support individual state affiliates to build new partnerships and expand whom they engage to strengthen the political power of the climate, conservation, and democracy movements; pass stronger policies that are relevant to, and improve the lives of people most impacted by climate change and threats to our democracy; and elevate and center the perspectives and influence of these communities.
Collaborate with LCV program leads to share funding, capacity building, and other resources with state partner organizations and coalitions.
Plan and implement training programs to build CVM skills in movement building, coalition building and developing partnerships, in coordination with LCV program leads and State Capacity Building staff, as needed.
Partner with state affiliates to embed shared racial and economic justice principles into their programs and help develop tools for learning and self-assessment.
Develop strategies and tactics with state affiliates to eliminate barriers caused by institutional racism in political and policy making structures, and work collaboratively to ensure full participation by communities of color, low-income communities, working families, and other impacted communities.
Support departmental program staff to advance a broad set of clean energy, environmental, and democracy policy goals that help to tackle systemic racial and economic inequities.
Work as a member of the State Capacity Building team to craft multi-year and annual plans for building the Conservation Voters Movement’s capacity on partnerships.
Travel up to 20% of the time for in-state visits with state affiliate staff, retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience:
Required – At least 5 years of experience working with racially and socioeconomically diverse coalitions and/or partners, including:
Extensive experience building high performing coalitions and/or developing deep partnerships with racially and socioeconomically diverse groups that vary in capacity.
Experience mediating and resolving conflicts between partner groups.
Knowledge of issue advocacy — including grassroots organizing, electoral, and issue campaign strategies.
Preferred – Experience developing and implementing policy advocacy campaigns. Experience working with or within environmental justice organizations and/or local and state organizations working on democracy and/or climate organizing in low-wealth communities or communities of color.
Skills : Ability to understand structural and institutional inequity and interpersonal power dynamics and proven ability to analyze situations to engage and address them. Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and public speaking skills. Emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, humor, humility, compassion, patience and persistence. Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative, productive, respectful relationships with leaders and organizations representing grassroots, community-based organizations. Ability to coach and train leaders, managers, and staff at all levels on how to effectively create and manage multi-racial coalitions and/or partnerships. Ability to create, plan, and implement strategies tailored to varying geographic and political contexts.
Cultural Competence : Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practices and culture. Understands on environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interested in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with partners and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Partnerships Director” in the subject line by September 17, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office)
Title: Chispa Communications Director Department: Communications Status : Exempt Reports to: Senior Vice President of Communications Positions reporting to this position : Chispa Digital & Creative Campaigns Manager, Chispa State Communications Manager Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 15% Union Position: No Job Classification Level: M-I Salary Range (depending on experience): $89,557 – $108,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
Chispa, a program of LCV, works to ensure that Latinx communities and leaders have a strong voice in the movement for climate justice and to influence the environmental policies and decisions that impact our health, environment and democracy. Currently, Chispa has programs in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, and Texas.
LCV is hiring a Chispa Communications Director to oversee and implement the Chispa program’s communications strategies by managing a team and developing opportunities and materials that engage various audiences, particularly Latine/a/o families and leaders, in climate and environmental justice and other issues. The ideal candidate is a skilled supervisor, bilingual, culturally competent, possesses strong written and oral communication skills, results-focused, highly driven, thoughtful, and strategic.
Responsibilities:
In consultation with Chispa national and in-state programs and the broader Communications team, develop, implement and evaluate strategic communications plans, including traditional media and digital campaigns that advance Chispa’s national federal and state advocacy goals.
Supervise, lead and develop the Chispa communications team, ensuring that program goals and strategies are grounded in organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
As part of the Communications Management Team, ensure quality and consistency of values, including racial justice and equity, brand identity, narrative, tone, and personality across all communications channels.
Oversee the development of social media and online content that builds a strong and active social media presence and following for national and state Chispa programs. Work with the Chispa Digital & Creative Campaigns Manager to implement strategies and share content.
Supervise Chispa State Communications Manager to support state program communications needs.
Collaborate with Chispa teams, including the Chispa National Organizing Director, to develop campaign-specific communications strategies.
Build relationships with national and local media, including Spanish-language and Latinx-focused outlets, and ensure ongoing coverage of Chispa’s advocacy issues, message and spokespeople at national and state levels.
Develop messaging for Chispa national and state programs. Maintain the Chispa brand guide.
Write press statements, advisories, releases, opinion editorials, letters to the editor and other materials that integrate relatable and culturally competent environmental and pro-climate justice messaging that advance program goals.
Manage relationships with contractors for website, video, media buys and digital services.
Provide coaching, training and strategy support for communications in all six state-based Chispa programs, in coordination with the Chispa State Communications Manager.
Work with the Chispa teams to develop bilingual, culturally-competent content for physical and digital content for a variety of audiences.
Serve as an on-the-record spokesperson for the Chispa program and LCV.
Travel up to 15% of the time for occasional press staffing needs, staff retreats, conferences, and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required – Minimum 5 years experience in media communications, including supervision of others. Experience developing, implementing and evaluating communications plans for short and long-term campaigns or programs. Experience with speaking on the record to press. A track record of successfully engaging different audiences in different levels of advocacy. A track record of using social media platforms to advance program goals, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Preferred – Experience in grassroots community, issue or labor organizing, movement-building work, storytelling, and creative strategies; experience in press engagement; Experience in communications for bilingual programs. Experience working with state programs.
Skills : Required – Excellent writing and spoken fluency in English and Spanish; commitment to measuring and tracking progress and outcomes; reliable, consistent, detail-oriented, and self-motivated; works well in a fast-paced environment and is able to multitask without sacrificing the quality of work. Strong team player with experience incorporating significant feedback received from a variety of partners and consultants. Demonstrated knowledge of and relationships with the Spanish-language and Latinx-focused media market and outlets.
Preferred – Desktop publishing and design experience.
Cultural Competence: Passionate about protecting our democracy, the environment, and communities impacted by climate change and environmental injustice. Committed to confronting institutional racism and inequity within our political system. An ability to apply a racial justice lens, and a variety of communities’ distinct perspectives to communications strategies. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understanding the ways in which principles of racial justice and equity are vital to improving our democratic systems and environmental challenges effectively.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Ability to occasionally work evening and weekend hours as needed. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Chispa Communications Director” in the subject line no later than August 20, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable, and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Aug 01, 2023
Full time
Title: Chispa Communications Director Department: Communications Status : Exempt Reports to: Senior Vice President of Communications Positions reporting to this position : Chispa Digital & Creative Campaigns Manager, Chispa State Communications Manager Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely and/or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 15% Union Position: No Job Classification Level: M-I Salary Range (depending on experience): $89,557 – $108,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
Chispa, a program of LCV, works to ensure that Latinx communities and leaders have a strong voice in the movement for climate justice and to influence the environmental policies and decisions that impact our health, environment and democracy. Currently, Chispa has programs in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, and Texas.
LCV is hiring a Chispa Communications Director to oversee and implement the Chispa program’s communications strategies by managing a team and developing opportunities and materials that engage various audiences, particularly Latine/a/o families and leaders, in climate and environmental justice and other issues. The ideal candidate is a skilled supervisor, bilingual, culturally competent, possesses strong written and oral communication skills, results-focused, highly driven, thoughtful, and strategic.
Responsibilities:
In consultation with Chispa national and in-state programs and the broader Communications team, develop, implement and evaluate strategic communications plans, including traditional media and digital campaigns that advance Chispa’s national federal and state advocacy goals.
Supervise, lead and develop the Chispa communications team, ensuring that program goals and strategies are grounded in organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
As part of the Communications Management Team, ensure quality and consistency of values, including racial justice and equity, brand identity, narrative, tone, and personality across all communications channels.
Oversee the development of social media and online content that builds a strong and active social media presence and following for national and state Chispa programs. Work with the Chispa Digital & Creative Campaigns Manager to implement strategies and share content.
Supervise Chispa State Communications Manager to support state program communications needs.
Collaborate with Chispa teams, including the Chispa National Organizing Director, to develop campaign-specific communications strategies.
Build relationships with national and local media, including Spanish-language and Latinx-focused outlets, and ensure ongoing coverage of Chispa’s advocacy issues, message and spokespeople at national and state levels.
Develop messaging for Chispa national and state programs. Maintain the Chispa brand guide.
Write press statements, advisories, releases, opinion editorials, letters to the editor and other materials that integrate relatable and culturally competent environmental and pro-climate justice messaging that advance program goals.
Manage relationships with contractors for website, video, media buys and digital services.
Provide coaching, training and strategy support for communications in all six state-based Chispa programs, in coordination with the Chispa State Communications Manager.
Work with the Chispa teams to develop bilingual, culturally-competent content for physical and digital content for a variety of audiences.
Serve as an on-the-record spokesperson for the Chispa program and LCV.
Travel up to 15% of the time for occasional press staffing needs, staff retreats, conferences, and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required – Minimum 5 years experience in media communications, including supervision of others. Experience developing, implementing and evaluating communications plans for short and long-term campaigns or programs. Experience with speaking on the record to press. A track record of successfully engaging different audiences in different levels of advocacy. A track record of using social media platforms to advance program goals, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Preferred – Experience in grassroots community, issue or labor organizing, movement-building work, storytelling, and creative strategies; experience in press engagement; Experience in communications for bilingual programs. Experience working with state programs.
Skills : Required – Excellent writing and spoken fluency in English and Spanish; commitment to measuring and tracking progress and outcomes; reliable, consistent, detail-oriented, and self-motivated; works well in a fast-paced environment and is able to multitask without sacrificing the quality of work. Strong team player with experience incorporating significant feedback received from a variety of partners and consultants. Demonstrated knowledge of and relationships with the Spanish-language and Latinx-focused media market and outlets.
Preferred – Desktop publishing and design experience.
Cultural Competence: Passionate about protecting our democracy, the environment, and communities impacted by climate change and environmental injustice. Committed to confronting institutional racism and inequity within our political system. An ability to apply a racial justice lens, and a variety of communities’ distinct perspectives to communications strategies. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understanding the ways in which principles of racial justice and equity are vital to improving our democratic systems and environmental challenges effectively.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Ability to occasionally work evening and weekend hours as needed. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Chispa Communications Director” in the subject line no later than August 20, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable, and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
The Director, Communications sets and guides the strategy for all AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) and Center for Housing and Health (CHH) communications in collaboration with AFC leadership, including but not limited to, digital media, public relations, messaging, annual reports, strategic communication and collateral development to consistently articulate AFC and CHH’s missions, visions and connect with key audiences. This includes programmatic, policy, fundraising, organizational-wide communications, among other areas. This role leads an editorial, digital and design team at AFC that produces a variety of award-winning communications to publicize AFC’s work and impact. This leader pursues opportunities to build relationships between AFC and strategic partners to create collaborative strength to achieve health equity and justice. They also provide occasional capacity-building, training and thought-leadership to organizations.
The salary range for this role is $66,000 to $77,700.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop, implement, and evaluate campaign strategy to connect with the organization's audiences, in collaboration with AFC’s leadership team and constituents
• Lead and supervise a four-person Communications team
• Implement and oversee communication strategies to advance AFC’s policy, development, and programmatic goals from branding and marketing to social media/marketing campaigns with a focus on AFC’s priority communities (communities most impacted by HIV)
• Maintain AFC’s brand standards and organizational identity
• Oversee and contribute to the conceptualization and creation of influential and compelling content (written, designed, video, etc.) that convey the impact of AFC’s work
• Interview individuals and attend meetings to obtain information and data, verify facts, research, or seek technical advice
• Manage numerous deadline-driven projects simultaneously, at varying stages of production
• Draft articles, edits, and proofreads the final drafts; authenticates and corrects data
• Oversee design, videography, and photography projects
• Serve as project manager and executive editor on production of AFC’s print and electronic newsletters, annual report, and direct mail letters
• Oversee content updates on AFC websites as well as the agency’s social media accounts
• Oversee updates made to AFC and CHH’s websites
• Oversee development and maintenance of AFC’s branding and style guides
• Seek guidance for complex problems from the Chief Officer of External Relations and the President/CEO
• Independently work on other projects or assignments that present AFC’s work via print and Web venues
• Provides communications leadership and guidance with HIV related work throughout the state of Illinois
• Serving as the primary relationship manager between 10+ different teams including the Center for Housing and Health
• Develop workflows and best practices around communications operations and executing creative work
• Primary manager of vendor relationships including creative and other services
• Builds relationships with stakeholders at AFC current or prospective partner organizations in order to strengthen ties, build collaborative opportunities, and mobilize communities
• Serves as a thought leader and strategist within the digital marketing and communications realm at organization-wide, local and/or national levels
• Support the implementation and communication about AFC’s Race Equity Action Plan
• Provides guidance and direction to AFC departments, project leads and Senior Leadership Team related to digital marketing and engagement, and community engagement overall
Staff Supervision
• Hire, train, mentor and supervise assigned staff; including assisting with recruitment, selection, scheduling and job assignments, mentoring/coaching, staff development and training, performance evaluation, and recommending salary, disciplinary and other personnel actions in accord with personnel procedures
• Provide professional development opportunities and guidance to each team member to strengthen their skill sets and job satisfaction
• Meet regularly with assigned staff to identify priorities, discuss strategies, and review ongoing projects
Other
• Assist with agency-wide activities as directed, including Annual Meeting, AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, World of Chocolate and others
• Assist with other AFC activities as requested
The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assignment of duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Graphic Design Specialist, Digital Communications Specialist, Communications Manager and indirectly Policy Communications Specialists and interns.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
• A Master’s Degree with 7 years of experience, a Bachelor’s Degree in English, Journalism or Communications with at least 8 years of communications leadership/management experience,
• or high school diploma with 10 years of experience, ideally in an “in-house” leadership role (manager of multiple full-time staff members) within a complex (number and variety of constituents and departments) nonprofit entity.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with presentation skills
• Solid ability to prioritize, plan, and coordinate work activities, and manage resources so that work
• objectives are accomplished efficiently, in addition to having strong time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to make reasoned judgments that are logical and well thought out
• Strong coaching and development skills as a supervisor of multiple individuals including the ability to train, coach, and develop employees
• Strong leadership skills working with Senior Leadership Teams, Boards and Committees
• Digital organizing and community mobilization skills
• Understanding of communications innovations, particularly on the digital front
• Understanding of policy, advocacy, programmatic work and revenue generation
• Solid interpersonal skills along with the ability and willingness to respect and value the differences and perceptions of different groups/individuals to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships internally and externally
• Ability to effectively, accurately, and articulately present AFC information and respond to questions from groups of funders, staff, and the general public on a variety of issues related to agency programs, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Understanding of nonprofit accounting issues on a system basis, and the ability to effectively manage multiple funding areas.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
None.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those found in a general office environment. Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (20-25 pounds.) Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
Jun 27, 2023
Full time
The Director, Communications sets and guides the strategy for all AIDS Foundation Chicago (AFC) and Center for Housing and Health (CHH) communications in collaboration with AFC leadership, including but not limited to, digital media, public relations, messaging, annual reports, strategic communication and collateral development to consistently articulate AFC and CHH’s missions, visions and connect with key audiences. This includes programmatic, policy, fundraising, organizational-wide communications, among other areas. This role leads an editorial, digital and design team at AFC that produces a variety of award-winning communications to publicize AFC’s work and impact. This leader pursues opportunities to build relationships between AFC and strategic partners to create collaborative strength to achieve health equity and justice. They also provide occasional capacity-building, training and thought-leadership to organizations.
The salary range for this role is $66,000 to $77,700.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop, implement, and evaluate campaign strategy to connect with the organization's audiences, in collaboration with AFC’s leadership team and constituents
• Lead and supervise a four-person Communications team
• Implement and oversee communication strategies to advance AFC’s policy, development, and programmatic goals from branding and marketing to social media/marketing campaigns with a focus on AFC’s priority communities (communities most impacted by HIV)
• Maintain AFC’s brand standards and organizational identity
• Oversee and contribute to the conceptualization and creation of influential and compelling content (written, designed, video, etc.) that convey the impact of AFC’s work
• Interview individuals and attend meetings to obtain information and data, verify facts, research, or seek technical advice
• Manage numerous deadline-driven projects simultaneously, at varying stages of production
• Draft articles, edits, and proofreads the final drafts; authenticates and corrects data
• Oversee design, videography, and photography projects
• Serve as project manager and executive editor on production of AFC’s print and electronic newsletters, annual report, and direct mail letters
• Oversee content updates on AFC websites as well as the agency’s social media accounts
• Oversee updates made to AFC and CHH’s websites
• Oversee development and maintenance of AFC’s branding and style guides
• Seek guidance for complex problems from the Chief Officer of External Relations and the President/CEO
• Independently work on other projects or assignments that present AFC’s work via print and Web venues
• Provides communications leadership and guidance with HIV related work throughout the state of Illinois
• Serving as the primary relationship manager between 10+ different teams including the Center for Housing and Health
• Develop workflows and best practices around communications operations and executing creative work
• Primary manager of vendor relationships including creative and other services
• Builds relationships with stakeholders at AFC current or prospective partner organizations in order to strengthen ties, build collaborative opportunities, and mobilize communities
• Serves as a thought leader and strategist within the digital marketing and communications realm at organization-wide, local and/or national levels
• Support the implementation and communication about AFC’s Race Equity Action Plan
• Provides guidance and direction to AFC departments, project leads and Senior Leadership Team related to digital marketing and engagement, and community engagement overall
Staff Supervision
• Hire, train, mentor and supervise assigned staff; including assisting with recruitment, selection, scheduling and job assignments, mentoring/coaching, staff development and training, performance evaluation, and recommending salary, disciplinary and other personnel actions in accord with personnel procedures
• Provide professional development opportunities and guidance to each team member to strengthen their skill sets and job satisfaction
• Meet regularly with assigned staff to identify priorities, discuss strategies, and review ongoing projects
Other
• Assist with agency-wide activities as directed, including Annual Meeting, AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, World of Chocolate and others
• Assist with other AFC activities as requested
The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assignment of duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Graphic Design Specialist, Digital Communications Specialist, Communications Manager and indirectly Policy Communications Specialists and interns.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
• A Master’s Degree with 7 years of experience, a Bachelor’s Degree in English, Journalism or Communications with at least 8 years of communications leadership/management experience,
• or high school diploma with 10 years of experience, ideally in an “in-house” leadership role (manager of multiple full-time staff members) within a complex (number and variety of constituents and departments) nonprofit entity.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with presentation skills
• Solid ability to prioritize, plan, and coordinate work activities, and manage resources so that work
• objectives are accomplished efficiently, in addition to having strong time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to make reasoned judgments that are logical and well thought out
• Strong coaching and development skills as a supervisor of multiple individuals including the ability to train, coach, and develop employees
• Strong leadership skills working with Senior Leadership Teams, Boards and Committees
• Digital organizing and community mobilization skills
• Understanding of communications innovations, particularly on the digital front
• Understanding of policy, advocacy, programmatic work and revenue generation
• Solid interpersonal skills along with the ability and willingness to respect and value the differences and perceptions of different groups/individuals to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships internally and externally
• Ability to effectively, accurately, and articulately present AFC information and respond to questions from groups of funders, staff, and the general public on a variety of issues related to agency programs, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Understanding of nonprofit accounting issues on a system basis, and the ability to effectively manage multiple funding areas.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
None.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those found in a general office environment. Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (20-25 pounds.) Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
Title: Regional Political Director
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Vice President for Political
Location: Washington, D.C.
Union Position: Yes. This job is covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035.
Hiring Range (depending on experience): $ 77,000-$100,000
End Citizens United//Let America Vote’s Mission: To fix our democracy by getting big money out of politics and protecting the right to vote. We will work to end our rigged political system by electing reform champions, passing meaningful legislative reforms, and elevating these issues in the national conversation. We will work in partnership with these champions to overturn Citizens United , end the unlimited and undisclosed money in politics, and protect and expand the right to vote.
Job Summary: ECU/LAV is hiring for a Regional Political Director to join our political department. Individuals will join a collaborative work environment to monitor key races, build and maintain relationships to help endorsed campaigns win, and use their understanding of ECU // LAV’s resources to build political capital for reform efforts including getting big money out of politics and protecting voting rights. This is a temporary position through the 2024 election cycle (November 2024), with the potential to extend depending on organizational needs and budget.
Primary Responsibilities: Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Working with the rest of the political team to oversee and maintain ECU // LAV’s relationships with candidates and campaigns
Interviewing candidates for office at both the national and state level; making recommendations on endorsements
Monitoring and assessing the political landscape for opportunities for ECU // LAV engagement, including conducting background research on candidates, races, and organizations
Collaborating with other departments to offer candidate services that improve and strengthen endorsed candidates’ campaigns
Participating in meetings with partner organizations and attending events as a representative of the organization in the D.C. area
May occasionally travel for work purposes
Performing additional duties as assigned
Qualifications: We’re seeking applicants who excel in relationship-building, have strong project management skills, and are comfortable around candidates and elected officials. You should have:
3 election cycles or 4-6 years of work experience with increasing levels of responsibility in non-profit, campaign, activism, governmental, or consulting work
A basic understanding of how the various components of a campaign fit together including fundraising, polling and research, organizing, and paid media.
Experience building and maintaining relationships with organizations and/or individual partners that serve to meet both entities’ goals and objectives
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and a knack for problem solving
An understanding of how race, class, and other identities intersect with our work in advocacy and electoral campaigns
A commitment to getting Big Money out of politics, expanding voting rights, and fighting corruption in state and local politics
This position comes with a competitive benefits package that includes:
Paid-time off available immediately upon hire–no accrual needed
Health insurance including Dental & Vision. There are many health plans available that are fully employer paid. Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, STD, & LTD plans are fully employer paid.
Reimbursement for your cell phone bill up to $100 a month
Student loan repayment benefit up to $125 a month
Pre-tax commuter benefits
IRA with up to 3% of salary matched
Relocation stipend for employees relocating to work out of our Washington, D.C. office
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter through our website. The application deadline is July 7. No calls please.
Job Location: This position is based in Washington, D.C. where our staff work in our office in-person a minimum of Mondays and Wednesdays. Relocation stipend available.
COVID-19: ECU/LAV prioritizes the health and safety of our employees and continually updates our in-office protocols related to COVID-19 based on current CDC guidance, local ordinances, and best practices. Applicants must be willing to receive the full course of one of the CDC-recommended vaccinations against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, including recommended boosters. Reasonable accommodations may be granted in accordance with relevant federal and state regulations.
Accessibility: Our D.C. office space is a professional office environment that is fully accessible. We operate on a hybrid work schedule that is a combination of in-person and remote work. This position’s main functions are carried out using a computer and phone. All employees may request reasonable accommodation to perform their job tasks.
Please Read: At the end of this application we include several optional questions about your identity. These questions are completely optional and will not be used to make specific hiring decisions, but rather to help us make sure we're building a diverse pool of candidates in the initial stages of the process. Your responses are kept separate from the rest of your application and are not shared outside of our human resources team.
End Citizens United is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multicultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.
Jun 21, 2023
Full time
Title: Regional Political Director
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Vice President for Political
Location: Washington, D.C.
Union Position: Yes. This job is covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, Local 32035.
Hiring Range (depending on experience): $ 77,000-$100,000
End Citizens United//Let America Vote’s Mission: To fix our democracy by getting big money out of politics and protecting the right to vote. We will work to end our rigged political system by electing reform champions, passing meaningful legislative reforms, and elevating these issues in the national conversation. We will work in partnership with these champions to overturn Citizens United , end the unlimited and undisclosed money in politics, and protect and expand the right to vote.
Job Summary: ECU/LAV is hiring for a Regional Political Director to join our political department. Individuals will join a collaborative work environment to monitor key races, build and maintain relationships to help endorsed campaigns win, and use their understanding of ECU // LAV’s resources to build political capital for reform efforts including getting big money out of politics and protecting voting rights. This is a temporary position through the 2024 election cycle (November 2024), with the potential to extend depending on organizational needs and budget.
Primary Responsibilities: Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Working with the rest of the political team to oversee and maintain ECU // LAV’s relationships with candidates and campaigns
Interviewing candidates for office at both the national and state level; making recommendations on endorsements
Monitoring and assessing the political landscape for opportunities for ECU // LAV engagement, including conducting background research on candidates, races, and organizations
Collaborating with other departments to offer candidate services that improve and strengthen endorsed candidates’ campaigns
Participating in meetings with partner organizations and attending events as a representative of the organization in the D.C. area
May occasionally travel for work purposes
Performing additional duties as assigned
Qualifications: We’re seeking applicants who excel in relationship-building, have strong project management skills, and are comfortable around candidates and elected officials. You should have:
3 election cycles or 4-6 years of work experience with increasing levels of responsibility in non-profit, campaign, activism, governmental, or consulting work
A basic understanding of how the various components of a campaign fit together including fundraising, polling and research, organizing, and paid media.
Experience building and maintaining relationships with organizations and/or individual partners that serve to meet both entities’ goals and objectives
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and a knack for problem solving
An understanding of how race, class, and other identities intersect with our work in advocacy and electoral campaigns
A commitment to getting Big Money out of politics, expanding voting rights, and fighting corruption in state and local politics
This position comes with a competitive benefits package that includes:
Paid-time off available immediately upon hire–no accrual needed
Health insurance including Dental & Vision. There are many health plans available that are fully employer paid. Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, STD, & LTD plans are fully employer paid.
Reimbursement for your cell phone bill up to $100 a month
Student loan repayment benefit up to $125 a month
Pre-tax commuter benefits
IRA with up to 3% of salary matched
Relocation stipend for employees relocating to work out of our Washington, D.C. office
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter through our website. The application deadline is July 7. No calls please.
Job Location: This position is based in Washington, D.C. where our staff work in our office in-person a minimum of Mondays and Wednesdays. Relocation stipend available.
COVID-19: ECU/LAV prioritizes the health and safety of our employees and continually updates our in-office protocols related to COVID-19 based on current CDC guidance, local ordinances, and best practices. Applicants must be willing to receive the full course of one of the CDC-recommended vaccinations against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, including recommended boosters. Reasonable accommodations may be granted in accordance with relevant federal and state regulations.
Accessibility: Our D.C. office space is a professional office environment that is fully accessible. We operate on a hybrid work schedule that is a combination of in-person and remote work. This position’s main functions are carried out using a computer and phone. All employees may request reasonable accommodation to perform their job tasks.
Please Read: At the end of this application we include several optional questions about your identity. These questions are completely optional and will not be used to make specific hiring decisions, but rather to help us make sure we're building a diverse pool of candidates in the initial stages of the process. Your responses are kept separate from the rest of your application and are not shared outside of our human resources team.
End Citizens United is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multicultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.
THE ROLE:
The Digital Communications Director will be responsible for strategizing, executing and managing NextGen’s digital media — including our social-media influencer program and online advertising — as well as overseeing our owned social media platforms, website, and organic SMS and email organizing programs. In short, this role leads all digital messaging for the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization organization and works to advance our organizing and electoral priorities.
The Digital Communications Director will be experienced in developing and managing budgets for digital media campaigns — including in partnership with external consultants and partners — and is passionate about applying that experience to youth-oriented voter-registration and mobilization. They will be creative and excited to experiment with new approaches.
The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and a belief that young people will make the difference in America’s future. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice--and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and economic and racial justice from a progressive perspective, we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others.
This role will report to the Vice President of Communications.
This is a fully remote position with no location requirement. We encourage candidates from all locations within the United States to apply.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Remote Position: Yes
Union Position: No
Travel Requirements: 0-10%
End Date: ‘N/A’
WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE:
Social Media + Organic Digital Organizing:
Develop and implement digital media and organizing strategies for NextGen
Spearhead digital campaigns via actions on our website, such as petitions and advocacy forms
Set up phone lines and calling campaigns via digital tools
Coordinate with field team and coalition partners to brainstorm effective and thoughtful ways to launch targeted campaigns for our audience
Lead NextGen America’s broadcast SMS outreach to subscribers, including writing and setting up outgoing messages, launch keywords to advertise and manage SMS broadcast calendar
Manage NextGen America’s email program by serving as lead writer, oversee checklisting/QA process and manage email calendar
Oversee our collection of actions and voter information resources on our website
Create & execute individualized content & social media plans for multiple campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors for digital tools
Review, advise, draft, and execute outbound content, web content & digital marketing plans when necessary for relevant programs
Propose new email and digital trends that will help innovate and modernizes NextGen’s approach to advocacy and organizing
Paid Digital Vendors:
Maintaining relationships and leading NextGen’s partnership with paid-media consultants and partners, e.g. creative consultants, media buyers, production firms, etc.
Work with the Vice President for Communications and across the organization on polling and research efforts to inform paid-media messaging and segmentation
Developing creative content and messaging for paid media in collaboration with internal and external partners
General:
Day to day management of digital and social media staff
Report back on digital campaigns and make recommendations for how to improve products
Drive forward rapid response components to maximize our organization's digital impact during pivotal movements for our organizational priorities
Strengthen our ladder of engagement to convert members into volunteers and eventually donors
Perform other duties as assigned
ABOUT YOU:
5-7 years of communications or digital work for political campaigns, nonprofit advocacy groups or marketing
3-5 years experience managing a social media/influencer team
3-5 years experience of general management developing the skills of a team
2-3 years of managing a budget
Superior writing skills
Demonstrated success in media planning and performance analysis
The candidate must be a smart strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience leading digital marketing and organizing strategies from inception to completion
Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
Proficiency with advocacy CRM tools such as Blue State Digital, NGPVAN, Convio or Salsa
Familiarity with CMS tools like WordPress and social media management platforms
The candidate must have excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate a clear ability to adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
The candidate must have a strong work ethic and demonstrate consistent attention to detail
Love working in a dynamic team environment
Be a positive, unselfish team player that sets the tone for everyone to do his or her best work
BONUS POINTS FOR:
Familiarity with graphics and editing tools like the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with reporting and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Omniture, Facebook Analytics
SALARY INFORMATION:
The base salary range for this position is $98,000-$117,000. The final base salary will be determined by various factors, including individual qualifications and internal parity, which will be objectively assessed during the interview process.
BENEFITS:
Our comprehensive benefits package plays an essential part in how we recognize you for your critical contribution toward our organization’s mission.
Taking Care of Your Future:
Medical, dental and vision insurance: 100% coverage for you and for your dependents
Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
401(k) plan - we’ll match 100% up to 4% of your salary
Setting You Up for Success:
Up to $150 per month to use toward your cell phone and internet costs
$100 per month to use toward your personal health and wellness goals
Flexible spending account for dependent care
Professional development opportunities to help you achieve your best self
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.
Jun 14, 2023
Full time
THE ROLE:
The Digital Communications Director will be responsible for strategizing, executing and managing NextGen’s digital media — including our social-media influencer program and online advertising — as well as overseeing our owned social media platforms, website, and organic SMS and email organizing programs. In short, this role leads all digital messaging for the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization organization and works to advance our organizing and electoral priorities.
The Digital Communications Director will be experienced in developing and managing budgets for digital media campaigns — including in partnership with external consultants and partners — and is passionate about applying that experience to youth-oriented voter-registration and mobilization. They will be creative and excited to experiment with new approaches.
The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and a belief that young people will make the difference in America’s future. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice--and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and economic and racial justice from a progressive perspective, we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others.
This role will report to the Vice President of Communications.
This is a fully remote position with no location requirement. We encourage candidates from all locations within the United States to apply.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Remote Position: Yes
Union Position: No
Travel Requirements: 0-10%
End Date: ‘N/A’
WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE:
Social Media + Organic Digital Organizing:
Develop and implement digital media and organizing strategies for NextGen
Spearhead digital campaigns via actions on our website, such as petitions and advocacy forms
Set up phone lines and calling campaigns via digital tools
Coordinate with field team and coalition partners to brainstorm effective and thoughtful ways to launch targeted campaigns for our audience
Lead NextGen America’s broadcast SMS outreach to subscribers, including writing and setting up outgoing messages, launch keywords to advertise and manage SMS broadcast calendar
Manage NextGen America’s email program by serving as lead writer, oversee checklisting/QA process and manage email calendar
Oversee our collection of actions and voter information resources on our website
Create & execute individualized content & social media plans for multiple campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors for digital tools
Review, advise, draft, and execute outbound content, web content & digital marketing plans when necessary for relevant programs
Propose new email and digital trends that will help innovate and modernizes NextGen’s approach to advocacy and organizing
Paid Digital Vendors:
Maintaining relationships and leading NextGen’s partnership with paid-media consultants and partners, e.g. creative consultants, media buyers, production firms, etc.
Work with the Vice President for Communications and across the organization on polling and research efforts to inform paid-media messaging and segmentation
Developing creative content and messaging for paid media in collaboration with internal and external partners
General:
Day to day management of digital and social media staff
Report back on digital campaigns and make recommendations for how to improve products
Drive forward rapid response components to maximize our organization's digital impact during pivotal movements for our organizational priorities
Strengthen our ladder of engagement to convert members into volunteers and eventually donors
Perform other duties as assigned
ABOUT YOU:
5-7 years of communications or digital work for political campaigns, nonprofit advocacy groups or marketing
3-5 years experience managing a social media/influencer team
3-5 years experience of general management developing the skills of a team
2-3 years of managing a budget
Superior writing skills
Demonstrated success in media planning and performance analysis
The candidate must be a smart strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience leading digital marketing and organizing strategies from inception to completion
Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
Proficiency with advocacy CRM tools such as Blue State Digital, NGPVAN, Convio or Salsa
Familiarity with CMS tools like WordPress and social media management platforms
The candidate must have excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate a clear ability to adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
The candidate must have a strong work ethic and demonstrate consistent attention to detail
Love working in a dynamic team environment
Be a positive, unselfish team player that sets the tone for everyone to do his or her best work
BONUS POINTS FOR:
Familiarity with graphics and editing tools like the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with reporting and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Omniture, Facebook Analytics
SALARY INFORMATION:
The base salary range for this position is $98,000-$117,000. The final base salary will be determined by various factors, including individual qualifications and internal parity, which will be objectively assessed during the interview process.
BENEFITS:
Our comprehensive benefits package plays an essential part in how we recognize you for your critical contribution toward our organization’s mission.
Taking Care of Your Future:
Medical, dental and vision insurance: 100% coverage for you and for your dependents
Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
401(k) plan - we’ll match 100% up to 4% of your salary
Setting You Up for Success:
Up to $150 per month to use toward your cell phone and internet costs
$100 per month to use toward your personal health and wellness goals
Flexible spending account for dependent care
Professional development opportunities to help you achieve your best self
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Title: State Engagement Director Department: State Capacity Building Status: Exempt Reports to : Vice President, State and Local Strategies Positions Reporting to this Position : None Location : Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 20% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level: E Salary Range (depending on experience): $86,557 – $105,183
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy, equitable and just community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is seeking a State Engagement Director who will work with our 30+ state affiliates and national organization to help facilitate network-wide advocacy campaigns that advance bold national policies that expand climate and environmental solutions, democracy, and racial justice and equity. The position serves as a connection between our independent state affiliates and national team on policy advocacy – with a particular focus on climate action at all levels of government and state-to-federal campaigns. The State Engagement Director will work collaboratively with our government affairs, campaigns, and community and civic engagement teams to identify national objectives and collaborate with our independent state affiliates to develop and execute campaigns to secure bold federal progress while building long-term power and capacity, advancing complementary state affiliate objectives, and advancing racial justice and equity in outcomes, processes, and partnerships. The State Engagement Director will work closely with the Vice President, State and Local Strategies to facilitate cross-departmental collaboration in partnership with our state affiliates. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader deeply committed to environmental progress, democracy, racial equity and social justice, as well as a proven advocate, a creative thinker, and an effective collaborator and problem solver.
Responsibilities :
Develop and implement multi-state federal advocacy campaigns in collaboration with a cross-departmental team and independent state affiliates, including implementing federal climate legislation, driving bold administrative action, and other efforts on climate that center racial and economic justice.
Serve as a liaison to state affiliate climate policy advocacy teams to ensure information sharing, connections to relevant national staff and resources, and strategic alignment.
Regularly provide an overview of state climate advocacy priorities, challenges, and activities from across the Conservation Voters Movement to relevant national staff to create a shared understanding of the lay of the land.
Work with other members of the State Capacity Building department to connect state and federal advocacy efforts and ensure all efforts incorporate long-term capacity and building power, as well as deepening our work to achieve racial justice and equity.
Ensure that all of our collaborative federal policy advocacy with state affiliates is advancing racial justice and equity, including both in terms of process and policy objectives.
Review and collaboratively refine grant proposals from state affiliates for state-to-federal advocacy.
Convene and facilitate state affiliates regularly to discuss federal opportunities and coordinate strategy.
Collaborate with digital, communications, state capacity, organizing and advocacy teams to share tools, best practices, and other support for state affiliates to advocate for federal action.
Collaborate with the Development department and other staff to craft materials that will help raise resources for our climate, state-to-federal, and state capacity building work.
Travel up to 20% of the time for in-state visits with state LCV staff, retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Work Experience : Required – Minimum of five years experience leading policy advocacy campaigns at the state and/or federal level, including participating in multi-state efforts. Preferred – Experience running multi-state efforts, particularly with independent organizations, and/or providing and overseeing grants to multiple local/state partners working towards a shared goal. Experience working with environmental and/or environmental justice organizations.
Skills : Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation and public speaking skills. Ability to work under pressure on multiple competing priorities. Organized and attentive to details; commitment to teamwork and community; ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced setting. Emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, humor, humility and compassion. Demonstrated ability to apply a racial justice and equity lens to policy advocacy. Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative, productive, respectful relationships with leaders and organizations.
Cultural Competence : Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practices and culture. Understands on environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interested in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with partners and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Engagement Director” in the subject line by June 25, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Jun 06, 2023
Full time
Title: State Engagement Director Department: State Capacity Building Status: Exempt Reports to : Vice President, State and Local Strategies Positions Reporting to this Position : None Location : Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 20% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level: E Salary Range (depending on experience): $86,557 – $105,183
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy, equitable and just community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is seeking a State Engagement Director who will work with our 30+ state affiliates and national organization to help facilitate network-wide advocacy campaigns that advance bold national policies that expand climate and environmental solutions, democracy, and racial justice and equity. The position serves as a connection between our independent state affiliates and national team on policy advocacy – with a particular focus on climate action at all levels of government and state-to-federal campaigns. The State Engagement Director will work collaboratively with our government affairs, campaigns, and community and civic engagement teams to identify national objectives and collaborate with our independent state affiliates to develop and execute campaigns to secure bold federal progress while building long-term power and capacity, advancing complementary state affiliate objectives, and advancing racial justice and equity in outcomes, processes, and partnerships. The State Engagement Director will work closely with the Vice President, State and Local Strategies to facilitate cross-departmental collaboration in partnership with our state affiliates. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader deeply committed to environmental progress, democracy, racial equity and social justice, as well as a proven advocate, a creative thinker, and an effective collaborator and problem solver.
Responsibilities :
Develop and implement multi-state federal advocacy campaigns in collaboration with a cross-departmental team and independent state affiliates, including implementing federal climate legislation, driving bold administrative action, and other efforts on climate that center racial and economic justice.
Serve as a liaison to state affiliate climate policy advocacy teams to ensure information sharing, connections to relevant national staff and resources, and strategic alignment.
Regularly provide an overview of state climate advocacy priorities, challenges, and activities from across the Conservation Voters Movement to relevant national staff to create a shared understanding of the lay of the land.
Work with other members of the State Capacity Building department to connect state and federal advocacy efforts and ensure all efforts incorporate long-term capacity and building power, as well as deepening our work to achieve racial justice and equity.
Ensure that all of our collaborative federal policy advocacy with state affiliates is advancing racial justice and equity, including both in terms of process and policy objectives.
Review and collaboratively refine grant proposals from state affiliates for state-to-federal advocacy.
Convene and facilitate state affiliates regularly to discuss federal opportunities and coordinate strategy.
Collaborate with digital, communications, state capacity, organizing and advocacy teams to share tools, best practices, and other support for state affiliates to advocate for federal action.
Collaborate with the Development department and other staff to craft materials that will help raise resources for our climate, state-to-federal, and state capacity building work.
Travel up to 20% of the time for in-state visits with state LCV staff, retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Work Experience : Required – Minimum of five years experience leading policy advocacy campaigns at the state and/or federal level, including participating in multi-state efforts. Preferred – Experience running multi-state efforts, particularly with independent organizations, and/or providing and overseeing grants to multiple local/state partners working towards a shared goal. Experience working with environmental and/or environmental justice organizations.
Skills : Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation and public speaking skills. Ability to work under pressure on multiple competing priorities. Organized and attentive to details; commitment to teamwork and community; ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced setting. Emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, humor, humility and compassion. Demonstrated ability to apply a racial justice and equity lens to policy advocacy. Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative, productive, respectful relationships with leaders and organizations.
Cultural Competence : Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practices and culture. Understands on environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Interested in electoral politics and understanding of how the electoral landscape affects policy advocacy.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with partners and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Engagement Director” in the subject line by June 25, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
SUMMARY:
The Digital Communications Director will be responsible for strategizing, executing and managing NextGen’s digital media — including our social-media influencer program and online advertising — as well as overseeing our owned social media platforms, website, and organic SMS and email organizing programs. In short, this role leads all digital messaging for the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization organization and works to advance our organizing and electoral priorities.
The Digital Communications Director will be experienced in developing and managing budgets for digital media campaigns — including in partnership with external consultants and partners — and is passionate about applying that experience to youth-oriented voter-registration and mobilization. They will be creative and excited to experiment with new approaches.
The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and a belief that young people will make the difference in America’s future. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice--and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and economic and racial justice from a progressive perspective, we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others.
This role will report to the Vice President of Communications.
This is a fully remote position with no location requirement. We encourage candidates from all locations within the United States to apply.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Remote Position: Yes
Union Position: No
Travel Requirements: 0-10%
End Date: ‘N/A’
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Social Media + Organic Digital Organizing:
Develop and implement digital media and organizing strategies for NextGen
Spearhead digital campaigns via actions on our website, such as petitions and advocacy forms
Set up phone lines and calling campaigns via digital tools
Coordinate with field team and coalition partners to brainstorm effective and thoughtful ways to launch targeted campaigns for our audience
Lead NextGen America’s broadcast SMS outreach to subscribers, including writing and setting up outgoing messages, launch keywords to advertise and manage SMS broadcast calendar
Manage NextGen America’s email program by serving as lead writer, oversee checklisting/QA process and manage email calendar
Oversee our collection of actions and voter information resources on our website
Create & execute individualized content & social media plans for multiple campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors for digital tools
Review, advise, draft, and execute outbound content, web content & digital marketing plans when necessary for relevant programs
Propose new email and digital trends that will help innovate and modernizes NextGen’s approach to advocacy and organizing
Paid Digital Vendors:
Maintaining relationships and leading NextGen’s partnership with paid-media consultants and partners, e.g. creative consultants, media buyers, production firms, etc.
Work with the Vice President for Communications and across the organization on polling and research efforts to inform paid-media messaging and segmentation
Developing creative content and messaging for paid media in collaboration with internal and external partners
General:
Day to day management of digital and social media staff
Report back on digital campaigns and make recommendations for how to improve products
Drive forward rapid response components to maximize our organization's digital impact during pivotal movements for our organizational priorities
Strengthen our ladder of engagement to convert members into volunteers and eventually donors
Perform other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
5-7 years of communications or digital work for political campaigns, nonprofit advocacy groups or marketing
3-5 years experience managing a social media/influencer team
3-5 years experience of general management developing the skills of a team
2-3 years of managing a budget
Superior writing skills
Demonstrated success in media planning and performance analysis
The candidate must be a smart strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience leading digital marketing and organizing strategies from inception to completion
Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
Proficiency with advocacy CRM tools such as Blue State Digital, NGPVAN, Convio or Salsa
Familiarity with CMS tools like WordPress and social media management platforms
The candidate must have excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate a clear ability to adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
The candidate must have a strong work ethic and demonstrate consistent attention to detail
Love working in a dynamic team environment
Be a positive, unselfish team player that sets the tone for everyone to do his or her best work
BONUS POINTS FOR:
Familiarity with graphics and editing tools like the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with reporting and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Omniture, Facebook Analytics
COMPENSATION:
Salary range for this position is $98,000-$117,000, compensation will be based on experience. NextGen America also offers a very comprehensive benefits package.
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.
Apr 13, 2023
Full time
SUMMARY:
The Digital Communications Director will be responsible for strategizing, executing and managing NextGen’s digital media — including our social-media influencer program and online advertising — as well as overseeing our owned social media platforms, website, and organic SMS and email organizing programs. In short, this role leads all digital messaging for the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization organization and works to advance our organizing and electoral priorities.
The Digital Communications Director will be experienced in developing and managing budgets for digital media campaigns — including in partnership with external consultants and partners — and is passionate about applying that experience to youth-oriented voter-registration and mobilization. They will be creative and excited to experiment with new approaches.
The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and a belief that young people will make the difference in America’s future. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice--and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and economic and racial justice from a progressive perspective, we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others.
This role will report to the Vice President of Communications.
This is a fully remote position with no location requirement. We encourage candidates from all locations within the United States to apply.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Remote Position: Yes
Union Position: No
Travel Requirements: 0-10%
End Date: ‘N/A’
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Social Media + Organic Digital Organizing:
Develop and implement digital media and organizing strategies for NextGen
Spearhead digital campaigns via actions on our website, such as petitions and advocacy forms
Set up phone lines and calling campaigns via digital tools
Coordinate with field team and coalition partners to brainstorm effective and thoughtful ways to launch targeted campaigns for our audience
Lead NextGen America’s broadcast SMS outreach to subscribers, including writing and setting up outgoing messages, launch keywords to advertise and manage SMS broadcast calendar
Manage NextGen America’s email program by serving as lead writer, oversee checklisting/QA process and manage email calendar
Oversee our collection of actions and voter information resources on our website
Create & execute individualized content & social media plans for multiple campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors for digital tools
Review, advise, draft, and execute outbound content, web content & digital marketing plans when necessary for relevant programs
Propose new email and digital trends that will help innovate and modernizes NextGen’s approach to advocacy and organizing
Paid Digital Vendors:
Maintaining relationships and leading NextGen’s partnership with paid-media consultants and partners, e.g. creative consultants, media buyers, production firms, etc.
Work with the Vice President for Communications and across the organization on polling and research efforts to inform paid-media messaging and segmentation
Developing creative content and messaging for paid media in collaboration with internal and external partners
General:
Day to day management of digital and social media staff
Report back on digital campaigns and make recommendations for how to improve products
Drive forward rapid response components to maximize our organization's digital impact during pivotal movements for our organizational priorities
Strengthen our ladder of engagement to convert members into volunteers and eventually donors
Perform other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
5-7 years of communications or digital work for political campaigns, nonprofit advocacy groups or marketing
3-5 years experience managing a social media/influencer team
3-5 years experience of general management developing the skills of a team
2-3 years of managing a budget
Superior writing skills
Demonstrated success in media planning and performance analysis
The candidate must be a smart strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience leading digital marketing and organizing strategies from inception to completion
Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
Proficiency with advocacy CRM tools such as Blue State Digital, NGPVAN, Convio or Salsa
Familiarity with CMS tools like WordPress and social media management platforms
The candidate must have excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate a clear ability to adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
The candidate must have a strong work ethic and demonstrate consistent attention to detail
Love working in a dynamic team environment
Be a positive, unselfish team player that sets the tone for everyone to do his or her best work
BONUS POINTS FOR:
Familiarity with graphics and editing tools like the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with reporting and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Omniture, Facebook Analytics
COMPENSATION:
Salary range for this position is $98,000-$117,000, compensation will be based on experience. NextGen America also offers a very comprehensive benefits package.
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Title: Associate Manager of Digital Marketing Department: Development Status: Exempt Reports to: Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising Positions Reporting to this Position: None Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 10% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level: C Salary Range (depending on experience) : $67,010 – $81,529
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring an Associate Manager of Digital Marketing to project manage LCV’s lead generation and sustainer acquisition program, including building a more racially diverse and engaged community. The Associate Manager of Digital Marketing will work closely with the Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising and our consultants to execute LCV’s lead-generation strategies, giving feedback on content and helping to direct creative. Primary goals include expanding LCV’s email marketing, diversifying the demographics of LCV’s online grassroots community, and managing relationships with vendors. This role is an excellent opportunity for an integrative thinker to be a part of an innovative and dynamic team that runs groundbreaking online campaigns to promote environmental policies and priorities.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate advertising campaigns across social media platforms, display and search, and media outlets.
Assist in identifying and developing data driven dynamic creative that engages and mobilizes LCV’s existing activist base, and reaches new audiences, including communities of color.
Set up a portion of ads in-house using tools like Facebook Business Manager and Google Ads .
Project manage our lead generation work with our consultants on direct-to-donate and donor acquisition campaigns.
Serve as the primary point of contact at LCV for all data-sharing collaborations such as joint actions with our state partners and other allied organizations and lead the entire process from start to finish.
Manage list buying efforts and list processing procedures.
Carefully track the media spend to stay on budget.
Work with our cross-departmental data teams to efficiently and accurately track our membership growth, reengagement, donor acquisition and reactivation, and sustainer acquisition work. Lead tracking and reporting to measure the success of online campaigns.
Actively apply a racial justice and equity lens to LCV paid online communications under their purview, with an increased emphasis on member education of issues, environmental or otherwise.
Travel up to 10% for staff retreats, meetings, conferences and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience : Required – A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in paid media, online advocacy, or digital marketing. Experience writing, creating, and/or curating compelling content. Experience with lead generation and campaigns built for conversion both organically and through paid advertisements on a wide variety of platforms. Experience tracking budgets and using data-driven methods to measure the success of campaigns. Experience working in Facebook Business Manager and Google ads. Experience with project management. Preferred – Experience in a nonprofit, political organization, agency, or campaign. Experience with SEM, eCRM, Salesforce, SEO, or analytic experience.
Skills : Required – The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and collaborative team player with an innovative and creative mindset who understands and is passionate about the urgent need to build a stronger base of diverse online supporters; excellent communicator and copywriter with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions; able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment. Preferred – Familiarity in Adobe CS programs (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Familiarity with Salesforce and analyzing data to draw actionable insights.
Cultural Competence : Shares our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Associate Manager Digital Marketing” in the subject line by April 24, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Apr 04, 2023
Full time
Title: Associate Manager of Digital Marketing Department: Development Status: Exempt Reports to: Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising Positions Reporting to this Position: None Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office) Travel Requirements: Up to 10% Union Position: Yes Job Classification Level: C Salary Range (depending on experience) : $67,010 – $81,529
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring an Associate Manager of Digital Marketing to project manage LCV’s lead generation and sustainer acquisition program, including building a more racially diverse and engaged community. The Associate Manager of Digital Marketing will work closely with the Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising and our consultants to execute LCV’s lead-generation strategies, giving feedback on content and helping to direct creative. Primary goals include expanding LCV’s email marketing, diversifying the demographics of LCV’s online grassroots community, and managing relationships with vendors. This role is an excellent opportunity for an integrative thinker to be a part of an innovative and dynamic team that runs groundbreaking online campaigns to promote environmental policies and priorities.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate advertising campaigns across social media platforms, display and search, and media outlets.
Assist in identifying and developing data driven dynamic creative that engages and mobilizes LCV’s existing activist base, and reaches new audiences, including communities of color.
Set up a portion of ads in-house using tools like Facebook Business Manager and Google Ads .
Project manage our lead generation work with our consultants on direct-to-donate and donor acquisition campaigns.
Serve as the primary point of contact at LCV for all data-sharing collaborations such as joint actions with our state partners and other allied organizations and lead the entire process from start to finish.
Manage list buying efforts and list processing procedures.
Carefully track the media spend to stay on budget.
Work with our cross-departmental data teams to efficiently and accurately track our membership growth, reengagement, donor acquisition and reactivation, and sustainer acquisition work. Lead tracking and reporting to measure the success of online campaigns.
Actively apply a racial justice and equity lens to LCV paid online communications under their purview, with an increased emphasis on member education of issues, environmental or otherwise.
Travel up to 10% for staff retreats, meetings, conferences and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience : Required – A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in paid media, online advocacy, or digital marketing. Experience writing, creating, and/or curating compelling content. Experience with lead generation and campaigns built for conversion both organically and through paid advertisements on a wide variety of platforms. Experience tracking budgets and using data-driven methods to measure the success of campaigns. Experience working in Facebook Business Manager and Google ads. Experience with project management. Preferred – Experience in a nonprofit, political organization, agency, or campaign. Experience with SEM, eCRM, Salesforce, SEO, or analytic experience.
Skills : Required – The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and collaborative team player with an innovative and creative mindset who understands and is passionate about the urgent need to build a stronger base of diverse online supporters; excellent communicator and copywriter with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions; able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment. Preferred – Familiarity in Adobe CS programs (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Familiarity with Salesforce and analyzing data to draw actionable insights.
Cultural Competence : Shares our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
Working Conditions : This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Associate Manager Digital Marketing” in the subject line by April 24, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Reports to: President, Center for American Progress Action Fund Staff reporting to this position: Director of Stories Department: Advocacy and Outreach Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 9 Minimum compensation: $140,000 Work site: Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office)
Summary
American Progress is seeking a Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach to help lead the organization’s issue and electoral campaign activity. There is a unique opportunity to make significant gains in creating a more just and equitable country, anchored in an economy that works for all. American Progress will be one of the few progressive organizations with the capacity to engage in a broad range of policy and advocacy efforts over the next few years, and this position offers an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader and campaigner to engage with the breadth of the progressive movement.
American Progress works to address the country’s most pressing challenges through its mission to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country. This position will support the organization’s five crosscutting priorities:
Building an economy for all
Restoring social trust in democracy
Advancing racial equity and justice
Tackling climate change and environmental injustice
Strengthening health
The Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will work across teams within American Progress, including working closely with senior leaders in the Advocacy and Outreach department, to help develop multifaceted campaign plans that leverage the organization’s unique assets through storytelling; digital content production and distribution; research; and communications capacity. This position will also ensure that American Progress is partnering closely with a range of progressive groups at both the state and national levels to ensure that the organization’s advocacy efforts are aligned and well integrated its allies.
Over the next two years, the Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will primarily focus on helping to build a strong economic narrative utilizing the implementation of new laws as proof points of that story. Working closely with organization allies and elected officials, this campaign will aim to center the importance of an economic story in which all Americans benefit from a growing economy.
The Vice President will lead electoral outreach by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP Action), including engaging closely with candidates and party committees to help deepen their commitment to progressive policies.
Strong candidates for this role will have a sharp understanding of the political landscape, a keen ability to identify strategic opportunities, and a proven record of successfully executing projects.
Responsibilities :
Provide day-to-day management of the Campaigns team to develop clear plans and support the team in executing them effectively.
Support the development and execution of advocacy campaigns promoting progressive narratives, policies, and accountability campaigns.
Coordinate closely with the President of CAP Action and represent American Progress within progressive advocacy coalitions to help both inform the organization’s own work and build stronger progressive alliances.
Maintain strong relationships across the institution, including with the Advocacy and Outreach department, the Executive department, and various policy teams.
Engage elected officials in CAP Action’s strategic messaging and advocacy activities.
Play a supporting role in fundraising to grow American Progress’ advocacy capacity, including messaging and storytelling capacity.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
At least 12 years of professional experience with campaigns, ideally with significant experience on electoral campaigns.
Creative, strategic, and a self-starter with an ability to identify opportunities and capitalize on them.
Keen political instincts with an understanding of when leverage exists—and when it doesn’t—and how to build it.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Proven leadership and managerial skills, with experience directing and supporting a diverse team to succeed.
Strong relationships across the progressive movement, with a deep commitment to progressive values and policies.
Detail oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations.
Team player with an ability to do what is needed to achieve organization and team goals.
American Progress offers a full and competitive benefits package. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is not represented by a union and has a minimum salary of $140,000.
We will continue to monitor COVID-19 and the levels of community spread and adjust plans as needed for in-office work. Any changes to our current hybrid work policy will be communicated at the time of hire. Updates will be posted on American Progress’ Jobs page.
Mar 28, 2023
Full time
Reports to: President, Center for American Progress Action Fund Staff reporting to this position: Director of Stories Department: Advocacy and Outreach Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 9 Minimum compensation: $140,000 Work site: Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office)
Summary
American Progress is seeking a Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach to help lead the organization’s issue and electoral campaign activity. There is a unique opportunity to make significant gains in creating a more just and equitable country, anchored in an economy that works for all. American Progress will be one of the few progressive organizations with the capacity to engage in a broad range of policy and advocacy efforts over the next few years, and this position offers an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader and campaigner to engage with the breadth of the progressive movement.
American Progress works to address the country’s most pressing challenges through its mission to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country. This position will support the organization’s five crosscutting priorities:
Building an economy for all
Restoring social trust in democracy
Advancing racial equity and justice
Tackling climate change and environmental injustice
Strengthening health
The Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will work across teams within American Progress, including working closely with senior leaders in the Advocacy and Outreach department, to help develop multifaceted campaign plans that leverage the organization’s unique assets through storytelling; digital content production and distribution; research; and communications capacity. This position will also ensure that American Progress is partnering closely with a range of progressive groups at both the state and national levels to ensure that the organization’s advocacy efforts are aligned and well integrated its allies.
Over the next two years, the Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will primarily focus on helping to build a strong economic narrative utilizing the implementation of new laws as proof points of that story. Working closely with organization allies and elected officials, this campaign will aim to center the importance of an economic story in which all Americans benefit from a growing economy.
The Vice President will lead electoral outreach by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP Action), including engaging closely with candidates and party committees to help deepen their commitment to progressive policies.
Strong candidates for this role will have a sharp understanding of the political landscape, a keen ability to identify strategic opportunities, and a proven record of successfully executing projects.
Responsibilities :
Provide day-to-day management of the Campaigns team to develop clear plans and support the team in executing them effectively.
Support the development and execution of advocacy campaigns promoting progressive narratives, policies, and accountability campaigns.
Coordinate closely with the President of CAP Action and represent American Progress within progressive advocacy coalitions to help both inform the organization’s own work and build stronger progressive alliances.
Maintain strong relationships across the institution, including with the Advocacy and Outreach department, the Executive department, and various policy teams.
Engage elected officials in CAP Action’s strategic messaging and advocacy activities.
Play a supporting role in fundraising to grow American Progress’ advocacy capacity, including messaging and storytelling capacity.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
At least 12 years of professional experience with campaigns, ideally with significant experience on electoral campaigns.
Creative, strategic, and a self-starter with an ability to identify opportunities and capitalize on them.
Keen political instincts with an understanding of when leverage exists—and when it doesn’t—and how to build it.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Proven leadership and managerial skills, with experience directing and supporting a diverse team to succeed.
Strong relationships across the progressive movement, with a deep commitment to progressive values and policies.
Detail oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations.
Team player with an ability to do what is needed to achieve organization and team goals.
American Progress offers a full and competitive benefits package. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is not represented by a union and has a minimum salary of $140,000.
We will continue to monitor COVID-19 and the levels of community spread and adjust plans as needed for in-office work. Any changes to our current hybrid work policy will be communicated at the time of hire. Updates will be posted on American Progress’ Jobs page.
Civic Nation seeks a strategic, dynamic, and vibrant Executive Director (ED) to lead our When We All Vote (WWAV) initiative as it works to increase voter participation, close the age and race voting gaps, and change the culture around voting. This seasoned leader must combine expertise in marketing, communications, partnerships, and organizing, with a passion for building a more civic culture and empowering communities to exercise their right to vote.
Often acting as the public face of the initiative, the ED will drive the strategy and programming at When We All Vote and support fundraising efforts for the initiative. They will lead a high-performing team and oversee coordination with other departments at Civic Nation that support WWAV’s mission. The ED will continue to build the initiative’s brand and organizing efforts. They will also help lead key national coalitions and partnerships with the civic, entertainment, sports, private sector, and advocacy communities.
ABOUT WHEN WE ALL VOTE
When We All Vote is a leading national, nonpartisan initiative on a mission to change the culture around voting, increase participation in each and every election, and close the race and age voting gap. Created by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote brings together individuals, institutions, brands, and organizations to register new voters across the country and advance civic education for the entire family and voters of every age to build an informed and engaged electorate for today and generations to come. When We All Vote empowers supporters and volunteers to take action through voting, advocating for their rights, and holding their elected officials accountable.
ABOUT CIVIC NATION
Civic Nation is a nonprofit ecosystem for high-impact organizing and education initiatives working to build a more inclusive and equitable America. We shift culture, behavior systems, and policy by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders, and influencers to tackle some of our nation’s most pressing social challenges. Our initiatives take on the biggest issues of our time — strengthening democracy, fostering civic engagement and voter participation, fighting for gender equity, and more. Civic Nation is home to seven initiatives: ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Change Collective, End Rape On Campus, It’s On Us, United State of Women, We the Action, and When We All Vote.
YOUR IMPACT
Bring vision and leadership to the initiative, developing innovative plans and strategies to achieve the mission while modeling and upholding the values of When We All Vote.
Serve as When We All Vote’s primary spokesperson to partners, the media, and the general public.
Manage high-level relationships with WWAV co-chairs, cultural, media, corporate, and community partners, and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance the impact, visibility, and credibility of the initiative.
Drive creative marketing and communications strategies and partnerships to strengthen the initiative’s reach and impact.
Lead strategic planning and program execution, including the development of the strategic plan; establishing performance metrics to analyze and support decision-making; monitoring timely progress and success; and, ultimately, achieving established objectives.
Oversee the hiring and retention of staff, including ongoing staff development, performance management, and compensation, with support and partnership from Civic Nation leadership.
Foster and maintain a strong work culture, including promoting a culture of continuous learning and feedback, and building the capacity and skills of the staff. Ensure the team functions as an aligned and cohesive body that informs decision-making.
Oversee the day-to-day operations of WWAV, including actively engaging in fiscal management through budgetary development and oversight.
Collaborate with Civic Nation Development Team and CEO on fundraising strategy, funding proposals and reports, and funder prospecting.
As a Civic Nation Senior Leadership Team member, participate in regular leadership meetings and foster relationships, collaboration, and coordination across departments and initiatives in support of WWAV and Civic Nation's mission and impact.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
12+ years of relevant leadership experience in campaigns, civic engagement, nonprofit organizations, government, marketing, or corporate environments.
5+ years of experience managing and leading high-performing organizations, departments, and/or teams.
Experience working with high-profile public figures.
Proven experience managing and overseeing multi-million dollar programmatic and/or organizational budgets, strategic planning, and organizational and individual goal-setting, including establishing metrics for success for departments and individuals, timelines for execution, and performance evaluation.
Established relationships or experience working with civic, advocacy, and entertainment organizations.
YOUR COMPETENCIES
Entrepreneurial, strategic, and solutions-oriented, with a strong sense of responsibility and integrity.
A motivating, supportive, collaborative, decisive, optimistic leader with a proven track record of leading teams to success, scaling organizations for impact, and change management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a track record of strong public speaking.
Excellent donor, corporate, and media relations skills.
Success in establishing relationships with individuals and organizations of influence, including funders, partner agencies, and volunteers.
Solid organizational abilities, including planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation.
Strong financial management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision-making, and reporting.
Proven dedication to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
High degree of comfort with change management within a startup-like environment.
Comfortability and willingness to travel for special meetings and events.
HIRING PROCESS
Candidates can expect the following hiring process and timeline (please note that this timeline is subject to change) :
April 24 – May 5: First-Round Interviews
May 24 – June 2: Two-part Second-Round Interview: Executive Leadership & Assignment
June 5 - June 9: Third Round Interview with Board Leadership
June 19 - June 30: Final Interview
Week of June 30: Hiring Decision announced
Candidates will be notified of the status of their candidacy throughout the hiring process.
SALARY & BENEFITS
The Washington, DC-based salary range for this position is $170,000 - $210,000 (will be adjusted for cost of labor for the incumbent's work location) annually, commensurate with experience. Our comprehensive benefits plan includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees, flexible paid time off, paid family & medical leave, access to a 401k plan, and more.
MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY
Civic Nation is committed to protecting our employees and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, and in consideration of guidance released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a variety of public health authorities and professional organizations, Civic Nation has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its employees.
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a term and condition of employment at Civic Nation unless an exemption or deferral has been approved. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after they get their second dose of a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, or two weeks after a single dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date unless an exemption due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief or practice is granted.
TO APPLY
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume here . The cover letter, addressed to Richard B. Hall, Vice President, People & Culture, should be concise, compelling, and address your passion for our mission and your vision for leading this work. Applications will be accepted until April 21, 2023.
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At Civic Nation, diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly aligned with the fundamental belief that people are inherently capable, but often lack opportunity. We know that a diverse workforce allows us to see problems in more nuanced ways, creating the thought leadership needed to fulfill our mission and reach our goals. Civic Nation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.
Mar 24, 2023
Full time
Civic Nation seeks a strategic, dynamic, and vibrant Executive Director (ED) to lead our When We All Vote (WWAV) initiative as it works to increase voter participation, close the age and race voting gaps, and change the culture around voting. This seasoned leader must combine expertise in marketing, communications, partnerships, and organizing, with a passion for building a more civic culture and empowering communities to exercise their right to vote.
Often acting as the public face of the initiative, the ED will drive the strategy and programming at When We All Vote and support fundraising efforts for the initiative. They will lead a high-performing team and oversee coordination with other departments at Civic Nation that support WWAV’s mission. The ED will continue to build the initiative’s brand and organizing efforts. They will also help lead key national coalitions and partnerships with the civic, entertainment, sports, private sector, and advocacy communities.
ABOUT WHEN WE ALL VOTE
When We All Vote is a leading national, nonpartisan initiative on a mission to change the culture around voting, increase participation in each and every election, and close the race and age voting gap. Created by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote brings together individuals, institutions, brands, and organizations to register new voters across the country and advance civic education for the entire family and voters of every age to build an informed and engaged electorate for today and generations to come. When We All Vote empowers supporters and volunteers to take action through voting, advocating for their rights, and holding their elected officials accountable.
ABOUT CIVIC NATION
Civic Nation is a nonprofit ecosystem for high-impact organizing and education initiatives working to build a more inclusive and equitable America. We shift culture, behavior systems, and policy by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders, and influencers to tackle some of our nation’s most pressing social challenges. Our initiatives take on the biggest issues of our time — strengthening democracy, fostering civic engagement and voter participation, fighting for gender equity, and more. Civic Nation is home to seven initiatives: ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Change Collective, End Rape On Campus, It’s On Us, United State of Women, We the Action, and When We All Vote.
YOUR IMPACT
Bring vision and leadership to the initiative, developing innovative plans and strategies to achieve the mission while modeling and upholding the values of When We All Vote.
Serve as When We All Vote’s primary spokesperson to partners, the media, and the general public.
Manage high-level relationships with WWAV co-chairs, cultural, media, corporate, and community partners, and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance the impact, visibility, and credibility of the initiative.
Drive creative marketing and communications strategies and partnerships to strengthen the initiative’s reach and impact.
Lead strategic planning and program execution, including the development of the strategic plan; establishing performance metrics to analyze and support decision-making; monitoring timely progress and success; and, ultimately, achieving established objectives.
Oversee the hiring and retention of staff, including ongoing staff development, performance management, and compensation, with support and partnership from Civic Nation leadership.
Foster and maintain a strong work culture, including promoting a culture of continuous learning and feedback, and building the capacity and skills of the staff. Ensure the team functions as an aligned and cohesive body that informs decision-making.
Oversee the day-to-day operations of WWAV, including actively engaging in fiscal management through budgetary development and oversight.
Collaborate with Civic Nation Development Team and CEO on fundraising strategy, funding proposals and reports, and funder prospecting.
As a Civic Nation Senior Leadership Team member, participate in regular leadership meetings and foster relationships, collaboration, and coordination across departments and initiatives in support of WWAV and Civic Nation's mission and impact.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
12+ years of relevant leadership experience in campaigns, civic engagement, nonprofit organizations, government, marketing, or corporate environments.
5+ years of experience managing and leading high-performing organizations, departments, and/or teams.
Experience working with high-profile public figures.
Proven experience managing and overseeing multi-million dollar programmatic and/or organizational budgets, strategic planning, and organizational and individual goal-setting, including establishing metrics for success for departments and individuals, timelines for execution, and performance evaluation.
Established relationships or experience working with civic, advocacy, and entertainment organizations.
YOUR COMPETENCIES
Entrepreneurial, strategic, and solutions-oriented, with a strong sense of responsibility and integrity.
A motivating, supportive, collaborative, decisive, optimistic leader with a proven track record of leading teams to success, scaling organizations for impact, and change management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a track record of strong public speaking.
Excellent donor, corporate, and media relations skills.
Success in establishing relationships with individuals and organizations of influence, including funders, partner agencies, and volunteers.
Solid organizational abilities, including planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation.
Strong financial management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision-making, and reporting.
Proven dedication to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
High degree of comfort with change management within a startup-like environment.
Comfortability and willingness to travel for special meetings and events.
HIRING PROCESS
Candidates can expect the following hiring process and timeline (please note that this timeline is subject to change) :
April 24 – May 5: First-Round Interviews
May 24 – June 2: Two-part Second-Round Interview: Executive Leadership & Assignment
June 5 - June 9: Third Round Interview with Board Leadership
June 19 - June 30: Final Interview
Week of June 30: Hiring Decision announced
Candidates will be notified of the status of their candidacy throughout the hiring process.
SALARY & BENEFITS
The Washington, DC-based salary range for this position is $170,000 - $210,000 (will be adjusted for cost of labor for the incumbent's work location) annually, commensurate with experience. Our comprehensive benefits plan includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees, flexible paid time off, paid family & medical leave, access to a 401k plan, and more.
MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY
Civic Nation is committed to protecting our employees and our communities from COVID-19. Toward that goal, and in consideration of guidance released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a variety of public health authorities and professional organizations, Civic Nation has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its employees.
All employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a term and condition of employment at Civic Nation unless an exemption or deferral has been approved. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after they get their second dose of a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, or two weeks after a single dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date unless an exemption due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief or practice is granted.
TO APPLY
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume here . The cover letter, addressed to Richard B. Hall, Vice President, People & Culture, should be concise, compelling, and address your passion for our mission and your vision for leading this work. Applications will be accepted until April 21, 2023.
***
At Civic Nation, diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly aligned with the fundamental belief that people are inherently capable, but often lack opportunity. We know that a diverse workforce allows us to see problems in more nuanced ways, creating the thought leadership needed to fulfill our mission and reach our goals. Civic Nation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.
Reports to: President, Center for American Progress Action Fund Staff reporting to this position: Director of Stories Department: Advocacy and Outreach Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 9 Minimum compensation: $140,000 Work site: Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office)
Summary
American Progress is seeking a Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach to help lead the organization’s issue and electoral campaign activity. There is a unique opportunity to make significant gains in creating a more just and equitable country, anchored in an economy that works for all. American Progress will be one of the few progressive organizations with the capacity to engage in a broad range of policy and advocacy efforts over the next few years, and this position offers an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader and campaigner to engage with the breadth of the progressive movement.
American Progress works to address the country’s most pressing challenges through its mission to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country. This position will support the organization’s five crosscutting priorities:
Building an economy for all
Restoring social trust in democracy
Advancing racial equity and justice
Tackling climate change and environmental injustice
Strengthening health
The Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will work across teams within American Progress, including working closely with senior leaders in the Advocacy and Outreach department, to help develop multifaceted campaign plans that leverage the organization’s unique assets through storytelling; digital content production and distribution; research; and communications capacity. This position will also ensure that American Progress is partnering closely with a range of progressive groups at both the state and national levels to ensure that the organization’s advocacy efforts are aligned and well integrated its allies.
Over the next two years, the Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will primarily focus on helping to build a strong economic narrative utilizing the implementation of new laws as proof points of that story. Working closely with organization allies and elected officials, this campaign will aim to center the importance of an economic story in which all Americans benefit from a growing economy.
The Vice President will lead electoral outreach by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP Action), including engaging closely with candidates and party committees to help deepen their commitment to progressive policies.
Strong candidates for this role will have a sharp understanding of the political landscape, a keen ability to identify strategic opportunities, and a proven record of successfully executing projects.
Responsibilities :
Provide day-to-day management of the Campaigns team to develop clear plans and support the team in executing them effectively.
Support the development and execution of advocacy campaigns promoting progressive narratives, policies, and accountability campaigns.
Coordinate closely with the President of CAP Action and represent American Progress within progressive advocacy coalitions to help both inform the organization’s own work and build stronger progressive alliances.
Maintain strong relationships across the institution, including with the Advocacy and Outreach department, the Executive department, and various policy teams.
Engage elected officials in CAP Action’s strategic messaging and advocacy activities.
Play a supporting role in fundraising to grow American Progress’ advocacy capacity, including messaging and storytelling capacity.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
At least 12 years of professional experience with campaigns, ideally with significant experience on electoral campaigns.
Creative, strategic, and a self-starter with an ability to identify opportunities and capitalize on them.
Keen political instincts with an understanding of when leverage exists—and when it doesn’t—and how to build it.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Proven leadership and managerial skills, with experience directing and supporting a diverse team to succeed.
Strong relationships across the progressive movement, with a deep commitment to progressive values and policies.
Detail oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations.
Team player with an ability to do what is needed to achieve organization and team goals.
American Progress offers a full and competitive benefits package. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is not represented by a union and has a minimum salary of $140,000.
We will continue to monitor COVID-19 and the levels of community spread and adjust plans as needed for in-office work. Any changes to our current hybrid work policy will be communicated at the time of hire. Updates will be posted on American Progress’ Jobs page.
Feb 21, 2023
Full time
Reports to: President, Center for American Progress Action Fund Staff reporting to this position: Director of Stories Department: Advocacy and Outreach Position classification: Exempt, full time; Nonunion - Level 9 Minimum compensation: $140,000 Work site: Hybrid (on-site two days per week, Washington, D.C., office)
Summary
American Progress is seeking a Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach to help lead the organization’s issue and electoral campaign activity. There is a unique opportunity to make significant gains in creating a more just and equitable country, anchored in an economy that works for all. American Progress will be one of the few progressive organizations with the capacity to engage in a broad range of policy and advocacy efforts over the next few years, and this position offers an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader and campaigner to engage with the breadth of the progressive movement.
American Progress works to address the country’s most pressing challenges through its mission to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country. This position will support the organization’s five crosscutting priorities:
Building an economy for all
Restoring social trust in democracy
Advancing racial equity and justice
Tackling climate change and environmental injustice
Strengthening health
The Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will work across teams within American Progress, including working closely with senior leaders in the Advocacy and Outreach department, to help develop multifaceted campaign plans that leverage the organization’s unique assets through storytelling; digital content production and distribution; research; and communications capacity. This position will also ensure that American Progress is partnering closely with a range of progressive groups at both the state and national levels to ensure that the organization’s advocacy efforts are aligned and well integrated its allies.
Over the next two years, the Vice President for Campaigns and Outreach will primarily focus on helping to build a strong economic narrative utilizing the implementation of new laws as proof points of that story. Working closely with organization allies and elected officials, this campaign will aim to center the importance of an economic story in which all Americans benefit from a growing economy.
The Vice President will lead electoral outreach by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP Action), including engaging closely with candidates and party committees to help deepen their commitment to progressive policies.
Strong candidates for this role will have a sharp understanding of the political landscape, a keen ability to identify strategic opportunities, and a proven record of successfully executing projects.
Responsibilities :
Provide day-to-day management of the Campaigns team to develop clear plans and support the team in executing them effectively.
Support the development and execution of advocacy campaigns promoting progressive narratives, policies, and accountability campaigns.
Coordinate closely with the President of CAP Action and represent American Progress within progressive advocacy coalitions to help both inform the organization’s own work and build stronger progressive alliances.
Maintain strong relationships across the institution, including with the Advocacy and Outreach department, the Executive department, and various policy teams.
Engage elected officials in CAP Action’s strategic messaging and advocacy activities.
Play a supporting role in fundraising to grow American Progress’ advocacy capacity, including messaging and storytelling capacity.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
At least 12 years of professional experience with campaigns, ideally with significant experience on electoral campaigns.
Creative, strategic, and a self-starter with an ability to identify opportunities and capitalize on them.
Keen political instincts with an understanding of when leverage exists—and when it doesn’t—and how to build it.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Proven leadership and managerial skills, with experience directing and supporting a diverse team to succeed.
Strong relationships across the progressive movement, with a deep commitment to progressive values and policies.
Detail oriented, with the ability to juggle multiple projects for different stakeholders, often in rapid-response or high-pressure situations.
Team player with an ability to do what is needed to achieve organization and team goals.
American Progress offers a full and competitive benefits package. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. This position is not represented by a union and has a minimum salary of $140,000.
We will continue to monitor COVID-19 and the levels of community spread and adjust plans as needed for in-office work. Any changes to our current hybrid work policy will be communicated at the time of hire. Updates will be posted on American Progress’ Jobs page.
Title: Vice President, Organizing
Department: Community & Civic Engagement
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement
Positions Reporting to this Position: Chispa National Senior Director
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 30%
Union Position: No
Job Classification Level: M-IV
Salary Range (depending on experience): $125,000 – $170,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Vice President of Organizing who will be responsible for strengthening and proliferating grassroots community organizing programs, creating partnerships, particularly focused on communities of color, and ensuring that we create a multiplier effect with other LCV and LCV Education Fund strategies to build power, combat the climate crisis and create a participatory democracy. This role will be focused on building a grassroots base that can drive campaigns that initiate, support and implement strategies using community organizing and mobilization tactics to take unprecedented bold action on climate change, working closely with the organizing teams of our 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM). The Vice President, Organizing reports to the Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement and directly oversees Chispa, a multi-state climate justice community organizing program primarily focused on Latinx communities, as well as growing new programming focused on integrating community organizing strategies throughout LCV and LCVEF. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader with extensive experience in organizing and issue campaigns and a creative and strategic thinker who is also committed to our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
Create and manage plans that clarify multi-year and annual priorities, strategic plan goals, aligning strategies and creating success measures across Community & Civic Engagement programs with SVP and Senior Directors and other LCV departments.
Work with the Chispa National Senior Director to help strengthen and grow the state Chispa programs, Chispa’s national impact, and visibility, and Chispa’s organizing model.
Assist with fundraising, including cultivating individual donors, building relationships with foundations, and working with staff to produce high-quality proposals, updates, and reports.
Work with the Director of Cultural Strategies to make cultural organizing (the fusion of arts, culture, and advocacy) an integral, standard practice of LCV’s organizing and advocacy.
Provide guidance and tools, including organizing models, that can help state affiliates launch or grow grassroots community organizing programs focused on constituencies that have been excluded from the environmental policy decisions that disproportionately affect their lives.
Work with the Vice President of Civic Engagement to develop creative strategies and tactics to integrate grassroots community organizing with large-scale voter registration and turn-out programs.
Work with national and state organizing directors to develop consistent leadership development ladders and shareable youth and adult learning curricula relevant to state and national campaigns.
Develop consistent and effective onboarding and training for state and national community organizers and professional development and growth opportunities that establish organizing as a long-term career.
Oversee the fiscal management of several programs and track multiple budgets effectively.
Actively participate on the Community & Civic Engagement department’s senior leadership and management teams, contributing to building an inclusive organizational culture, and as a thought leader in the Conservation Voters Movement, who models innovative approaches, equity-driven leadership, and collaborative and bold solutions as well as contributing ideas to the overall management and well-being of the organization.
Engage with the environmental, unions/labor groups, social, economic, and racial justice movements to build transformational and deeply collaborative partnerships.
Serve as a Chispa program’s public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events, as needed.
Travel up to 30% of the time for funder meetings, state organizing team meetings, staff retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Minimum of 10 years experience in program budget management, voter integration strategies, and data analysis, including raising foundation grants and cultivating support from individual donors in community-based organizations, labor unions, organizing networks, or similar organizations. Track record of developing, evaluating, and re-calibrating issue campaigns that grow a grassroots base and make a difference in working families and communities of color’s everyday lives. Seven years of proven success as a supervisor, developer of leaders, coach, and/or mentor. Experience working across departments to build organization-wide alignment and coordination with state affiliates. Familiarity with the IRS rules regarding 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs is preferred.
Skills: Visionary, creative, strategic thinker who can get in the details to solve problems and quickly jump up to refocus on the bigger picture. Excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and emotional intelligence. Independent, self-motivated, and able to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced, complex environment. Excellent writing, training, and communication skills and the ability to move groups to agreement and decisions. Results and metrics oriented, a team-builder, highly organized and responsive. Solid understanding of different organizing models and what they accomplish. Ability to plan a vision for staff development, especially community organizers.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about differences, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, immigration status, ethnicity, language, class, gender, and other identities and experiences.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with external partners and funders and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send a cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “VP, Organizing” in the subject line by February 12, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Jan 27, 2023
Full time
Title: Vice President, Organizing
Department: Community & Civic Engagement
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement
Positions Reporting to this Position: Chispa National Senior Director
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 30%
Union Position: No
Job Classification Level: M-IV
Salary Range (depending on experience): $125,000 – $170,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Vice President of Organizing who will be responsible for strengthening and proliferating grassroots community organizing programs, creating partnerships, particularly focused on communities of color, and ensuring that we create a multiplier effect with other LCV and LCV Education Fund strategies to build power, combat the climate crisis and create a participatory democracy. This role will be focused on building a grassroots base that can drive campaigns that initiate, support and implement strategies using community organizing and mobilization tactics to take unprecedented bold action on climate change, working closely with the organizing teams of our 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM). The Vice President, Organizing reports to the Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement and directly oversees Chispa, a multi-state climate justice community organizing program primarily focused on Latinx communities, as well as growing new programming focused on integrating community organizing strategies throughout LCV and LCVEF. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader with extensive experience in organizing and issue campaigns and a creative and strategic thinker who is also committed to our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
Create and manage plans that clarify multi-year and annual priorities, strategic plan goals, aligning strategies and creating success measures across Community & Civic Engagement programs with SVP and Senior Directors and other LCV departments.
Work with the Chispa National Senior Director to help strengthen and grow the state Chispa programs, Chispa’s national impact, and visibility, and Chispa’s organizing model.
Assist with fundraising, including cultivating individual donors, building relationships with foundations, and working with staff to produce high-quality proposals, updates, and reports.
Work with the Director of Cultural Strategies to make cultural organizing (the fusion of arts, culture, and advocacy) an integral, standard practice of LCV’s organizing and advocacy.
Provide guidance and tools, including organizing models, that can help state affiliates launch or grow grassroots community organizing programs focused on constituencies that have been excluded from the environmental policy decisions that disproportionately affect their lives.
Work with the Vice President of Civic Engagement to develop creative strategies and tactics to integrate grassroots community organizing with large-scale voter registration and turn-out programs.
Work with national and state organizing directors to develop consistent leadership development ladders and shareable youth and adult learning curricula relevant to state and national campaigns.
Develop consistent and effective onboarding and training for state and national community organizers and professional development and growth opportunities that establish organizing as a long-term career.
Oversee the fiscal management of several programs and track multiple budgets effectively.
Actively participate on the Community & Civic Engagement department’s senior leadership and management teams, contributing to building an inclusive organizational culture, and as a thought leader in the Conservation Voters Movement, who models innovative approaches, equity-driven leadership, and collaborative and bold solutions as well as contributing ideas to the overall management and well-being of the organization.
Engage with the environmental, unions/labor groups, social, economic, and racial justice movements to build transformational and deeply collaborative partnerships.
Serve as a Chispa program’s public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events, as needed.
Travel up to 30% of the time for funder meetings, state organizing team meetings, staff retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Minimum of 10 years experience in program budget management, voter integration strategies, and data analysis, including raising foundation grants and cultivating support from individual donors in community-based organizations, labor unions, organizing networks, or similar organizations. Track record of developing, evaluating, and re-calibrating issue campaigns that grow a grassroots base and make a difference in working families and communities of color’s everyday lives. Seven years of proven success as a supervisor, developer of leaders, coach, and/or mentor. Experience working across departments to build organization-wide alignment and coordination with state affiliates. Familiarity with the IRS rules regarding 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs is preferred.
Skills: Visionary, creative, strategic thinker who can get in the details to solve problems and quickly jump up to refocus on the bigger picture. Excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and emotional intelligence. Independent, self-motivated, and able to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced, complex environment. Excellent writing, training, and communication skills and the ability to move groups to agreement and decisions. Results and metrics oriented, a team-builder, highly organized and responsive. Solid understanding of different organizing models and what they accomplish. Ability to plan a vision for staff development, especially community organizers.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about differences, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, immigration status, ethnicity, language, class, gender, and other identities and experiences.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with external partners and funders and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send a cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “VP, Organizing” in the subject line by February 12, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Title: Associate Manager of Digital Marketing
Department: Development
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Union Position: Yes
Job Classification Level: C
Salary Range (depending on experience): $63,819-$77,646
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring an Associate Manager of Digital Marketing to project manage LCV’s lead generation program, grow our grassroots email list, mobile list, and grow our sustainer program, including building a more racially diverse and engaged community. The Associate Manager of Digital Marketing will work closely with the Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising and our consultants to execute LCV’s lead-generation strategies, giving feedback on content and helping to direct creative. Primary goals include expanding LCV’s email marketing and mobile audience, diversifying the demographics of LCV’s online grassroots community, and managing relationships with vendors. This role is an excellent opportunity for an integrative thinker to be a part of an innovative and dynamic team that runs groundbreaking online campaigns to promote environmental policies and priorities.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate advertising campaigns across social media platforms, display and search, and media outlets.
Assist in identifying and developing data driven dynamic creative that engages and mobilizes LCV’s existing activist base, and reaches new audiences, including communities of color.
Set up a portion of ads in-house using tools like Facebook Business Manager and Google Ads.
Project manage our lead generation work with our consultants on direct-to-donate and donor acquisition campaigns.
Serve as the primary point of contact at LCV for all data-sharing collaborations such as joint actions with our state partners and other allied organizations and lead the entire process from start to finish.
Manage list buying efforts and list processing procedures.
Carefully track the media spend to stay on budget.
Work across the organization to help pilot programs aimed at building a more racially diverse online community to reflect the climate movement and work together on issue advocacy campaigns.
Work with our cross-departmental data teams to efficiently and accurately track our membership growth, reengagement, donor acquisition and reactivation, and sustainer work. Lead tracking and reporting to measure the success of online campaigns.
Find ways to support and lift LCV’s brand in the digital space and expand our messaging on racial justice and equity priorities.
Actively apply a racial justice and equity lens to LCV paid online communications under their purview, with an increased emphasis on member education of issues, environmental or otherwise.
Travel up to 10% for staff retreats, meetings, conferences and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required – A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in paid media, online advocacy, or digital marketing. Experience writing, creating, and/or curating compelling content. Experience with lead generation and campaigns built for conversion both organically and through paid advertisements on a wide variety of platforms. Experience tracking budgets and using data-driven methods to measure the success of campaigns. Experience working in Facebook Business Manager and Google ads. Experience with project management. Preferred – Experience in a nonprofit, political organization, agency, or campaign. Experience with SEM, eCRM, Salesforce, SEO, or analytic experience.
Skills: Required – The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and collaborative team player with an innovative and creative mindset who understands and is passionate about the urgent need to build a stronger base of diverse online supporters; excellent communicator and copywriter with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions; able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment. Preferred – Familiarity in Adobe CS programs (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Familiarity with Salesforce and analyzing data to draw actionable insights.
Cultural Competence: Shares our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Associate Manager Digital Marketing” in the subject line by January 29, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.
Jan 11, 2023
Full time
Title: Associate Manager of Digital Marketing
Department: Development
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%
Union Position: Yes
Job Classification Level: C
Salary Range (depending on experience): $63,819-$77,646
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring an Associate Manager of Digital Marketing to project manage LCV’s lead generation program, grow our grassroots email list, mobile list, and grow our sustainer program, including building a more racially diverse and engaged community. The Associate Manager of Digital Marketing will work closely with the Vice President of Membership & Direct Response Fundraising and our consultants to execute LCV’s lead-generation strategies, giving feedback on content and helping to direct creative. Primary goals include expanding LCV’s email marketing and mobile audience, diversifying the demographics of LCV’s online grassroots community, and managing relationships with vendors. This role is an excellent opportunity for an integrative thinker to be a part of an innovative and dynamic team that runs groundbreaking online campaigns to promote environmental policies and priorities.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate advertising campaigns across social media platforms, display and search, and media outlets.
Assist in identifying and developing data driven dynamic creative that engages and mobilizes LCV’s existing activist base, and reaches new audiences, including communities of color.
Set up a portion of ads in-house using tools like Facebook Business Manager and Google Ads.
Project manage our lead generation work with our consultants on direct-to-donate and donor acquisition campaigns.
Serve as the primary point of contact at LCV for all data-sharing collaborations such as joint actions with our state partners and other allied organizations and lead the entire process from start to finish.
Manage list buying efforts and list processing procedures.
Carefully track the media spend to stay on budget.
Work across the organization to help pilot programs aimed at building a more racially diverse online community to reflect the climate movement and work together on issue advocacy campaigns.
Work with our cross-departmental data teams to efficiently and accurately track our membership growth, reengagement, donor acquisition and reactivation, and sustainer work. Lead tracking and reporting to measure the success of online campaigns.
Find ways to support and lift LCV’s brand in the digital space and expand our messaging on racial justice and equity priorities.
Actively apply a racial justice and equity lens to LCV paid online communications under their purview, with an increased emphasis on member education of issues, environmental or otherwise.
Travel up to 10% for staff retreats, meetings, conferences and professional development opportunities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required – A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in paid media, online advocacy, or digital marketing. Experience writing, creating, and/or curating compelling content. Experience with lead generation and campaigns built for conversion both organically and through paid advertisements on a wide variety of platforms. Experience tracking budgets and using data-driven methods to measure the success of campaigns. Experience working in Facebook Business Manager and Google ads. Experience with project management. Preferred – Experience in a nonprofit, political organization, agency, or campaign. Experience with SEM, eCRM, Salesforce, SEO, or analytic experience.
Skills: Required – The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and collaborative team player with an innovative and creative mindset who understands and is passionate about the urgent need to build a stronger base of diverse online supporters; excellent communicator and copywriter with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions; able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment. Preferred – Familiarity in Adobe CS programs (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Familiarity with Salesforce and analyzing data to draw actionable insights.
Cultural Competence: Shares our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Associate Manager Digital Marketing” in the subject line by January 29, 2023 . No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCVEF office)
Title: Vice President, Civic Engagement
Department: Community & Civic Engagement
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President, Community and Civic Engagement
Positions Reporting to this Position: Director of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Program Director
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCVEF office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 30%
Union Position: No
Job Classification Level: M-IV
Salary Range (depending on experience): $125,000 – $170,000
General Description:
The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund believes our earth is worth mobilizing for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. LCV Education Fund (LCVEF) works to turn environmental values into national, state and local priorities. LCVEF’s work to protect and advocate for the environment is rooted in our commitment to racial, social and environmental justice.
Over the last twenty years, LCVEF has developed one of the most effective nonpartisan voter participation programs in the nation. We pioneered tools such as membership list enhancement, and we continue to lead in areas such as mobilization, profiling and modeling, issue ID, control group testing and high-end analytics. We are externally recognized for our leadership in the space, such as the most recent Independent Voter Registration Report where LCVEF was ranked the most efficient program in the nation—with an 83 percent rate of successful registrations—for the third consecutive election cycle.
Through our national vote-by-mail, voter registration, and GOTV efforts, we have become the leading pro-climate group working to encourage underrepresented communities to participate in elections. We increasingly play a major role in pro-democracy ballot measures that reduce barriers to voting at the state and local levels. Even outside the pro-climate community, we are one of the largest players in the civic engagement space, with a focus on increasing the involvement of communities of color and young people in the democratic process.
LCVEF is hiring a Vice President of Civic Engagement who will lead year-round civic engagement strategy, managing staff, and democracy and civic engagement programs, including voter contact, integrated voter engagement, managing data, sharing tactics and strategies for relational organizing, while leading partnership and coalition management to advance voter protection and combat voter suppression nationally and with our state partners. This role will be focused on building power with a grassroots base that can urge decision-makers to take unprecedented bold action to confront climate change, working closely with the organizing teams of our 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM) in protecting our communities and environment and defending our democracy. This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement and will directly supervise the Director of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Program Director. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader with extensive experience in voter engagement, democracy, organizing with issue campaigns and a creative and strategic thinker who is also committed to our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
Work with the SVP of Community and Civic Engagement, other national LCV and LCVEF staff and state affiliates to develop, implement and evaluate advocacy, coalition-building and organizing campaigns that advance voter participation, voting rights and protect against voter suppression.
Support the Director of Civic Engagement in the planning and execution of a multi-state site-based voter registration program, including managing a complex mix of relationships with state affiliates, other LCVEF staff and leadership, funders, organizational partners and state 501(c)(3) tables.
Manage a strong team of staff who are motivated and equipped to effectively implement their work plans and achieve their goals. Manage and contribute to a positive, collaborative and inclusive workplace culture while holding staff accountable and mission driven.
Oversee the development of the Civic Engagement program budgets and allocations to state leagues and vendors. Closely track and regularly report status updates and projections to LCVEF leadership.
Coordinate with LCVEF and state LCVEF staff to ensure that Civic Engagement work is integrated into LCVEF events and strategies including relationship building, media communications, and online actions.
Oversee and identify opportunities to advance the time-bound, metrics-driven campaigns according to benchmarks of LCVEF strategic plan and annual goals of the Civic Engagement programs, including being an active member of national civic engagement-related coalitions and facilitating state affiliate leadership in state and national coalitions and partnerships.
Work with the development team to prepare grant proposals and reports and to cultivate institutional and individual donor support.
Work with Legal and Finance departments and state affiliates to ensure compliance and reporting of all activities within the program.
Actively participate on the Community & Civic Engagement department’s senior leadership and management teams, contributing to building an inclusive organizational culture, and as a thought leader in the Conservation Voters Movement, who models innovative approaches, equity-driven leadership, and collaborative and bold solutions as well as contributing ideas to the overall management and well-being of the organization.
Engage with the environmental, unions/labor groups, social, economic, and racial justice movements to build transformational and deeply collaborative partnerships.
Serve as a Democracy program’s public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events, as needed.
Travel up to 30% of the time, including regular travel to Washington, D.C. for coalition meetings, as well as other travel for funder meetings, state civic engagement team meetings, staff retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required – Minimum of 10 years of experience with strategic and program planning and implementation, managing complex program budgets and metric-driven campaigns, working on elections, voter registration, community organizing, or democracy campaigns. Seven years of proven success as a supervisor, developer of leaders, coach, and/or mentor. Successful experience working collaboratively with coalition partners on shared goals and building strong relationships with funders that result in program growth and sustainability. Preferred – Experience focused on low-income families and communities of color. Experience working with a national organization that has state affiliates or chapters. Experience with formal quantitative or qualitative research. Familiarity with the IRS rules regarding 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs.
Skills: Demonstrated ability to apply a racial justice and equity lens to policy analysis and advocacy. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, including ability to write high-level reports and analysis and to be an inspirational, clear and direct communicator. Ability to consistently integrate an understanding of key racial justice and equity concepts into projects and interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions on race, class and other group identities within the context of job responsibilities and projects. Demonstrated sophisticated understanding of how race dynamics impact supervisory relationships, organizational culture, partnerships, campaigns and coalition work, and can demonstrate a history of successfully intervening in problematic dynamics and deepening a racial justice approach within an organization, team, or campaign. Exceptional supervision, management and coaching skills, including creating cohesion with remote staff and managing up. A demonstrated understanding of organizational effectiveness, including the ability to create and streamline systems, structures and processes. Commitment and familiarity with the tools to measure and track program and campaign progress and outcomes. Familiarity with how communications strategies advance programmatic and advocacy goals, Works well in a fast-paced environment; ability to multi-task without sacrificing quality of work. Exhibits strong leadership traits including reliable, consistent, detail-oriented, self-motivated, self-aware and emotionally intelligent.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about differences, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, immigration status, ethnicity, language, class, gender and other identities and experiences.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with external partners and funders, and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCVEF requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCVEF offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcvef.org with “VP, Civic Engagement” in the subject line by January 29, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCVEF is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCVEF is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcvef.org.
Jan 10, 2023
Full time
Title: Vice President, Civic Engagement
Department: Community & Civic Engagement
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President, Community and Civic Engagement
Positions Reporting to this Position: Director of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Program Director
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCVEF office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 30%
Union Position: No
Job Classification Level: M-IV
Salary Range (depending on experience): $125,000 – $170,000
General Description:
The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund believes our earth is worth mobilizing for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. LCV Education Fund (LCVEF) works to turn environmental values into national, state and local priorities. LCVEF’s work to protect and advocate for the environment is rooted in our commitment to racial, social and environmental justice.
Over the last twenty years, LCVEF has developed one of the most effective nonpartisan voter participation programs in the nation. We pioneered tools such as membership list enhancement, and we continue to lead in areas such as mobilization, profiling and modeling, issue ID, control group testing and high-end analytics. We are externally recognized for our leadership in the space, such as the most recent Independent Voter Registration Report where LCVEF was ranked the most efficient program in the nation—with an 83 percent rate of successful registrations—for the third consecutive election cycle.
Through our national vote-by-mail, voter registration, and GOTV efforts, we have become the leading pro-climate group working to encourage underrepresented communities to participate in elections. We increasingly play a major role in pro-democracy ballot measures that reduce barriers to voting at the state and local levels. Even outside the pro-climate community, we are one of the largest players in the civic engagement space, with a focus on increasing the involvement of communities of color and young people in the democratic process.
LCVEF is hiring a Vice President of Civic Engagement who will lead year-round civic engagement strategy, managing staff, and democracy and civic engagement programs, including voter contact, integrated voter engagement, managing data, sharing tactics and strategies for relational organizing, while leading partnership and coalition management to advance voter protection and combat voter suppression nationally and with our state partners. This role will be focused on building power with a grassroots base that can urge decision-makers to take unprecedented bold action to confront climate change, working closely with the organizing teams of our 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM) in protecting our communities and environment and defending our democracy. This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement and will directly supervise the Director of Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Program Director. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader with extensive experience in voter engagement, democracy, organizing with issue campaigns and a creative and strategic thinker who is also committed to our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
Work with the SVP of Community and Civic Engagement, other national LCV and LCVEF staff and state affiliates to develop, implement and evaluate advocacy, coalition-building and organizing campaigns that advance voter participation, voting rights and protect against voter suppression.
Support the Director of Civic Engagement in the planning and execution of a multi-state site-based voter registration program, including managing a complex mix of relationships with state affiliates, other LCVEF staff and leadership, funders, organizational partners and state 501(c)(3) tables.
Manage a strong team of staff who are motivated and equipped to effectively implement their work plans and achieve their goals. Manage and contribute to a positive, collaborative and inclusive workplace culture while holding staff accountable and mission driven.
Oversee the development of the Civic Engagement program budgets and allocations to state leagues and vendors. Closely track and regularly report status updates and projections to LCVEF leadership.
Coordinate with LCVEF and state LCVEF staff to ensure that Civic Engagement work is integrated into LCVEF events and strategies including relationship building, media communications, and online actions.
Oversee and identify opportunities to advance the time-bound, metrics-driven campaigns according to benchmarks of LCVEF strategic plan and annual goals of the Civic Engagement programs, including being an active member of national civic engagement-related coalitions and facilitating state affiliate leadership in state and national coalitions and partnerships.
Work with the development team to prepare grant proposals and reports and to cultivate institutional and individual donor support.
Work with Legal and Finance departments and state affiliates to ensure compliance and reporting of all activities within the program.
Actively participate on the Community & Civic Engagement department’s senior leadership and management teams, contributing to building an inclusive organizational culture, and as a thought leader in the Conservation Voters Movement, who models innovative approaches, equity-driven leadership, and collaborative and bold solutions as well as contributing ideas to the overall management and well-being of the organization.
Engage with the environmental, unions/labor groups, social, economic, and racial justice movements to build transformational and deeply collaborative partnerships.
Serve as a Democracy program’s public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events, as needed.
Travel up to 30% of the time, including regular travel to Washington, D.C. for coalition meetings, as well as other travel for funder meetings, state civic engagement team meetings, staff retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Required – Minimum of 10 years of experience with strategic and program planning and implementation, managing complex program budgets and metric-driven campaigns, working on elections, voter registration, community organizing, or democracy campaigns. Seven years of proven success as a supervisor, developer of leaders, coach, and/or mentor. Successful experience working collaboratively with coalition partners on shared goals and building strong relationships with funders that result in program growth and sustainability. Preferred – Experience focused on low-income families and communities of color. Experience working with a national organization that has state affiliates or chapters. Experience with formal quantitative or qualitative research. Familiarity with the IRS rules regarding 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs.
Skills: Demonstrated ability to apply a racial justice and equity lens to policy analysis and advocacy. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, including ability to write high-level reports and analysis and to be an inspirational, clear and direct communicator. Ability to consistently integrate an understanding of key racial justice and equity concepts into projects and interactions by addressing structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies, activities, and decisions on race, class and other group identities within the context of job responsibilities and projects. Demonstrated sophisticated understanding of how race dynamics impact supervisory relationships, organizational culture, partnerships, campaigns and coalition work, and can demonstrate a history of successfully intervening in problematic dynamics and deepening a racial justice approach within an organization, team, or campaign. Exceptional supervision, management and coaching skills, including creating cohesion with remote staff and managing up. A demonstrated understanding of organizational effectiveness, including the ability to create and streamline systems, structures and processes. Commitment and familiarity with the tools to measure and track program and campaign progress and outcomes. Familiarity with how communications strategies advance programmatic and advocacy goals, Works well in a fast-paced environment; ability to multi-task without sacrificing quality of work. Exhibits strong leadership traits including reliable, consistent, detail-oriented, self-motivated, self-aware and emotionally intelligent.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about differences, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, immigration status, ethnicity, language, class, gender and other identities and experiences.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with external partners and funders, and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCVEF requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCVEF offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply : Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcvef.org with “VP, Civic Engagement” in the subject line by January 29, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCVEF is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCVEF is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcvef.org.
SUMMARY:
The Digital Communications Director will be responsible for strategizing, executing and managing NextGen’s digital media — including our social-media influencer program and online advertising — as well as overseeing our owned social media platforms, website, and organic SMS and email organizing programs. In short, this role leads all digital messaging for the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization organization and works to advance our organizing and electoral priorities.
The Digital Communications Director will be experienced in developing and managing budgets for digital media campaigns — including in partnership with external consultants and partners — and is passionate about applying that experience to youth-oriented voter-registration and mobilization. They will be creative and excited to experiment with new approaches.
The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and a belief that young people will make the difference in America’s future. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice--and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and economic and racial justice from a progressive perspective, we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others.
This role will report to the Vice President of Communications.
This is a fully remote position with no location requirement. We encourage candidates from all locations within the United States to apply.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Remote Position: Yes
Union Position: No
Travel Requirements: 0-10%
End Date: ‘N/A’
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Social Media + Organic Digital Organizing:
Develop and implement digital media and organizing strategies for NextGen
Spearhead digital campaigns via actions on our website, such as petitions and advocacy forms
Set up phone lines and calling campaigns via digital tools
Coordinate with field team and coalition partners to brainstorm effective and thoughtful ways to launch targeted campaigns for our audience
Lead NextGen America’s broadcast SMS outreach to subscribers, including writing and setting up outgoing messages, launch keywords to advertise and manage SMS broadcast calendar
Manage NextGen America’s email program by serving as lead writer, oversee checklisting/QA process and manage email calendar
Oversee our collection of actions and voter information resources on our website
Create & execute individualized content & social media plans for multiple campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors for digital tools
Review, advise, draft, and execute outbound content, web content & digital marketing plans when necessary for relevant programs
Propose new email and digital trends that will help innovate and modernizes NextGen’s approach to advocacy and organizing
Paid Digital Vendors:
Maintaining relationships and leading NextGen’s partnership with paid-media consultants and partners, e.g. creative consultants, media buyers, production firms, etc.
Work with the Vice President for Communications and across the organization on polling and research efforts to inform paid-media messaging and segmentation
Developing creative content and messaging for paid media in collaboration with internal and external partners
General:
Day to day management of digital and social media staff
Report back on digital campaigns and make recommendations for how to improve products
Drive forward rapid response components to maximize our organization's digital impact during pivotal movements for our organizational priorities
Strengthen our ladder of engagement to convert members into volunteers and eventually donors
Perform other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
5-7 years of communications or digital work for political campaigns, nonprofit advocacy groups or marketing
3-5 years experience managing a social media/influencer team
3-5 years experience of general management developing the skills of a team
2-3 years of managing a budget
Superior writing skills
Demonstrated success in media planning and performance analysis
The candidate must be a smart strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience leading digital marketing and organizing strategies from inception to completion
Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
Proficiency with advocacy CRM tools such as Blue State Digital, NGPVAN, Convio or Salsa
Familiarity with CMS tools like WordPress and social media management platforms
The candidate must have excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate a clear ability to adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
The candidate must have a strong work ethic and demonstrate consistent attention to detail
Love working in a dynamic team environment
Be a positive, unselfish team player that sets the tone for everyone to do his or her best work
BONUS POINTS FOR:
Familiarity with graphics and editing tools like the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with reporting and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Omniture, Facebook Analytics
COMPENSATION:
NextGen America offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a very comprehensive benefits package.
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.
Dec 20, 2022
Full time
SUMMARY:
The Digital Communications Director will be responsible for strategizing, executing and managing NextGen’s digital media — including our social-media influencer program and online advertising — as well as overseeing our owned social media platforms, website, and organic SMS and email organizing programs. In short, this role leads all digital messaging for the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization organization and works to advance our organizing and electoral priorities.
The Digital Communications Director will be experienced in developing and managing budgets for digital media campaigns — including in partnership with external consultants and partners — and is passionate about applying that experience to youth-oriented voter-registration and mobilization. They will be creative and excited to experiment with new approaches.
The ideal candidate has a passion for politics and a belief that young people will make the difference in America’s future. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice--and our culture reflects that value and commitment. We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and economic and racial justice from a progressive perspective, we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others.
This role will report to the Vice President of Communications.
This is a fully remote position with no location requirement. We encourage candidates from all locations within the United States to apply.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Remote Position: Yes
Union Position: No
Travel Requirements: 0-10%
End Date: ‘N/A’
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Social Media + Organic Digital Organizing:
Develop and implement digital media and organizing strategies for NextGen
Spearhead digital campaigns via actions on our website, such as petitions and advocacy forms
Set up phone lines and calling campaigns via digital tools
Coordinate with field team and coalition partners to brainstorm effective and thoughtful ways to launch targeted campaigns for our audience
Lead NextGen America’s broadcast SMS outreach to subscribers, including writing and setting up outgoing messages, launch keywords to advertise and manage SMS broadcast calendar
Manage NextGen America’s email program by serving as lead writer, oversee checklisting/QA process and manage email calendar
Oversee our collection of actions and voter information resources on our website
Create & execute individualized content & social media plans for multiple campaigns
Manage relationships with vendors for digital tools
Review, advise, draft, and execute outbound content, web content & digital marketing plans when necessary for relevant programs
Propose new email and digital trends that will help innovate and modernizes NextGen’s approach to advocacy and organizing
Paid Digital Vendors:
Maintaining relationships and leading NextGen’s partnership with paid-media consultants and partners, e.g. creative consultants, media buyers, production firms, etc.
Work with the Vice President for Communications and across the organization on polling and research efforts to inform paid-media messaging and segmentation
Developing creative content and messaging for paid media in collaboration with internal and external partners
General:
Day to day management of digital and social media staff
Report back on digital campaigns and make recommendations for how to improve products
Drive forward rapid response components to maximize our organization's digital impact during pivotal movements for our organizational priorities
Strengthen our ladder of engagement to convert members into volunteers and eventually donors
Perform other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
5-7 years of communications or digital work for political campaigns, nonprofit advocacy groups or marketing
3-5 years experience managing a social media/influencer team
3-5 years experience of general management developing the skills of a team
2-3 years of managing a budget
Superior writing skills
Demonstrated success in media planning and performance analysis
The candidate must be a smart strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience leading digital marketing and organizing strategies from inception to completion
Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
Proficiency with advocacy CRM tools such as Blue State Digital, NGPVAN, Convio or Salsa
Familiarity with CMS tools like WordPress and social media management platforms
The candidate must have excellent organizational and project management skills, and demonstrate a clear ability to adapt rapidly to evolving priorities and deadlines
The candidate must have a strong work ethic and demonstrate consistent attention to detail
Love working in a dynamic team environment
Be a positive, unselfish team player that sets the tone for everyone to do his or her best work
BONUS POINTS FOR:
Familiarity with graphics and editing tools like the Adobe Creative Suite
Experience with reporting and analytics tools including Google Analytics, Omniture, Facebook Analytics
COMPENSATION:
NextGen America offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a very comprehensive benefits package.
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:
NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration and mobilization. We invite 18-to-35 year olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more, delivering more than the margin of victory for progressives in key races and building an electorate that will lead American politics for decades to come.
League of Conservation Voters
Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Title: Vice President, Organizing
Department: Community & Civic Engagement
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement
Positions Reporting to this Position: Chispa National Senior Director
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 30%
Union Position: No
Job Classification Level: M-IV
Salary Range (depending on experience): $125,000 – $170,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Vice President of Organizing who will be responsible for strengthening and proliferating grassroots community organizing programs, creating partnerships, particularly focused on communities of color, and ensuring that we create a multiplier effect with other LCV and LCV Education Fund strategies to build power, combat the climate crisis and create a participatory democracy. This role will be focused on building a grassroots base that can drive campaigns that initiate, support and implement strategies using community organizing and mobilization tactics to take unprecedented bold action on climate change, working closely with the organizing teams of our 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM). The Vice President, Organizing reports to the Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement and directly oversees Chispa, a multi-state climate justice community organizing program primarily focused on Latinx communities, as well as growing new programming focused on integrating community organizing strategies throughout LCV and LCVEF. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader with extensive experience in organizing and issue campaigns and a creative and strategic thinker who is also committed to our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
Create and manage plans that clarify multi-year and annual priorities, strategic plan goals, aligning strategies and creating success measures across Community & Civic Engagement programs with SVP and Senior Directors and other LCV departments.
Work with the Chispa National Senior Director to help strengthen and grow the state Chispa programs, Chispa’s national impact, and visibility, and Chispa’s organizing model.
Assist with fundraising, including cultivating individual donors, building relationships with foundations, and working with staff to produce high-quality proposals, updates, and reports.
Work with the Director of Cultural Strategies to make cultural organizing (the fusion of arts, culture, and advocacy) an integral, standard practice of LCV’s organizing and advocacy.
Provide guidance and tools, including organizing models, that can help state affiliates launch or grow grassroots community organizing programs focused on constituencies that have been excluded from the environmental policy decisions that disproportionately affect their lives.
Work with the Vice President of Civic Engagement to develop creative strategies and tactics to integrate grassroots community organizing with large-scale voter registration and turn-out programs.
Work with national and state organizing directors to develop consistent leadership development ladders and shareable youth and adult learning curricula relevant to state and national campaigns.
Develop consistent and effective onboarding and training for state and national community organizers and professional development and growth opportunities that establish organizing as a long-term career.
Oversee the fiscal management of several programs and track multiple budgets effectively.
Actively participate on the Community & Civic Engagement department’s senior leadership and management teams, contributing to building an inclusive organizational culture, and as a thought leader in the Conservation Voters Movement, who models innovative approaches, equity-driven leadership, and collaborative and bold solutions as well as contributing ideas to the overall management and well-being of the organization.
Engage with the environmental, unions/labor groups, social, economic, and racial justice movements to build transformational and deeply collaborative partnerships.
Serve as a Chispa program’s public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events, as needed.
Travel up to 30% of the time for funder meetings, state organizing team meetings, staff retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Minimum of 10 years experience in program budget management, voter integration strategies, and data analysis, including raising foundation grants and cultivating support from individual donors in community-based organizations, labor unions, organizing networks, or similar organizations. Track record of developing, evaluating, and re-calibrating issue campaigns that grow a grassroots base and make a difference in working families and communities of color’s everyday lives. Seven years of proven success as a supervisor, developer of leaders, coach, and/or mentor. Experience working across departments to build organization-wide alignment and coordination with state affiliates. Familiarity with the IRS rules regarding 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs is preferred.
Skills: Visionary, creative, strategic thinker who can get in the details to solve problems and quickly jump up to refocus on the bigger picture. Excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and emotional intelligence. Independent, self-motivated, and able to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced, complex environment. Excellent writing, training, and communication skills and the ability to move groups to agreement and decisions. Results and metrics oriented, a team-builder, highly organized and responsive. Solid understanding of different organizing models and what they accomplish. Ability to plan a vision for staff development, especially community organizers.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about differences, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, immigration status, ethnicity, language, class, gender, and other identities and experiences.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with external partners and funders and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply: Send a cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “VP, Organizing” in the subject line by January 22, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .
Dec 20, 2022
Full time
Title: Vice President, Organizing
Department: Community & Civic Engagement
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement
Positions Reporting to this Position: Chispa National Senior Director
Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)
Travel Requirements: Up to 30%
Union Position: No
Job Classification Level: M-IV
Salary Range (depending on experience): $125,000 – $170,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV is hiring a Vice President of Organizing who will be responsible for strengthening and proliferating grassroots community organizing programs, creating partnerships, particularly focused on communities of color, and ensuring that we create a multiplier effect with other LCV and LCV Education Fund strategies to build power, combat the climate crisis and create a participatory democracy. This role will be focused on building a grassroots base that can drive campaigns that initiate, support and implement strategies using community organizing and mobilization tactics to take unprecedented bold action on climate change, working closely with the organizing teams of our 30+ state affiliates, collectively called the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM). The Vice President, Organizing reports to the Senior Vice President of Community and Civic Engagement and directly oversees Chispa, a multi-state climate justice community organizing program primarily focused on Latinx communities, as well as growing new programming focused on integrating community organizing strategies throughout LCV and LCVEF. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader with extensive experience in organizing and issue campaigns and a creative and strategic thinker who is also committed to our organizational values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning and sustainability.
Responsibilities:
Create and manage plans that clarify multi-year and annual priorities, strategic plan goals, aligning strategies and creating success measures across Community & Civic Engagement programs with SVP and Senior Directors and other LCV departments.
Work with the Chispa National Senior Director to help strengthen and grow the state Chispa programs, Chispa’s national impact, and visibility, and Chispa’s organizing model.
Assist with fundraising, including cultivating individual donors, building relationships with foundations, and working with staff to produce high-quality proposals, updates, and reports.
Work with the Director of Cultural Strategies to make cultural organizing (the fusion of arts, culture, and advocacy) an integral, standard practice of LCV’s organizing and advocacy.
Provide guidance and tools, including organizing models, that can help state affiliates launch or grow grassroots community organizing programs focused on constituencies that have been excluded from the environmental policy decisions that disproportionately affect their lives.
Work with the Vice President of Civic Engagement to develop creative strategies and tactics to integrate grassroots community organizing with large-scale voter registration and turn-out programs.
Work with national and state organizing directors to develop consistent leadership development ladders and shareable youth and adult learning curricula relevant to state and national campaigns.
Develop consistent and effective onboarding and training for state and national community organizers and professional development and growth opportunities that establish organizing as a long-term career.
Oversee the fiscal management of several programs and track multiple budgets effectively.
Actively participate on the Community & Civic Engagement department’s senior leadership and management teams, contributing to building an inclusive organizational culture, and as a thought leader in the Conservation Voters Movement, who models innovative approaches, equity-driven leadership, and collaborative and bold solutions as well as contributing ideas to the overall management and well-being of the organization.
Engage with the environmental, unions/labor groups, social, economic, and racial justice movements to build transformational and deeply collaborative partnerships.
Serve as a Chispa program’s public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events, as needed.
Travel up to 30% of the time for funder meetings, state organizing team meetings, staff retreats, training, and conferences, as needed.
Qualifications:
Work Experience: Minimum of 10 years experience in program budget management, voter integration strategies, and data analysis, including raising foundation grants and cultivating support from individual donors in community-based organizations, labor unions, organizing networks, or similar organizations. Track record of developing, evaluating, and re-calibrating issue campaigns that grow a grassroots base and make a difference in working families and communities of color’s everyday lives. Seven years of proven success as a supervisor, developer of leaders, coach, and/or mentor. Experience working across departments to build organization-wide alignment and coordination with state affiliates. Familiarity with the IRS rules regarding 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs is preferred.
Skills: Visionary, creative, strategic thinker who can get in the details to solve problems and quickly jump up to refocus on the bigger picture. Excellent interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and emotional intelligence. Independent, self-motivated, and able to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced, complex environment. Excellent writing, training, and communication skills and the ability to move groups to agreement and decisions. Results and metrics oriented, a team-builder, highly organized and responsive. Solid understanding of different organizing models and what they accomplish. Ability to plan a vision for staff development, especially community organizers.
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about differences, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Proven track record of successfully working across lines of race, immigration status, ethnicity, language, class, gender, and other identities and experiences.
Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with external partners and funders and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.
LCV offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave, personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance (short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and student loan assistance.
To Apply: Send a cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “VP, Organizing” in the subject line by January 22, 2023 . No phone calls, please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org .