350.org is looking for an experienced, skilled and strategic Digital Campaigner. The Digital Campaigner will serve on the US Digital team, US Policy team, and drive bold, effective multi-platform digital campaigns. This includes developing and implementing digital strategy for our policy work (including Green New Deal, 2020 electoral work, and other policy campaigns), engaging in key mobilizations, and collaborating with 350.org staff and partners on online-to-offline organizing and mobilization strategy.
We’re looking for a creative, driven, flexible, and savvy Senior Digital Campaigner to drive bold, effective campaigns in the United States with an eye towards building long-term grassroots power.
We’re looking for someone who thrives on a team but can work independently remotely; is comfortable using digital tactics and tools to organize communities; excited by the fast pace of rapid-response campaigning; has some understanding of climate change and US politics; is excited to work in coalitions with a diverse range of partners; is an excellent writer with acute attention to detail; has advanced technical skills and is a quick learner, and able to think outside the box and craft compelling content under short time-frames.
And finally, we’re looking for someone who is committed to building a better world, and with the talent and heart to deliver.
Is that you?
- Work with NA Digital Campaigns Manager to support long-term digital goals for US campaign work
- Develop digital strategies and implement campaign plans to help 350 and partners break the fossil fuel industry's stranglehold on our democracy, elect progressive climate champions up and down the ballot in 2020, and strengthen popular support for bold climate policy demands like the Green New Deal — and helping to grow the climate movement in breadth and depth along the way
- Participate in overall political and electoral campaign development to ensure sharp digital strategies & engagement are baked into each campaign arc.
- Craft compelling emails, produce organic and paid social media content, design graphics and memes, and develop other online content to help achieve campaign goals, shift public narratives about climate change and climate justice, and shine a light on inspiring stories from the climate movement — particularly frontline voices
- Drive online audiences to take offline action and support 350.org’s mobilization efforts with strategic digital recruitment
- Track and analyze digital metrics to measure success and identify key lessons from campaigns and projects — and use those metrics to share learnings and recommendations with digital and non-digital campaigners alike to help teams strengthen future work
- Identify, cultivate relationships with, and/or collaborate with partner organizations and coalitions on projects and campaigns
- Continually identify and implement new digital tools and platforms, and/or innovative uses of existing tools, to strategically strengthen 350’s tech toolkit in order to help us continue to effectively build the climate movement and win campaigns
- Consistently integrate a deep understanding of key racial equity concepts into work projects
- Provide on-the-ground digital coverage and amplification for key campaign actions or mobilizations, particularly rapid-response actions in DC as needed. Some travel will be required for this coverage
- Other duties as assigned
- 1-3 years of experience using digital tools and platforms to build campaigns and/or organize grassroots movements
- Experience with intersectional advocacy work on issues of race, class, and gender
- Experience using at least some of the key tools employed by the 350.org digital team, including ActionKit, Action Network, WordPress, mass and peer-to-peer SMS tools, social media platforms, and digital advertising — and willingness and ability to quickly learn how to use new tools and techniques
- Basic literacy in HTML and CSS, ability to create simple website pages and microsites
- Experience managing or supporting advocacy email programs with large lists, and with using social media as the voice of an organization, candidate, or brand
- Proven experience at the intersection of online and offline organizing, including using digital tools and communications to recruit volunteers to take on-the-ground action and sustaining supporters’ long-term engagement
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with fluency in English. Ability to write well for a variety of audiences and platforms and to distill complex policy, political, and scientific concepts into clear, understandable, and persuasive language
- Expertise building and executing strategic campaigns, good instincts for rapid response, and the flexibility and problem-solving skills needed to make and alter campaign plans in response to rapidly changing news cycles and political landscapes
- Highly organized, skilled at prioritization and time management, and able to manage multiple projects at once without sacrificing quality
- A resilient and flexible team player who is a quick learner and can handle a fast paced, high pressure, highly collaborative team culture
- Flexibility around hours to respond to emergent needs (willingness to work some late nights and weekends)
- Demonstrated experience in working on teams across differences, including race, class, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, language fluency, etc .
Desired (but not required) skills and experiences
- Knowledge of and dedication to the climate justice movement
- A nuanced understanding of the U.S. political landscape, which could include experience working for policymakers or on political campaigns — and an inclination to shake things up
- Experience using online tools for decentralized, volunteer-driven campaigning
- Basic graphic design skills and comfort with tools like Photoshop or Canva and basic video production and editing skills and comfort with online video tools like Animoto
- Experience designing, executing, and analyzing digital tests, including A/B testing for emails and digital ads
- Experience or interest in training volunteers, colleagues, etc. in effective use of digital tools, campaign strategy, or other skills
- Connections to progressive political spaces including volunteer and professional networks.
- Additional language skills, especially Spanish, are a plus
- Comfort and experience working remotely, including with colleagues in multiple time zones
- Proven ability to maintain a healthy work/life balance in fast-paced, high pressure working environments.
Compensation: $60,000 - $65,000