National Field Organizer
National Position; Remotely based anywhere in the United States
Applications due: Nov 15th - When you apply, please remove the names of your undergraduate and graduate schools from your resume. There is no need to reformat your resume, but simplify it to "B.A. Economics," for example. This "bias blind" process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments instead of resume proxies (e.g. where you went to school). This evaluation process will follow best practices shown to reduce bias in decision making and may be different from other applications processes you have experienced.
POSITION SUMMARY
The National Field Organizer position is a full-time position at MediaJustice. This National Field Organizer leads and executes national campaigns to resist and prohibit the use of high-tech surveillance and police tools used to criminalize and incarcerate marginalized communities. Primary responsibilities include developing visionary campaign strategies, coordinating related rapid response efforts, cultivating and developing the leadership of communities most impacted by technological discrimination/harm, and building relevant campaign-based political education for our MediaJustice community.
A strong candidate for this position will have at least 4-5 years of organizing experience on national or state-based campaigns. This person should be a self starter, proactive, and can drive a project to completion from start to finish. This candidate should have a proven track record of developing and leading campaigns that engage a diverse audience in online and offline tactics. This person should have excellent relationship-building skills and should have experience cultivating leaders. This person should have excellent writing skills and should be a creative problem solver. This person should be comfortable setting ambitious goals and should be comfortable working independently in a remote organization.
WHO WE ARE
MediaJustice (formerly the Center for Media Justice) is a national media justice organizing and training collaborative led by and for underrepresented communities, and home to our signature project, the MediaJustice Network. For over 10 years, MediaJustice has boldly advanced communication rights, access, and power for communities harmed by persistent dehumanization, discrimination and disadvantage. We envision a future where everyone has sustained and universal access to open and democratic media and technology platforms; a future in which we are all connected, represented and free.
The National Field Organizer is supervised by the Campaign Strategies Director, and is a key member of the MJ’s Campaigns Team, which includes 2 additional Field Organizers and one part-time fellow.
Primary Job Responsibilities
Campaign and Advocacy Activities
- Implement or drive campaign-based tactics & events (ie; delegations, direct and online actions, etc)
- Organize and lead campaign-specific workshops on surveillance issues, e-carceration, and high tech policing tools
- Engage policymakers, corporate decision-makers, national organizations, and local grassroots groups
- Represent MediaJustice in coalition spaces by effectively communicating our campaign issues and demands, as well as our organizational values and mission
Organizational
- Attends internal organizational meetings and is an active participant in organizational activities and conversations
- Ability to collaborate across teams to move campaign work forward
- Participates in regular supervision meetings with Campaign Strategies Director
- Utilizes Asana for project management, completes timesheets, and expense reports
- Completes all other assignments as required by the Director
Qualifications
Required Skills, Experience, and Abilities
- 4-5 years of experience in policy, grassroots organizing, or other advocacy work
- Experience leading state or national campaigns related to mass incarceration, policing, surveillance
- Must have excellent relationship building-skills with experience cultivating and developing the leadership of young people and/or people of color
- Demonstrated experience working in regional or national alliances, coalitions, or networks
- Experience in facilitation, capacity building, and curriculum development
- Excellent writing and facilitation skills. Experience designing and implementing workshops, including developing curriculum and overall excellent project management skills
- Self-motivated, professional, deadline-driven, well-organized, able to work independently, and in a fast-paced environment, within a team of professionals
- Ability to effectively represent communities of color, and other underrepresented groups in public debates on media rights, access, and representation
- Committed to a racial justice vision and organizations that move it forward
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience engaging in direct action and public protest and familiarity with practices that enhance digital safety (i.e. encrypted messaging, 2-factor authentication, virtual private networks)
- Knowledge of media rights, access, or representation issues
- Must be comfortable using technology, with basic skills in word processing
- Experience working remotely as part of a dispersed staff team
- Knowledge of allied organizations such as Mijente and Color of Change, as well as a familiarity with MediaJustice Network members such as SONG, Witness, and Movement Alliance Project
The Position
The Field Organizer is a 40 hour/week, full-time exempt position, and reports to the Campaign Strategies Director. it requires ability to travel regularly (at least once a month once it is safe to do so); and work nights and weekends as needed.
MediaJustice strongly believes in honouring the humanity of all of our staff, and in doing what we can to support our staff so they are able to be fully engaged in their work. Our policies, benefits, and compensation attempt to ensure people are treated equitably and fairly. We are constantly assessing and revisiting our compensation, benefits and HR policies to respond to the needs of our staff.
For the Field Organizer position the salary is $70-75k DOE. We also offer benefits and leave, including but not limited to:
- Medical, Vision and Dental for $30/month, plus 50% coverage for family premiums.
- $200/month reimbursement available for remote work or coworking costs
- $60/month reimbursement for cell phone
- $150/month for wellness/stress prevention
- $1500/annually for professional development
- FSA, and 401K with employer matching
- Annual Leave: 3 weeks vacation; 12 days of sick time, 2 days of personal time, 13 paid holidays; as well as at least 5-7 extra days in addition to existing holidays during the winter.
MediaJustice is an equal opportunity employer and we value diverse perspectives and experiences at our organization. We are committed to ensuring that our organization is fully inclusive and engages with the intersectionality of the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. People of color, gender-diverse, LGBTQ+ individuals, formerly incarcerated people, and progressive visionaries are strongly encouraged to apply.
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When you apply, please remove the names of your undergraduate and graduate schools from your resume. There is no need to reformat your resume, but simplify it to "B.A. Economics," for example. This "bias blind" process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments instead of resume proxies (e.g. where you went to school). This evaluation process will follow best practices shown to reduce bias in decision making and may be different from other applications processes you have experienced.