Plastics Campaign Associate

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing campaign research and maintain a working knowledge of the plastic reduction policies passed by local, state, and national governments.
• Analyze local, state, and federal legislation and policy proposals.
• Draft materials for the campaign, including sign-on letters, grassroots activist tools, presentations, and internal documents such as background research memos.
• Lead in the planning and execution of strategic campaign events, such as fly-ins or coalition building events.
• Execute targeted campaign tactics in strategic locations.
• Mobilize organizations, businesses, and individuals in support of campaign goals.
• Engage with national, state, and international partners working on the plastics problem, including representing Oceana at meetings and events, and work in coordination with Oceana’s team in Washington, DC and in the field.
• Provide substantive and administrative support in the planning and implementation of internal and external projects and events.
• Assist with some administrative tasks that include but are not limited to, tracking campaign budget, expense reporting, and placing orders for campaign materials.
• Perform additional duties and functions as directed by the Campaign Director.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (environmental science, political science, communications/journalism, or a related field) or equivalent work experience.
• At least 1 year of campaign, advocacy, or ocean conservation work experience.
• Experience in planning and executing events and engaging supporters.
• Willingness and ability to travel and occasionally work late hours or on weekends.
• Knowledge of the policy-making process at the federal, state, or local level.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into easy-to-understand, publicly digestible, and persuasive material.

Preferred

• Experience in coalition building or coalition management.

Benefits

• Oceana’s US offices have operated on a hybrid schedule and staff have been required to work from their assigned office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. With agreement between the employee and their supervisor, the employee may work from home on Monday and Friday.