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Waste is Out of Fashion Campaign Associate
The Public Interest Network
Portland, OR (On-site)Full time
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Waste is Out of Fashion Campaign Associate
Portland, OR (On-site)
Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelFull time
Posted 10 days ago
Job Summary
Lead statewide advocacy efforts by building coalitions, educating the public, organizing events, and shaping policy messaging to win key campaigns.
- Educate and mobilize the public
- Build coalitions and engage diverse stakeholders
- Organize events and recruit volunteers
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Educate and mobilize public support: Conduct online and in-person outreach to educate the public on our issues and ways to get involved.
- Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to build and demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
- Earn traditional media and social media attention : Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign.
- Organize events and work with volunteers : Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate.
- Lobby elected and corporate officials : Meet with decision makers - from corporate leaders to state and federal legislators - to make the case for and demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
- Research and write reports : Catalog and analyze data relevant to the issue and our policy proposals to help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause.
- Recruit new people to your team : Help build your team by recruiting volunteers, interns and full-time staff. Organize trainings for our members and run an internship program.
- Run a grassroots campaign office each summer : Run a campaign office for the summer, knocking on doors to raise money to support our campaigns, build our organization and membership, and help build critical and timely grassroots support to win key campaigns. Your responsibilities will include meeting your own fundraising goals and managing a team of paid staff. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.
- Take part in organizational projects and trainings: Beyond your own campaign, you may be called on to help other teams on priority campaigns and tactics, ranging from clean energy to clean water to right to repair. You may travel and participate in regional and national trainings and other in-person or virtual projects as needed. This is not a standard “9-5” or “clock in, clock out” position.
Requirements
- Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Though we expect you to take your campaign and run with it, we provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight by an experienced advocate. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience, top-notch writing and public speaking skills, an eagerness to learn, and be ready for a challenge. We value organizing experience, including building campus or community groups. Candidates must be able to travel regularly and be motivated to work when needed, which may sometimes be in the evenings and on weekends.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
- time off
- a commuter benefit program
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- parental leave
- long term disability insurance
- may include needs-based student loan assistance
- excellent training program and opportunities for advancement
The Public Interest Network
The Public Interest Network runs organizations committed to our vision of a better world, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to getting things done.The 16-plus groups in The Public Interest Network each strive for solutions on their own, while the force of our combined strategies builds pressure for change across the political and economic spectrum.Mission: We work on issues that speak to the need for a new kind of politics. Our campaigns challenge decision-makers to stop tolerating problems that are increasingly absurd in an age of advancing technology and growing abundance.We've won hundreds of victories at the local, state, national and corporate levels, and because of these laws and policies, people are buying healthier and safer products, getting more of our energy from the sun and the wind, drinking cleaner water and breathing cleaner air.
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