Campaign Associate, Non-Profit & Social Impact

Environment California is seeking a Conservation Associate to work on campaigns to save California’s oldest trees, conserve and protect our ocean and defend the wildlife that call our forests and ocean home.

The trees that make up our forests are some of the oldest living things on Earth, many of them older than America itself. These forests provide crucial habitat for thousands of species and provide limitless opportunities for recreation, exploration and wonder. Unfortunately, many of these special places are at risk, threatened by development, including parts of our very own Yosemite National Park.

Our ocean is also facing threats from offshore oil drilling, overfishing and climate change, placing marine species and kelp forests ’re working to build and activate support across the state to protect these special places forever.

This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• 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 demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
• Earn traditional media and social media attention
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  Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign.
• Organize events and work with volunteers
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  Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate.
• Lobby elected officials
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  Meet with decision makers - from city council members to state legislators - to make the case for and demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
• Research and write reports
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  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
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  Help build your team by recruiting volunteers, interns and full-time staff.
• Run a grassroots campaign office each summer
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  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.
• 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 consumer protections. 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.

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. Candidates must be able to travel regularly and be motivated to work when needed, which may sometimes be in the evenings and on weekends.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Passion for the environment and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns
• Top-notch writing and public speaking skills
• An eagerness to learn
• Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups

The target annual compensation for this entry-level position is $40,000 in the first year. Environment California offers an excellent…