JOBS: Research Manager, Digital Manager; Alliance for Safety & Justice; location flexible (DC or Oakland preferred)

[Kristin Ford]

The Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) is a new national organization working with state-based partners to replace wasteful prison spending with new safety solutions rooted in prevention and community health. ASJ brings capacity and expertise in alliance-building, issue education, and policy advocacy to its state-based campaigns to advance policy reforms that will significantly reduce incarceration rates and racial disparities in the criminal justice system. ASJ is committed to both reforming state justice systems and empowering the communities most harmed by concentrated crime and over-incarceration.

ASJ is hiring both a Research Manager and a Digital Manager; more info below and postings online at https://www.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/job/research-manager/ & https://www.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/job/digital-manager/.

Feel free to contact me with any questions: Kri...@safeandjust.org

Location: Flexible (Washington, DC or Oakland, CA preferred, but could be remote)
Reports to: National Communications Director
Start Date: ASAP – position open until filled
Position type: Full time

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DIGITAL MANAGER

ASJ is hiring a full-time Digital Manager to manage the organization’s digital presence and lead its expansion of a online platform to connect and support crime survivors in key states and nationwide and help amplify their voices in dialogues around crime and safety. The Digital Manager will provide strategic direction for the organization’s website, social media presence, and creation of high-impact digital content (e.g., videos, memes, infographics, etc.). The Digital Manager will work closely with a collaborative, high-impact team in a start-up organizational culture, reporting to the National Communications Director.

Position Overview:

ASJ seeks a creative, innovative, experienced digital strategist with big ideas and a proven track record of building and empowering communities online, successfully sharing messages through a range of digital channels, engaging new supporters, and deepening organizational reach online. The Digital Manager will join a fast-paced team of policy and program staff and consultants working to reform state criminal justice policy and transform the national dialogue on crime and incarceration. The Digital Manager will focus on implementing the digital strategy for a national launch of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a national network of crime victims, and maintain and grow ASJ’s presence online through social media and paid media.

Primary responsibilities:

• Lead ASJ’s online community-building and digital advocacy efforts, particularly as it relates to the Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ) network
  
• Spearhead the development and implementation of a robust web platform to organize and amplify the voices of crime survivors in state and national criminal justice debates
  
• Develop and implement a “Crime Survivors Speak” media campaign, including the development of story banking, digital storytelling and compelling social and digital media content to reframe the narrative around crime survivors, public safety, healing, and stigma
  
• Conceptualize and execute other high-impact visual and digital storytelling projects
  
• Design and implement a wide range of digital strategies (including video and infographics) to grow and engage ASJ’s supporters, influence policymakers, and raise the organization’s profile
  
• Liaise with and/or manage vendors and contractors on social media, website, and digital projects
  
• Develop metrics for success for digital and social media efforts, including metrics specifically related to narrative-shifting and elevating the voices of crime survivors in the national dialogue on crime and incarceration
  
• Develop and implement a plan for state “member” outreach, including email blasts, newsletters and/or blog
  
• Oversee, update and maintain the organization’s websites and social media accounts
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
  
• At least 4 years of professional experience in online community management, communications, digital advocacy, and/or online organizing
  
• Strong project management experience (overseeing website development/redesign a plus)
  
• Prior experience managing or working closely with contractors to develop or maintain websites or online advocacy and list-building campaigns
  
• Familiarity with criminal justice issues preferred, but not required
  
• Experience working with diverse communities and a deep commitment to social and racial justice
  
• Strong experience leading digital campaigns (online advocacy, social media, paid media, etc.) and managing communities online
  
• Ability to gather helpful insights from Facebook Insights, Google Analytics, and other analytics tools
  
• Ability to frame ideas and synthesize complex policy issues to inform and persuade a range of audiences
  
• Ability to translate complex ideas and policy issues into accessible and compelling digital content
  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and listen and learn from feedback
  
• Ability to thrive in a busy, multi-tasking, and time-pressured environment
  
• Excellent writing skills and verbal communications skills
  
• Proficiency using office productivity software, including Microsoft Office
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with constituent relationship management and/or digital advocacy tools like Blue State Digital, Salsa, Convio, NGP, Action Kit, MobileCommons, Hustle, ControlShift, etc.
  
• Experience with WordPress and/or other website content management systems
  
• Experience with sophisticated audience segmentation and targeting, in political, non-profit, and/or corporate context
  
• Graphic design and/or video editing experience, including familiarity with Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or InDesign
  

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary will be commensurate with experience. The Tides Center offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, and annual leave.

To apply:

Applications should be sent to job...@safeandjust.org with a reference to the job title, “Digital Manager,” in the subject line. Please send a cover letter indicating your match to the stated job requirements; your resume; and an example of digital campaign content you’ve developed in the past (social media content, email action, etc.).

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RESEARCH MANAGER:

ASJ is hiring a full-time Research Manager to conduct rapid response research and policy analysis for the organization as it engages in political and policy debates in key states and at the national level. The Research Manager will work with a collaborative, high-impact team in a start-up organizational culture, reporting to the National Communications Director, helping shape overall campaign strategy development, and working closely with the President and Vice President of the organization.
The Research Manager will be responsible for advancing the campaign goals through research and crafting issue briefs and reports, tracking and analyzing key issues in state criminal justice systems, as well as sentencing and corrections data, and managing research contracts and strategic partnerships with experts and others. The Research Manager will support overall campaign strategy development and work collaboratively with the campaign team on a daily basis.

Position Overview:

ASJ seeks an experienced researcher to join a fast-paced team working to reform state criminal justice policy and transform the national dialogue on crime and incarceration.  This individual will work within the communications department and across the organization to ensure that organizational strategy reflects up-to-date research and best practices.

Primary responsibilities:

• Conduct rapid response research for campaign strategy development, op-eds and other communications materials, legislative advocacy, and development proposals and reports
  
• Track emerging trends in correctional populations, both state and national, as well as sentencing, community supervision practices, incentives-based funding structures, rights restoration, and other areas of focus for ASJ’s state-based campaigns
  
• Maintain up-to-date and in-depth expertise in research related to recidivism reduction and sentencing policy, including alternatives to incarceration, with an ability to turn that expertise into short written briefs and fact sheets
  
• Analyze the drivers of incarceration in target states and estimate the impact of proposed policy changes
  
• Help identify earned media opportunities and advise on messages, tactics, and facts to best leverage those opportunities
  
• Lead research, drafting and editing processes for reports, memos, and policy briefs focused on best practices in criminal justice, treatment and prevention and health-based approaches
  
• Support the research efforts of state-based partners including assisting with research design, analysis, and product review
  
• Track and monitor changes in local criminal justice policies and practices, with particular focus on OH, MI, FL, IL, TX, KY, and LA
  
• Develop and leverage strategic relationships with state-based advocacy partners, experts, and academic researchers to advance research goals
  
• Liaise with and/or manage vendors and contractors on research projects and reports
  
• Work closely with the National Communications Director to develop research-tested messages and Q&A documents for staff and leaders
  
• Present research and data to internal and external audiences and stakeholders
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
  
• At least 3 years of professional experience in policy research
  
• Ability to produce high-quality content and research under tight deadlines
  
• Ability to thrive in a busy, multi-tasking, and time-pressured environment
  
• Impeccable attention to detail and extremely high standards for accuracy
  
• Ability to translate complex ideas and policy issues into accessible and compelling written content
  
• Experience reviewing legislation and navigating public records and research databases
  
• Analytical, results-oriented approach
  
• Ability to engage with an open mind, think critically, and problem-solve while seeing a project through to completion
  
• Experience working with diverse communities and a deep commitment to social and racial justice
  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and listen and learn from feedback
  
• Excellent writing skills and verbal communications skills
  
• Proficiency using office productivity software, including Microsoft Office
  

Preferred qualifications:

• High degree of familiarity with core areas of focus for the organization: criminal justice, public safety, and/or community/public health
  
• Prior experience managing or working closely with contractors or consultants to achieve research objectives and develop reports, facts sheets, policy briefs, etc.
  
• Connection to or experience working in one or more of ASJ’s key states (OH, MI, FL, IL, TX, KY, and LA)
  

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary will be commensurate with experience. The Tides Center offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, and annual leave.

To apply:

Applications should be sent to job...@safeandjust.org with a reference to the job title, “Research Manager,” in the subject line. Please send a cover letter indicating your match to the stated job requirements; your resume; and an example of digital campaign content you’ve developed in the past (social media content, email action, etc.)