Digital Communications Manager needed for climate group - work remotely

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POSITION: Digital Communications Manager, Climate Hawks Vote (CHV)

Climate Hawks Vote Civic Action and its sister political action committee, Climate Hawks Vote Political Action, have spent the last three years building a national community committed to taking on the greatest challenge facing humanity: climate change.  

Climate Hawks Vote is seeking an organized and creative digital leader to be our first in-house Digital Communications Manager.

Reports to:  CHV Executive Director

Location:  No fixed location required, though travel once or twice per year to team meetings expected.

In general:  In coordination with the Executive Director and Political Director, the Digital Communications Manager will help identify and then lead on implementation of digital campaigns on behalf of Climate Hawks Vote.

Major areas of responsibility

General Digital Communications (approximately 20%)

• Manage CHV twitter and Facebook accounts, with regular, timely updates.
• General updates as appropriate to the website, along with more advanced updates to the website as required.

Email Advocacy and Fundraising (approximately 70%)

• In concert with the Executive Director and Political Director, identify online advocacy campaigns.
• Draft advocacy and electoral campaign emails, petitions, surveys, website updates, etc.
• Draft fundraising emails for both CHV Civic Action and CHV Political Action
• Stage and code emails, petitions, surveys, etc. so that any resulting data is incorporated automatically into CHV’s database (currently NationBuilder).
• Create ActBlue pages for CHV Civic Action, CHV Political Action, and CHV endorsed candidates
• Draft copy and graphics for online ads for both advocacy and electoral campaigns; arrange for their placement on appropriate platforms.
• Coordinate with allied organizations over joint petitions and list swaps.
• Mange bulk uploads and/or tagging of lists as generated through advocacy and list swaps.
• Incorporate A/B testing to the extent feasible into advocacy and fundraising work.

Planning (approximately 10%)

• Participate in weekly staff meetings and occasional board meetings
• In concert with the Executive Director, develop longer-term plans for the growth of the CHV online footprint (email list, social media, etc.).
• In concert with the Executive Director, identify and vet potential shifts in CHV digital tools as circumstances and budgets make advisable.

Desired Attributes and Skills

• 2+ years experience as a digital communicator, including writing for advocacy and fundraising.
• Experience creating infographics and graphics involving a combination of images and text for ads and other purposes.
• Comfortable working on a small team, in virtual office, at a fast pace.
• Experience with electoral campaigns a plus.
• Experience with backend tools for managing organizational data related to digital communications.
• Demonstrated interest in addressing climate change.

About Us

We believe climate change is a fundamental threat to the lives and livelihood of every human and future generations here in the United States and across the globe, with those living in poverty here and abroad most likely to suffer as a result.

We believe that bold action by public officials — at all levels of government — are essential to addressing the threat posed by climate change.

We believe bold action to address climate change must be at a pace and scale consistent with what science tells us is necessary to maintain a safe climate for future generations.

We believe the solutions we need are here, but require political will to succeed.

We believe climate justice must be at the core of comprehensive plans to address climate change, ensuring that the costs of the necessary economic transition do not fall unfairly on those who can least afford it.

Our Vision:  Our national, state, and local governments put in place bold, progressive actions to combat climate change, led by a diverse legion of individual “climate hawk” leaders who share our beliefs.

Our Mission:  To identify, train, and elect individual “climate hawk” leaders, while generating a political environment in which those leaders have the power to advance policies needed to address climate change.

Compensation

Salary is expected to fall between $45,000-$60,000/year and will be established based on the experience, skill-set, and location of the applicant.

To apply

Email a cover letter and a resume to DigitalMan...@ClimateHawksVote.Com  

Applications will be accepted at least through July 6 and then on a rolling basis until a hiring decision is made.

Climate Hawks Vote is an equal opportunity employer.  

Applications from women, people of color, and other historically marginalized groups are highly encouraged