CAMPAIGN WRITER
Care2 is THE place for people who want to make a difference in the world, and we're looking for a passionate and detail-oriented writer to provide opportunities for our membership to take action on hot news stories.
The ideal candidate is a outspoken activist at heart, a friendly and passionate people-person in practice, and a kickass writer. You should have experience with tactics for effective organizing, storytelling and persuasive writing, and be efficient and quick at crafting petitions and stories.
As a part of our team, you would:
- Respond to the news by writing smart, well-researched petitions with a solid theory of change
- Keep members up to date on ongoing petition efforts and updates to issues
- Assist Care2 member petition authors with their own petitions, improving their text and campaign effectiveness
- Seek out hot news stories that would be of interest to the Care2 audience, and seek out content that would be of interest to Care2's social networks
- Craft catchy, share-worthy social media copy on various social networks
- Write email copy promoting your campaigns and members' campaigns to the Care2 audience
- Track your campaigns and analyze their effectiveness
- Write press releases promoting Care2 campaigns and assist with media strategy
You have:
- At least 1 year in a professional position in campaigning, organizing, writing, journalism, PR or related field
- An enthusiastic self-starter personality, the ability to thrive with minimal supervision, work well under pressure and adjust tasks regularly
- A voracious appetite for current events in the U.S. — including our focus areas of politics, environment, animals, human rights, LGBT rights, reproductive rights, etc.
- Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends in order to respond rapidly to developing news
- Excellent listening and communications skills to interact effectively with members and teammates
- Demonstrated superb writing skills
- Excellent email and phone etiquette — ability to manage relationships solely over email if necessary
- Comfort with Google tools and WordPress — ability to learn new systems quickly
- Strong work ethic and desire to work collaboratively
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to balance multiple tasks on deadline
- A basic knowledge of HTML and the ability to fill in and troubleshoot HTML templates
- A BS in English, marketing, public relations, communications, political science, women's studies or equivalent experience
This position comes with these perks!
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Training/continuing-education opportunities
- Full medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Fast-moving, start-up work environment
The position is located in Redwood City or San Francisco, California. Consideration will be given to stellar candidates in other major metro areas with a demonstrated ability to be productive in a remote working environment. This position reports to the Director of Advocacy. To apply, please send a resume and a cover letter to Emily atadvocacyjobs@care2team.com and include "Campaign Writer" and your full name in the subject line.
Care2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer: People of all races, gender-identifications, faiths, and socio-economic backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Help us build a broader, more inclusive movement for the issues you and your communities care about.
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