Color Of Change is the nation's largest online racial justice organization. As a national online force driven by over one million members, we help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us, moving decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America. .
ROLE SUMMARY
Color Of Change is hiring a full-time Campaign Manager for our Criminal Justice Campaigns Team. We're looking for a strong writer with an inclination toward strategic organizing. The right candidate will be committed to getting results in a fast-paced environment and be able to seamlessly handle competing priorities. This position is ideal for a highly organized, detail-oriented individual with a strong interest in digital organizing and racial justice.
This position will report to the Criminal Justice Campaigns Director.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job responsibilities are as follows:
- Live in the 24/7 news cycle. Monitor political and social events in your core areas for their potential to become campaigns, and help foster a "news junkie" culture at Color Of Change.
- Develop campaigns with a strategic theory of change that engage members to take action and pressure targets to make real-world change in alignment with COC's mission and overall strategy.
- Create campaign assets (emails, petition pages, social media content, creative tactics, fundraising pages, and mailings).
- Use analytics to optimize campaigns and strengthen impact.
- Build coalitions and partnerships with others in the effort to win real-world change on your key issues.
- Travel for staff gatherings, conferences, and campaign-related actions.
- Participate actively in the Criminal Justice Team, the Campaigns Department, and across the organization and share responsibility in developing an inclusive, learning-based culture that runs campaigns to make real-world change in the lives of Black people.
QUALIFICATIONS
In this role and organization, strategic thinking and writing ability are paramount. While experience in a similar role in the civil rights sector is not required, a commitment to civil rights and racial justice is. You should have:
- Exceptional writing skills. The ability to communicate information clearly in writing is fundamental to this role. You will be asked to draft campaign documents, edit others, and communicate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to develop campaign assets.
- Effective communication skills. The ability to clearly communicate with the staff you are working within the organization is paramount; especially in fast-paced moments, you'll need to be clear and ask for clarity in return.
- An entrepreneurial spirit. This ambitious drive is necessary for owning the work in your issue area and should also be combined with the ability to be creative and work quickly.
- Top-notch organization skills. If the books on your bookshelf are in alphabetical order, your notes utilize colors with specific meanings, and you find long to-do lists energizing, we want to talk to you! There's a lot to keep track of in this role, and nothing can fall through the cracks. Meeting quick deadlines is key.
- A coherent racial justice analysis.
- A commitment to confidentiality. In this role, you'll have a window into movement and organizational politics at the highest level – confidentiality is key.
- Constructive optimism. The work that we do – be it political, organizing, or creative – is all about the art of the possible. While we're looking to remedy deep structural issues, our progress comes incrementally – a series of wins, some small and some large, that help advance us closer to the systemic change we seek.
The following skills are not prerequisites but qualified candidates will be able to learn them quickly during on-boarding and on the job training in the first 6 months of the position:
- Adeptly use our suite of online organizing tools (ActionKit and ControlShift) to stage email blasts, landing pages, donation pages, etc.
- Write basic HTML.
- Create posts on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
- Effectively use a Black/racial justice frame of reference to write strong and persuasive campaign materials.
HOW TO APPLY
Click the "Apply for this position" link and submit a resume and COC-specific cover letter. Applications will be received on a rolling basis.
MORE INFORMATION
The salary for this position is $76,000. This is a full-time exempt position. Color Of Change also offers a competitive benefits package.
Color Of Change (COC) is an equal opportunity employer. COC prohibits unlawful discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic characteristics, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity or any other basis prohibited by law.
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