Climate Action Now (CAN) is seeking a versatile climate champion to create impactful actions that let concerned citizens (&ldquo;CANdoers&rdquo;) fight climate change with just a few touches on their phones.
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What we offer
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">An opportunity to make a big difference on climate change</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">$55,000 - $70,000 starting annual salary</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">401(k) contributions</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">4 weeks of vacation/sick leave</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">100% remote work. A high-speed Internet connection is essential for this job!</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Flexible hours, but you should work mostly during our office hours (9-6 PT)</li>
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What we need
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">4-year college degree with 2 years work experience after college, or Master&rsquo;s Degree with 1 year work experience pre/post degree. Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in Journalism, Communications, Sustainability/Environment, and/or Advocacy.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Excellent writing and storytelling skills</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Strong technical and analytical skills</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Passionate commitment to solving the climate crisis</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A positive, sociable personality, as this role involves working with volunteers and the public</li>
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Who we are
Climate Action Now is the publisher of the leading app -- <a href="https://can.app.link/am8yC5e7Nfb">Climate Action Now</a> -- for citizen advocacy on climate.&nbsp; CANdoers take exponentially more action than citizens using conventional forms of advocacy like web forms. In just three years, CANdoers have:
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<li>Taken over 2,220,000 actions</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Sent over 1,980,000 messages to political, regulatory, and business leaders</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Planted over 230,000 trees</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Helped pass critical climate legislation, regulations, and policy. (<a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.youtube.com/@climateactionnow5142/shorts">Video testimonials</a>.)</li>
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While other climate apps focus on individual behaviors, we are laser-focused on bringing about systemic change. We have demonstrated again and again that CANdoers help pass critical legislation and regulations -- actions necessary to create the speed and scale needed to solve the climate crisis.
We&rsquo;re <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueXjsRHA8VM">making a difference</a> -- and you can be a BIG part of that!
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What you'll do
As our Director of Content, your primary focus will be to ensure that CANdoers receive a steady stream of timely, relevant, well-researched, and well-written messages to send to political, regulatory, business, and other leaders advocating action on climate.&nbsp; Every week, you&rsquo;ll:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Train, coach, and inspire our wonderful team of volunteer Action Creators.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Review and edit their actions to ensure they follow our editorial guidelines and are configured properly for the CAN app.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Research and write the first draft of our weekly newsletter to inspire readers to action, and create the key actions for CANdoers to take in the upcoming week.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Strategize with senior staff ways to increase our impact and expand our reach.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Assist leaders of other climate organizations who use our platform to advance shared goals.</li>
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Who You Are and Why You&rsquo;ll Be Successful
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You&rsquo;re an excellent writer, an active listener, and have a sociable personality.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You like translating complex ideas into concise, easy-to-take actions for CANdoers.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You love thinking deeply about big problems, writing concise, persuasive prose, and working with other people to make the world a better place.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You&rsquo;ve likely had several years of experience in a communications role for a nonprofit, advocacy organization, media organization, public relations firm, or political campaign.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You have a passion for all forms of communication, such as SEO, social media, audio, and video, and likely have experience with the associated tools and techniques.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You can work alone on a computer for long periods. This isn&rsquo;t a great job for highly extroverted people. You will have lots of interaction with others, but most of the time you&rsquo;ll be reading, thinking, and writing.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">You are comfortable with powerful online tools. No coding is required. If you have ever generated database reports or created a moderately complicated Excel spreadsheet model, you&rsquo;ll have no problem with our systems.</li>
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How to apply
Please send an email to <a href="mailto:support@climateactionnow.com">CANcareers@climateactionnow.com</a> with a resume and cover letter explaining why this is a good fit for you. We look forward to hearing from you!
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