Environment Texas · 2 months ago
Environment Texas Campaign Associate
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$38K/yr - $40K/yrEnvironment Texas is hiring an entry-level campaign associate to help lead campaigns promoting clean energy. The role involves building coalitions, organizing events, lobbying officials, and managing a grassroots campaign office while advocating for renewable energy policies.
Environmental Services
Responsibilities
Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to demonstrate support for our campaign goals
Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign
Organize events and work with volunteers: Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate
Lobby elected officials: Meet with decision makers - from city council members to state legislators - to make the case for our campaign goals. When a critical vote is happening on your campaign, work to demonstrate the support you’ve been building on the ground to help line up the votes needed to win
Research and write reports: Catalog and analyze data relevant to the issue and our policy proposals to help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause
Recruit new people to your team: Help build your team by recruiting volunteers, interns and full-time staff
Run a grassroots campaign office each summer: Run a campaign office for the summer, knocking on doors to raise money to support our campaigns, build our organization and membership, and help build critical and timely grassroots support to win key campaigns. Your responsibilities will include meeting your own fundraising goals and managing a team of paid staff. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move
Qualification
Required
Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply
Candidates must live in or be willing to relocate to Austin, Texas
Passion for the environment and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns
Leadership experience
Top-notch writing and public speaking skills
Good listening skills
An eagerness to learn
Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
Time off
A commuter benefit program
A 401(k) plan with employer match
Parental leave
Long term disability insurance
May include needs-based student loan assistance
Excellent training program
Opportunities for advancement
Company
Environment Texas
Environment Texas is a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization.
Founded in 2006
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase