Alaska Environment Campaign Associate

Environment America; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Environment is hiring a Campaign Associate to advance campaigns protecting Alaska’s air, water, wildlife, and climate, while building public support for a sustainable future.

The Associate will work with the director, the national program team and coalitions to expand momentum, recruit volunteers, and organize grassroots efforts across Alaska.

Qualifications

• Passion for the environment and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns
• Top-notch writing and public speaking skills
• An eagerness to learn
• Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups
• The ideal candidate will also be from, live in or have other deep ties to Alaska

Responsibilities

• Build powerful coalitions by reaching out to organizations, businesses and affected groups across the state with shared ground on issues.
• Conduct public outreach and education by attending events, recruiting action takers and building broad support.
• Earn traditional media and social media attention by organizing news conferences and writing op-eds.
• Lobby elected officials from local to state level to advocate for campaign goals.
• Research and write reports and articles to influence public debate and policy.
• Recruit volunteers, interns and staff to grow the team.
• Run a grassroots campaign office in summer, meet fundraising goals and manage a team.

Skills

Passion for the environment

Public speaking skills

Willingness to learn

Organizing experience

Alaska ties

Job description

Alaska Environment is hiring a Campaign Associate to help advance campaigns to protect Alaska’s air, water, wildlife, and climate in addition to more broadly winning hearts and minds for a more sustainable future. Right now, our energy sources are polluting our air and water, warming our climate and oceans, and putting important habitats and wildlife at risk. A disposable culture is creating microplastics and introducing other pollutants into our air and water that can hurt Alaskans and our wildlife. Adopting renewable energy and setting up economies that do not require endless extraction of resources or create endless streams of pollution can improve the quality of our lives and protect everything from our children’s lungs to the fish that fill our freezers and the beautiful landscapes we call home.

The Alaska Environment Associate will work with Alaska Environment’s director and our national program team as well as with our organizers, stakeholders and key coalition allies to build momentum and expand support for campaigns that will help build a sustainable future for Alaska.

Key Responsibilities

• Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to and engage organizations, businesses and affected constituency groups across the state and the political spectrum with common ground on relevant issues to demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
• Public outreach and education: Attend events to educate Alaskans on issues, recruit them to take action, and build widespread support for our campaigns.
• Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media platforms for our campaigns.
• Lobby elected officials: Meet with decision makers - from local officials 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 and articles: 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.

This position requires excellent judgment, discretion and the ability to oversee significant projects.

Qualifications

Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Though we expect you to take your campaign and run with it, we provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight by an experienced advocate. Ideal candidates will have:

• Passion for the environment and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns
• Top-notch writing and public speaking skills
• An eagerness to learn
• Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups
• The ideal candidate will also be from, live in or have other deep ties to Alaska

Compensation and Benefits

The target annual compensation for this position is $40,000 in the first year. Alaska Environment offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes 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, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

Location:

Anchorage, AK (Open to other locations in Alaska for more experienced candidates)

Why work with Alaska Environment and Environment America?

Check out 10 reasons: https://alaskaenvironment.org/why-work-with-us/

About Alaska Environment

Alaska Environment is a part of Environment America. Environment America has one mission: to protect the natural world.

We advocate ideas and actions to guide our country onto a greener, healthier path. Our network of 30 state environmental groups promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members put grassroots support behind our research, public education, advocacy and litigation.

Nothing is more important to our future than facing this fact: Infinite economic growth on a finite planet is neither wise nor possible. We must shift from deplete to preserve, from disposable to sustainable, from “never enough” to “enough.” Together, our staff, members and other supporters are committed to winning changes that allow nature to thrive and our children to live healthier, more enriching lives.

Our Mission and Values

Alaska Environment and our national partner Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://alaskaenvironment.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Please do not use AI to help draft your cover letter or responses to our application questions. We want to know how you think and write.

Alaska Environment is an equal opportunity employer.