California LCV Online Organizer and Program Associate

Reports To: CLCV Communications Director and CLCV Education Fund Program Director

Position Summary:

An experienced organizer to split their time between 1) the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) as an Online Organizer, leading online engagement strategies for CLCV’s members and other activists, and 2) the CLCV Education Fund as a Program Associate, helping to organize the legislative priorities and work of the larger environmental community in California. The ideal candidate will be able to work efficiently and with a positive attitude in a fast-paced political environment—one that requires flexibility as we embark on new campaigns and collaborate with allies on priority races, legislation, ballot initiatives, and more.

50% Online Organizer (CLCV)

The Online Organizer has proven experience with online advocacy and fundraising, email outreach, online-to-offline mobilization strategies, news and social media, and creating innovative campaigns to grow CLCV’s online community, presence, and fundraising capacity.

The Online Organizer will serve in a key communications capacity as the primary organizer of CLCV’s online members and other activists. The organizer will be skilled at creating compelling email messages and appeals that result in members taking action or donating to CLCV. They will be experienced at identifying and engaging the most active members and other activists, creating opportunities for individuals to move up a “chain of engagement” with CLCV, and developing procedures to evaluate the success of various engagement methods. Experience producing content for blogs, internal & external publications and social media networks is also desired. The ideal candidate will already have relationships with reporters, editors and bloggers at key online news and media outlets, and will assist the Communications Director with outreach to those additional target audiences.

50% Program Associate (CLCV Education Fund)

Primarily focusing on the Education Fund’s “Green California” program, the Program Associate will assist the Program Director in managing a network of over 70 environmental, health and justice organizations.

The Program Associate will be responsible for coordinating multi-organizational communications on community campaigns for Green CA organizations. They will create and maintain resources and reference tools for Green CA participants, and will schedule and facilitate Green CA committee calls, meetings, and events such as the annual Green CA summit. They will work with CLCV’s Sacramento lobbyist staff to manage and update the Green CA priority legislation list (known as the “Hot List”). The Program Associate will help build and maintain the Green CA website, do media outreach around community campaigns, and write and edit program updates and other external communications.

Primary Responsibilities for Online Organizer and Program Associate:

• Collaborate across CLCV’s departments to develop and implement a comprehensive online communications program, including online advocacy campaigns, grassroots mobilization, online/offline strategies, fundraising and membership development
• Develop an email communications protocol, and manage the email calendar
• Coordinate communications, resources and reference tools for major Green CA community campaigns
• Manage, build, and help target various email lists
• Produce CLCV and CLCV Ed Fund content for the web, email blasts, social networks, and other online forums
• Gather and analyze metrics to improve effectiveness of online organizing and communication efforts
• Help manage CLCV’s and CLCV Ed Fund’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites
• Assist in managing relationships with traditional media, blogs and online news & media outlets to promote CLCV and CLCV Ed Fund content and campaign work
• Train staff to encourage shared responsibility for leveraging the web and online strategies across departments
• Coordinate with CLCV’s lobbyist to manage and update the Green CA priority legislation list
• Organize 2-3 social receptions per year for policymakers and participants in Green CA
• Organize annual Green CA Lobby Day and Green CA Summit.
• Manage the six (6) Green CA participant listservs, all participant rosters, and informational documents relating to Green CA;
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Skills for Online Organizer and Program Associate:

• 3-5 years online organizing experience with an electoral campaign, advocacy organization or non-profit
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects
• Experience in crafting and executing online advocacy and fundraising campaigns
• Proven success in email list building and a solid understanding of database management including list segmentation
• Ability to develop and analyze email and online metrics based on benchmarks and best practices for non-profits
• Knowledge of Democracy in Action, Raiser’s Edge or other CRM system(s) (e.g.: Convio, Kintera, or Blue State Digital)
• Experience using Drupal or other Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Skilled in using social media and innovative digital storytelling tools
• Experience in engaging and building communities on social networks (e.g.: Twitter and Facebook)
• Skilled at developing and maintaining relationships with bloggers and other online media
• Event planning and management experience
• Experience in facilitating meetings
• Familiarity with HTML / CSS and constraints of various email programs
• Ability to produce images for the web using image processing software

The Ideal Candidate:

• Is passionate about protecting California’s environment;
• Has experience working in California politics and/or policy and a good understanding of Sacramento;
• Is committed to engaging Californians in campaigns to elect and hold accountable environmental champions;
• Is willing and able to work in a fast-paced work environment;
• Exercises sound independent judgment and decision making;
• Thrives on change, innovation, and teamwork; and
• Has a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience.

To Apply:

Send cover letter, resume and writing sample to CLCVJobs@ecovote.org. No phone calls, please. For more information about the California League of Conservation Voters please visit www.ecovote.org.

About CLCV: The political muscle of the environmental movement in America’s leading environmental state, the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) is the nation’s oldest grassroots environmental political action organization. CLCV uses sophisticated campaign tools to help elect pro-environment officials – and to hold them accountable for passing legislation to protect health, communities and the environment. CLCV publishes the annual California Environmental Scorecard, which rates the actions of every state legislator and the governor on the state’s environmental priorities each legislative year. CLCV also tracks the environmental positions and news coverage of candidates for governor on the “Build a Greener Governor” campaign site atwww.GreenGov2010.org.

About the CLCV Ed Fund: The CLCV Education Fund is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based advocacy organization [501 (c) (3)] that expands the universe of Californians who understand and act on the direct connection between the environment, public health, and civic participation. More at www.clcvedfund.org.

CLCV and CLCV Ed Fund offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage; a 401 (k) retirement program with employer match; discounted pre-tax Commuter Checks for public transit; flexible spending accounts (FSA) for health care expenses; paid vacation, personal time, and floating holidays; optional life insurance; and employee assistance and travel assistance programs.