After four fantastic years with Climate Action Now, our Director of Content, Matthew Vollrath, is leaving us to pursue his dream of becoming a Hollywood screenwriter. He was accepted at the prestigious UCLA Film School.
Matthew has been a vital and valued member of the Climate Action Now team. We will miss him terribly, wish him all the best, and look forward to receiving our invitation to the Academy Awards ceremony when he is nominated for Best Screenplay!
In the meantime, his departure creates an extraordinary opportunity for someone who wants to have a big impact on climate.
Are you that person? Or can you help us find that person?
We must fill this position as soon as possible so that his replacement can be trained personally by Matthew.
Please keep reading to learn more about this position and how you can help us fill it.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Director of Content has primary responsibility for ensuring that CANdoers get a steady stream of well-researched, well-written, timely, and relevant actions to take with the app.
Among the many hats they wear, our Director of Content:
Trains, coaches, and inspires our wonderful team of volunteer action creators in a weekly brainstorming session
Reviews and edits their actions to ensure they follow our editorial guidelines.
Researches and writes the first draft of our weekly newsletter to inspire readers to action, and creates the Actions of the Day.
Strategizes with our senior staff ways to increase our impact and expand our reach.
Assists leaders of other climate organizations who use our platform to advance our shared climate goals and much more.
This is an amazing opportunity for someone who:
Wants to make a large contribution to the climate movement
Is an excellent writer, an active listener, and has a sociable personality
Likes translating complex ideas into concise, easy-to-take actions for CANdoers.
Loves thinking deeply about big problems, writing concise, persuasive prose, and working with other people to make the world a better place.
Probably had several years of experience in a communications role for a nonprofit, advocacy organization, media organization, public relations firm, or political campaign.
Has experience with all forms of communication such as social media, audio, and video, and likely has experience with the associated tools and techniques
Can work alone on a computer for long periods. This isn’t a great job for highly extroverted people. They'll have lots of interaction with others, but most of the time they'll be reading, thinking, and writing.
Is comfortable with powerful online tools. No coding is required. If they have ever generated database reports or created a moderately complicated Excel spreadsheet model, you’ll have no problem with our systems.
Does this sound like anybody you know?
HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you are interested, read more about the opportunity, then send an email to CANcareers@climateactionnow.com with a resume and cover letter explaining why this is a good fit.
If you know anyone who might be interested or anyone who could help us spread the word, please:
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