Communications Organizer

Sierra Club•South Bend, WA

10d•$70,000 - $75,000•Remote

About The Position

This position is responsible for creating and managing many aspects of the Washington State Chapterâs external and internal communications strategies so that the organization can effectively recruit and empower our members and supporters to win campaigns. This position is extremely collaborative in nature. The Chapter Communications Organizer will team up with volunteer leaders and staff to promote campaign activities (e.g., events, petitions, action alerts), provide strategic guidance, train volunteers, and execute tactics that require building group consensus. This position also collaborates with national Sierra Club communications staff to amplify national campaign messages at the state level.

Requirements

Proven success in crafting and executing digital communication strategies for effective online engagement across multiple channels, including email, social media and texting campaigns, and other digital campaigns from concept through implementation.
Success building and working within a team. Experience training, fostering camaraderie and delegating responsibilities is essential.
Strong verbal, writing, and editing skills.
Experience in producing communications for different audiences and organizational needs.
Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment and to handle multiple projects concurrently.
Experience working with email marketing platforms, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, and social media.
Comfort with basic design/graphic software (e.g., Canva)
Committed to evolution. You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility. And you easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
Uplifting and additive. You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey. You carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go.

Nice To Haves

Passion for and commitment to environmental advocacy work.
Knowledge of general public and media relations skills, including the ability to communicate to writers, editors, and publishers, and the ability to stay abreast of communications, media relations and political trends.
Familiarity with Washington State politics, conservation, environmental and climate issues and trends.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to make data driven decisions that lead to innovative approaches for developing online programs.
Bilingual or multilingual proficiency is a plus.
High energy, self-confidence, creativity, and entrepreneurial attitude
Relationship-building skills along with the ability to use tact and diplomacy in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters
Experience using Salesforce
Familiarity with Mobile Commons, Hustle or other SMS platforms
Experience managing content in an existing Drupal site
Familiarity with advocacy tools like Mobilize or VAN.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with the Chapter Director and volunteer leaders, develop and oversee execution of a communications plan that enhances the Washington State Chapterâs communications and digital engagement strategies or practices to achieve our campaign outcomes.
Design and implement individual Chapter communication efforts via email, text, social media and other channels that lead to consistent member engagement and list growth.
Organize, foster and steadily grow a team of skilled volunteers that execute communications tasks at the Chapter and Group-level. Utilize this team to build additional communications and digital organizing capacity, delegate tasks, and help execute on all communications goals.
Provide strategic oversight and develop tools, informed by data, to guide staff and volunteer leaders on messaging, issue framing and use of digital communication tools to achieve campaign goals and members engagement.
Implement processes, protocols, templates and trainings for volunteers and staff on communications protocols, messaging strategies and media tactics that support them in executing their own communication and digital organizing efforts including but not limited to: e-newsletters, action alerts, press materials and social media posts. Helps volunteers access and use club communications platforms, branding and other relevant resources.
Monitor and analyze key performance metrics, develop benchmarks and key performance indicators for success of campaign effectiveness, make recommendations to improve the efficiency of digital and communication efforts.
Maintain the content, functionality, and optimization of the Chapter website and related campaign or Group websites.
Design, coordinate, and produce content for periodic Chapter newsletter or e-newsletter to members and supporters. Part of this involves coordinating a group of issue experts to produce content on specific topics.
Collaborate with Chapter Director to assist with fundraising efforts as needed.
Coordinate efforts with other departments and chapters within Sierra Club to refine the Washington State Chapterâs messaging and campaign tactics.
Serve as senior editor for media advisories, press statements, and press releases. Cultivate relationships with media. Pitch story ideas to reporters. Develop spokespeople as appropriate.
Manage crisis communication and rapid response efforts.
Perform miscellaneous duties as directed.