Communications Director & Digital Strategist

Bend the Curve, a project of Tides Center • Bangor, ME

22h • Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a highly-experienced persuasive communicator who’s an activist at heart, a clear thinker, and tech-savvy to boot. Here’s your chance to advance environmental justice while protecting human health and climate progress. The successful candidate will have a proven track record across multiple communication strategies and tactics aimed at winning hearts and minds and persuading decision makers. Working for an organization dedicated to system change, you’ll articulate and advocate solutions through framing and messaging that resonates with targeted audiences. You’ll help press levers of change based on strategic analysis of vulnerabilities. We need someone who can creatively break down the complexity of the science and technology and translate our vision into short-term action opportunities to which everyone can relate. About Us Bend the Curve works to transform the petrochemical and plastics industry so that it no longer harms people and the planet. We aim to reverse the negative trends that result from using oil, fossil gas, and coal to supply the materials we use every day. We advance safer, sustainable chemistry in our materials economy to protect health, climate and justice. Bend the Curve is a small but mighty nonprofit think/act tank. We provide technical assistance to frontline communities resisting industry harm. We deeply research chemical industry markets to identify solutions and leverage vulnerabilities. We develop campaigns to persuade brand-owners and policy makers to embrace safer alternatives. That places us on the cutting edge of advancing solutions at the local, national and global levels. We value strategy, justice, and prevention. We connect the dots so that people see that the stuff we use every day can adversely impact workers and communities all along the upstream manufacturing supply chain. And then we work together to demand solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum of ten years of professional work experience across a variety of communications strategies and tactics with prior success in persuasion campaigns as an advocate, campaigner, organizer or team member
• A directly relevant graduate degree may count as two years of experience
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice
• Must know the field of persuasive communication and be familiar with the changing media and social change landscape.
• Some knowledge of environmental public health, climate change, and/or environmental justice issues is needed or quickly grasped.
• Must have truly outstanding writing, editing and storytelling skills; strong oral communications skills, and a very good graphic sensibility regarding effective visual media.
• Must be tech savvy on a variety communications-related programs and platforms and practiced at the art of persuasion.
• An ability to be personable but persuasive, to promote with humility, and to build relationships with people on the basis of where they’re at, not where we want them to be.
• Ability to plan and organize work, ability to listen and understand information that is presented, ability to solve complex problems, and think critically.
• Ability to effectively translate complex issues, including those steeped in science and technology, into relatable stories and actionable bites.

Responsibilities

• Digital campaigns – Lead our online advocacy to persuade brand-owners to reduce their use of harmful plastics and toxic chemicals.
• Social media – Manage our social accounts to help maintain fresh relevant content and boost engagement.
• Boost content – Help draft, edit and amplify written and visual production of information and materials, including monthly newsletter.
• Web sites – Maintain our web site and campaign microsites to optimize functionality and freshen content.
• Media advocacy – Help pitch stories and content placement to editors and reporters in mainstream and online media outlets.
• Manage contractors – Supervise communications-related contracts with vendors and consultants to ensure quality strategic and timely work product.
• Planning – Develop project plans and budgets, and contribute to program planning and broader strategy development
• Networking – Assist in publicly representing the organization in allied networks, and at conferences, meetings and other public gatherings.
• Fundraising – Assist the Director in preparing proposals and reports to funders
• Administrative – Effectively and timely engage with Tides Center, our fiscal sponsor, on their policies and procedures
• Carry out other duties as assigned from time to time

Benefits

• Work from home with a flexible family-friendly work schedule
• Generous benefits through Tides Center including fully-paid health insurance, paid vacation and holidays, employer contribution to retirement account, and more
• Work on the cutting edge of social change for health, climate and justice

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level