The Climate Reality Project is a nonprofit organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore. Our mission is to empower a global cultural movement demanding immediate action on the climate crisis using cutting-edge advertising and communications strategies to demonstrate the urgency and solvability of the climate crisis.
The Climate Reality Project Campaigns teams is working on a strategic campaigns that creates synergy throughout the organization’s various program areas and creates measurable impacts that drive towards the Climate Reality Project’s mission.
The Climate Reality project is seeking a dynamic and motivated intern to join our Campaigns team this fall, working on some of our most critical and exciting campaigns including I AM PRO SNOW Global Coalition and the Climate Action Campaign.
From veteran Olympians to ski resort owners; from government officials to mountaineers, the I AM PRO SNOW community is working together to build support for real climate solutions so we can all look forward to perfect groomers, fresh powder, and enough vital resources for our communities for many years to come. This international campaign will give our intern the opportunity to do coalition outreach and development, organizing data, event planning, and much more.
The Climate Action Campaign is a domestic campaign tasked with engaging eight key states in the conversation about climate change solutions. This Campaign is geared towards securing support for EPA’s Clean Power plan leading up to COP21 conference in Paris this winter. The intern will be tasked with domestic volunteer outreach/engagement, collecting and organizing data, and power mapping.
Core Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Researching and tracking Climate Reality Campaign related news;
- Creating campaign updates for distribution throughout the organization;
- Assisting with campaign tactics such as volunteer recruitment, coalition building, VIP recruitment, media engagement, grassroots lobbying.
- Ensure synergy between Climate Reality Project programs and campaigns
- Attend events on behalf of Climate Reality Project to raise awareness, recruit volunteers, and generate grassroots product
- Collaborate with Campaigns staff to create new campaign goals, strategies, and tactics
- Assisting with production of online and offline content for campaigns
- Create and manage systems for tracking campaign progress
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated commitment to solving climate change
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
- Creative problem solving and experience working on a team.
- Excellent personal effectiveness, grit, and work ethic
- Experience with Excel.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience managing organizations, campaigns, or teams.
- Experience in volunteer outreach and training
- Prior work in nonprofit advocacy, the climate movement, and/or political campaigns.
Time Commitment
This position requires a minimum of 20 hours per week
To Apply: Send a resume, cover letter, and dates of availability to Jameka Hodnett and Talya Tavor at jameka.hodnett@climatereality.com and talya.tavor@climatereality.com
Please use this subject line: Organizing Intern Application. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
The Climate Reality Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities and termination.
