Jobs

Through relentless campaigning over the past three years, 350.org has helped activate a global grassroots movement to fight climate change. Working with diverse allies and volunteers, our small team of young organizers has energized millions of people around the globe, demonstrated sustainable solutions, and influenced the debate on climate in the media and among politicians. 2011-12 will provide a ripe opportunity to scale up the movement in the United States and worldwide, bring in massive numbers of new people, hold politicians accountable and fight back against corporate coal and oil interests.

Our team is an inclusive and collaborative group that is committed to principles of justice, and we work as allies to community-based groups around the world. We are working hard to bring new perspectives and backgrounds into our team, and to make 350.org an inviting place to work for any candidate who applies. Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way 350.org approaches its work, as well as the creativity and effectiveness of our team. 350.org strongly encourages applications from women, people of color, indigenous people and other under-represented communities.

If you have any ideas or questions, feel free to contact us.

We're currently hiring for the following positions:

Online Campaigner

The 350.org Online Campaigner will help coordinate and implement a variety of web-based projects. She or he will be managed by the Web Director, will work closely with the Web Team and Campaigns Team, and collaborate with staff throughout 350.org's offices worldwide.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, an excellent communicator, and a team player. We’re looking for someone tech-savvy and highly dependable, with the ability to balance and juggle several high-priority projects at any given time.

Download the full job description as a PDF here, or view it online.

Design Intern

350.org is looking for a design intern to help out in our Oakland, CA office.

We’re a young climate change nonprofit with a main office in downtown Oakland and staff all around the world. As an intern, you’ll get the chance to work on a variety of print and online materials for both international and U.S.-based campaigns.

You’ll experience what it’s like to work in-house for a young, progressive environmental group.

The Fun Parts:

  • Seeing your designs translated into five languages and sent out to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
  • Working on all kinds of new and different projects every day.
  • Knowing that your work is serving arguably the most important cause on the planet.

What We're Looking For:

  • An energetic, versatile designer who’s ready to dive in and start designing things from large-scale print ads to infographics to websites.
  • Someone who can work from our Oakland office at least twice a week, with a minimum of 15 hours per week total.
  • Solid Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skills definitely required, skills with HTML/CSS, InDesign, or the rest of the CS programs are a plus
  • Caring about the future of our planet is also a plus.

Email intern@350.org with a cover letter, resume/CV, your website/portfolio, and contact info for two references by November 1st, 2011.

Regional Organizer_South Asia

Core responsibility:

In conjunction with the regional coordinator and global counterparts, establish and manage establish and manage 350.org’s local groups across India and the South Asian region, volunteer leadership teams and interns to meet 350.org’s regional organizing objectives and build a broader, deeper and more committed movement. “350 Local groups” is a new concept launched in 2012 and the aim is to decentralize the movement and provide ground level support to committed individuals and groups across the globe acting on local climate campaigns.  More information can be found at local.350.org.

The role requires the coordinator to work from the 350.org office in New Delhi. The coordinator will work with the national coordinator and Delhi based interns and volunteers.

Main Duties

  • Learn the 350.org organizing model and the various workshop modules prepared so far. Also being adept at using the 350 local groups’ website and other web/organizing tools from 350. 
  • Help establish and support a robust network of local groups in South Asia (India as a priority) for 2012, taking into account 350.org’s manifesto and organizing guidelines.
  • Guide and mentor local group and community leaders and provide opportunities for them to develop their organizing skill set.
  • Recruit, mobilize and develop buy-in from key allies and leaders at the national, regional, and global levels.
  • Maintain basic working knowledge of the issue and of the political, social and economic frameworks relevant to our campaigns and organizing.
  • At times, represent 350.org and the campaign at events, and with grassroots activist groups, decision-makers, donors, and other allies, including the environmental community at large.
  • Keep the regional/national coordinator and the global team informed of local activities and changes in tactics, or strategies if necessary.
  • Collect and disseminate stories of successful local groups and constantly feed into the team with inputs on ways to improve the current system. 

To apply please send a copy of your resume and a cover letter to chaitanya@350.org.