Communications Lead, Environmental Data and Governance Initiative

Remote

Position Title: Communications Lead

Organization: Environmental Data and Governance Initiative

Location: Remote

Organization Overview: The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) situates and expands environmental data and information, and its access. They critique and envision tools for producing, analyzing, and stewarding environmental knowledge.

They connect across organizations and agencies to demonstrate problems and solutions for better environmental governance and are a trusted partner and resource to diverse groups.

They foster a thriving, cross-disciplinary network of activists, researchers, and the wider community envisioning how environmental data and information can improve governance.

Position Overview: The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) is hiring a Communications Lead. They are looking to hire a new, collaborative team member to join EDGI to help with communications—network-wide and with the broader public. The member will assist in drafting blog posts, website updates, social media content, outreach, and spotlights. The ideal person for this position is a strong writer, a self-starter, and a person with tech-savvy experience who can work independently and in a team. Someone passionate about environmental transparency, environmental justice, and environmental policy issues would be ideal.

Duties: 

  • Expand, including through graphics, EDGI’s communication about the work and role of EDGI members and their interconnections.
  • Set a communications strategy (emails, tools, etc.) with a communication calendar, and communicate it all clearly to the team (Slack)
  • Follow EDGI guidelines for communication, including a fast approval protocol for sensitive or timely content to be published or tweeted.
  • Assist advisory committee with EDGI communications needs.
  • Keep a communication calendar based on upcoming events and the activities of each working group, along with any relevant external events & news.
  • Websites: Format and upload content with collaboration and approval by the EDGI team. Possibly assisting in other ways to maintain, update, and coordinate between EDGI’s web-based work (WordPress/Kirby/other CMS-based).
  • Schedule blog posts consistently with EDGI’s, as well as with external news and events.
  • Develop blogs and press releases about EDGI’s research and other activities and publications.
  • Manage Social Media: Daily management of EDGI’s Twitter feed; survey prospective partner organizations’ feeds and retweet or reply as appropriate; and recommend other social media strategies outside of Twitter (Bluesky, etc.).
  • Schedule tweets in connection with the communication calendar.
  • Increase EDGI’s visibility on social media and expand the network of organizations followed by EDGI and that follow EDGI.
  • Network Emailing: Develop bi-monthly email blasts of upcoming news and events and email as needed with announcements.
  • Attend monthly EDGI meetings (required).

Salary/Pay: Starting at 10 hrs/week at $37/hr, with the possibility to flex up. Non-benefits eligible position. There is a 90-day evaluation period before a contract of 12 months, with the opportunity to extend (pending funding). After the 90-day period, a technology stipend may be made available.

Application Deadline: November 15

How to Apply: Please use the online posting to view the full job description. Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF detailing your qualifications to contact@envirodatagov.org. Include “EDGI COMMUNICATIONS” in the subject line.