Great Green Job of the Week: Online Director of Earthjustice

Earthjustice, the nation’s leading environmental legacy law firm, is seeking an Online Director to develop and manage all online communications. Earthjustice works nationally and internationally to prevent climate change, protect wildlife and wild places, and defend the right of all people to a healthy environment. Earthjustice achieves these goals through the U.S. court system to enforce, strengthen and maintain environmental laws on behalf of environmental organizations, coalitions and communities.

Position Overview:

We currently have an opening for an Online Director. The Online Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating online communications programs for Earthjustice, developing an overall plan for electronic information management, researching and adopting new technologies and software, managing content across multiple web sites and email lists, and integrating online with offline communications.

This position supervises the work of the web team in implementing this plan and coordinates with staff from all parts of the organization, works in partnership with Communications, Development, and Policy and Litigation staff to grow and cultivate Earthjustice’s online community, tracks and evaluates online strategies and makes changes accordingly and manages ongoing relationships with key vendors and represents Earthjustice at key industry events.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English/communications, environmental studies / scientific discipline, political science, or history.

Experience: 7+ years experience with using online communications to attract & retain an audience. Experience specifically with web design, online communications programs including fundraising, computer technology, writing projects, marketing, and graphic design strongly preferred. Staff management experience.

Skills: Broad understanding of Internet technology and technology application in the business environment. Interest in exploring new technologies and practices to communicate with an online audience. Excellent organizational skills. Excellent written and oral communications skills. Strong eye for design. Exceptional interpersonal skills.

The ability to collaborate and work effectively with a broad spectrum of constituencies is critical. Experience applying technology to law firms and/or nonprofit organizations. Prior knowledge of database applications, html programming, Microsoft Office applications, and graphic design applications. Knowledge of Get Active software is a bonus. Strong familiarity with environmental issues.

This position will work out of our headquarters in Oakland, California. We are located ½ block from the 19th Street BART station in downtown Oakland.

For a list of responsibilities and compensation information, see the job listing at SustainableBusiness.com. To apply, submit a current resume and cover letter outlining your qualifications with the subject line “Online Director” to jobs@earthjustice.org.

Link [Sustainable Business] + [Earthjustice]

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