Hybrid Director – State of America’s Rivers Campaign

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About the role

  • Develop and implement the overall strategy for the State of America’s Rivers campaign, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Establish timelines, deliverables, and accountability systems to ensure smooth execution across multiple workstreams.
  • Collaborate with communications staff to develop the State of America’s Rivers report and associated collateral; work with policy staff to connect findings to advocacy campaigns at the state and federal levels.
  • Coordinate the process of establishing grading criteria, seeking expert input, and assigning state-level river health scores.
  • Build and maintain relationships with scientists, advocates, and partner organizations to seek feedback on strategy and broaden the campaign’s reach and impact.
  • Oversee the collection, vetting, and integration of data on river health indicators.
  • Partner with internal teams and external vendors to design and maintain an interactive, user-friendly digital platform that makes river health data accessible to the public, policymakers, and media.
  • Track progress, measure impact, and produce updates and reports for organizational leadership, funders, and external audiences.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, public policy, communications, or a related field.
  • At least seven years of experience in campaign management, public policy, conservation, or related fields.
  • Demonstrated success in managing multi-faceted initiatives involving data, communications, and advocacy.
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage complex timelines and coordinate across multiple teams and partners.
  • Experience translating scientific data into compelling, accessible formats for public and policymaker audiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with digital tools and platforms for data visualization and public engagement.
  • Commitment to the mission of American Rivers.

Benefits

  • Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability, and life insurance.
  • Financial Security: After one year of service, American Rivers begins contributing a 3% employer contribution. There is no vesting schedule for employer contributions, as employees are 100% vested upon participation.
  • Time Off: Four weeks of paid leave, eleven paid holidays, three floating holidays, and sick leave.
  • Focus Fridays (no internal meetings).
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Home office stipend.
  • Comprehensive leave policies, including sabbatical leave (every seven years) and paid parental leave (six weeks w/ one year of service).

Job title

Director – State of America’s Rivers Campaign

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$85,000 - $90,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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