Hybrid Director – State of America’s Rivers Campaign

at American Rivers

• Job title: Director – State of America’s Rivers Campaign
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $85,000 - $90,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Washington, United States

About the role

• Campaign Director leading State of America’s Rivers campaign at American Rivers. Managing data analysis, project execution, and public advocacy for river conservation.

Responsibilities

• 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).