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.

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.

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).