Digital Organizer

Asian Pacific Environmental Network is an environmental justice organization with deep roots in California’s Asian immigrant and refugee communities. Since 1993, we’ve built a membership base of Laotian refugees in Richmond and Chinese immigrants in Oakland, and more recently, Asian immigrants and refugees in the South Bay region of Los Angeles. Together, we’ve fought and won campaigns to make our communities healthier, just places where people can thrive.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Digital Organizer position has three primary responsibilities:

1. Create compelling digital content that builds APEN’s supporter and volunteer base and moves people to action around APEN member priorities
2. Maintain and update APEN’s digital infrastructure, assets and platforms
3. Train and assist organizers in accessing digital tools and implementing digital organizing best practices

This position is supervised by the Digital Director and is part of the Communications team. Job may require some evening and weekend activities and travel.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Digital communications (40%)

• Create compelling digital content including emails, texts, social media and SMS that moves APEN’s supporter base to action around member priorities
• Implement digital organizing strategies to advance campaigns identified as a communications priority. Includes focused work on specific campaigns selected in collaboration with the rest of the Communications team.
• According to APEN’s rapid response protocol, respond to rapid response opportunities and movement moments by creating digital content and strategies that advance APEN’s organizing goals
• Use digital platforms to share important org-wide announcements including job announcements, staffing changes and electoral endorsements
• Support organizers in creating digital content that builds a member and supporter base for APEN’s sister organization, APEN Action

Digital infrastructure (30%)

• Maintain and improve APEN’s website, including basic content and functionality updates
• Maintain, update, and organize APEN’s digital communications assets, including photo storage, Canva accounts and digital storage of style guides and logos
• In collaboration with the Digital Director, support administration of APEN’s organizing databases and contact tools (Action Builder and Action Network)
• Work with Development staff and Digital Director on integrating data and messaging between donor and supporter audiences
• Work with the Operations team to support strong digital security practices throughout the organization
• Maintain and improve digital infrastructure for APEN’s C4 sister organization, APEN Action
• Maintain best practices for legal compliance in data- and cost-sharing between APEN and APEN Action with respect to the use of email/SMS lists and member/supporter data

Organizer support (20%)

Provide support and training for organizers on digital organizing best practices including data management, social media and email/SMS.

• Vet digital content and assist organizers with more technical/advanced aspects of forms, emails, texts, and imports/exports

Organizational development and support (10%)

• Strategy and Planning: Contribute to overall organizational coordination and planning processes, including strategic planning, yearly workplan and budgeting, annual board + staff meeting, bi-weekly staff meetings and component meetings
• Organizational Culture: Contribute to the APEN culture of team-building, emotional intelligence, feminisms, and leadership development
• Fund Development: Engage in grassroots and/or foundation fundraising as needed
• Communications: Act as a spokesperson and engage with communications narrative framework as needed
• Cross Component Support: Support various areas of organizational work, events, or campaigns as identified and participate in organizational committees and teams as needed
• Supervision: Manage volunteers, fellows, and interns as needed

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to the mission and principles of APEN and environmental justice
• Strong quantitative and qualitative reasoning
• Fast learner
• Compelling writer; experience telling stories that motivate people to action
• Working knowledge of mass email, social media, and digital organizing best practices
• Basic graphic design skills – familiarity with Canva or Adobe products
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Previous experience using Contact Relationship Management platforms (CRMs) e.g. Action Network, Action Builder, Salesforce, Salsa, EveryAction, CiviCRM (or others)
• Clear communication skills
• Team-oriented

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced visual storytelling, video editing, and/or graphic design skills
• Experience administering CRMs, especially Action Builder and/or Action Network
• Familiarity with SQL, HTML, and/or CSS
• Experience customizing or building Wordpress websites
• Background in Asian American immigrant and refugee organizing

SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is a full-time, non-exempt position with an annual salary range of $74,700-$85,200 commensurate with experience. APEN offers a benefits package that includes the following:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and spouse/dependents
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Dependent Care and Health Care Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• Vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Fully paid 2 week winter holiday
• 401k with 5% employer match
• Professional development
• Commuter benefits
• Sabbatical opportunity
• APEN is also a family-friendly employer

Recently, APEN voluntarily recognized the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW as the exclusive representative of a group of APEN staff members. This voluntary recognition process will be finalized shortly. Please note that this position is a bargaining unit position, represented by UAW.

ACCESSIBILITY AND WORKING CONDITIONS

This position will require applicants to work on a computer daily for long periods of time, and collaborate with colleagues and coalition partners through Zoom, email, and other digital platforms. APEN will provide a computer and other equipment needed to fulfill basic job responsibilities.

This position will be hybrid requiring 2-3 days of in-person work at one of our APEN offices (Oakland, Richmond, or Los Angeles). In addition, this position will also follow APEN’s COVID safety policies and protocols regarding in-person work. Masks are required to be worn in APEN offices and indoor events, with the exception of eating and drinking. All employees also are required to be vaccinated as part of our safety policy. APEN will continue to closely monitor local and state health officials guidance around COVID and any additional guidelines around safety for people to return to offices and gather in-person as needed.

This position may require work during irregular hours including on nights or weekends, and will require travel within California.

This position will not require applicants to carry or move heavy equipment, regularly ascend or descend a ladder, or stand or sit for long periods of time. This position will not require working in hazardous or unusual conditions such as outdoors in inclement weather.

We provide reasonable accommodations for the application, interview, or any other aspect of the program manager selection process to applicants with disabilities. Please email hiring@apen4ej.org to request an accommodation.

APPLICATION PROCESS

This position was posted in February 2025 and will be open until filled. Applications are due electronically. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Applications are due electronically by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button on the APEN website.

The application must include the following:

1. Resume
2. Cover letter describing interest in the position and qualifications
3. Brief writing sample (Please do not write anything new for this! Can be any example that shows your ability to write clearly and compellingly – an email, college essay, blog post, article, social media post, etc.)

APEN is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law. APEN conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Queer, transgender, intersex, gender non-conforming, disabled, black and indigenous people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.