Native Vote Washington Digital Communications Associate

Position Summary

The Native Vote Washington Digital Communications Associate supports Native Vote Washington’s social media presence, prepares and organizes emails, manages website content, and supports additional Washington Conservation Action organizational communications needs.

Washington Conservation Action is a statewide environmental advocacy organization that advances environmental policies and pushes for actions that equitably address climate pollution, restore Puget Sound, sustain our state’s forests, and protect our democracy. For Washington to remain a national leader on environmental issues, we need environmental champions in elected office and to hold our leaders accountable. To keep our environment protected, healthy, and vibrant, we are committed to supporting Native candidates, candidates of color, and environmental leaders seeking election.

Native Vote Washington is a 100% Indigenous-led collaborative, serving Indigenous communities across the state of Washington. The Native Vote Advisory Board provides guidance to the development and implementation of this Indigenous-led political power building project and serves as advisors and champions for the project. In 2025, Native Vote WA and the Native Vote WA Education Fund became a permanent program of Washington Conservation Action and Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, to increase the capacity of the project to operate year-round; and is now a permanent program within WCA.

In January 2023, Washington Conservation Voters and Washington Environmental council unified under a shared brand—Washington Conservation Action. This evolution as organizations builds on our 50 years of work and history of bringing people together to solve Washington’s most critical environmental issues. We develop, advocate, and defend policies that ensure environmental progress and justice by centering and amplifying the voices of the most impacted communities. Washington Conservation Action is a 501(c4) organization. Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is our 501(c3) organization. Together, we advance a shared a vision for a Washington state where nature and people live in balance for the flourishing of all.

Washington Conservation Action is based downtown Seattle with a view of Elliott Bay. Our team of nearly 50 works in a flexible hybrid model, with staff working from home in addition to in-office time for collaboration and celebration. All staff members have access to tools and systems to support hybrid work. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to make a difference. We are committed to a diverse, socially just, and welcoming work environment. People of color, people with varying abilities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are especially encouraged to apply. We continue to advance the application of a racial equity lens to our work and are led by a CEO who is a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for this position are primarily focused on supporting Native Vote Washington’s communication needs, including social media management, email and text management, and website updates. This position will serve on Washington Conservation Action’s communications team and support various digital communications and visual communications needs. This role is primarily responsible for utilizing a strong racial equity lens in communications for Native Vote Washington and Washington Conservation Action that supports our organizational goals to protect people and nature as one.

• Native Vote Washington social media strategy and content creation, and posting to various social media channels, including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TikTok.
• Copywriting for social media and content creation for various emails and texts communicating about Native Vote Washington.
• Maintaining a monthly email newsletter to the Native Vote Washington audience.
• Provide live and timely digital and social media support at various events throughout the year across the state, or virtually.
• Provide critical support and updates on the Native Vote Washington and Washington Conservation Action websites.
• Support digital communications on email campaigns on Canva.
• Lead on internal communications, including our internal newsletter, Wayfinder.
• Ensures principles of tribal sovereignty, racial and social equity are infused in our communications and serves on a racial equity work group.
• Supporting Washington Conservation Action communication needs and projects, as needed.

Required Skills

• Commitment to environmental protection and principles of tribal sovereignty and racial, social, and economic justice.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of volunteer or professional experience in digital communications.
• Demonstrated ability in education or outreach communications.
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule that will include some evening and weekend work.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously and meet deadlines while working across teams and at all levels of the organization.
• Can work both independently and effectively across teams to ensure effective, coordinated, and efficient processes.
• Understanding of social networking tools and trends including Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and Reddit.
• Understanding of WordPress and other website platforms.
• Ability to use Canva and other simplified visual communications tools.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working with multiple coalitions.
• Some familiarity with the Voter Activation Network (VAN) or Votebuilder, Salesforce, or similar database platforms and field tools.
• Social media campaign experience on a variety of platforms.
• Knowledge of environmental issues and/or Washington state politics
• English, though fluency in other languages is welcomed.
• For remote work, employees must maintain a workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work during scheduled work

Location Information

This position is hybrid (minimum of 40% in the Seattle office) but we will consider an option for being fully remote for those located within Washington State, but outside of mass transit options to our Seattle office. This job will involve occasional travel to in-person meetings and staff gatherings at the discretion of the supervisor.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

This job requires frequent sitting. Must be able to conduct business in English, though fluency in other languages is welcomed. For remote work, employees must maintain a workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work during scheduled work hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform functions essential to the duties of the position. Washington Conservation Action and Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is a unionized employer represented by Communications Workers of America Local 7800. This is a union represented position.

COVID-19

The organization follows all requirements of local health authorities. We are currently working in hybrid remote work model with staff working from home in addition to in-office time for collaboration and celebration. We maintain strict safety protocols while in our office. All staff who come to the office must be fully immunized against COVID-19.