Our victories happen not by chance, but because we have dedicated people working on our team. Our staff work together to create a greener, more just world. Green America has been named a top 10 green employer by Flexjobs. We have a positive and collaborative office culture, great benefits, and are an equal opportunity employer.
Diversity Hiring Statement:
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, citizenship status, credit information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination and is strictly prohibited.
Available Positions
Green Business Program
Green America's Green Business Network® Intern
- Compensation: $65 travel stipend per week
- Supervisor: Scott Kitson, Membership & Marketing Manager
- Dates: Summer 2019, 12 weeks
- Hours: 20 hours/week (Monday – Thursday)
Green America's Green Business Network® is the first, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the country. This internship works with some of the most cutting-edge, social enterprise businesses in the county. Comprised of 3,000 businesses, the Green Business Network is home to both rising social and eco enterprises and the most established green businesses around. We provide the tools, the information, and the consumer base to help businesses thrive in today's competitive green marketplace.
Responsibilities for the Green Business Network Intern may include:
- Researching and writing blog posts about emerging issues related to green businesses and social entrepreneurship.
- Assisting with production of print and online materials, such as newsletters, social media posts, website updates, and membership renewal invoices.
- Database maintenance, including updating addresses and other membership information.
- Outreach to prospective members.
- Participating in and note-taking for Green Business Network department meetings.
In addition, this internship provides an inside look at how a nonprofit, green business association operates.
Qualifications:
- Available at least 20 hours a week in Downtown Washington, DC office.
- Strong eye for effective and eye-catching design.
- Detail oriented and effective problem-solver.
- Self-starter and willing to speak up and make recommendations to improve processes.
- Comfortable with multiple tasks and competing deadlines; ability to prioritize.
- Proficiency in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook).
- Experience with content management systems (preferred, but not required).
- Experience with HTML/CSS (preferred, but not required).
Visit our website to learn more about the Green Business Network.
HOW TO APPLY:
If interested please send cover letter and resume to Scott Kitson at businessintern@greenamerica.org. No calls please.
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, or credit information. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination.
Communications
Green America is looking for a project manager and web developer with a focus on user experience to maintain our Drupal websites and build new digital products.
Position: Full-time, which at Green America means a 32-hour work week (8 hour days, Monday – Thursday)
Salary: $45,000-$53,000, depending on experience
Benefits: medical, dental, vacation, sick days, holidays + personal holidays, 401(k)
Supervisor: Director of Digital Communications
About Us:
- We were founded in 1982 as a not-for-profit organization working for environmental sustainability and social justice through economic action: public education and consumer advocacy, green business innovation, and shifts in corporate supply chains.
- An organization with a quarterly magazine and several print publications/guides.
- A national network of green businesses, small and large.
- ≈ 30 person organization
- 4-day/32-hour work week (3-day weekends, Friday through Sunday every week)
- We care about each other and our work. In that order.
- Really good healthcare benefits, generous vacation, flexible and caring work environment.
Your Responsibilities:
- Lead process for new project ideas including
- gathering requirements from staff stakeholders
- assessing most cost effective and easy-to-maintain solutions
- evaluating project objectives against experience as an end user
- developing the solution (or overseeing an external contractor if needed for bigger projects)
- assessing the aesthetics of the product and ensuring it is in line with our branding and easy to use for our external audience
- leading user experience testing
- testing full functionality from beginning to end for bugs, ease of use, user flow
- implementing to completion
- training staff on maintenance or content creation if needed
- Synthesize needs and requirements from a variety of internal and external stakeholders into a cohesive product roadmap. You're the person who's pulling together input from users, executive leadership, staff with content expertise, and our communications team, synthesizing it into a thoughtful and coherent vision and strategy for the product.
- Manage the resources and timelines of the product to balance needs with its budget and projected ROI. Looking at a long list of needs, you figure out the most strategic use of staff and vendor resources, and manage the project to hit those needs on budget and on schedule.
- Ensure that as Green America launches new programs, projects, and campaigns we have a sophisticated web presence for them.
- Engineer our platforms and develop digital products to work together and work for us—that means long-term strategy, new product launch, day-to-day problem solving when things “break,” and maintenance.
- Maintain and support our Drupal 8 website to ensure the platform and all plugins/widgets are kept updated, security measures in place, and our website is up and running smoothly.
- Ensure the different content on our one Drupal platform, which has three different frontend websites for three different audiences (for our individual/public audience, green business audience, and corporate audience) are kept separate as needed and are shared across “websites” as needed.
- With three different frontend websites (all on the same Drupal backend) for three different areas of the organization, balance and prioritize the requests and demands from these three sets of separate stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot issues with our websites or host server (currently Pantheon).
- Train staff on how to use the website and assist staff inputting content on the website when issues are encountered. This may mean jumping in directly to help users or putting a process in place to ensure users have the support they need to upload and edit content and images successfully.
- Update and maintain existing functionality and projects as needed on the website(s), possibly adding enhancements as requested.
- Oversee outside vendors and any interns as needed to ensure work is completed on time and on budget.
- Work with the Director of Digital Communications and Executive Co-Director of Consumer and Corporate Engagement to create a budget for projects and ensure that work is within the budgeted amounts
- Be creative about new ways Green America can use technology.
You Are:
- A project manager who is committed to collaborative workplaces and has 2-5 years of real world experience.
- A web developer with some frontend and backend experience, who also likes/is good at product management.
- Knowledgeable in user experience design
- Familiar with Drupal
- Able to keep projects on schedule.
- Attentive to detail
- Able to clearly communicate complex technical ideas to non-technical staff. (And have the foresight to know when you don’t need to.)
- Passionate about social & environmental justice and making real change in the world.
A Few of our Victories:
(Because we want you to be as excited about this work as we are.)
- Getting Verizon, AT&T, and Amazon to use more renewable energy.
- Pushing Apple and Samsung to improve worker conditions in assembly factories.
- Getting National Geographic to start transitioning to recycled paper in the paper it uses for the magazine.
- Getting Hershey to remove child labor from its cocoa supply.
- Moving Cheerios, Hershey, Hellmann’s, Similac, and Campbell’s to offer non-GMO products.
If the above doesn’t describe you perfectly, but you think you should be working at Green America, please get in touch anyway and tell us why you want to work with us. We find the most compelling candidates exist outside the resume.
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, citizenship status , credit information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination and is strictly prohibited.
To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to skarimi@greenamerica.org with Subject: Job Posting describing:
- Why you are a good fit for this position?
- Why Green America is a good fit for you?
- Samples of your previous work
Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions
FOOD CAMPAIGNS FELLOW
Job Description
Compensation: $20/hr, course credit available
Supervisor: Jillian Semaan, Food Campaigns Director
Dates: September – November (12 weeks, flexible start and stop dates)
Hours: 18-24 hours/week (Monday – Thursday)
Green America (www.greenamerica.org) is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
The Food Campaigns Fellow is an integral part of Green America’s Food Campaigns, which seek to educate the public about problems with the increasing industrialization of our food systems and GMOs, the importance of regenerative organic agriculture, and the need for all Americans to take action to take back our food supply to protect the health of people and the planet. This position will support both the Soil SuperHeroes and Climate Victory Gardens campaigns, which focus on educating consumers about regenerative agriculture. This position may also engage in broader food related work on behalf of Green America.
Responsibilities for the Food Campaigns Fellow may include:
- Providing research and writing support for current campaigns
- Researching emerging issues to move current campaigns forward and develop new ones
- Coordinating campaign actions to engage citizens and pressure targets
- Producing printed and online materials such as action alerts, newsletters, and blog posts
- Representing Green America at community meetings, festivals, and other events
- Facilitating coalition outreach to existing allies and potential partners
- Assisting in media outreach to educate the local community
- Assisting with mailings and event preparation
- Participating in and note taking in conference calls and meetings
- Assist in outreach to schools, various networks, stakeholders and potential allies
Ideal candidate must have knowledge and a passion for sustainable food systems. Candidate must also be able to work independently with minimal supervision. Weekly hours will be scheduled based on the availability.
HOW TO APPLY:
If interested please send cover letter, resume, and two short writing samples via email to Jillian Semaan at jsemaan@GreenAmerica.org.
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, citizenship status, credit information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination and is strictly prohibited.
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