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3 people are interested
Environment & Behavioral Economics Summer Communications Assistant
ORGANIZATION: Root Solutions
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3 people are interested
Communications Assistant
Root Solutions is seeking volunteers to join a team of visionaries, creators, and disruptors who want to re-shape the future of the environmental movement in North America and beyond. We are currently looking for two Communications Volunteers to join our team during the summer of 2017. Although this is a volunteer position, you will be an active member of our team, and a listed staff on our website and in correspondences. You’re vital to the success of programs that will transform the environmental movement and the planet.
Our ideal candidate is someone who walks into a room of people and walks out with new friends! Someone who is thoughtful when interacting with online communities and building relationships. Interested applicants should have communications, research and writing skills. Basic knowledge of environmental issues is needed. Interest and experience in environmental psychology or behavioral economics is preferred.
Overall Function
The Communications Assistant is responsible for supporting social media efforts, including developing content for Facebook, Twitter and blogs. This will require research into the growing application of behavioral science to the environment.
The communications assistant will be helping with, among other things:
- Monitoring traditional and non-traditional media outlets for coverage and opportunities
- Creating a long term social media plan and marketing calendar
- Writing compelling content for social media (blogs, tweets, Facebook posts) and other communication as needed
- Scheduling social media and tracking social media analytics
- Creating viral loops between social media accounts
- Creating visual based content for social media
- Researching behavioral insights
- Circulating bi-monthly media clips
- Helping to plan a TedX event
Qualifications/skills and knowledge requirements
- Background in marketing, communication, or other related discipline.
- Strong writing skills
- Must be well-organized, self-motivated and detail-oriented
- Knowledge of media including Twitter, Facebook and blogging
- Ability to meet deadlines and demonstrate initiative
- Fearless - not afraid to be a bold and outside the box thinker
- Love for using social networking sites, and excitement to learn new skills
Organization
Root Solutions works to provide conservationists and policy makers with tools and resources informed by the proven methods of behavioral economics and behavior design, allowing them to create more effective campaigns, policies, and strategies that reflect how people are actually motivated and make decisions. By understanding human behavior and the factors which influence the choices people make, conservationists will be able to "nudge" people toward decisions and behavior that are good for them and good for the planet.
As a young non-profit with ambitious goals (including expanding our work to all cause movements), our existing funding is restricted to program activities. Root Solutions is primarily volunteer run.
Location
Position is based out of Root Solutions’ Emeryville office.
Term
2 days per week over 12 weeks
Compensation:
This is a volunteer position
Application Materials
Deadline for applying is May 31st. Interested applicants should submit a brief cover letter or resume and writing sample (or other samples of work) to:
Email: info@therootsolutions.org
Subject Heading: Communications Assistant
More opportunities with Root Solutions
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Root Solutions
Location:
405 14th Street, Suite 164, Oakland, CA 94612, US
Mission Statement
Root Solutions is dedicated to providing environmentalists and policy makers with tools and resources informed by the proven methods of behavioral science - allowing them to create more effective campaigns, policies, and strategies that reflect how people actually make decisions that are good for the environment.
Description
Decisions are at the root of our environmental challenges and solutions
The environmental movement needs a robust arsenal of proven, cutting edge methods to help slow and eventually reverse the world’s ongoing environmental degradation. In order to encourage people and policymakers to make smarter environmental decisions and engage in actions that will contribute to environmental health, understanding human behavior and how we make decisions needs to become the environmental movement’s new expertise. Because when you come right down to it, decisions and the actions that result are at the root of all the environmental challenges we face, and the solutions we need to address them.
Behavioral Science and Root Solutions: A powerful approach and a new organization to help apply it
The good news is that for the past 20+ years, the disciplines which make up the field known as "behavioral science" have been researching what motivates behavior, how people make choices, and the factors which lead to less than optimal decision making. In fact, it’s been said that we are right now, in the "golden age" of decision science.
People working in a wide variety of sectors including business, public health, and politics have been putting this learning into action with impressive results. It’s time for the environmental movement to do the same. Root Solutions is dedicated to helping make that happen.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4600 Adeline StreetEmeryville, CA 94608
DATE POSTED
May 10, 2017
SKILLS
- Multi-Tasking
- Social Media / Blogging
- Environmental Education
- Networking
- Public Relations
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 14 hours per week