(Senior) Campaigns Strategist (m/f/d)

Change.org is searching for an experienced (Senior) Campaigns Strategist (we are flexible and open to a range of candidate experience) to support our petition starters and drive some of the biggest media and social media campaign moments in Germany. 

As a key member of team Germany, you’ll identify strong citizen-driven campaigns for press, social media and email; stay abreast of compelling issues and news stories for campaign selection and escalation; draft mobilising emails for a wide audience; use media to drive campaign impact; negotiate with decision makers and organise newsworthy petition deliveries. 

Change.org is social impact business (formally a Public Benefit Company 100% owned by The Change.org Foundation, a non-profit foundation based in the US), and the world’s largest social change platform with over 100 million users, 40,000+ campaigns launched on the site every month, and a 100% user-generated revenue model. Our users win campaigns for change once every hour. We’re working to make everyday democracy a reality and a world where creating change is a part of everyday life. From mobilising over one million people calling to support the midwives, to campaigning for parents to be able to find a childcare spot, many big campaigns are born on Change.org. Dozens of local, national and international victories are happening every day thanks to the strength of our petition starters who are changing the lives of people around the world. We want to help them go even further and we need your help!

Key Outcomes:

• Routinely spot, support and drive some of the biggest people power campaign moments, centring our amazing petition starters.
• Dominate the media and social media with stories around petition starters and their campaigns.
• Organise and publicise petition deliveries and other campaign stunts, and engage with some of the most important elected officials and decision-makers.
• Grow awareness of Change.org and the campaigns on our platform among media and decision-makers
• Engage Change.org’s email audience with high-performing content.

The most important core competencies for the role are:

Strong understanding of how to organise campaigns for social change and getting the attention of decision-makers.

• Existing connections with civil society, elected officials, politicians,  journalists and influencers who could help tell the story of the people who come to Change.org to take action.
• Strategic mindset, with innovative ideas around how to use digital campaigning to power and win local and national campaigns.
• Deep understanding of how to drive political agenda setting
• Extremely strong written and oral communication skills, with experience writing press pitches, marketing emails and social content.
• Willingness to work across differences, including providing support to policy-compliant campaigns that you may not agree with, but that align with Change.org’s democratic commitment to being an open platform.
• Extremely strong written and oral communication skills in German, with experience writing press pitches, marketing emails and social content

Target experience:

• 5+ years working in strategy, campaigning, communications or media — with demonstrable experience of digital campaigning
• Expert social media mobilisation skills are a plus

Interested? Great! Here’s what you should know:

This is a full-time hybrid role, where we expect you to be in the Berlin office 2-3 days per week, with flexibility to work remotely for the rest of the week.

Our compensation philosophy is based on pay equity. All of our salaries are determined before we launch a role – they are based on a predetermined salary scale, the level on that scale and the cost of labor for that location. This role can be filled with different levels of seniority/responsibility – we will assess a candidate’s level during the hiring process. 

The annual salary of a Campaigns Strategist is EUR 89,500 in Berlin, Germany. We are happy to consider seniority levels below or above this (salary will be adjusted up or down).

Benefits and perks also vary based on location.Our evaluation process is as follows:

• 30 min Recruiter Screen
• 45 min Hiring Manager Interview
• In person Germany Manager Interview
• Timed Take Home Assessment

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We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting amazing candidates like you, so please don’t hesitate to apply—we’d love to meet you. We also know it’s rare for someone to meet 100% of the qualifications. Please apply anyway!

We actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to apply. At Change.org, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We invest in programs to support our diverse workforce, offer inclusive onboarding experiences and affinity groups, celebrate the heritage of our staff, provide training on working across differences, and maintain fair and transparent salary scales. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, or culture.

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