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Free Press is working to create a world where people have the information and opportunities they need to tell their own stories, hold leaders accountable, and participate in our democracy. We fight to save Net Neutrality, achieve affordable internet access for all, uplift the voices of people of color in the media, challenge old and new media gatekeepers to serve the public interest, end unwarranted surveillance, defend press freedom and reimagine local journalism.
Our team is a mix of committed organizers, campaigners, policy experts, digital communicators, administrators and fundraisers. We're committed to recruiting and retaining creative, ethical, smart and innovative people with a sense of humor. We center racial justice in our work and seek new team members who share our values and approaches.
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including medical, vision and dental insurance; retirement benefits; health reimbursement, dependent care and commuter-expense accounts; and up-to-date IT systems that allow for flexible work locations. We think that employees do better work if they have time to enjoy life with friends and families, so we offer a total of nine weeks of paid time off each year.
People of color, women, people with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, gender-nonconforming and formerly incarcerated individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Come work with us!
Open positions:
Social Media Manager
We’re looking for a social media manager to develop and maintain the overall social media strategy for Free Press. In this role, you will:
- Distill complex policy issues into concise, relatable bites of content
- Monitor news stories and trending topics, and maximize rapid response opportunities
- Support program teams in developing high-performing content and campaigns
- Know what’s new, exciting and ethical in the world of online organizing platforms and services
Learn more and apply here.
Campaign Director
We're looking for a campaign director to focus primarily on corporate-accountability campaigns, putting pressure on media and tech companies to stop the spread of hate and disinformation, advance racial equity and serve the public interest.
In collaboration with our campaign, digital, field, policy, cultural organizing and communications staff, the campaign director will develop strategic, winning campaigns that achieve real differences in peoples’ lives. A successful candidate will have strategy chops, rapid-response skills, expertise in coalition engagement and management, and online and offline organizing and mobilizing experience. They also should have a record of winning national public-interest campaigns.
Learn more and apply here.
News Voices Program Manager
We're looking for a News Voices program manager to lead development of best practices for organizing, power-building and advocacy for creating community information equity. The program manager will work across News Voices locations, support on-the-ground organizers, capture and evaluate impact through data collection and case studies, and anchor our newsroom training program, developing curriculum and necessary collateral materials. They will work closely with the News Voices Director on strategy development, program coordination and launching new projects.
Learn more and apply here.