Director of Corporate Campaigns

Summary

Join Worth Rises as their dynamic Director of Corporate Campaigns, leading national corporate campaign efforts remotely. This role requires experience in corporate finance, capital markets, and corporate tactics such as boycotts and divestitures. The Director will report to the Executive Director, developing and implementing corporate campaign strategy, managing the corporate campaigns team, and building relationships with impacted individuals and allies. Responsibilities include co-developing and executing campaign strategy, managing the team, advocating to decision-makers, and developing base-building strategies. Success requires strategic thinking, project management skills, and strong communication abilities. Worth Rises offers a generous compensation package including full medical, vision, and dental coverage, paid time off, 401k matching, and a remote-first work environment.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience developing, running, and winning corporate campaigns that includes leading strategic planning, large coalitions, direct actions, and digital advocacy
• At least two years of management experience, preferably the management and development of staff directly impacted by incarceration
• Very strong oral and written communication skills with professional experience drafting materials for different audiences, including fact sheets, demand letters, petitions, and op-eds
• Strong relationships across the divestment and economic justice movements and the demonstrated ability to build trusted working relationships with staff, partners, and community members
• Ability to productively engage in and defuse conflicts, as necessary
• Working understanding of the prison industry and corporate finance and a strong, demonstrated interest in learning more
• Willingness to travel as required
• Genuine commitment to our organizational values: act with integrity, focus on impact, deliver excellence, get it done, and operate with intellectual curiosity ( visit worthrises.org/jointhefight)

Responsibilities

• Co-develop and execute the organization’s corporate campaign strategy with the Executive Director, Director of Policy Campaigns, Chief of Staff, Director of Research & Popular Education, and Director of Communications
• Manage the corporate campaigns team, providing oversight and thought partnership to campaigns staff to keep work on track and meet campaign goals
• Deepen and expand relationships with partner organizations working at the intersection of criminal and economic injustice on an international, national, state, and local level
• Advocate to key decisionmakers, including board members, executives, investors, regulators, and others, to persuade them to take recommended actions
• Develop and execute base building strategies with communities directly impacted by incarceration that elevate their voices and center their leadership, analysis, and stories
• Be an organizational spokesperson to communities, coalitions, partners, decisionmakers, and media through interviews, hearings, rallies, conferences, and op-eds, persuasively communicating the organization’s mission and goals
• Work closely with the popular education and communications teams in service of campaigns
• Track and assess corporate campaign progress and needs and manage internal and external resources

Benefits

• Full medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 20 days vacation time
• Ten days personal/sick leave
• Three days bereavement leave
• A generous 401k contribution match
• $75 monthly cellphone stipend
• Dedicated budget line for professional development
• We operate in a remote-first environment