So very many job lists and links

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On job lists and searches

As usual, the newest Future Community Jobs links are below. And there are dozens more on the main page which, for now, is always free for everyone.

I occasionally hear from people who found job here that they weren't seeing elsewhere. And a few folks who report finding their next job from Future Community Jobs (yes, actual hiring does happen out in the world).

Overall, however, it's easy to wonder if job lists are just noise. I constantly see people with large LinkedIn audiences posting broken or way outdated job links on "the world's biggest jobs network." I don't question anyone's intentions. They're most always good.

The reality is that jobs come and go. Sometimes quickly. Nonprofits are seeing hundreds if not thousands of applicants in a matter of days. Especially for anything in comms, digital, marketing. And too many organizations are unprepared or unrealistic about what they really want from the role and applicant.

Two things to say on all this...

[1] Future Community Jobs are hand curated. Every Future Community Jobs post comes from my network and is verified as open and legitimate (and has a working link). Everything comes off the board within 3-4 weeks. Sooner if I see it was posted a week or two ago. Regardless of deadline or no deadline. I'll show you a deadline if one is provided. Even then, sometimes folks pull jobs quickly and you'll get a broken link. I'm sorry about that.

There are featured jobs here. These are well marked and (for better or worse) quite rare. Organizations pay for those. But they amount to about 0.1% of all listings. Everything else is just me curating job lists and adding them here.

[2] Your jobs list research is step 0.1 in the process. Most every job link you see someone share on LinkedIn or on most any job list (including this one) will be seen by thousands of other people. That's reality. It doesn't mean you shouldn't pursue a great fit. But focus on the great fits.

Your job search will almost certainly benefit from you taking a focused and intentional approach. Know who you are, what you like, and what you need from a job (not just money and benefits but org culture and skills building). Find those orgs and people. Talk to them. Meet them if you don't already know them. Let them know you're looking and a rock star (because of course you are). And find the people who will support you along the way: friends, colleagues, accountability buddies, and even a paid coach or guide if that's something you can swing for a while.

I would love to hear your feedback, ideas, or questions about Future Community Jobs or job lists and searches in general. Hit reply–the emails come right to my inbox. Or find me on LinkedIn.

Bright Ideas

• I love love love the hands on exercises Yoni Greenbaum (American Press Institute) ran with news folks at a recent Kiplinger Fellowship program. His workshop, titled “The Last Mile: Closing the Gap Between Journalism and Impact” gets at how you create content/stories that serve the needs of your audience–including those who aren't always online and paying attention to you (which is more people than you think). We should be running variations of this in advocacy communications programs.
• Rob Flaherty was the deputy campaign of the various leading democratic campaigns for president in the cursed year of 2024. Read his What I Told the DNC Autopsy in The Bulwark. It's a long read and we can debate details but it's useful for anyone doing campaign and media work now (most all of you).
• Trackpolicy.org looks like a super helpful compilation of data center legislation and policy around the US. Be sure to check out the About page to understand the why, what and how of the project.
• Does foundation money follow impact or institutions? In Nobody Hired You, Madison Karas and Patrick Boehler look at how philanthropy investment in news organization often fails to produce the expected societal impact expected. They chalk this up to, in part, an assumption that it takes an institution to create the "information" that people need. Money heads to the institution and the jobs to be done there. Anyone familiar with large nonprofits (or for profits) will recognize the problem. Institutions provide people's jobs, social safety nets, and professional (even personal) legitimacy.
• What's my biggest takeaway from Dan Oshinsky's Five Things I Learned at The Newsletter Conference This Year? It's that newsletters are front and center in today's media organizations. People are building new organizations from the fertile seeds of newsletter audiences, content, and revenue strategy. Newsletters aren't a nice way to share links. They're the whole content thing.

Events and Opportunities

• How's your YouTube work going? Join other clean energy, climate, and nonprofit communications pros to learn the ropes tomorrow, May 20, at a free session: YouTube: Shaping What Americans Believe About Clean Energy

Future Community Jobs

These are the most recent jobs we've shared. The full Future Community job list is always on and always fresh.

Audience, content, journalism and news roles

• Editor and Assistant Editor : City Cast DC [Washington, DC] ⏱️ May 29
• Senior Copyeditor : Nonprofit Quarterly [Remote] ⏱️ May 22
• Writer/Editor : American Bird Conservancy [Remote in the US / Washington, DC preferred] ⏱️ May 30
• Political Correspondent, Colorado : COURIER Newsroom [Remote in Colorado] ⏱️ June 5
• Local Reporter, Billings : Montana Free Press [Billings, MT] ⏱️ May 29
• Writer and Associate Editor : Climate Central [Remote in the US] ⏱️ June 8

Communications

• Global Director of Strategic Communications : ProVeg International [Remote]
• Communications Director : For the People [Oakland / Remote possible]
• Head of Communications : Zero Waste Europe [Belgium] ⏱️ May 29
• Senior Manager / Director, Marketing and Communications : WeaveGrid [San Francisco preferred / Remote]
• Narrative and Communications Coordinator : Appalachia Funders Network [Remote in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, or Ohio] ⏱️ May 25

Nonprofit organizations

• Manager of Conservation Programs, Western Region : Ducks Unlimited [Rancho Cordova, CA]
• Program Manager, Empower & Protect : New Left Accelerator / The Capacity Shop [Remote in the US]
• Assistant Director of Digital Communications for Organizing : SEIU [Remote in the US / Washington, DC]
• Creative Digital Content Storytelling Manager : SEIU [Remote in the US / Washington, DC]
• National Digital Program Manager, CRM Outreach : SEIU [Remote in the US / Washington, DC]
• Director and Assistant Director for Project HK2 : The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) [Remote in the US/ Washington, DC preferred] ⏱️ June 10
• Social Media and Digital Storytelling Strategist : Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University [Cambridge, MA]
• Head of Digital Communications : Big Brother Watch [Vauxhall, London] ⏱️ June 4
• Digital Engagement Specialist : American Bird Conservancy (ABC) [Remote in the US / Washington, DC preferred] ⏱️ May 30
• Deputy Director, Web Strategy and Operations : Nature Conservancy [Remote] ⏱️ May 25
• Executive Director : Girls on the Run of the Rockies [Denver] ⏱️ June 5
• Policy Analyst : Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) [Washington, D.C] ⏱️ June 1
• Political Partnerships Manager : The Democratic Attorneys General Association [Washington, DC] ⏱️ June 8
• Senior Manager, Email Marketing : The Jed Foundation (JED) [New York City] ⏱️ June 1
• Deputy Director of Voter ID Assistance : Vote Riders [Remote in the US]
• Vice President, Government Affairs : National Parks and Conservation Association [Washington, DC] ⏱️ May 21

Fundraising and Development

• Director of Development and Partnerships : Partners for Public Good [Remote in the US]
• Director of Institutional Giving : Climate Central [Remote in the US]
• Associate Director of Fundraising : New Media Ventures / New Rising Ventures [Remote / Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City or Washington, DC preferred] ⏱️ June 14

Foundations and Philanthropy

• Community Engagement Manager : Women Moving Millions [New York City]
• Senior Program Officer : Democracy Fund [Washington, DC] ⏱️ May 29

Agencies, data, politics, products & more

• Head of Product and Data : Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY [Remote with frequent presence in New York City] ⏱️ June 3

Hey. Ted here. I run Bright+3 where we give changemakers the ideas, inspiration, and tools to create content that builds stronger communities.

I also write this newsletter (aka Future Community) and run the Future Community Jobs list.