Lady Freethinker, a nonprofit organization dedicated to exposing and stopping animal suffering, seeks a campaign director to oversee existing campaigns and campaign staff as well as strategize and execute new campaigns and investigations to end animal cruelty.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned team leader and longtime supporter of animal protection with a proven record of success in the advocacy/nonprofit landscape.
This is a full-time position. The LFT team is fully remote; however, California residents are strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Spearhead impactful campaigns, reports, and investigations to end animal cruelty in industries such as social media, the dog meat trade, wildlife tourism/captivity, and puppy mills
- Oversee the creation of accurate, compelling public-facing campaign materials such as petitions, e-newsletters, landing pages, and social media posts
- Analyze performance of campaign materials using key metrics
- Plan persuasive outreach materials for industry leaders, authorities, and other decision-makers to urge them to address animal issues
- Strategize effective and innovative tactics to change the way animals are perceived and treated across the globe
- Plan on-the-ground actions to complement online campaign efforts
- Utilizing online project management software such as Asana and Slack, organize and delegate campaign projects and tasks
- Work closely with staff and contractors to ensure maximum communication, efficiency, and quality in a remote environment
- Identify when new contractors are necessary for specialty work and recruit as needed
- Facilitate partnerships with fellow nonprofits and coalition leaders
- In partnership with the executive team, create short- and long-term campaign goals
- Plan campaign calendar to meet goals and KPIs
- Monitor existing campaigns for updates
Requirements:
- Experience with animal advocacy campaigns
- At least 5 years of professional experience in nonprofit advocacy, specifically in positions of increasing leadership
- Deep knowledge of current animal-protection issues
- Thorough understanding of what makes an animal advocacy campaign compelling and successful
- A creative, solution-focused mindset
- The ability to either take direction or lead, depending on the situation
- The ability to tolerate seeing images and descriptions of disturbing animal cruelty
- The ability to write clearly, concisely, and logically
- The ability to identify and correct factual or grammatical errors
- The capacity to work independently and effectively in an all-remote team
Lady Freethinker is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
About Lady Freethinker:
Lady Freethinker (LFT) is a groundbreaking organization dedicated to exposing and stopping abuse of animals, humans and the planet. We publish news articles and petitions to help end cruelty and promote humane treatment of all species. We go beyond publishing as well, and provide direct aid to animals in desperate situations — such as those rescued from the dog and cat meat trade. Our campaigns have appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, People, The Guardian and many other news outlets.
