American Progress is seeking an Associate Director of Email Marketing and Audience Relations to manage our email marketing and audience relations portfolios. Specifically, the Associate Director runs the email marketing portfolio that currently sends an average of 140 email blasts per month. The program is focused on reaching those individuals who are best positioned to advance our policy ideas and experts, namely among elected and appointed officials and their staff, policy professionals, and donors, and includes a variety of email products including targeted policy announcements, online newsletters, and event invitations. The Associate Director also runs the Audience Relations program that supervises American Progress’s audience (contact) database and develops strategies to build deeper relationships with our core stakeholders through list building and lead-scoring and lead-nurturing efforts. The Associate Director will also drive a new cross-department effort to implement a low-dollar fundraising program.

The Associate Director position is at the center of American Progress’s interactive outreach program. American Progress’s strategy—summed up in the phrase "influencing the influencers"—is aimed at deepening and strengthening American Progress’s relationships with those individuals best positioned to advance our policy ideas. We focus our efforts primarily at elected and appointed officials and their staff, policy professionals, and donors.

The Associate Director supervises the Email Marketing Manager, Email Outreach Assistant, and the Constituent Outreach Assistant. The Associate Director will work closely with the Associate Director for Online Advocacy (Social Media) and Online Marketing Manager as well as the CRM team and the Web Technology team.

The Associate Director of Major Gifts executes the major donor fundraising efforts as a senior fundraiser in the Development Department. S/he engages the institution's largest individual donors in the work and impact of American Progress while expanding the major donor file to include new supports. This position is ideal for a fundraiser who focuses on the bottom line and is creative. S/he works closely with Director of Development on the department-wide strategy for meeting the organization's annual fundraising goal.

American Progress has an immediate opening in our Communications department for Associate Director of Press Relations for Economic and Health Care Policy. The Associate Director will be responsible for working with the economic and health care policy staff to develop and implement a communications plan and press roll-out plans for American Progress initiatives, serving as a spokesperson for the Center, and working with other members of the communications team to facilitate op-ed placement as well as television and radio bookings.

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Ph.D. economist with a specialization in energy economics, environmental economics, and related fields. We are particularly looking for somebody who is experienced in the fields of energy and economic policy, with specific in-depth expertise in economic impacts of low-carbon energy and climate change policies.
 
American Progress outlined how the United States can transition to a low-carbon economy in the reports Capturing the Energy Opportunity and Green Recovery. The energy economist would play an integral role in expanding on this work, researching the impact of progressive low-carbon energy and global warming policies on energy prices and bills; job creation; sectoral impacts for industries and specific regions of the United States; equity impacts; and U.S. global competitiveness. In addition, the energy economist would research the economics of policies relating to renewable electricity generation, the development of a national, renewable transmission network, investment in smart grid technology, and implementation of strong energy efficiency measures. This person would conduct their own research, work with both the Energy Policy and Economic Policy teams, consult on commissioned work and serve as a spokesperson on broader economic issues.
 
We are interested in both experienced Ph.D. economists, as well as recent advanced degree graduates.
 

Enough, a project of American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity, seeks a candidate for Associate Director of Communications. Enough’s long-term goal is to encourage and build the capacity of a standing constituency to effectively confront mass violence against innocent civilians. This position is at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C.

The Associate Director of Communications will be responsible for helping: manage relations with new and traditional media, create and implement advanced communication and media strategies, and manage earned media. The successful candidate will create and maintain strong relationships with the press and nontraditional media, and draft and distribute press releases, op-ed submissions, and alerts highlighting Enough.

Further, the Associate Director of Communications will manage Enough's website pages for the news media and will work with Enough's web team to effectively create web assets highlighting interviews, videos, blogs, op-eds, and publications. This position requires at least seven years of press, media, or public policy communications experience and strong management and interpersonal skills. Time spent as a journalist covering international affairs and Africa are preferred, and this individual will play a key role in coordinating Enough’s dynamic media contacts and web presence.

Enough, a project of American Progress, seeks a Development Manager. Enough’s long-term goal is to help develop and support a growing grassroots movement pressing for an end to genocide and other forms of mass violence against innocent civilians. The project’s current focus is on the crises in Sudan, Congo, and northern Uganda, and this portfolio has continued to expand.

Enough, a project of the Center for American Progress, has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant or Research Associate (depending on the candidate’s experience) to support the organization’s policy team. The position will contribute to the policy team’s research on prevention of crimes against humanity, with a specific focus on Sudan and the Lord’s Resistance Army.

The health care program at American Progress seeks to advance public awareness and understanding of health policy in the United States and offer effective strategies to reform the United States health care system to provide coverage for all. The health program is seeking a Policy Analyst with expertise in racial and ethnic health disparities to work with colleagues to advance the health policy goals of the Center through analytical work and advocacy efforts.  

As a mid-level fundraiser in the Development department, the Major Gifts Officer implements the major donor fundraising efforts. S/he engages the institution's individual donors in the work and impact of American Progress while expanding the major donor file to include new supports. This position is ideal for a fundraiser who is persuasive and enjoys talking with people.

The Center for American Progress has an immediate opening for a Microsoft Windows Systems Administrator with strong network management skills. The Systems Administrator will maintain core Microsoft system software and applications on our internal network and in co-location points. The administrator will work primarily with Windows-based systems but should also have a working knowledge of integrating those systems with Macintosh and Linux servers and workstations. This person must have an understanding of advanced network concepts, routing, firewall security policy, and virtual private networking.

Campus Progress, the youth outreach arm of American Progress, has an immediate opening for a designer to join our staff as an Online Communications Associate. The Online Communications Associate will work with the Online Communications Manager in conceptualizing, creating, and implementing all design aspects of Campus Progress’s online presence and print collateral. This includes an organization website and online magazine, campaign websites, and fliers, tool kits, signage, and other printed materials.

Campus Progress works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. Through programs in activism, journalism, and events, Campus Progress engages a diverse group of young people nationwide, inspires them to embrace progressive values, and helps them to make their voices heard. We place a strong emphasis on creative communications, design, and multimedia, and we work with a wide range of well-known creative artists from music, spoken word, art, film, and design.

Applicants should have experience creating and maintaining web content and should be able to contribute and execute innovative, compelling ideas for content and presentation. The candidate should also have the marketing sense to know why you need three ads if you have three messages.

This position requires diligence to check all work for accuracy and completeness and the ability to maintain strict deadlines. Applicants must enjoy detail-oriented work and troubleshooting while developing project ideas and driving them to completion.
The position will have a core set of regular responsibilities and additional opportunities to pursue projects tailored to the individual's areas of expertise and interests.

American Progress has an immediate opening for a policy analyst for postsecondary education policy. The policy analyst will monitor policy proposals pending before Congress and will conduct policy-relevant long-term analysis as well as rapid response. The policy analyst will work with the Director of Economic Mobility to formulate progressive policy alternatives. The policy analyst will support the research and policy development of the Director of Economic Mobility in areas including higher education and workforce development policy. The policy analyst will also work on issues pertaining to the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Acts as well as related legislation. The position will require strong analytical, communication, and management skills.

The Center for American Progress has an immediate opening for a Policy and Advocacy Manager for Campus Progress. Campus Progress is the Center’s fast-growing, dynamic effort to help young people make their voices heard and to empower the next generation of progressive leaders. Through programs in activism, journalism, and events, Campus Progress engages a diverse group of young people nationwide and inspires them to embrace progressive values and work for positive change.

The Policy and Advocacy Manager will plan and execute national and local activism and advocacy projects, manage relationships with external organizations, build and work in coalitions with other groups, and act as a spokesperson for Campus Progress in written materials, in public forums, and with the news media. The Policy and Advocacy Manager also will contribute to Campus Progress’s conferences and events, journalism work, fundraising, and organizational strategic planning.

The Policy and Advocacy Manager, managing a team of four Advocacy Associates, will engage in public advocacy, organizing, blogging, and media work, and discussions with elected officials about key issues facing young people.  This staff member also will run programs that provide advice, training, and grants to young people working for progressive change at the campus and local level.

The Center for American Progress Action Fund has an immediate opening for a Reporter/Blogger to work with the research team that produces ThinkProgress.org, The Progress Report, and other research products.

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Associate for LGBT Progress. This project combines substantive policy research on issues of importance to the LGBT community with rapid response and communications efforts. The Research Associate will be responsible for assisting with the development of policy, communications, and marketing materials on a wide range of LGBT issues, including military service, marriage equality, health disparities, and aging.

Enough, a project of American Progress, seeks a Research Director. Enough’s long-term goal is to help develop and support a growing grassroots movement pressing for an end to genocide and other forms of mass violence against innocent civilians. The project’s current focus is on the crises in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, Somalia, and Zimbabwe, and this portfolio will continue to expand to other crises around the world.

The Research Director will work closely with the Executive Director, Co-Founder, and other senior staff to formulate Enough’s policy prescriptions to end genocide and crimes against humanity and ensure that Enough’s recommendations are grounded by rigorous field-based research and analysis. This individual will also be responsible for supervising related policy staff and consultants—based in Washington and overseas—and providing them with clear and effective guidance.

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Special Assistant for Economic Policy. The Special Assistant is an essential member of the Economic Policy Team and is largely responsible for serving as a liaison between team and other departments, organizing meetings and events, proofreading and editing documents, and researching a wide variety of economic policy issues. The Special Assistant will serve as the direct administrative assistant to the Vice President for Economic Policy as well as perform administrative duties for other team members under the direction of the VP.