We want you on our team! The SURJ national staff is a growing community of organizers and leaders who are committed to personal and systemic transformation. We work on local, state, regional, and national campaigns to move majority-white communities into action for racial and economic justice. All positions are remote with some travel required throughout the year. Applicants from the region we’re trying to hire in and from poor and working-class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Current Openings:
Social Media Strategist
Full time, Remote, $70,000
SURJ is seeking a Social Media Strategist to develop SURJ’s social media strategy and create content to bring millions of white people into movements for justice and away from the far Right.
A successful person in this role will track trends across SURJ’s various audiences and work across organizing projects– from local projects in the rural South to our national electoral work– to build SURJ’s base and inoculate millions of white people against far-Right messaging. Our ideal candidate is someone committed to SURJ’s theory of change who tracks both the news cycle and internet trends with an excitement to take risks and experiment with creative tactics for online engagement. This position will be supervised by the Communications Director.
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Southern Distributed Organizer
Full Time, Remote, $70,000
SURJ is seeking a Southern Distributed Organizer that will be responsible for creating a distributed infrastructure to recruit and train a large base of members who can win campaigns in the South. This will include developing a set of skills, technology, and mass trainings for members, and developing a plan with local organizers to build a distributed organizing program
in key southern states.
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Senior Donor Organizer
Full Time, Remote, $90,000
The Senior Donor Organizer will work closely with the Director of Impact, the Deputy Development Director, the SURJ Board, the Impact Team, and SURJ organizers to build out a donor community and increase the number and size of major gift contributions ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, including holding some relationships who contribute more. This role will also work with the Deputy Development Director, the Impact Team, and organizers to build systems that effectively steward donor relationships at all levels. SURJ is aiming to build a distributed culture of fundraising, which means that this position will be focused not just on raising money directly, but will also work with a broad group of individuals to build fundraising skills and make asks. SURJ Development encompasses a holistic approach to cultivating engagement, participation and financial support for the work and mission of SURJ.