Career Opportunities
Full Time Positions
Advancement Intern
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) seeks part-time or full-time, paid interns to join our Advancement Department. The ideal intern will have an interest in nonprofit work, particularly in development, fundraising, and digital communications. Advancement interns will have a wide-range of responsibilities and will provide valuable support for FAIR’s fundraising and digital communications efforts.
General Responsibilities:
- Analyze FAIR’s social media and website traffic
- Design graphics for social sharing
- Assist with video and podcast production
- Post to ¬FAIR’s website and blog
- Draft internal and external communications
- Attend planning and strategy meetings
- Provide administrative support as needed to members of the Advancement team
Qualifications:
- A current student or recent graduate of an accredited university
- A creative thinker who can share ideas and see initiatives from start to finish
- A resourceful self-starter with a can-do attitude
- A passion for the digital space and an understanding for issue-based work
- Able to handle multiple tasks and work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work individually and in a team environment
- Possess solid oral and written communication skills
- Experienced in Microsoft Office Suite. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, Sprout Social or HTML5 a plus
- Must be available to work at least 2-3 days a week in our downtown D.C. office (near Union Station)
Advantages:
- This position is paid
- This is not an administrative position. Interns will be a member of the team
- Flexible schedule and hours. We are willing to work with interns if they have classes, exams, or other obligations
- Upon successful completion of internship, interns will receive a letter of recommendation
- This is an opportunity to gain career experience with a prominent nonprofit organization in the heart of D.C.
Please submit cover letter describing your understanding of FAIR and Affiliates, resume and writing sample to bluej@fairus.org
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
Email Marketing Specialist
Does your heart flutter when you see open and click through rates increase? FAIR is looking for an Email Marketing Specialist to ensure the delivery of our organization’s message to the appropriate email segments in order to drive fundraising and activism goals. The ideal candidate is a strong writer who is collaborative, responsive, flexible, digitally savvy, detail-oriented, creative and data-driven. The Email Marketing Specialist is a part of FAIR’s Advancement Team.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and execute all email communications for the organization in partnership with appropriate departments
- Perform day-to-day email marketing tasks including: designing creative, writing copy, reviewing and scheduling campaigns
- Monitor email performance and generate analytics reports to assess delivery and campaign efficiency in order to inform decisions on future campaigns
- Segment target audiences in email database and oversee lists to ensure subscribers are placed in the proper communication pathways at all times
- Manage the email database for lead generation, clean out non-deliverable email addresses/opt-outs and attempt to revive inactive subscribers
- Identify opportunities to improve existing and develop new email campaigns that drive engagement and donations; conduct research on email operations of similar organizations.
- Perform testing across all areas of email marketing including: landing pages, imagery, copy, subject lines, mobile optimization, etc.
- Collaborate with Government Relations and State & Local departments to create and schedule grassroots activism email campaigns
- Partner with Advancement team to guarantee marketing campaigns and promotions are integrated across all platforms including: social media, web, direct mail and email
- Work with Direct Response Manager to create integration between direct mail and email marketing efforts and drive email and online fundraising efforts
Qualifications:
- BA/BS in related field such as marketing, analytics or statistics, communications, political science or related field
- 2-4 years of related, proven successful work experience, preferably with an advocacy-oriented non-profit organization or a political campaign
- Experience with email service providers, Salesforce preferred
- Experience working with marketing automation tools, Marketo preferred
- Solid knowledge of HTML and content management systems, Drupal preferred
- Experience with grassroots activism platform, Phone-2-Action, a plus
- Experience in tracking email data, formulating reports and conducting A/B testing
- Working knowledge of email best practices including: design principles, metrics, testing, data hygiene and compliance
- Excellent written communication and copywriting skills
- Strong analytical skills with understanding of Google Analytics
- A collaborative spirit and team orientation
- Interest in making a real difference with your work and comfortable working in a more controversial area of public policy
- Must be creative, extremely detail-oriented and organized
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work both cooperatively with departments across the organization and independently when appropriate
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Cover letter indicating familiarity with FAIR mission, resume, and one writing sample are required for your application to be considered. Please submit the required documents with salary and benefits expectations to bluej@fairus.org.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
Executive Assistant
Are you searching for a job in a fast-paced, dynamic and mission-based work environment? Are you interested in digital technologies, fundraising, advertising and marketing, or a little bit of everything? Do you want to make a real difference in one of the most pressing public policy issues facing the nation today? Then a position with FAIR’s Advancement Team might just be the right job for you.
About this Position
FAIR’s President seeks a highly organized Executive Assistant to support daily fundraising, marketing and digital communications efforts. This role demands strong coordination, problem solving and team building skills, along with excellent attention to detail and an ability to change tasks quickly.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations, political science or relevant field; at least seven years of professional work experience, preferably on Capitol Hill
- Must have event planning and board liaison experience
- Work experience as a project administrator, coordinator or similar role
- Stellar organizational skills; must be able to track proposals, letters and contracts as well as project deadlines
- Highly proficient in writing, editing and proofreading
- Experience with fundraising or grant proposals, a plus
- Professional maturity and strong communication skills
- Ability to balance the needs of multiple internal stakeholders and enforce deadlines when necessary
- Experience with project management software (Trello, Asana, Microsoft Project), donor database CRMs, online engagement tools, a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Main Responsibilities
- Schedule, organize and attend project meetings; record decisions and changes
- Break projects into doable tasks and set timeframes and goals
- Create and update workflows and processes for managing project timelines; track deadlines and follow up with team members to ensure tasks are completed
- Create and manage project calendar
- Track, file and organize duplicate copies of documents related to projects
- Provide administrative support as needed; editing and proofreading fundraising or marketing content, etc
- Manage the President’s calendar, travel and events
- Manage event and travel planning for board meetings and other events
This position is located at FAIR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is a full-time, non-exempt position. FAIR offers generous benefits; salary is commensurate with experience.
Cover letter indicating familiarity with our mission, resume, and one writing sample are required for your application to be considered. Please submit the required documents to bluej@fairus.org
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.