Career Opportunities
Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
Positions Available
Our Mission
Founded in 1979, FAIR’s mission is to examine immigration trends and effects, to educate the American people on the impacts of sustained high-volume immigration, and to discern, put forward, and advocate immigration policies that will best serve American economic, societal, and environmental interests today and into the future.
Today, FAIR is the foremost immigration reform organization in the country with more than three million members and supporters nationwide. Providing essential educational and activist materials to the American public and arming them with the facts they need to make informed decisions about public policy, FAIR is the go-to organization for immigration policy information nationwide. We are committed to promoting strong border security and interior enforcement, advocating on behalf of American workers, families, and communities and providing protections for our nation’s resources – in order to preserve the prosperity of our country for generations to come.
If you believe that immigration should have limits, that illegal immigration is a crime, and that the American people have the right to control their own borders, consider pursuing a career with FAIR today!
Full Time Positions
Foundations & Major Donor Relations Officer
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.
Foundations & Major Donor Relations Officer
FAIR is looking for an aspiring development professional to support FAIR’s membership services and fundraising efforts. The Foundations & Major Donor Relations Officer will work directly under the Director of Advancement in the development of sustaining relationships with current and future foundations and individual major donors that support FAIR’s mission. The person holding this position should be a strong writer and communicator who is able to grasp complex policy ideas and communicate them effectively to a broad array of audiences.
Responsibilities:
- Help steward current foundations and major donors with the Director of Advancement
- Research to find new private foundations and potential major donors that might support FAIR’s mission
- Draft letters of inquiry and funding proposals for foundations.
- Work with the Director of Advancement to create compelling proposals and letters to support the individual major donor program
- Maintain foundation and major donor records, ensure they are up-to-date in the FAIR donor database and foundation files
- Support FAIR and affiliates in drafting proposals to foundations that might support their work
- Support FAIR and affiliates in creating thank you letters, initiating thank you calls and coordinating meetings with major donors
- Manage major donor portfolios, establish stewardship plans for new donors
Qualifications:
- Strong support for and alignment with FAIR’s mission
- Have an expert ability to translate complex subject matter into writing for foundation and individual major donor requests
- Have a bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years fundraising experience, preferably with a non-profit (internship experience will be considered)
- Self-motivated, able to initiate and see projects through to completion
- Collaborative and work well within a team environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and have experience with donor management systems
- Knowledge of foundation research a plus
- Enjoy intellectual challenges and have a commitment to learning
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Team player who thrives in a high-energy, collaborative work environment
- Self-starter, self-motivated
- Ability to adjust to changing priorities and produce high-quality work product
- Superior project management skills
- 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.
Policy Researchers/Writers
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is seeking junior to senior level policy researchers and writers. FAIR promotes reforms that serve the nation’s broad national interests. Our research is read by a broad political spectrum of Americans who are concerned about the cost and the impact that mass, unregulated immigration has on jobs, schools, crime, national security, population and the environment.
Experience/Qualifications
- Senior positions require 5-10 years of experience in immigration enforcement, political science, economics, demographics, law, or national security. Public speaking and supervisory experience preferred. Master’s degree, JD or PhD preferred.
- Junior positions require 1-5 years of experience in the same fields, ideally in a journalistic, academic or policy environment along with public speaking abilities.
- Both positions require: (1) Excellent writing skills and demonstrated ability of having published original research. (2) Strong data/analytical skills including the ability to present complex concepts in terms non-specialized audiences can understand. (3) Ability to adjust to changing priorities and produce a large volume of high quality reports and issue briefs while providing ad hoc research support to other FAIR departments and external inquires.
Major Responsibilities:
- Engage in original, fact-based research or investigative projects. Produce short issue briefs tied to current news trends and longer studies illuminating the cost and impact of immigration, especially on American jobs and wages.
- Publish articles for website and opinion pieces for external publication.
- Assist with the preparation and fact-editing of press releases and other media responses and statements.
- Survey newly released government data to determine relevance to FAIR and where it could be used to update existing publications.
- Contribute weekly articles to FAIR’s blog site.
- Provide research support to other staff members as needed.
- Provide on-record comments and analysis to the media in areas of expertise.
- If needed, provide immigration related testimony in front of legislative bodies.
- Give presentations to academic and professional groups.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter, possesses superior verbal and written communication skills, self-motivated, team player and knack for problem solving.
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.
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. 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.
General Interest Application
FAIR’s Advancement Department is a 360-degree outreach and marketing operation that includes both comprehensive fundraising and educational marketing and digital technologies for all other programmatic departments at every level of the organization.
Depending on interests or experience level, positions may also be available in other FAIR departments including media, research, field, and government relations.
What we are looking for in a candidate:
- Strong commitment to FAIR’s mission and demonstrated interest in immigration policy, history and U.S. politics; a strong desire to learn about or develop immigration policy
- Proficiency in writing, reading, editing and proofreading for a variety of communications, which may include: letters, emails, social media posts, blogs, issue briefs and fact sheets, reports and proposals
- Ability to work in all areas of membership communications. This department oversees: direct mail, phone calls, thank you notes, graphics, emails, newsletters, alerts, petitions, polls, sign-up forms, video briefings and social media posts
- Desire to learn about fundraising, development and digital technology trends in the political and non-profit sector (prior experience a plus)
- Enthusiastic, independent, creative and critical thinking skills; positivity and a willingness to work hard and apply new ideas in a controversial area of public policy
Qualifications
- A proven track-record of high performance in academics, internships, fellowships or prior work experience
- Educational background in the liberal arts, history, politics, public policy, public administration, public relations or communications, marketing or any other relevant areas
- Strong letters of recommendation from former employers or academic professors
- An excellent writing sample showcasing an ability to expertly communicate ideas
- Skills or demonstrated interest in any of the following areas: fundraising, grant writing, major donor communications, grassroots activism, email marketing, web design, video or graphic arts, web content writing, social media, advertising, digital marketing, project management, event planning
Benefits of Employment
- Excellent retirement and healthcare benefits
- Educational, training and conference opportunities
- Business travel opportunities available for select projects
- Ideal location in Washington, DC near Capitol Hill
How to Apply
If you are interested in a position with FAIR’s Advancement Department, please email jpost@fairus.org with a writing sample and answers to the following prompts:
- In your own words, please explain why you support FAIR’s mission
- Please describe yourself; why would you make a strong candidate for a position with FAIR?