Storybank Organizer

Missions:

Battle Born Progress (BBP), through strategic communication efforts, empowers, engages, and mobilizes Nevada voters to build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed. BBP is a 501(c)(4) non-partisan advocacy organization.

Institute for a Progressive Nevada (IPN), educates, empowers, and engages Nevadans to build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed. Our legal entity is Institute for a Progressive Nevada which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Job Title: Story Bank Organizer

Reports to: Communications Director, Deputy Director, and Executive Director.

Job Summary: The position of Story Bank Organizer will work to find, identify, and engage fellow Nevadans on the issues of the day through story collection and promotion. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct community organizing to identify people that can share their stories to advocate for the issues they care about. 
• Continue building and creating new relationships with various partner organizations & advocates across the state related to all the issues that BBP/IPN works on and maintain regular contact with them.
• Build a story bank infrastructure to be used for tracking each storytellers’ development and for quickly accessing stories for traditional and social media tactics. 
• Create and maintain an archive of stories & their associated content. 
• Create consent and media release forms for storytellers to be used while collecting stories.
• Use culturally competent and sensitive techniques in discovering and collecting stories and interviewing prospective storytellers.
• Engage storytellers on an ongoing basis to coach and develop them as trusted messengers.
• Assist in leading training sessions for storytellers, our rapid response team members, and community partners.
• Assist with the creation and dissemination of messaging for activists.
• Use new media and social media programs as a way to communicate with various communities.
• Provide message training in both Spanish and English when possible.
• Engage the members of the press when needed.
• Work with the America Votes/State Voices Data Managers to input data as needed.
• Provide weekly/monthly reports on goal metrics with specific numbers and data.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Ability to speak Spanish is preferred 
• Proven working experience in communications and/or political organizing
• Passion for promoting positive social change
• Ability to set and achieve goals independently and as a team
• Ability to motivate and manage a group of passionate staff members, activists, and volunteers
• Excellent organizational skills and communication (written and oral) skills
• Ability to speak in public and to the media
• Experience in working with Nevada media outlets preferred
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Knowledge of social media platforms and the Voter Activation Network (VAN) is a plus
• Knowledge of social media tracking platforms, use of software to create infographics, flyers, and memes (Canva)
• Reliable transportation and ability to work long hours in our office/from home

Location: Southern Nevada office

Term: Salaried full-time position with benefits $50,000/year - position is grant-funded

To Apply: Email cover letter, resume, and writing sample to our Las Vegas office at jobs@battlebornprogress.org by October 7th, 2022 (you MUST email all documents to be considered).

BBP/IPN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and everyone is encouraged to apply.