About Fix, Grist’s Solutions Lab

Grist is a nonprofit environmental media organization whose mission is to make the story of a better future so irresistible you want it right now. While other media outlets focus on doom and gloom, Grist’s award-winning reporting and innovative storytelling focuses on charting a path toward a just, sustainable future. 

In 2019, Grist launched a new program, Fix, to change the arc of storytelling about climate change. As Grist’s solutions lab, Fix tells imaginative stories that envision promising ways forward. Half network-building and half storytelling, the program identifies, celebrates, and connects solutions-oriented climate and justice leaders who are at the center of the story of progress — and in doing so, it introduces a whole new narrative of what’s possible to address climate change and build a better world.

Grist is hiring for a new role, the National Network and Events Coordinator.  The coordinator will work with the Fix networks team to knit together a national network of Fixers — climate and justice changemakers. Under the stewardship of the coordinator, the network will help accelerate the solutions of Fixers, forge connections between them, and host events to share and amplify their stories to the public. This position is remote, with an East Coast location preferred.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Serve as Fix’s liaison with all Grist 50 Fixers (approx. 300 people)

• Build and nurture the growing community of Fixers

• Design and facilitate an online forum for Fixers to share opportunities, ideas, and climate solutions

• Manage significant projects, including events (in person and virtual), outreach, and general communications work

• Serve as matchmaker and relationship-weaver for Fixers, connecting them to opportunities to expand their reach, deepen their work, and cross-pollinate ideas

• Work with the regional network weavers and the systems manager to identify best practices and design effective systems for network formation, management, and collaboration

• Identify and promote the “bright spots” of the network’s climate solutions that can be replicated through amplification and matchmaking

• Seek out partnerships and opportunities that connect the Fixer community to the general public

• Seed and build on unlikely partnerships to strengthen and bring new opportunities to the network

• Collaborate with Fix staff and contractors to curate talent and programming for Fix events, including dinners, panels, public performances, retreats, and an annual Fix Festival

• Collaborate regularly with the Fix content team to design, source and produce storytelling opportunities, including live and social media storytelling   

• Provide ongoing briefings to staff/consultants/network participants to ensure all relevant parties have context and support active network projects, partnerships, and activities

• Five years of relevant professional coordinating, event planning, or digital networking experience; project management experience is a plus  

• A natural connector and relationship-builder

• Experience building and nurturing networks, coalitions, or communities that encompass a range of perspectives, cultures, and backgrounds — especially distributed or digital communities

• Experience designing, producing  and facilitating in-person and virtual events, panels and gatherings of various sizes and formats

• Proven ability to organize and schedule work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects at the same time

• Exceptional attention to detail while managing multiple relationships and projects

• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across differences

• Ability to work independently and think creatively about how to leverage the resources at your disposal

• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills

• A keen understanding of digital happenings and tools, including familiarity with platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and beyond

• Fluency with technology, including experience with Slack, Gmail and other G Suite tools,  Zoom, Trello, and other project-management tools

• Prior experience working with or coordinating a distributed team

• A well-honed instinct to proactively advance projects and solve problems

• Passion for our organization’s mission and work

COMPENSATION:  Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience

Grist offers a dynamic and engaging editorial environment and the opportunity to be part of a unique online publication with a mission that matters.  

No phone calls, please.  Candidates who make it through to the final phases may be requested to complete an additional written assignment.  

Cultivating an inclusive staff is central to Grist’s focus on advancing equity. We’re interested in hearing from people who can work with diverse colleagues of varied experience. Candidates of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Grist is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.