Description
Job Title: Community Organizer Location: NYC (hybrid - in person and remote)
The Community you will join: Airbnb’s Public Policy campaign team exists to further the interests of our community of hosts and guests with politicians, regulators, opinion leaders and others who shape the political and regulatory context for our business, helping them to understand the significant social and economic contributions of our platform. We engage governments at local, state, provincial and national levels directly and also use innovative advocacy and partnership strategies that actively involve our community and stakeholders in making the case for fair, progressive home sharing rules. The Difference You Will Make: The Advocacy team at Airbnb is the rapid response, political mobilization, and policy advocacy team within the broader public policy team, dedicated to engaging our host and guest community in the regulatory conversation around short-term rentals. The Advocacy team maintains an integrated approach to organizing, utilizing both digital tactics and proven best practices of low-touch community organizing, to inspire our hosts and guests to take political action. The Advocacy team operates in close coordination with Public Policy stakeholders to influence active legislation, connect our community with lawmakers, drive strategic partnerships and federal initiatives, and support broader department priorities.
About the Role Community Organizer will:
Focus mobilizing the Airbnb community, building relationships with advocates, holding a series of in-person events, recruiting and training advocates for political action
Work in close collaboration with the Advocacy team and regional Public Policy team to develop and execute community activation strategies
Use online and offline tools to engage, recruit, and inform the Airbnb community to drive political actions
Report organizing progress and event results on a regular basis
Mobilize Airbnb community members through a variety of digital and in-person channels, including web, email, and video conferencing
Engage in relational organizing with the Airbnb community and members of short-term rental advocacy organizations to maximize the impact of our community in public forums and conversations with lawmakers
Plan and execute in-person events to educate advocates
Maintain high level of professionalism and flexibility to support a wide variety of department goals
Qualifications:
1 - 3 years of professional experience in community organizing within political campaigns, technology companies, or grassroots organizations
1 - 3 years experience planning and executing campaign events focused on grassroots advocacy
Demonstrated efficiency in recruiting, training and developing campaign advocates to take effective political action
Intermediate knowledge and proficiency in various aspects of grassroots advocacy, including digital organizing, community mobilization, volunteer recruitment, leadership development, and training facilitation
Basic knowledge and experience writing and producing email campaigns
Experience with grassroots organizing systems/political campaign management tools (i.e., VAN, Salesforce), email client tools, event marketing platforms, cloud productivity apps (i.e.,. Google apps), virtual conference apps
Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external teams and stakeholders
Creative mindset with the ability to problem solve, manage multiple concurrent projects, and work cross-functionally with a variety of stakeholders in a, fast-paced environment
Willingness to travel across the five boroughs for work related events on a regular basis
Personal integrity that reflects Airbnb’s core values and commitment to diversity and belonging
Requirements
Qualifications:
1 - 3 years of professional experience in community organizing within political campaigns, technology companies, or grassroots organizations
1 - 3 years experience planning and executing campaign events focused on grassroots advocacy
Demonstrated efficiency in recruiting, training and developing campaign advocates to take effective political action
Intermediate knowledge and proficiency in various aspects of grassroots advocacy, including digital organizing, community mobilization, volunteer recruitment, leadership development, and training facilitation
Basic knowledge and experience writing and producing email campaigns
Experience with grassroots organizing systems/political campaign management tools (i.e., VAN, Salesforce), email client tools, event marketing platforms, cloud productivity apps (i.e.,. Google apps), virtual conference apps
Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external teams and stakeholders
Creative mindset with the ability to problem solve, manage multiple concurrent projects, and work cross-functionally with a variety of stakeholders in a, fast-paced environment
Willingness to travel across the five boroughs for work related events on a regular basis
Personal integrity that reflects Airbnb’s core values and commitment to diversity and belonging
