One-Year Direct Response Assistant

Jul 21

Anticipated Start Date: mid- or late-September 2026

Description

Earthjustice’s Direct Response team is seeking a one-year Direct Response Assistant (“Assistant”) to provide additional capacity during a critical evaluation period for our direct mail program. The Assistant reports to the Sr. Associate Director of Direct Response in Outreach and Membership Services ("OMS") and plays an important role in supporting Earthjustice's Public Support and Justice Partners fundraising mail programs. This position provides administrative and project coordination support for direct mail fundraising campaigns, helping to manage production schedules, maintain documentation, coordinate with internal teams and external vendors on donor acquisition, renewal, reinstatement, and upgrade initiatives.

The Assistant works closely with Development Operations to support accurate and efficient gift processing, partners with colleagues in Communications on marketing-related projects, and helps keep stakeholders informed about fundraising activities throughout the year. Building strong, productive relationships with colleagues across Development, Communications, and Program teams is essential to success in this role. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

A deep commitment to Earthjustice’s mission, vision, and values is a must. This is a non-supervisory, full-time (37.5 hours/week) role that may be done fully remotely within the U.S. or on a hybrid schedule from one of Earthjustice's offices. The successful candidate will work for 12 months with an anticipated start date in mid- or late-September 2026.

Responsibilities

Administrative (30%)

Manage operational support, including invoice processing, premium inventory monitoring, and meeting coordination with internal and external partners, including mid-year and annual performance reviews with fundraising vendors.
Communicate direct mail program activities, performance results, and benchmark reporting to internal stakeholders.
Maintain direct marketing documentation.

Project and Systems Coordination (65%)

Support the execution of direct mail and integrated fundraising campaigns, including production coordination, copy asset management, and timeline tracking.
Assist in the management of cross-functional workflows with internal teams, vendors, and partners to ensure timely campaign delivery.
Partner with Development Operations to maintain gift processing procedures, and data entry standards.

Ongoing Learning (5%)

Actively pursue professional development and contribute to a culture of learning by building skills and sharing knowledge.
Please note that the percentage breakdowns provided above serve as a guideline and that other duties may be assigned as part of the job’s requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus at least two years of relevant experience, or Associate's degree plus at least four years of relevant experience required.
Experience using effective interpersonal skills, listening, diplomacy, and tact to build strong relationships with and all levels of staff.
Excellent writing, spelling, grammar, proofreading, and formatting skills, as well as, strong verbal communication.
Highly organized, excellent attention to details and able to handle shifting priorities, multiple projects, and a high volume of ongoing requests.
Demonstrates ownership; makes decisions on work priorities/methodologies; manages complex workflows.
Solid knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook, and openness to learning new systems and software.
Working knowledge of a constituent relationship management (CRM) system or donor database such as Salesforce or Blackbaud eCRM.
Experience helping coordinate direct mail production from initial copy review to print and mail shop approval, preferred.
Demonstrated commitment to Earthjustice’s values of Justice, Excellence, Inclusion, and Partnership.

Salary Range and Employee Benefits

Salary is based on location and experience.

New York, NY and San Francisco, CA: $37.33 - $41.49 per hour
Chicago, IL; Honolulu, HI; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; and Washington, D.C.: $35.49 - $39.44 per hour
Anchorage & Junea, AK; Denver, CO; and Philadelphia, PA: $33.64 - $37.38 per hour
Bozeman, MT; Houston, TX; and Miami & Tallahassee, FL: $31.74 - $35.28 per hour

How to Apply for this Job

Apply Now

Interested candidates should submit the following application materials online via the Jobvite system by July 29, 2026 to be considered:

Resume
Cover letter

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Earthjustice only accepts resumes submitted for positions that are currently open. Unsolicited resumes, or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted via the online application process (where available), will not be reviewed or retained. Earthjustice is driven by a passion for inclusion, justice, partnership and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are given equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.

For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

About the Organization

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment.

Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Los Angeles, Miami, Tallahassee, Honolulu, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, Bozeman, Chicago, and Washington, DC. In addition to a talented cadre of environmental lawyers, legislative advocates, and other staff, Earthjustice has a robust and savvy communications team that works in strategic partnership with every department at the organization to advance our public affairs and public relations objectives.

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