Make Textbooks Affordable Campaign Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit and inspire hundreds of students to get involved with our Make Textbooks Affordable campaign and start new Student PIRGs Clubs on campuses across the country.
• Meet with faculty to encourage them to switch to open textbooks in their classrooms.
• Build relationships with campus administrations, campus libraries, elected officials, campus media, student government, and more.
• Produce and distribute campaign materials. 
• Build and maintain relationships with important coalitions and represent the Student PIRGs in national coalitions. 
• Work with champions in Congress to pass the Affordable College Textbook Act and renew federal funding for the Open Textbooks Pilot Program.
• Generate media coverage for the campaign. 
• Research and write an annual report on textbook affordability and other materials as needed.
• Organize national events to drive action, like Open Access week in October and Open Education Week in March.
• Build the movement by recruiting volunteers, interns, and more organizers to work with us.
• Run a citizen outreach office during the summer, where you’ll recruit and lead a team of canvassers to fundraise for important issues and help build critical, timely grassroots support to win key campaigns. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.

Qualifications

• Have a demonstrated commitment to public interest and/or student issues, and a track record of leadership. 
• Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups
• Are goal-driven and results-oriented with an eagerness to learn
• Have excellent writing and public speaking skills.
• Work well with all kinds of people, and aren’t afraid to get outside their comfort zones.
• Are passionate about making positive change. Change takes time, and is often incremental; we’re looking for people who are excited to work hard every day, even if it’s just for one small step in the right direction.

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