Director of Civic Partnerships

🕒 August 7

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $85k - $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

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CalMatters

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2015

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

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Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

CalMatters is your nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to explaining how state government impacts our lives. Focused on California issues, it provides in-depth reporting on politics, education, health, housing, economy, and environment, aiming to hold those in power accountable and keep the public well-informed. Through various programs and newsletters, CalMatters empowers Californians with fact-based journalism that is free from partisan politics and corporate influence.

📋 Description

• Map California organizations to build a pipeline of prospective partners • Work with the newsroom to identify communities each project needs to reach and prioritize outreach • Build and maintain partners’ trust, including meeting them in person across California • Design and lead trainings on Digital Democracy and other tools • Develop materials for partners’ newsletters and social channels • Co-host events with partner organizations and collaborate with the events team • Track and report partner engagement, sharing activity, feedback, and audience reach • Gather partner feedback and improve support strategies • Represent CalMatters at conferences, convenings, and community events across California • Report to the Chief Impact Officer and work closely with the Director of Partnerships

🎯 Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant experience building and managing relationships with a wide range of organizations • Experience in community organizing, nonprofit partnerships, government relations, coalition-building, business development, sales, or adjacent fields • Willingness to start relationships cold • Ability to learn a data-driven tool deeply enough to teach it; technical background not required • Comfort designing and leading trainings • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to explain tools and journalism to a non-journalism audience • Ability to navigate requests while adhering to CalMatters' nonpartisanship and journalism ethics • Experience setting and tracking meaningful success metrics, including data held by partners • Genuine interest in California civic life, government accountability, or community engagement • Experience working independently in a remote-first, distributed team • Willingness to travel regularly across California • A college degree is not required • Preferred/plus: newsroom experience or understanding of how journalism is made • Preferred/plus: familiarity with CalMatters • Preferred/plus: existing relationships with California community organizations, civic groups, or regional networks • Preferred/plus: Spanish or another language widely spoken in California communities • Preferred/plus: public-facing event organizing or co-hosting experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance • Employer covers 95% of the cost for employees and dependents • Paid family leave • 401(k) contribution match of up to 4% of salary • Life insurance at no cost • Full-time position with benefits • Remote-first, distributed team