Starting September 2016—short-term contract basis, possibly ongoing in the future. Remote work possible from a North American time zone.
Klein Lewis Productions seeks an experienced researcher to begin working with Naomi Klein and the This Changes Everything team on a project-by-project basis in September 2016, with the possibility of full-time work in the future.
The goals of this multi-platform project’s impact strategy are to provide media, educators, and activists with a systemic framework through which to debate and understand the climate crisis, while increasing collaboration between economic and environmental justice movements.
The researcher will primarily work with journalist and author Naomi Klein, and occasionally with other members of the TCE team. She/he will be responsible for primary research and fact checking for speeches, feature articles, and op-eds in major outlets that will reach hundreds of thousands of readers.
The researcher must be a news and politics junkie with excellent investigative skills, and must be meticulously attentive to accuracy, detail, and organization. Also required is a strong handle on the politics and science of climate change, as well as a love of learning and a thirst for justice.
Responsibilities will include:
Targeted fact finding, investigative research, and news synthesis
Preparation of slide show presentations, including image research and slide design
Detailed fact-checking of all projects, including building and maintaining relationships with experts to consult on factual questions
Outreach to local activist organizations
Occasionally producing longer term, in-depth research reports
Maintaining extensive and searchable electronic research files
Contributing to team social media and website management and other administrative tasks
Qualifications:
The researcher must have a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience, either at a research institute or in journalism. Strong journalistic writing and investigative research skills are required, including the ability to write engagingly, conduct phone interviews, search databases, and when necessary, use public libraries and access hard to find documents. Professional experience with book research, fact-checking, and Freedom of Information requests are assets. So are a flair for visuals and graphic design.
The researcher will have a proven commitment to the highest standards of accuracy, and must be comfortable interpreting, summarizing, and drawing on natural and social science research of a highly technical nature. The position also requires excellent time management skills, the ability to handle high-stress situations, and professionalism in representing the project to others. Deadlines require the ability to work flexible hours, including in the evenings, and to respond rapidly to requests. In order to complete time-sensitive work on deadline, the researcher must be located in a North American time zone.
Salary to be negotiated based on experience.
To apply:
Please send cover letter, resume, one short writing sample, and one research document (or policy paper) to: rajiv@thischangeseverything.org
Application deadline: June 20
Klein Lewis Productions is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
