We're Hiring an Organizer

The NewsGuild of New York seeks an experienced NYC-based organizer to join its organizing team. The organizer will report to the Organizing Director and will work directly with staff on various internal and external organizing campaigns within the media sector.

The NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003 is a labor union representing over 3,000 news professionals in the Greater NYC area. The NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America represents over 24,000 news media workers in the US and Canada. Our members work in all areas of the media industry, including print, digital and broadcast operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with Organizing Director, staff and members to identify and pursue organizing leads in media
• Identify, train and develop worker leaders and strong internal committees
• Conduct one-on-one and group meetings with workers; lead and facilitate large group meetings and trainings
• Execute campaign plans with clear goals, strategies and benchmarks
• Develop and implement internal and external campaign strategies to win union recognition, both through voluntary recognition and NLRB elections, if necessary
• Work directly with newly-organized units to negotiate and secure strong first contracts

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years labor organizing experience required; additional experience working in media sector a strong plus
• A strong commitment to building a diverse, democratic and member-led union and labor movement
• Demonstrated leadership abilities; must be an effective communicator with excellent interpersonal and writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and facilitate large group meetings and trainings
• Ability to work irregular hours, long evenings and occasional weekends
• Ability to perform administrative tasks necessary to organize efficiently, i.e. producing effective organizing materials and campaign correspondence, maintaining up-to-date worker assessments and databases, etc
• Ability to work independently and efficiently, multitask, be well-organized and reliable

Salary and benefits:

Competitive salary based on experience. Fully paid health benefits, dental benefits, life insurance and 401(k). Staff union position covered by the Local Representatives Guild.

Application and instructions:

Please send resume, cover letter and two professional references to NewsGuild Organizing Director Nastaran Mohit at nastaran@nyguild.org

Women and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.