Outreach and Communications Advocate at National Audubon Society – Anchorage, Alaska

Event Management: Oversee and implement planning and logistics for all Audubon Alaska events. Engage with community members across the state at community events to create awareness of Audubon Alaska’s conservation issues, empower advocates, and increase membership. Will work closely with the Communications Manager and the rest of the program team to provide support for events, including:

• Three bird walks. A candidate proficient in bird identification who could lead two to three guided bird walks in Anchorage would be preferred.

• Outreach and engagement support for Audubon’s summer events across the state, including travel to small communities for local science fairs, bird festivals, and the continued promotion of our Southeast Alaska Birding Trail.

• Communication support for events hosted by Audubon Alaska in the Anchorage area, including bird walks and the June LGBT/Pride Walk, plus events Audubon Alaska is participating in.

• Organize events in the intern’s interest that intersects with one of our campaign areas.

Learning Objective: Intern will be able to plan and implement community-centered Audubon Alaska events that advance the organization’s hemispheric conservation, climate action, and EDIB ((Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging)-driven engagement goals by coordinating logistics, supporting outreach statewide, and leading accessible bird-focused experiences.

Communications support: In coordination with the Communications Manager, implement communications strategies that will broaden Audubon’s visibility and reach, enhance development goals, and deepen the impact of our work.

• Help communicate mission-driven issues to the general public through presentations, contributing writing to reports, blog posts, news articles, and/or social media. Develop creative methods for increasing engagement.

• Work with the media to help advance our campaigns, including opinion editorials, press releases, letters to the editor, and action campaign emails. Assist in securing local earned media for Audubon Alaska initiatives and other regional conservation priorities.

• Learning Objective: Intern will be able to implement mission-aligned communications strategies that expand Audubon Alaska’s visibility and impact by producing engaging public-facing content, supporting media outreach, and advancing conservation campaigns in alignment with the organization’s Strategic Plan.

Hands-on event planning and community engagement, including supporting statewide bird festivals, guided walks, Pride events, and outreach in rural and Indigenous communities.

Mission-aligned communications skills, such as writing for public audiences, developing social media content, crafting presentations, and contributing to reports and action alerts.

Media and public-relations experience, including assisting with press releases, letters to the editor, opinion pieces, and earned media outreach.

Understanding of Audubon’s hemispheric conservation strategy, including how community engagement, communications, and public policy support the organization’s Guiding Star and 2028 Milestones.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Experienced communicator with excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills and the ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to non-technical audiences.

A good “people person” and listener, with an interest in working in rural communities and with Indigenous Peoples communities.

Creative, effective at solving problems, and a strategic thinker with excellent judgment and discretion.

Ability and willingness to travel locally and throughout Alaska and be comfortable with working evenings and weekends as job demands.

Must be self-motivated and willing to work in a flexible, non-structured environment. Ability to work independently and in a virtual team environment at times.

Interested in Audubon’s mission and conservation goals.

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, Hootsuite, and Meltwater is a plus.

Educated on public lands and climate change issues in Alaska is a plus.

Experienced in conservation and/or wildlife biology with some exposure to avian ecology a plus.

Expertise in bird identification and leading bird or nature walks a plus.

Experience applying EDIB principles in conservation outreach, partnership building, and event design.

Professional networking with Audubon Alaska staff, national Audubon teams (science, policy, education, communications), Chapters, and external partner organizations.

Skill-building in science communication, learning to translate complex climate, habitat, and bird-conservation topics into accessible messages for diverse audiences.

Real-world exposure to conservation campaigns, including climate action, habitat protection, renewable energy siting, and policy advocacy.

Opportunities for travel to small communities across Alaska to support science fairs, festivals, and statewide outreach.

Leadership experience, including the opportunity to design and execute an event aligned with their own interest and Audubon’s campaign areas.

Insight into nonprofit operations, strategic planning, community building, and the role of communications in advancing conservation goals.

A supportive, collaborative workplace culture, aligned with Audubon’s organizational values of care, integrity, collaboration, innovation, impact, and embracing change.