Overview
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is an international, not-for-profit research and advocacy organization that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation. CCDH has been at the forefront of unmasking how online platforms and search engines drive radicalization, online harm, and pollute the information ecosystem. We are agile, influential and have a global impact – with offices in London and Washington D.C. and connections globally.
CCDH is a leading voice on online harms and advocating for online safety initiatives across the globe. We set the agenda for understanding what is wrong in digital spaces and how to fix them. We work across a range of different areas, from the anti-vaccination movement to climate change and artificial intelligence. Policymakers, regulators, and elected officials are a key audience for us as we advance solutions, and in the EU, ensure regulation is enforced.
CCDH wants to increase our capacity to contribute across sectors impacted by our work and expand our ability to work with groups impacted by online harms. We’re looking for someone with the appetite to work with partners to generate the pressure necessary for change. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their own skills and expertise. They will join a team that invests in its employees. We know our work will be at its best if it is created by people with a range of backgrounds and experiences. We are keen to interview people who will add diversity of experience to our team.
CCDH has grown rapidly since it was founded. Today, CCDH has more than 30 staff, a growing public profile, and a credible path to completing our mission to create permanent change to social media business model incentives and disincentives. Finishing the job means driving transparency and accountability reform in the United States, as well as harnessing the immense power of American brand advertisers to assert that platforms should be mindful of their extraordinary power as the primary means by which we share information, transact business, and create and maintain relationships.
The role
As Director of Creative Industry Engagement, you will be responsible for developing, leading, and executing CCDH’s emerging work in the entertainment industry, working to strategically build relationships with celebrities, artists, cultural influencers, storytellers, and others in the entertainment industry. Your work will enhance the organization’s presence in Hollywood and the broader creative industries, engaging key stakeholders and messengers to increase awareness of the organization’s priority issues and campaigns. This role will include both strategy and execution, leveraging existing cultural and celebrity partners, and expanding the roster of engaged talent with ongoing touchpoints and cultivation.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
● Develop and implement a creative community engagement strategy in partnership with CCDH leadership and identify opportunities for the entertainment industry and creative community to enhance and accelerate organizational priorities.
● Oversee the organization’s entertainment industry and creative community relationships, including conducting proactive outreach to potential partners, taking meetings with talent teams, agency contacts, writers, executives, organizing relevant convenings, and executing all follow-up.
● Manage day-to-day operations and communications with entertainment industry and creative community stakeholders, including managing all incoming requests and communications with prospective and confirmed partners.
● Develop strategic recommendations and assess inbound requisitions and opportunities for the organization to engage with celebrities, influencers, and artists.
● Develop materials that celebrity/artist/influencer/team members may need to engage and activate effectively, including toolkits, social assets and copy, and other communications / materials.
● Proactively monitor current events and industry trends involving celebrities, particularly tracking which celebrities are speaking out about CCDH key issues and establishing contact when appropriate. Observe how other nonprofit organizations are most effectively engaging talent and adopting updated best practices based on these learnings.
● Monitor organization’s reputation management as it relates to celebrity supporters, ensuring high-profile partners align with CCDH values and organizational goals.
Qualifications:
● 5-7+ years experience in, and excellent understanding of, the entertainment industry, either through direct agency experience or roles requiring close coordination with talent and their teams.
● 2+ years experience engaging celebrities and creatives on social impact initiatives or directly on behalf of a nonprofit organization.
● Track record in collaboration and internal/ external partnerships.
● Excellent project management and communications skills.
● Reside in or relocate to Los Angeles, California.
Desirable:
● Leadership experience in an organization that works to counter online harms
● Understanding of the infrastructure of online hate and misinformation
● Experience of working with groups impacted by online harms
Competitive Salary Package
Salary negotiable based on experience and market rates
● Salary: From $150,000
● Enhanced family leave policies
● 20 days’ holiday plus US public bank holidays
● Birthday Bonus extra Leave Day
● Flexible working options: working from home, compressed hours, flextime
● 401k
● Mental Health Support on Spill
● Sick leave and Pay
If you are interested in this opportunity, please go to our website Work at CCDH — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH (counterhate.com) and fill in our online application form by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
If you need adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at jobs@counterhate.com.
About Center for Countering Digital Hate
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is an international, not-for-profit research and advocacy organization that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation.CCDH has been at the forefront of unmasking how online platforms and search engines drive radicalization, online harm, and pollute the information ecosystem. We are agile, influential and have a global impact – with offices in London and Washington D.C. and connections globally.
CCDH is a leading voice on online harms and advocating for online safety initiatives across the globe. We set the agenda for understanding what is wrong in digital spaces and how to fix them. We work across a range of different areas, from the anti-vaccination movement to climate change and artificial intelligence. Policymakers, regulators, and elected officials are a key audience for us as we advance solutions, and in the EU, ensure regulation is enforced.
CCDH wants to increase our capacity to contribute across sectors impacted by our work and expand our ability to work with groups impacted by online harms. We’re looking for someone with the appetite to work with partners to generate the pressure necessary for change. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their own skills and expertise. They will join a team that invests in its employees. We know our work will be at its best if it is created by people with a range of backgrounds and experiences. We are keen to interview people who will add diversity of experience to our team.
CCDH has grown rapidly since it was founded. Today, CCDH has more than 30 staff, a growing public profile, and a credible path to completing our mission to create permanent change to social media business model incentives and disincentives. Finishing the job means driving transparency and accountability reform in the United States, as well as harnessing the immense power of American brand advertisers to assert that platforms should be mindful of their extraordinary power as the primary means by which we share information, transact business, and create and maintain relationships.