Jobs
Clean Air Council strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, and those with disabilities to apply.
Job Opportunity: Staff Writer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Schedule: Full-time
Reports to: Communications Director
Deadline: Applications accepted until the position is filled. Ideal start date is May 2025.
About Clean Air Council:
The committed team at Clean Air Council is dedicated to protecting and defending everyone’s right to a healthy environment and a livable climate. The Council uses advocacy campaigns, community organizing, strategic communications, public education, and legal action to carry out this mission. Clean Air Council is one of the Mid-Atlantic’s oldest environmental groups. Since its founding nearly 60 years ago, the Council has established itself as an organization that advocates fiercely, strategically, and pragmatically to defend our communities and stabilize our climate. Recent victories include blocking fossil fuel projects, winning system-saving funding for public transit, and setting new legal precedent to support environmental victories in court.
The Council is an equal opportunity employer and has a strongly held belief in the importance of having a diverse workforce.
Position Description: The Staff Writer will work with the Communications Director and Social Media Coordinator to write content and implement communications strategies that support and highlight the Council’s legal, community outreach, and policy work. The Staff Writer will draft and edit earned media, social media, and owned media in their day-to-day work.
For more information and to apply visit here.
Internships and Volunteering
All internships and volunteer positions will be remote/virtual until further notice.
We offer internships for undergraduate, graduate and legal interns. Generally, internships are unpaid positions with the Council and we consider their roles important to the Council’s work. We will work with interns to secure external funding (such as work-study programs) to cover the costs of living while interning with the Council.
“I had an incredible experience as a legal intern for Clean Air Council. During my internship, I was able to meaningfully contribute to the environmental protection effort in Pennsylvania, and I gained invaluable hands-on experience with a wide variety of environmental law issues. However, what I appreciated most about Clean Air Council was the staff’s genuine interest in providing the interns with mentorship, guidance, and opportunities to learn and grow as future lawyers and environmental advocates.”
– Libby Wetzler, Clean Air Council Legal Intern, Summer 2021
“Joining the Council’s legal team as an intern after my 1L year was the ideal way to jumpstart my involvement in an area of advocacy that I hope to keep as a central focus of my whole legal career. There are things you learn from exposure to high-stakes, of-the-moment environmental defense litigation and activism that you can’t learn in a classroom, and certainly won’t learn from a textbook.
The best part of an internship with the Council is the caliber of people you work with: a group of consummate professionals dedicated to winning uphill legal battles yet equally committed to providing an irreplaceable education to its interns. Over 10 weeks this summer, I contributed more meaningful work to a vital cause than I ever had, all while doubling my understanding of the contemporary legal and political landscape. I will be watching and rooting for the Council’s achievements for years to come!”
– Brandon Robilotti, Clean Air Council Legal Intern, Summer 2021
