3+ years digital advocacy / public affairsPaid Meta & Google campaignsSocial listening & opposition monitoringOrganic social content & content calendarsStrong writing & editingProject management & remote independencePerformance analytics & reportingEnergy / infrastructure public affairsNapoleonCat / Agility PR / HeyOrca / Speak4AI tools (Claude, etc.)Rural community engagementU.S.-based independent contractor
Job Description
Fully remote, project-based contracting opportunity for a Digital Advocacy Contractor to support utility-scale energy projects. The role encompasses social listening, opposition monitoring, paid media management (Meta, Google, YouTube), organic social content creation, community management, and advocacy campaign support across multiple U.S. states. The contractor will work independently on varied, deadline-driven assignments with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, multi-client environment.
Overview
This is a fully remote, project-based contracting opportunity supporting digital public affairs and advocacy initiatives across the U.S. The role supports utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects in communities where public support is critical to successful development.
Assignments are varied, cyclical, and deadline-driven, with deliverables tailored to specific clients, projects, and messaging requirements. You will work across multiple projects and states, often picking up defined assignments and delivering polished work with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities
•Produce recurring multi-state social listening and opposition monitoring deliverables, as well as weekly project reports, adhering precisely to project templates, formatting, citation, and sourcing requirements
•Monitor relevant conversations and activity across assigned markets, providing clear, structured reporting and permalinked sources where required
•Manage Facebook comment moderation and response for assigned project pages, including drafting approved responses and filtering or managing comments through appropriate moderation platforms
•Build, launch, monitor, and optimize paid campaigns across Meta, Google, YouTube, StackAdapt, and streaming platforms for awareness, lead generation, geofencing, and search initiatives
•Develop and refine ad copy, verify disclaimers and compliance requirements, and analyze cost-per-lead and broader campaign performance using transparent methodologies
•Create monthly organic social content calendars tailored to individual projects, incorporating client-specific SEO, tone, messaging, and approval requirements
•Analyze performance dashboards and translate campaign data into useful insights and recommendations
•Support advocacy and letter-of-support campaigns, including landing pages, RSVP initiatives, event promotion, and tracking of letters and other engagement outcomes
•Adapt quickly to changing priorities and step into defined deliverables during high-volume periods while maintaining a consistently high standard of quality
Requirements
•3+ years of experience in digital advocacy, social media management, public affairs, digital communications, or a related field, preferably within a fast-paced multi-client environment
•Hands-on experience building, managing, and reporting on paid Meta and Google campaigns, including targeting, disclaimers, compliance, and cost-per-lead analysis
•Proven experience conducting social listening and opposition monitoring and producing clear, structured reports under recurring deadlines
•Exceptional writing and editing skills, with meticulous attention to client-specific formatting, messaging, sourcing, and documentation requirements
•Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines independently in a remote environment
•Demonstrated ability to work with limited supervision while proactively communicating progress, risks, questions, and deliverables
•Experience in energy, infrastructure, or politically sensitive and regulated public affairs environments is preferred
•Familiarity with community engagement and organized opposition dynamics, particularly in rural communities, is a plus
•Experience with tools such as NapoleonCat, Agility PR or comparable monitoring platforms, Looker Studio, Speak4, monday.com, and HeyOrca is preferred
•Comfort using AI tools such as Claude to accelerate research, reporting, content development, and workflow execution
•Must be a U.S.-based independent contractor and legally authorized to work in the United States
•Ability to provide a resume, cover letter, and 2-4 relevant work samples or case studies demonstrating comparable digital advocacy or public affairs work
Compensation and Benefits
•Independent contractor (1099) engagement with flexible, project-based assignments
•Fully remote, work from anywhere in the United States
•50-70 per hour, with final compensation determined by factors including location, education, knowledge, skills, and experience
•Opportunity to work on projects supporting the development of wind, solar, battery storage, and other advanced energy infrastructure
•Exposure to multi-state digital advocacy, public affairs, paid media, social listening, community engagement, and grassroots campaigns
•Varied assignments across multiple projects and clients, providing broad experience in digital public affairs
•High degree of autonomy and the opportunity to contribute immediately to defined, high-impact deliverables
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