Local Power Campaign Director

The cheapest, fastest, most reliable power is power produced closer to where it is used

For over a hundred years, our electricity system has been built around centralized power plants that send electricity across hundreds of miles of wires to where people work and live. Today, that system is straining under growing demand, aging infrastructure, and extreme weather, while every new plant or transmission line takes years to build and costs billions.

There is a better, cheaper, and faster way to keep the lights on and prices low. Rooftop and community solar, home and neighborhood batteries, electric vehicles and chargers, smart thermostats, and efficient technologies can do the job of new power plants at a fraction of the cost and time. This is local power, sometimes called distributed energy resources or virtual power plants, and it is already working across the country.

In 2025, business, trade association and non-profit leaders launched Common Charge, a national 501c3 non-profit coalition to align advocacy and communications efforts and provide a centralized policy and campaign hub to unlock these local, distributed energy solutions across the country and fundamentally transform our energy system over the next decade.

‍Hiring: Campaign Director to Run Multi-State Campaign

Common Charge is hiring a campaign director to design, build, and execute a multi-state campaign to amplify the narrative that local, distributed power is here, delivering reliability, and saving consumers money. This role will work with the Common Charge staff, board, and members organizations to:

• Design, write, and execute state-specific campaign strategies that hold utilities accountable to harnessing the power of locally-sourced community energy with a focus on visibility and education
• Work in partnership with our communications and policy teams to communicate with gubernatorial staff, media, and other leaders in key states and ensure visibility of our core messages by intended audiences
• Build in-state relationships with Common Charge members and other stakeholders working to ensure coordination with active in-state and regional groups and advance local, distributed energy in our target states
• Recruit local, regional, and national non-profit and business partners to join and work in partnership with Common Charge
• Be an active spokesperson for local, distributed power, and represent Common Charge at state, regional and national conferences

Common Charge is a young organization with a start-up mindset. While we’ve done our best to capture the nature of this position and responsibilities, this role will perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

At least 8 years of experience in advocacy campaigns, which can include campaign organizing, communications and / or lobbying. Specifically looking for candidates with experience using communications as a core advocacy tool.

Experience building relationships with Governor’s offices, lawmakers and / or regulators. The ideal candidate brings existing relationships in multiple states across the country.

Experience getting a coalition and / or multiple stakeholders to take shared action. Common Charge is uniquely designed as a 50/50 business and non-profit coalition. Experience working with both business as well as non-profit leaders is a plus.

Passionate about scaling distributed energy as a solution for clean, affordable, reliable energy. While candidates don’t need direct experience working on distributed energy, ideally candidates bring experience working in energy or consumer issues.

Experience building a new program, organization, and / or initiative. Looking for a candidate with an entrepreneurial spirit to help build and grow the organization as Common Charge heads into its second year.

Details

This role is fully remote within the United States. Must have access to high-speed internet and within an hour of a major airport. This role will require frequent travel throughout the country and in-person attendance at events, conferences, convenings, government offices, legislative sessions, and other meetings and gatherings (up to 40 - 50% per month).

This is a full-time exempt position that reports to the Executive Director. Annual salary range is $140,000 - $150,000. Current benefits include healthcare, employer contribution to a retirement account, and paid time off. Staff will receive a remote-office setup stipend of $500 plus a laptop, external monitor and home printer.

To Apply

To apply, fill out this application by December 1, 2026

Current benefits include healthcare, employer contribution to a retirement account, and paid time off. Staff will receive a remote-office setup stipend of $500 plus a laptop, external monitor and home printer.