Right to Repair Short-Term Campaigner

Right to Repair Short-Term Campaigner

Boston, MA

PIRG is looking for campaigners to join our Right to Repair campaign and work with us to stand up for the public’s right to fix their own products and push back against the waste problems driven by intentionally disposable electronics. This is a four-month campaign position where you can make a real impact on an important issue, and also learn more about advocacy and organizing to help you decide if a career in this field is right for you.

We should be able to fix our stuff when it breaks. We need easy access to the information, tools, resources and third party repair shops it takes to fix our cell phones, appliances, electronics and other equipment. That means working together to get the companies who make our stuff, to give us the right to repair our stuff. When they do, it will be better for the planet, better for our budgets, and things will work the way they are supposed to.

Key responsibilities

• Educate and mobilize public support: Conduct online and in-person outreach to educate the public on Right to Repair and ways to get involved.
• Organize events and work with volunteers: Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate.
• Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to build support for Right to Repair and ending planned obsolescence.
• Get our story out to as many people as possible: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign, and organize influencers and others to show their support for the Right to Repair.
• Write articles and tell Right to Repair stories: Help us build awareness about Right to Repair by writing original articles for our website, and collecting powerful testimonials about the importance of repair.

Qualifications

Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Though we expect you to take on real responsibility and run with it, we provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight by an experienced advocate. We are looking for candidates with leadership experience, top-notch writing and public speaking skills, an eagerness to learn, and are ready for a challenge. 

Compensation and Benefits

This position is approximately 4 months. Pay and benefits are prorated for the length of your campaign position, based on this target annual package: The target annual compensation for this entry level position is $40,000. PIRG offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package for short-term staff includes medical insurance for employees and dependents after 90 days on staff, paid sick time, and a commuter benefit program. We also offer excellent training and opportunities for advancement. If you are interested in a full-year position, please visit our website for details.

Start date: We’re hiring Campaigners to start on January 5, 2027.

Location: Boston, MA

Why work with PIRG? Check out 10 reasons on our website.

About PIRG

PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and our well-being.

Being a consumer advocate means being a champion for a marketplace that is not only honest and transparent, but also wastes less because it reduces, reuses and recycles more; prevents toxic threats to our health and safety; and considers the impact of new products and technologies on the next generation, not just the next quarterly earnings report.

The true North Star of a successful marketplace should not be the quantity of “stuff” we consume. It should be the quality of our lives.

Our Mission and Values

PIRG is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a new future and a strategic approach to change. Visit our website for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Please do not use AI to help draft your cover letter or responses to our Application questions. We want to know how you think and write. 

PIRG is an equal opportunity employer.