Current Job Openings

American Progress has an immediate opening for an Administrative and Operations Coordinator or Associate in the Rights and Justice department. The newly organized department incorporates six teams (Criminal Justice Reform; Disability Justice Initiative; Gun Violence Prevention; Immigration Policy; LGBTQI+ Research and Communications Project; and Racial Equity and Justice) and is dedicated to building a society that respects the rights and dignity of all people; provides equitable opportunity for everyone to fulfill their potential; and ensures everyone benefits from the collective strengths of the nation’s diversity. The Coordinator or Associate will be driven by American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.” The department’s work focuses on several priorities, including protecting and expanding civil rights, building just and inclusive communities, and creating more equitable and effective systems for all Americans.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director or Director of Research on its Higher Education Policy team. The team is devoted to advancing progressive and equitable higher education policy priorities. The Associate Director/Director of Research for Higher Education Policy will conceptualize and lead entire bodies of the Higher Education Policy team’s research agenda; lead the design and execution of quantitative and qualitative analyses; contribute to policy analyses and recommendations; and collaborate with other teams within and outside American Progress’ Education department.

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American Progress is seeking an Associate Director or Director to join its Criminal Justice Reform team. American Progress is dedicated to developing policies that 1) shrink the footprint of the criminal justice system while improving public health and safety; 2) promote equity and accountability within the justice system; and 3) provide opportunities for people directly impacted by a criminal conviction. The work of the Criminal Justice Reform team, situated within the Rights and Justice department, stems from the principles of fair laws and law enforcement; just and proportional responses to crime; comprehensive investments in safety outside of the justice system; and data- and evidence-driven solutions. The Associate Director/Director for Criminal Justice Reform will help lead American Progress’ efforts to further these goals by developing and seeking to advance smart, focused strategies through research and strategic communications and working in coalition with stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director/Director on the Democracy Policy team in its Structural Reform and Governance department. The department incorporates three existing teams (Democracy Policy, Courts and Legal Policy, and Technology Policy) and is dedicated to taking swift action to strengthen the guardrails of democracy in a way that equips it to serve as a force for good. This position will manage a broad voting rights policy portfolio that includes work to combat voter suppression and promote pro-voter reforms, advance election security priorities, and combat disinformation. The successful candidate will help coordinate policy analysis and substantial research and writing for the team while also working regularly on relevant ideas and issues with other American Progress teams. The Associate Director/Director will also help build relationships with outside stakeholders, including allied organizations, policymakers, and the media.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for an Associate Director or Director of Federal Budget Policy on its Tax and Budget Policy team. The Tax and Budget Policy team is committed to promoting an economy that works for all, led by robust public investments and a more equitable tax code. It is a small but dynamic team that often collaborates with American Progress’ many other policy teams. The Tax and Budget Policy team is situated within the Inclusive Growth department, which works to address the deep inequities in the U.S. economy to ensure that all Americans can live secure and stable lives.

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American Progress is seeking an Associate Director or Director for Racial Equity and Justice. The Associate Director/Director will help lead American Progress’ efforts to develop, communicate, and implement policy ideas that provide a new way forward for a range of equity challenges in an increasingly diverse America, with a particular focus on race and equity. They will help coordinate policy analysis and substantial research and writing for the team while also working regularly on relevant ideas and issues with other American Progress teams. The Associate Director/Director will also help build relationships with outside stakeholders, including allied organizations, policymakers, and the media.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Constituency Media Associate or Manager on its Press team. This role requires an individual who is professionally proficient in both Spanish and English. This person will be responsible for maintaining relationships with and conducting daily outreach to constituency media, including Spanish-language, African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and international news outlets.

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The Data Warehouse Developer will deliver integration solutions to American Progress. The position will focus on automating integrations between various business systems, including Unanet, Paycom, Salesforce, data services, and data warehouse systems. The successful candidate will perform technical administration duties for data warehouse development, programming, and maintenance.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Desktop Support Specialist in its Administration department. The successful candidate will join the Technology team as the front-line support person who ensures proper computer operation so that end users can accomplish business tasks. This role includes receiving, prioritizing, documenting, and actively resolving end-user help requests, as well as escalating incidents when appropriate and necessary to maintain service-level agreement (SLA) expectations. Problem resolution may involve the use of diagnostic and help request tracking tools and may also require that the Desktop Support Specialist give in-person, hands-on help.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Desktop Support Technician in its Administration department. The successful candidate will join the Technology team as the front-line support person who fields technical requests from the user community and handles routine support and maintenance tasks.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Digital Media Specialist in its Energy and Environment department to coordinate and manage the department’s online presence and digital advocacy efforts, including digital communication, email marketing, and social media management. The ideal candidate will have strong writing and project management skills; attention to detail; and a commitment to tackling climate change and addressing environmental injustice.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Digital Partnerships Associate or Specialist to join the Advocacy and Outreach department and advance its amplification and distribution efforts to build the case for progressive policies and values. With Americans facing an increasing volume of news and media content, it has never been more important to amplify progressive policies and build up the necessary communications infrastructure to reach key audiences—and American Progress is committed to leading the way.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director of Analytics to join its Digital Strategy team to develop and manage the organization’s growing analytics practice.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director of Design to join a growing creative team with the Center for American Progress Action Fund Advocacy Department. This role will be driven by American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.” The CAP Action creative team’s mission is to develop innovative and compelling visual content that builds the emotional and visual case for progressive policies, values, and candidates.

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American Progress is seeking a Director of Government Affairs within the Advocacy and Outreach department. The successful candidate will be driven by the American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.”

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American Progress is seeking a Director for its K-12 Education Policy team. The K-12 Education Policy team is devoted to generating pragmatic and progressive new policy ideas to advance education reform in the United States. The team’s work focuses on several priority areas, including applying an explicit racial equity lens to education policymaking; reimagining public education; recruiting and retaining effective teachers and principals; creating equitable access to K-12 education opportunities in preparation for the future of work; and ensuring public schools are funded equitably so that all students receive access to a quality education.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director of Media Relations on its Press team. This role requires an individual who is professionally proficient in both Spanish and English. This person will serve as a senior member of the Communications department and will lead all communications strategy for several American Progress policy teams.

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American Progress has an immediate opening in its Rights and Justice department for a Director or Senior Director of the organization’s LGBTQI+ Research and Communications Project. The Director or Senior Director will lead American Progress’ efforts to address disparities faced by LGBTQI+ individuals and advance LGBTQI+ rights and equity. The successful candidate will create a work plan for the team with clear annual objectives and measurable outcomes. They will also lead policy outreach and coalition efforts, including conceptualizing a substantial LGBTQI+ research and policy agenda and managing relationships with external stakeholders such as allied organizations, policymakers, and the media.

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American Progress is seeking an Email Marketing Specialist to help promote progressive policies and ideas among targeted audiences. The Email Marketing Specialist will be a part of the Digital Strategy team, which is responsible for marketing American Progress’ work to highly segmented audiences, including elected officials; national, state, and local advocates; policy organizations and think tanks; and more.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Facilities Assistant on the Office Services team within the Administration department. This is a physically demanding and highly visible role that supports the effective monitoring and maintenance of American Progress’ physical space, equipment, fixtures, and appliances as well as provides front desk coverage in partnership with the Office Services team’s Administrative Associate. This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service through a variety of facilities-related and front desk tasks that include but are not limited to: greeting and directing visitors and guests; answering and redirecting phone calls; setting up conference room technology; providing internal moves support; helping with furniture relocations and light furniture repairs; checking supply inventory stocking and maintenance; and facilitating mail processing and distribution. The schedule for this position is four eight-hour days in the office each week. As the organization’s hybrid work schedule evolves, candidates should anticipate that the schedule will change.

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American Progress has an opening for a Legal Assistant to join its Legal team. The Legal team manages legal matters for the Center for American Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and educational think tank, as well as its affiliated 501(c)(4) organization, the Center for American Progress Action Fund. This role will be driven by the American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.”

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst for Financial Regulation and Corporate Governance on the Economic Policy team. The successful candidate will have expertise in banking, capital markets, or corporate governance; familiarity with existing federal regulatory and supervisory approaches; and a commitment to investor protection, market integrity, and the overall competitiveness and inclusiveness of the economy. This position requires strong quantitative skills, experience using economic data and research to make compelling public policy arguments, meticulousness, comfort with a fast-paced environment, and a passion for advancing progressive economic policy. The Policy Analyst’s primary role will be to conceive of and produce rigorous analyses that inform current policy debates.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst or Senior Policy Analyst to support organizationwide efforts to strengthen health. The Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst will work under the direction of the Vice President and Coordinator for Health Policy. They will work with colleagues across American Progress, including within the Inclusive Growth Department’s Health Policy team, to conduct original analyses and advance policy proposals to expand affordable health coverage, lower health costs for consumers, and advance public health and equity. The Policy Analyst/Senior Policy Analyst will also collaborate with partner organizations on relevant and overlapping policy priorities and participate in advocacy coalitions. The position requires strong analytical, communication, and management skills.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Policy Analyst or Senior Policy Analyst on its Higher Education Policy team. The team is devoted to advancing progressive and equitable higher education policy priorities. The Policy Analyst or Senior Policy Analyst will conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses and literature reviews; write reports and other products; and engage with other organizations, researchers, and advocates to conduct research and advance postsecondary education policy priorities.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant in the organization’s Inclusive Growth department who will work to advance economic policies through research, analysis, and writing. The Research Assistant will provide background research and writing support, initially on topics related to raising standards and building power for workers, such as the broad-based benefits of increasing unionization rates; ensuring government spending leads to good jobs for workers; and recommending federal, state, and local reforms to do so. They also will be assigned to work on a range of issues throughout the Inclusive Growth department. Their work will be driven by American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.”

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American Progress is seeking a versatile and creative Senior Digital Designer to join its Art team.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships to join the organization’s Advocacy and Outreach department. Across a range of mediums and platforms, including talk radio, cable TV, Facebook, and YouTube, conservatives have spent decades building infrastructure for a right-wing echo chamber that ensures their policy message becomes the dominant media narrative for many Americans. With Americans facing this increasing onslaught of news and media content, it has never been more important for progressives to close this engagement gap and build the necessary communications infrastructure to break through the clutter and reach key audiences with their policy messaging, and the Center for American Progress Action Fund is committed to leading the way.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director of K-12 Education Policy. The Senior Director will be responsible for developing and communicating new policy ideas, managing policy team staff, and coordinating projects across departments. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of K-12 education policy with expertise in one or more of the team’s core areas, including equitable resource distribution across all schools; recruitment and retention of a well-trained and diverse educator workforce; innovations in the future of assessments and accountability for school quality; evidence-based strategies for protecting the civil rights of students; and establishing a cradle-to-career continuum that ensures access to economic opportunity. Most crucially, cutting across all of these areas is an emphasis on racial equity through the application of a community-informed policymaking strategy. In addition to representing the K-12 Education Policy team with policymakers, media, and the public, the successful candidate will have a strong aptitude for managing people; extensive familiarity with legislative and regulatory processes; existing relationships with the K-12 policymaking community in Washington, D.C.; experience working with funders; and a collaborative vision for setting a research agenda and strategic direction.

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American Progress seeks a self-starter with strong communication, mediation, facilitation, and problem-solving skills to advance fundraising initiatives and provide strategic planning and project management support for the “Securing a Sustainable Climate” and “Advancing Racial Equity and Justice” priorities. The Senior Director for Strategy and Philanthropic Partnerships will play a key role in strategic planning and execution to foster effective cross-departmental collaboration, ensure alignment with organizational outcomes, and track impact. They will also pursue and capitalize on emerging opportunities for foundation funding and help produce written communications for the organization. This individual will work within the Foundation Relations team and across the Energy and Environment Department, as well as work closely with the Executive, Finance, and Legal teams and senior American Progress staff.

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American Progress is dedicated to developing policies that promote safe and just communities by: (1) reducing gun violence and increasing oversight of the gun industry; (2) increasing investment in community-based violence intervention solutions; (3) shrinking the footprint of the criminal justice system while improving public health and safety; (4) promoting equity and accountability within the justice system; and (5) providing opportunities for people directly impacted by the criminal justice system.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director or Managing Director on its Immigration Policy team. The Senior Director/Managing Director will lead American Progress’ efforts to advocate for a more fair, humane, and workable immigration system, including winning citizenship for the undocumented; rebuilding the nation’s asylum and refugee systems; and modernizing enforcement and visa policy. The Senior Director/Managing Director will create a work plan with clear annual objectives and measurable outcomes. They will also lead policy outreach and coalition efforts, including conceptualizing a substantial research and advocacy agenda for immigration policy and managing relationships with outside stakeholders such as allied organizations, policymakers, and the media.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Director or Managing Director of the Racial Equity and Justice team. The Senior Director/Managing Director will lead American Progress’ efforts to develop, communicate, and implement policy ideas that provide a new way forward for a range of equity challenges in an increasingly diverse America, with a particular focus on race and equity. The Senior Director/Managing Director will create a team work plan and clear annual objectives with measurable outcomes. They will coordinate policy analysis and substantial research and writing for the team while also working regularly on relevant ideas and issues with other American Progress teams.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Senior Media Manager on its Press team. The Senior Media Manager’s portfolio of work will support American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.”

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The Senior Vice President for Inclusive Growth and Coordinator for Building an Economy for All will lead in executing American Progress’ mission “to improve the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action, with the aim of not only changing the conversation, but changing the country.” This leader will be a creative and analytical thought partner with team leads, bringing approaches for effectively and sustainably growing the economy, including by maximizing inclusion and equity. In coordinating American Progress’ efforts on building an economy for all, this leader also will be expected to see and execute on points of connectivity with the organization’s five cross-cutting priorities.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Social Media Design Associate or Social Media Graphic Designer to join a growing creative team with the Advocacy department. The Advocacy department's mission is to develop innovative and compelling visual content that builds the emotional and visual case for progressive policies and values. The Design Associate/Graphic Designer will support the in-house creative team with graphic design for social, email, and websites, as well as fulfill rapid-response design requests.

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American Progress has an immediate opening for a Special Events Coordinator in the Communications department. The Special Events Coordinator will work with our talented and dynamic Events team to plan and execute American Progress’ events (virtual, hybrid, and in-person), coordinate between departments, maintain event calendars, and perform other duties related to organizing and hosting small- and large-scale events.

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