What’s a typical day like?

On a typical workday, everyone meets around 2:00 pm in the conference room at the office. The first hour is reserved for training and for briefings on our campaigns and other issues. We invite speakers from local activist groups to come in and talk about the projects they're working on. After that, the staff breaks off into smaller teams, each with a team leader.

We have campaign vans to provide transportation to the neighborhoods, getting there around 4:00 pm. Then, the team leader gives each staff person a section of homes to go to. Over the next five hours, you will talk to between 40 and 50 people. Half the people you talk to will be interested and want to sign to support the campaign. The other half probably won’t. And that’s ok. Our statistics have shown us this amount of support is plenty to help us win our campaigns. Out of those who sign up this evening, you will have 10 to 15 people who will want to contribute. You’ll give them a receipt, and record their information.

You will also find a handful of people who will take some time to write a letter to the head of the company, or send a note or a postcard urging a politician to stop mountaintop coal removal. Every few days, you'll also find someone who's been waiting to be contacted and will want to volunteer with the campaign in some capacity.

At 9:00 pm, everyone meets back at the van, drives back to the office, takes care of some paperwork and then leaves the office by 10:00 pm.

This might be a great job for you for the summer, or the start of a new career – you decide. We emphasize good communication and strong leadership skills. Over 80% of current directors and managers at Ohio Citizen Action got their start in this entry-level position.