Position Description Advanced Energy United seeks a proactive and detail-oriented Campaigns and Policy Principal to join our Counterspark 501(c)(4). This position combines a foundational knowledge of clean energy policy with strategic instincts and advocacy experience. The ideal candidate will have a background in policy analysis and issue advocacy, with a preference for those with clean energy, environment, or climate policy experience. This role will require sharp strategic instincts and a sense of the levers of power we can maneuver to build support for and advance legislation.  As an integral member of the Counterspark team, the Campaigns and Policy Principal will help to distill complex policy and legislation and translate it into advocacy and education materials for the general public. This position will work across our 20-state portfolio, helping state advocates create the necessary public support to advance clean energy legislation. The principal will have a heavy hand in crafting material for public consumption such as action alerts, social media posts, talking points, and print media content.   The Campaigns and Policy Principal will also help inform and help shape our advocacy and electoral efforts across our portfolio, identifying points of commonality across states and advocacy tactics to deploy accordingly.  Responsibilities <ul style=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Research assigned policies and technologies to help improve Counterspark's communications. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Work with state teams to identify legislative priorities and develop advocacy and communications materials in support of these priorities. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Monitor and summarize legislation relevant to Counterspark’s work. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Draft, review, and edit advocacy materials such as talking points, emails, ads, and website content. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Work with the Counterspark Managing Director and Digital Director to develop cohesive legislative campaigns across states and regions.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Monitor emerging policy and political trends to help inform Counterspark strategies and actions.  </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Compile and analyze key statistics relating to email, ad, and social media performance. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Support the Counterspark staff in executing a robust political and engagement strategy. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Help develop Counterspark’s electoral strategy and maintain general awareness of relevant electoral rules and regulations.  </li></ul> Required Qualifications<ul style=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Bachelor’s degree (Political Science, Public Policy, or Communications preferred) or applicable comparable experience; master’s or law degree is a plus.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">3-6 years professional experience, with at least some experience with clean energy, climate, or other relevant policy areas.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Proactive approach to the work environment and a demonstrated ability to understand how individual workstreams fit into larger strategic plans. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Critical and strategic thinking skills and demonstrated ability to think through how individual policy priorities flow together and how to build power for our broader movement along with specific legislation.  </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Ability to distill complicated policy into digestible education and advocacy materials for the general public.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Attention to detail in written communication. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Entrepreneurial approach, flexible attitude, and ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Proven research skills and ability to identify up and coming policy areas or issues in the clean energy space to inform Counterspark advocacy efforts.  </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Campaign or electoral experience is a plus.</li></ul> Physical Requirements The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The employee is regularly required to use hands and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit for long periods of time; reach with hands and arms; may need to balance, stoop, kneel or crouch, walk up and down stairs. Job type: Full-time; regular  Location: REMOTE; residence in the U.S. required Salary: Starting at $75,000 Start Date:  March 2026  Advanced Energy United Perks Include:  <ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Remote work and flexible schedule  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families   </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Medical premiums covered for employees at 100%  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Flexible spending plans for health care and dependent care   </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Profit sharing opportunities and annual merit-based compensation increases  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">$75/month personal wellness reimbursement  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">$50/month phone stipend </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Up to $200 reimbursement for home office set-up </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Accrued Paid Time Off, 11 federal holidays, and an annual end-of-year closure  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Parental Leave  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Professional development reimbursement  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">401(k) plan (with matching incentives)  </li></ul><ul style=""><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">WMATA Transit Smart Benefits (DC, MD, VA employees)  </li></ul> Advanced Energy United is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/ or to perform essential job functions please contact the Talent Acquisition team at careers@advancedenergyunited.org. We are committed to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice across our organization (“DEIJ”). We also incorporate these values into our mission of making the energy we use secure, clean, and affordable. We know that varied perspectives and a commitment to social justice are needed to succeed in making the United States an advanced energy economy. We commit to building and supporting an inclusive workforce that represents different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints.

Advanced Energy United&nbsp;educates, engages, and advocates&nbsp;for policies that allow our member companies&nbsp;to&nbsp;compete to&nbsp;repower our economy&nbsp;with 100% clean energy.&nbsp;We work with&nbsp;decision makers at every level of government&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;regulators of&nbsp;energy&nbsp;markets to&nbsp;achieve&nbsp;this goal.&nbsp;The&nbsp;businesses&nbsp;we represent&nbsp;are&nbsp;lowering&nbsp;consumer costs, creating&nbsp;millions of new jobs, and providing&nbsp;the full range of clean, efficient, and reliable&nbsp;energy and transportation&nbsp;solutions.&nbsp;Today, these businesses have a combined market capitalization in excess of $3 trillion.&nbsp;Together,&nbsp;we are united in our mission to accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy in the United States.

Early Career - Campaigns and Policy Principal - Counterspark 

Position Description Advanced Energy United&nbsp;seeks&nbsp;a proactive and detail-oriented Campaigns and Policy Principal to join our&nbsp;Counterspark&nbsp;501(c)(4). This position combines a foundational knowledge of clean energy policy with strategic instincts and advocacy experience.&nbsp;The ideal candidate will have a background in policy analysis and issue advocacy, with a preference for those with clean energy, environment, or climate policy experience.&nbsp;This role will require sharp strategic instincts and a sense of the levers of power we can maneuver to build support for and advance legislation.&nbsp;&nbsp;As an integral member of the&nbsp;Counterspark&nbsp;team, the Campaigns and Policy Principal will help to distill complex policy and legislation and translate it into advocacy and education materials for the&nbsp;general public. This position will work across our 20-state portfolio, helping state advocates create the necessary public support to advance clean energy legislation. The principal will have a heavy hand in crafting material for public consumption such as action alerts, social media posts, talking points, and print media content.&nbsp;&nbsp; The&nbsp;Campaigns and Policy&nbsp;Principal will&nbsp;also&nbsp;help inform and&nbsp;help&nbsp;shape our advocacy and electoral efforts across our portfolio,&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;points of commonality across&nbsp;states&nbsp;and advocacy tactics to deploy accordingly.&nbsp; Responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Research assigned policies and&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;to help improve&nbsp;Counterspark's&nbsp;communications.&nbsp;</li><li>Work with state teams to identify legislative priorities and develop advocacy and communications materials in support of these priorities.&nbsp;</li><li>Monitor and summarize legislation relevant to&nbsp;Counterspark’s&nbsp;work.&nbsp;</li><li>Draft, review, and edit advocacy materials such as talking points, emails, ads, and website content.&nbsp;</li><li>Work with the&nbsp;Counterspark&nbsp;Managing Director and Digital Director to develop cohesive legislative campaigns across states and regions.</li><li>Monitor emerging policy and political trends to help inform&nbsp;Counterspark&nbsp;strategies and actions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Compile and analyze key statistics relating to email, ad, and social media performance.&nbsp;</li><li>Support the&nbsp;Counterspark&nbsp;staff in executing a robust political and engagement strategy.&nbsp;</li><li>Help develop&nbsp;Counterspark’s&nbsp;electoral strategy and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;general awareness of relevant electoral&nbsp;rules&nbsp;and regulations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> Required Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree (Political Science, Public Policy, or&nbsp;Communications preferred) or applicable comparable experience; master’s or law degree is a plus.</li><li>3-6&nbsp;years&nbsp;professional experience, with at least some experience with clean energy, climate, or other relevant policy areas.</li><li>Proactive approach to the work environment and&nbsp;a demonstrated&nbsp;ability to understand how individual workstreams fit into larger strategic plans.&nbsp;</li><li>Critical and strategic thinking skills and&nbsp;demonstrated&nbsp;ability to think through how individual policy priorities flow together and how to build power for our broader movement along with specific legislation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to distill complicated&nbsp;policy&nbsp;into digestible education and advocacy materials for the&nbsp;general public.</li><li>Attention to detail in written communication.&nbsp;</li><li>Entrepreneurial approach, flexible attitude, and ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.&nbsp;</li><li>Proven research skills and ability to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;up and coming policy areas or issues in the clean energy space to inform&nbsp;Counterspark&nbsp;advocacy efforts.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Campaign or electoral experience is a plus.</li></ul> Physical Requirements The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.&nbsp; The employee is regularly required to use hands and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit for long periods of time; reach with hands and arms; may need to balance, stoop, kneel or crouch, walk up and down stairs. Job type:&nbsp;Full-time; regular&nbsp;&nbsp;Location:&nbsp;REMOTE;&nbsp;residence in the U.S.&nbsp;required&nbsp;Salary:&nbsp;Starting at&nbsp;$75,000&nbsp;Start Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;March 2026 &nbsp;Advanced Energy United&nbsp;Perks&nbsp;Include:&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Remote work and flexible&nbsp;schedule&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Medical premiums covered for employees at 100%&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Flexible spending plans for health care and dependent care&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Profit&nbsp;sharing opportunities and annual merit-based compensation increases&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>$75/month personal wellness reimbursement&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>$50/month phone stipend&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Up to $200&nbsp;reimbursement for home office set-up&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Accrued Paid Time Off, 11&nbsp;federal&nbsp;holidays, and an annual end-of-year closure&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Parental Leave&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Professional development reimbursement&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>401(k) plan (with matching incentives)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>WMATA Transit Smart Benefits (DC,&nbsp;MD,&nbsp;VA&nbsp;employees)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> Advanced Energy United is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/ or to perform essential job functions please contact the Talent Acquisition team at careers@advancedenergyunited.org. We are committed to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice across our organization (“DEIJ”). We also incorporate these values into our mission of making the energy we use secure, clean, and affordable. We know that varied perspectives and a commitment to social justice are needed to succeed in making the United States an advanced energy economy. We commit to building and supporting an inclusive workforce that represents different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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