Community Organizer

Job overview

The Community Organizer role is based in Essie Justice Group’s Los Angeles office; the listing location is South Pasadena, CA. The position is full-time and pays $70,000–$74,000 per year, depending on experience. Essie Justice Group organizes women and gender-nonconforming people with incarcerated loved ones to challenge mass incarceration and advance care, equity, community safety, and liberation. The organizer supports membership recruitment, leadership development, and campaign implementation. By coordinating outreach, events, member participation, and relationships with community allies, the role helps build collective power and advance decarceration campaigns.

What you'll do

• Recruit and engage members
• support participation in programs, committees, and campaign activities
• track participation, turnout, and retention trends
• help members develop leadership
• organize meetings and gatherings
• support direct actions, rallies, press events, and meetings with elected officials
• participate in canvassing and phone banking
• prepare member- and partner-facing materials
• support relationships with partners and community allies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

community organizer

community organizing

member recruitment

leadership development

campaigns

decarceration

gender justice

south pasadena ca

essie justice group

$70k–$74k

medical benefits

wellness stipend

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits, optional 401(k), substantial vacation package, and monthly personal wellness stipend.

Why this role

The posting describes a full-time salaried position supervised by the Senior Manager on the Membership & Organizing team and lists medical, dental, and vision benefits, optional 401(k), vacation, and a monthly personal wellness stipend.

About the employer

Essie Justice Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Social Advocacy Organizations. Sector: 81.