Help shape the next phase of Climate Designers

We’re looking for a few motivated and driven people to help take Climate Designers to the next level 

Volunteering at Climate Designers is real work and it comes with real returns. You’ll build and run an actual function within an established global organization, which means the systems, programs, and content you create are yours to claim and speak to.

This is a leaderful organization. Many of our programs were created by community members who came in with a project and a vision. We provided the platform, the infrastructure, and the support to help them bring it to life. You get out what you put in, and if you’re willing to lead, there’s real room to do it.

The connections you make here (with designers, educators, climate professionals, and partner organizations across five continents) are genuine. You’ll have an official title, visibility across our platforms, and a named affiliation with an award-winning organization.

For many of our volunteers, this is also where they get hands-on experience they’re not getting in their day jobs: leading people, shaping strategy, and doing work that sits squarely at the intersection of design and climate. If that’s where you want to go, this is a good place to build toward it.

  • Build something with purpose alongside a team of smart, passionate volunteers

  • Help shape what’s next for Climate Designers as we relaunch our member programs

  • Broaden your professional network with like-minded creatives across the globe

  • Bring your ideas to life on an established platform (we provide the container, you lead the work)

  • Get access to all of our content for free

Learn more about volunteer expectations and consider applying!

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Open Roles

  • We are seeking team support on newsletter content, curation, and production.

    Every month we publish a newsletter that shares upcoming events, both internal and external, opportunities, resources, and inspiration. They are often themed with a leading article on a topic and supporting content throughout. The newsletter is a collective effort and shared space for stories, projects, and inspiration from the team and community. Check out past newsletters.

    We are seeking curators deeply immersed in the climate + design ecosystem with a pulse for events and what’s happening across that intersection globally. Curators should have a high level of awareness of how climate + design intersect and the opportunities for change, both at the broad systemic level and by industry. Ideally we’d like to find a team with varied geographic locations and areas of climate focus.

    Responsibilities include:

    • Every month find and curate external events, conferences, and interesting opportunities across the intersection of design and climate

    • Collaborate with contributors to the newsletter and refine content together

    We are also interested in finding guest writers at the intersection of climate + design.

    In your application, let us know what climate + design subjects you follow closely, and in what regions. If you’re interested in writing, share with us some of what you’ve written and topics you would like to cover.

    Time Commitment: 4-6 hours a month. The monthly email goes out the last week of the month, and work to prepare generally starts two weeks prior mid-month.

  • We are seeking to build a team to develop and manage our domestic and international Chapters & Hubs. You’ll work with existing documentation and onboarding systems, but we welcome your experience in developing better processes. The team as a whole will continue to build more resources and training materials to support our Chapter & Hub leaders.

    We are seeking to build a team in the following roles:

    • Chapter & Hub Management Lead: You would be the point person interfacing with interested new Chapter & Hub leads, answering questions, onboarding, and managing the Chapter & Hub team.

    • Chapter & Hub Regional Leads: We are seeking three regional leads covering the Americas, EMEA, and Asian time zones to act as the point person and representative for Chapters & Hubs within each region, as well as facilitate occasional events for leads to connect with other Chapters & Hubs near them.

    • Chapters Month Coordinator: Support communication and coordination between our global Chapter & Hub leads and central team regarding our quarterly chapters week events.

    Time commitment: About 1–2 hours per week with a 6-month commitment.

  • Oversees the look and feel of the Climate Designers brand and creates assets across our programs, platforms, and communications. Works closely with leads across the organization to ensure our design output is cohesive, intentional, and worthy of the community we're building.

    • Maintain and evolve the Climate Designers visual identity

    • Design assets for programs, events, social media, and the website

    • Support other programs with design needs across HQ

    • Ensure brand consistency across all platforms and communications

    Time commitment: About 1–2 hours per week with a 6-month commitment.

  • Produces and manages our recurring monthly events as well as one-off programming. You will handle logistics, coordinate, and work behind-the-scenes to make events feel effortless. You're organized, reliable, and you know that great events are built, not stumbled into.

    • Produce and manage recurring monthly virtual events including Successes & Struggles and specialty roundtables

    • Manage event logistics on Luma including scheduling, promotion, and follow-up

    • Coordinate with facilitators, speakers, and team leads ahead of each event

    • Track attendance and engagement to improve programming over time

    • Support one-off events tied to campaigns, chapters, or partner programs

    Time commitment: About 1–2 hours per week with a 6-month commitment.

  • Responsible for the tools, platforms, and systems that keep Climate Designers running from community infrastructure to partner projects and programs. You love solving operational problems through smart tech decisions and have a low tolerance for things that don't work.

    • Set up and maintain platforms including Mighty Networks, Luma, and the website

    • Build and improve workflows and automations across HQ operations

    • Support partner projects and programs with technical infrastructure

    • Troubleshoot platform issues and evaluate new tools as needs evolve

    • Document systems and processes for the broader volunteer team

    Time commitment: About 1–2 hours per week with a 6-month commitment.

  • Translates our newsletter, Resource Library, Field Guide blog, and Chapter and Hub activity into content that connects with designers where they already are. Team members include content creators and designers who develop original content rooted in Climate Designers material. You're fluent in visual storytelling, know how to make complex ideas land quickly, and care deeply about climate.

    • Create original social media content for Instagram and LinkedIn

    • Adapt and repurpose content from the newsletter, Resource Library, and Field Guide blog

    • Highlight Chapter and Hub activity and amplify member stories

    • Develop and maintain a consistent posting cadence across platforms

    • Track engagement and use insights to refine content strategy over time

    Time commitment: About 1–2 hours per week with a 6-month commitment.

  • We are seeking a skilled Podcast Audio & Video Editor to support the production of our podcast, Doom & Bloom, across audio and video platforms. You will work within existing workflows, templates, and brand guidelines while bringing your own experience to help refine and improve our post-production process over time.

    As an editor, you will be responsible for assembling full podcast episodes, editing multi-camera video, cleaning and balancing audio, tightening dialogue for clarity and pacing, and delivering platform-ready exports. You will also create short-form clips for social and promotional use, identifying compelling moments and producing vertical and square edits with captions.

    This role collaborates closely with the host and production team to maintain the voice, tone, and storytelling style of the show, while helping improve workflows, organization, and turnaround times.

    Required experience:

    • Proficiency in Descript for transcript-based editing and collaboration

    • Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro for final video editing and delivery

    • Strong audio editing skills and attention to pacing and clarity

    Time commitment: Approximately 3–6 hours per episode, with a 6 month commitment preferred. Weekly FRI meeting with the team. Beyond that, scheduling is flexible, with deadlines aligned to episode releases.

  • Develop learning experiences and course offerings for the climate design community, and work closely with the New Wave Research Project to advance our understanding of how climate can be woven into design education at every level. This is a role for designers and educators who want to shape what the next generation of climate-conscious practitioners actually learns.

    • Develop curriculum for Climate Designers educational programs and cohort offerings

    • Support the New Wave Research Project in its work with design educators

    • Research and identify gaps in climate design education across disciplines

    • Create learning materials, frameworks, and resources for practicing designers and students

    • Connect with design schools and educators to bring climate into the classroom

    Time commitment: About 1–2 hours per week with a 6-month commitment.

  • We are looking to build up our external comm channels, including our newsletter and social media accounts.

    We would like to work with communication professionals on an advisory basis with the following goals:

    • Develop our LinkedIn strategy

    • Refine our Instagram strategy

    • Newsletter strategy

    We’d like to build a team to support us with the above to ensure we have a cohesive communications strategy moving forward.

    Looking for someone with 5+ years of experience managing social platforms and know the ins-and-outs of engagement.

    Time commitment: Short-term, 3–4 1-hour calls

  • We are seeking support on fundraising. We have done a lot of research and outreach, but are new to the non-profit world and are looking to level up with the help of experienced fundraisers. Please note we are pursuing grants, foundations, donations, corporate giving, etc… and are not a startup pursuing VC funding.

    This could be a light advisory role in the following capacities:

    • Grant research

    • Grant writing

    • Fundraising strategy

    This could also mean a bigger role for those interested in supporting our organization in a meaningful way. In this case we are open to all forms of future compensation agreements as per industry standards.

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