'end the fossil fuel industry' edition
values-driven jobs board #4
welcome to the next edition of our purpose-driven job board! our goal with this job round-up is to spread the word about roles that might align with job seekers true values while supporting their ability to thrive under capitalism. we also like inspire imaginations about roles in a future of work that is more abundant for all.
jobs listed will range from working with non-profits, to existing inside creative spaces, to advocating for progressive politics and beyond.
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take a moment to reflect on the ping you’re receiving from that job title, the organization’s mission, or the type of work involved. what is the ping telling you about how you can co-create a more abundant future of work for all?
please note: STARRYUU is not affiliated with the companies listed unless explicitly stated. we do our best to accurately reflect the orgs, jobs, and processes for applying. we don’t influence hiring decisions, and while we prioritize sharing roles that appear values-aligned, we encourage you to do your own research when applying, as internal culture is not always visible from the outside.
☆ now onto the jobs! ☆
🧙♂️ critical + creative ai research for the benefit of the people, not for profit ~ music educators, ai creative technologists & sonic experimenters
☆ Organization: AIxDESIGN ~ global community and decentralized research & design lab for critical, creative & community approaches to AI
☆ Roles: workshop hosts + creative technologist*
☆ Location: virtual (?)
☆ Deadline: 7/27 + *TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT CEST!
☆ Links to Apply - workshop hosts + ai creative technologist
🤓 support the digital encyclopedia of American politics ~ capture mission-related news events and provide audiences with accurate and impartial political information
☆ Organization: ballotpedia ~ the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy.
☆ Role: news team staff researcher
☆ Location: virtual
☆ Date Posted: N/A
☆ Link to Apply
💓 community care + reproductive justice ~ frontline support to callers seeking financial/transportation support for their abortions + volunteer support
☆ Organization: DC abortion fund ~ helps pay for the abortion care of anyone living in or traveling to the DC Metro region, without restrictions or requirements
☆ Roles: programs coordinator
☆ Location: DC
☆ Deadline: 8.3.25
☆ Link to Apply
🌎 end the fossil fuel industry ~ a few badass troublemakers needed!
☆ Organization: Climate Defiance ~ we are young. we are livid. we are no longer willing to be disposable.
☆ Roles: social media content creator + communications director + dc organizer
☆ Location: DC / remote (US)
☆ Date Posted: 7.16.25
☆ Link to Apply
🍓 provide access to healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables through certified farmers’ markets and community food programs ~ oversee market admin + promo, participant + customer feedback, collect and track market data, supervise volunteers
☆ Organization: everyone’s harvest ~ bringing people and healthy food together in monterey county.
☆ Roles: market program manager
☆ Location: monterey, CA
☆ Deadline: 7.31.25
☆ Link to Apply
💖 working for a commonwealth where all youth thrive ~ design inclusive trainings + create campaigns centering LGBTQ+/BIPOC voices
☆ Organization: MA commission on LGBTQ youth ~ an independent state agency dedicated to helping youth thrive
☆ Roles: statewide trainer + communications coordinator
☆ Location: hybrid (everett, MA)
☆ Deadline: 8.8.25
☆ Link to Apply
✍️ support a gateway for emerging writers and represent a vital corner of the continent to a broader audience ~ social media and community manager
☆ Organization: poetry northwest ~ the Pacific Northwest's longest running literary journal, founded in 1959.
☆ Roles: publicist
☆ Location: remote
☆ Deadline: 7.31.25
☆ Link to Apply
🎨 help the artist inside everyone find their voice ~ prep and teach workshops
☆ Organization: element art center ~ community of artists and students working side-by-side in an environment that encourages and inspires creative growth
☆ Roles: art instructor / studio tech
☆ Location: los angeles
☆ Date Posted: 7.17.25
☆ Link to Apply
♻️ recycle glass to help build climate resilience in New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana ~ be the public face of the organization
☆ Organization: glassroots ~ reimagining glass waste as a community and environmental asset
☆ Roles: executive director
☆ Location: nola
☆ Date Posted: 7.15.25
☆ Link to Apply
📣 center the leadership of impacted people of color to move work on immigrant rights, economic justice, and racial equity ~ amplify the message
☆ Organization: community change ~ builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change.
☆ Roles: digital community associate
☆ Location: remote (DC-based)
☆ Date Posted: N/A
☆ Link to Apply
📒 expand public discourses and historical records to reflect art’s abundant pasts, presents, and futures ~ support internal communications, administrative processes, workflows, and office organization.
☆ Organization: center for art, research and alliances ~ exhibition space, publisher, and bookstore guided by the question: how can we dream not only about ourselves?
☆ Roles: administrative coordinator
☆ Location: nyc
☆ Deadline: 8.15.25
☆ Link to Apply
🐠 manage the health and welfare of an aquarium’s diverse animal collections which include fishes, birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and invertebrates through management of animal habitats and aquatic exhibits exceeding 300,000 gallons + more!
☆ Organization: the north carolina aquariums on roanoke island ~ supporting 280,000 guests who visit the aquarium each year to see, learn, and participate.
☆ Roles: aquarist + architectural project manager + assistant aquarium curator
☆ Location: north carolina (various locations)
☆ Deadline: 7.25.25
☆ Link to Apply
💞 support marginalized communities ~ care deeply about equity, dignity, and show up with compassion
☆ Organization: Black Women For Wellness | Sisters in Motion and Civic Engagement programs ~ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ & ɢɪʀʟꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴇᴍᴘᴏᴡᴇʀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴄʏ
☆ Roles: community outreach worker
☆ Location: hybrid (los angeles based)
☆ Date Posted: 7.16.25
☆ Link to Apply
🎞️ support experimental video, sound, and performance artists + champion underrepresented voices + foster community through a spirit of experimentation ~ oversee all outward-facing communications + help grow online presence and community engagement
☆ Organization: Coaxial ~ arts organization in DTLA dedicated to experimental video, sound & performance art.
☆ Roles: communications manager
☆ Location: remote (with occasional in-person events in Los Angeles)
☆ Date Posted: 7.15.25
☆ Link to Apply
More Resources:
Making Space - Connecting Disabled jobseekers to accessible work opportunities
UndocuProfessionals Network - Empowering Undocumented Students & Allies with Support and Opportunities
Apricot International - We help underserved MENA talent find jobs in tech
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