We are advancing practical, scalable solutions to help animals
Careers at Innovate Animal Ag
At Innovate Animal Ag, each day is a new challenge. One day we might talk to animal scientists and dig into literature to assess the welfare impact of a new technology. The next day we might talk to the media about a recent technological breakthrough. The next, we might prepare a pitch deck for an agricultural producer to invest in a new technology. You don’t have to have done all this before, but you have to be able to jump in if that’s what needs to be done.
“I believe that animal welfare as a social and political cause is massively underperforming its potential because practical, scalable solutions are not yet at the center of discussion. We focus so much on telling people what they shouldn’t eat, and telling companies what they shouldn’t do. What’s lacking is the “carrot” end of the carrot and stick. The climate movement achieved success by centering technologies like renewable energy and electric vehicles, then mobilizing massive social and political capital towards their adoption. Animal welfare is structurally similar, ultimately being about mitigating negative externalities of industrialization. The broadest ambition of Innovate Animal Ag is therefore to bring a techno-optimist revolution to the animal welfare movement, advancing technological solutions to major challenges and seeking to reward innovative and disruptive companies that are doing things better.”
— Robert Yaman, CEO
Open Roles
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In this role you’ll build and manage Innovate Animal Ag’s media platform that critically supports all of our work. You’ll be responsible for all marketing and communications efforts, assist with fundraising, and potentially lay the groundwork for future policy work
About the role
Full-time
US applicants only
In-person in Berkeley, CA preferred
Responsibilities
Work with the Executive Director to develop our messaging for a wide range of stakeholders, including business partners, consulting clients, and donors.
Develop marketing and communications strategies based on the organization’s goals.
Manage key outreach channels, including our social media, newsletter, and website.
Create engaging and insightful content to showcase our research.
Develop and execute strategies to grow our reach among target audiences.
Manage relationships with journalists and other external media.
Help develop communications and marketing strategies directly for the technologies we support.
Assist fundraising by identifying new potential audiences and communication channels.
Line up speaking engagements, and work with other staff on media training.
Work with external contractors and generative AI to manage our visual identity and maintain a consistent, professional, and beautiful visual appearance across all of our public-facing work.
Lay the groundwork for our future policy work by contextualizing our research in broader political trends, understanding how our work might appeal to voters.
Help out wherever else there is a need
About You
You have a strong commitment to our mission of improving animal welfare through technology.
You have a track record of stellar achievement in marketing, communications, or a related field.
You love writing, and have the ability to write clearly and compellingly in a wide variety of contexts.
You can understand what motivates many different groups of people, even if they are very different from you.
You are excited to work in an early-stage startup nonprofit environment. This means:
You have an entrepreneurial drive, are ambitious and anti-complacent.
You thrive in environments with lots of ambiguity and little structure.
You are eager to do whatever task is needed most, even if it is boring or inglorious.
You are comfortable with - repeatedly failing, learning, and adjusting (then failing again).
If you’re interested, please send a resume and a short personal essay (<1 page) to careers@innovateanimalag.org. In your personal essay, be sure to mention your relationship to our mission, and why you want to work at Innovate Animal Ag.
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In this role, you’ll be responsible for a large part of Innovate Animal Ag’s core programs–from identifying new technologies to support, to deeply researching and understanding the bottlenecks to their development and adoption, then developing and executing plans to alleviate those bottlenecks.
About the role
Full-time
US applicants only
In-person in Berkeley, CA preferred
Title and compensation variable based on experience
Responsibilities
Conduct primary and secondary research on cutting-edge technologies in animal agriculture to deeply understand their technological readiness, market status, impact on animal welfare, and value proposition to producers.
Lead corporate outreach efforts to develop a strong network of partners within animal agriculture to assist our work.
Generate insights around the bottlenecks to the development and adoption of these technologies.
Develop strategies to alleviate these bottlenecks, whatever they may be. Execute these strategies from inception to completion.
Work on strategic initiatives with a wide variety of partners, including technology companies and other nonprofits.
Run special projects as they arise, including consulting projects.
Help out wherever else there is a need
About You
You have a strong commitment to our mission of improving animal welfare through technology.
You have a track record of stellar achievement in some field.
Applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds may be suitable for this role. Some backgrounds that may stand out include:
Previous experience in management consulting
Previous experience in early-stage startups (especially ones in the physical rather than digital world)
Previous experience in ag (especially animal ag), or food (especially novel foods)
Previous experience in sales, business development, product management, investment, or strategy in the for-profit sector
You are excited to work in an early-stage startup nonprofit environment. This means:
You have an entrepreneurial drive, are ambitious and anti-complacent.
You thrive in environments with lots of ambiguity and little structure.
You are eager to do whatever task is needed most, even if it is boring or inglorious.
You are comfortable with repeatedly failing, learning, and adjusting (then failing again).
If you’re interested, please send a resume and a short personal essay (<1 page) to careers@innovateanimalag.org. In your personal essay, be sure to mention your relationship to our mission, and why you want to work at Innovate Animal Ag.
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If you don’t see a role that’s an obvious fit, we also welcome applications from exceptional candidates who have a passion for our mission, and who may be able to contribute in unique ways.
If you’re interested, please send a resume and a short personal essay (<1 page) to careers@innovateanimalag.org. In your personal essay, be sure to mention your relationship to our mission, and why you want to work at Innovate Animal Ag.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.