Application Guide
How to Apply for West Coast Organizing Manager
at Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA)
🏢 About Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA)
Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) is a rapidly growing grassroots organization that has mobilized 551 chapters nationwide and influenced landmark child digital safety legislation. Working here means joining a passionate team dedicated to ending childhood screen addiction and fostering real-world connections, with a strong commitment to centering multicultural communities in advocacy.
About This Role
As the West Coast Organizing Manager, you will be a founding member of MAMA's new organizing department, focusing on engaging Latine, Black, and Indigenous communities in California. This role involves building and supporting chapters, training parent leaders, and driving advocacy campaigns to get smartphones out of schools and ensure tech products have basic safeguards—making a tangible impact on children's health and well-being.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might start with a virtual check-in with the National Organizing Director, followed by outreach calls or video meetings with parent leaders in California to support their chapter activities. You might spend time developing training materials in English and Spanish, coordinating logistics for an upcoming in-person event, or analyzing engagement data to refine your organizing strategies.
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📝 Tips for Applying to Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA)
Highlight specific examples of your experience organizing within multicultural communities, especially any work with Latine, Black, or Indigenous groups, and quantify your impact (e.g., number of volunteers recruited, events held).
Demonstrate your bilingual proficiency by submitting your resume and cover letter in both English and Spanish, or clearly state your fluency and provide examples of using Spanish in professional settings.
Show your understanding of MAMA's legislative wins (e.g., California's child digital safety laws) and connect your organizing experience to policy change, emphasizing how you can help replicate that success in other communities.
In your cover letter, explicitly mention your alignment with MAMA's mission and your ideas for engaging multicultural parents in California, showing you've researched their current initiatives and strategic focus.
Since this is a remote role, provide evidence of your ability to work independently and manage projects remotely, such as using virtual tools, coordinating with distributed teams, or building online communities.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
- Emphasize your bilingual and bicultural background, and how it positions you to authentically engage and empower multicultural communities. - Detail your organizing experience, especially in building grassroots movements, and how you've centered equity and leadership development. - Connect your skills to MAMA's specific goals (ending childhood screen addiction, smartphone-free schools) and cite their recent legislative successes to show your knowledge. - Express enthusiasm for being a founding member of the organizing department and your vision for growing MAMA's presence on the West Coast.
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Familiarize yourself with MAMA's mission, vision, and recent news, especially their involvement in California's child digital safety legislation and other state wins.
- → Look into MAMA's 551 chapters and their structure to understand how chapters are organized and supported, and identify any existing chapters in California.
- → Research the key issues MAMA focuses on (e.g., smartphone bans in schools, tech safeguards) and the current policy landscape in California regarding children's screen use.
- → Review MAMA's commitment to multicultural communities and any existing partnerships or programs targeting Latine, Black, and Indigenous families to see where you could contribute.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Don't submit a generic application that doesn't mention MAMA's mission or your experience with multicultural organizing—this role is specifically about centering these communities.
- Avoid overlooking the remote nature of the role; don't ignore the need to demonstrate your ability to work independently and manage virtual collaborations.
- Don't underestimate the importance of bilingual skills; even if you're fluent, clearly state your proficiency and provide examples, as it's a core requirement.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
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