Employment Opportunities
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.
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Current Career Opportunities
Advocacy Coordinator, Washington, D.C.
PEN America seeks a dynamic, committed, and highly organized advocacy coordinator for our Washington, D.C. office. More
Congressional Liaison, Washington, D.C.
PEN America seeks a dynamic, experienced, and highly organized congressional liaison for our Washington, D.C. office. More
Program Manager, Digital Safety and Online Abuse Defense
PEN America seeks a program manager to lead our work to protect writers, journalists, artists, and activists from online abuse and bolster their digital safety. More
Program Assistant, Eurasia (Consultancy)
PEN America seeks an energetic and highly organized consultant to serve as a program assistant for the Eurasia program at PEN America. More
Director, U.S. Free Expression Programs
PEN America seeks a dynamic, visionary, and skilled U.S. Free Expression Programs director to lead its First Amendment advocacy agenda in the United States. More
Consultant, Race & Journalism Research Project
PEN America seeks a consultant to research and write a report exploring how major newsrooms failed to sufficiently identify the rise of white nationalism in U.S. politics. More
Assistant, Finance
PEN America seeks a skilled, efficient, and detail-oriented finance assistant to support our finance operations. More
Deputy Director, Communications and Marketing
PEN America seeks a seasoned communications professional to embark on a new role as deputy director of communications and marketing. More
Assistant, Development
PEN America seeks a highly organized, skilled, and energetic development assistant. More
Manager, Development and Engagement (Los Angeles)
PEN America seeks an experienced, motivated, and highly organized development and engagement manager to advance our fundraising strategy in Los Angeles and the region. More
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THIS is what we want to see in Leander and Lake Travis--and proof that it can happen, with local partners like @CYBannedBooks and national partners like @PENamerica. And also: all of us, showing up, boosting the signal, sending books to kids. https://twitter.com/ElanaKArnold/status/1440325063178264594
District leaders in York, PA made the right call rolling back an odious book ban that targeted authors and creators of color. #BannedBooksWeek https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2021/09/20/central-york-school-board-rescinds-banned-book-list/5784084001/
#BannedBooksWeek is just one week away. PEN America will host a series of free in-person and virtual events that unpack current assaults on the freedom to express, the freedom to read, and the freedom to learn. Learn more: https://bit.ly/BannedBooksWk21
