Employment & Volunteer Opportunities
Join Our Team
The time, talents, and skills of our employees and volunteers at Prime Earth are vital to our success.
If you're looking to harness your passion for nature, apply your technical skills, and take action for primates, people, and the environment, a position on our team just might be the place for you!
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Before You Apply
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with our organization prior to submitting your resume and cover letter for consideration for all available employment or volunteer opportunities.
Questions about available positions can be sent to info@prime-earth.org.
Our Onboarding Philosophy
Great people bring out the Greatness in other people!
At Prime Earth, we strive for excellence in everything that we do, knowing that when talented people are valued and supported, extraordinary global transformation is possible.
If you’re looking for a team that: values what you bring to the table, appreciates your desire to learn, and shares your deep appreciation for nature…. Plus you’re self-motivated, responsible, and ready to work hard to create a more compassionate world – while doing it all with a little pizazz – then you belong with us.
It's important that you know:
Prime Earth is an equal opportunity employer and an affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity, support it, and thrive on the benefits people’s similarities and differences bring to our programs, services, and community when humans respectfully come together. We’re also committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the first step of the onboarding process.
Modifications to ensure accessibility for everyone are possible during any phase of the evaluation process; simply contact us at info@prime-earth.org. All information will be kept confidential.
We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, empowering each individual within our team by supporting the unique perspectives, skills, and experiences each one of us brings to the group.
All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and organizational need. All aspects of employment evaluation are based on merit, performance, and organizational needs.
At Prime Earth we are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all employees and volunteers.
We also require:
All team mates, employees, and volunteers to familiarize yourself with Prime Earth’s Mission, Vision, Values and Mandate to be sure that our organization is the right fit for you. Visit the About Us page to learn more about our organization. This is what we work for and it’s essential our mission resonates with you. If you’ve got questions, just let us know at info@prime-earth.org.
Our Company Culture
Empowered Impact
At Prime Earth we believe in lifting people up and our organization runs on trust, accountability, and transparency.
Our company culture revolves around working together and supporting each other to achieve the excellence we strive for in everything that we do. No matter the position within our organization, we are an integrated team and we want employees and volunteers to feel valued in all aspects of their lives, including both their professional and personal aspirations.
The Essentials for Every Teammate:
You Care About Youth
If you are confident young people can turn things around for our planet’s health today and beyond, our network is excited to meet you!
Passion for Conservation
OK, maybe you can’t name every endangered primate on the planet. But if you care about the health of our ecosystems, you belong with us.
Talented Team Player
If you come prepared to shine, this is your opportunity to do what you do best, everyday!
Networking Ninja
Communicator
Extraordinaire
Self-Motivated Superstar
Dedicated Devotee
If you dream of creating positive lasting change for youth & our planet, we’re aligned with you!
If you have that ambitious spark of action, we can fuel your fire - you’ll fit right in with us!
If you have a gift for raising awareness and inspiring others, a position with us is for you!
If you have a gift for gabbing and a passion for bringing people together, we need your networking ninja skills!
Our Hiring Process
Job
Advertising
Application
Screening
Evaluation/
Interviews
Position
Filled
Offer to the Successful Candidate
Selection of Successful Candidate
Volunteering With Us
Technical Volunteers
Put your skills to work creating a more compassionate world
Got a love for nature, a head full of skills, and a heart ready to make waves for people, animals, plants, and the planet? If you're a team player who’s all about collaboration, big impact, and showing up for a cause that matters—then volunteering with us might be exactly where you belong.
The time, talents, and skills of our volunteers are vital to our success at Prime Earth. Our technical volunteers collaborate closely with PE Team Members to power real change—supporting programs and initiatives that bring us closer to our mission of creating a more compassionate world.
We've got several exciting opportunities for local and distant volunteers available now! Contact us today!
Please note: Technical Volunteers must be 17+ years of age at the start of their volunteer agreement.
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Social Media
Are you the friend who’s always on top of the latest trends on TikTok and knows exactly how to make a reel go viral? Do you live for creating aesthetic content, snappy captions, and scroll-stopping stories? Are you passionate about making a difference through volunteer work? Then we want to hear from you!
We’re looking for creative and conscientious individuals to join our social media team to help craft and deliver amazing social media content for Prime Earth and Gibbon Guardians.
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Bloggers
Are you a word whiz who obsesses over sentence structure and semi-colons? Are you zealous when it comes to staying informed on human, animal, and environmental wellness and conservation issues? Want to keep others informed? Are you passionate about volunteer service? Then we want you!
We're looking for journalists and storytellers to join our e-news team and help keep our followers up-to-date on the buzz around Prime Earth and all the latest happenings in the conservation scene.
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Advocacy
Are you an animal lover who's committed to the health and happiness of your non-human friends? Can you talk the ear off of anyone within arms length about your hope for the future when you're out and about? Are you passionate about volunteer service? Then we want you!
We’re looking for creative and conscientious individuals to join our Advocacy Team to help plan and deliver our campaigns and outreach activities for people, plants, and animals at Prime Earth.
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