Careers at Trellis
Join our passionate team to work on innovative projects in content creation, research, marketing, and more. Help shape a sustainable future with us.
Who we are
Trellis’s culture is collaborative, hardworking and fun. We are located in vibrant downtown Oakland, near BART and AC Transit lines. We offer competitive health, dental, and retirement benefits.
What we do
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Peer network
- Since 2008, Trellis Network has supported sustainability professionals in driving transformation across their organizations. We organize in-person and virtual meetings to keep business leaders up to date on the latest trends and emerging topics across corporate sustainability. Trellis Network combines the deep expertise of Trellis analysts with the diverse perspectives of our members on strategic topics.
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Events
- Trellis leads the premier ecosystem events in sustainability, modeling the future we need to confront the climate crisis. Complex challenges require a systems approach. That’s why at each of our events we’ve built an ecosystem starting with industries across the corporate market and branching out to include NGOs, investors, utilities, government and startups.
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Digital media
- The Trellis editorial and analyst teams provide digital stories, analysis and insights on where the industry is headed. Our website and industry leading newsletter features real case studies, expert action steps and the latest sustainability trends. No other publication understands the needs of sustainability professionals and their peers like Trellis.

Our values
Innovation
We embrace technology and new ideas to maximize the impact of our work.
Collaboration
We work together to leverage our respective strengths and common goals, partnering with companies, organizations, governments and one another.
Diversity
We foster belonging and inclusion, recognizing that, as in nature, there is strength in diversity.
Agility
We push ourselves and our communities to move quickly, ambitiously and gracefully to meet the challenges before us.
Trust
We embrace servant leadership to build confidence in our company and our communities through excellence, transparency and integrity.
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Benefits & perks
Competitive Base Pay
We aim to pay competitively and equitably for our team with a mix of salary, bonus/commission and equity to provide everyone with upside if the company does well.
401(k) Plan
We provide a 401(k) plan with a number of diverse fund options to suit everyone’s needs for you to contribute to.
Health Insurance
We offer 100% covered premiums for employees and dependents.
Flexible Time Off
We offer flexible time off that employees actually take to restore and refresh in addition to 15+ Company Holidays.
Remote-Friendly
In addition to our dog friendly Oakland office, you are welcome to work remotely and we encourage flexibility to balance your work and life.
L&D Stipend
We provide a $600 stipend per year for learning and development related to your role.
Life at Trellis
From the team
Hello and welcome!
We are excited to have you here. We’re committed to each teammate at Trellis and their growth and engagement while they are here.
There is no ‘perfect’ candidate and we encourage you to apply if you feel you could contribute to the role, even if you don’t tick all the boxes.
Thank you!

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