Job Description

Overview

The Outreach Team: Campaign Organizer

Location: Worcester, MA (based in or around Worcester). Beginning ASAP through October with a possibility of extension.

Role: Campaign Organizer

The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the young-people vote movement. We work with communities across the country to power civic engagement campaigns. We are collaborating with the Coalition for Healthy Democracy on a campaign to engage community members to advocate for a stronger democracy.

Application Instructions

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Salary, Benefits and Perks

Salary: $55,000 - $63,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Salary within this range is determined through an equity calculator. The Outreach Team maintains a no negotiation policy to promote compensation equity and transparency. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement. Benefits include:

• Unlimited paid vacation (pending approval) and sick leave

• Generous health, dental and vision benefits

• A monthly cell phone stipend

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

• Recruit and Train a Community of Volunteer Activists

• Call and text supporters and recruit them into grassroots actions

• Identify new volunteers from signers who support the issue

• Run grassroots skills training to develop effective campaigners among volunteers

• Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list so that no potential volunteer falls through the cracks

• Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations

• Generate Campaign Actions

• Engage volunteers to collect signatures in support of the initiatives

• Generate hundreds of additional actions with a particular focus on social media posts, phone calls, postcards, and photo petitions to show support for the initiative

• Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events

• Recruit and engage with grasstop VIPs to publicly support the initiatives

• Organize Events

• Organize and execute in-person events demonstrating support for transparency and electoral reform

• Educate the community about the broken electoral system in Massachusetts

• Nail 100% of all messaging and legal requirements and ensure that volunteers do the same

• Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools

• Demonstrate public support by recruiting volunteers to post on their own social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

• Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members

• Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities

• Track every interaction with detailed notes in order to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign

Who You Are & Keys to Success

• Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members. Be attentive and empathetic to the communities served, irrespective of race, ethnicity, class, gender, or ability. Build authentic relationships and be comfortable public speaking about democracy issues.

• Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership: Lead with a "power with" mindset, learn from others, and be reliable and accountable. Honor others time and commitments while inspiring goal achievement.

• Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: Build meaningful connections with diverse communities and continually improve equity, diversity, and inclusion knowledge and tools.

• Drive to Achieve Results: Plan, execute, and adjust to meet goals; adapt to changes and learn from mistakes.

Skills and Experiences we Expect of all Outreach Team employees:

• Commitment to equity and justice and alignment with our North Star

• Experience applying inclusivity in interactions with colleagues and community members

• Passion for creating change

• Kindness, consideration for others, and collaborative spirit

• Transparency about abilities and capacity

• Task management and ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

• Attention to detail and proactive planning

• Clear and honest communication skills

• Comfort speaking about the campaign publicly

• Willingness to learn and adapt

• Awareness of how words and actions affect others and accessibility considerations

• Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays

Nice-to-Haves (not required):

• Nonprofit and issue campaign experience

• Data management and evaluation experience (Google Suite)

• Campaign tools and technologies experience (Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, EveryAction, or social media tools)

• Event or project planning and management experience

• Knowledge of the issue is a plus

• Campus organizing experience or recent graduates preferred

Application Link

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What Else You Should Know

Equity and Inclusion is our North Star: we are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and other underrepresented groups to apply. We are inclusive of POC, ethnic/cultural minorities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, regardless of educational background, criminal history, or convictions. Our leadership reflects the inclusivity of the communities we serve. We are working with JazzHR to improve gender identity options on our platform.

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