Political Director

Role Overview

• Work with the NM-WFP team, State Committee, and organizational partners to develop electoral plans including district profiles and an array of tactics like doors, phones, texting, mail, digital, television, etc.
• Develop budgets, and help to fundraise for electoral campaigns.
• Provide campaign management on certain NM-WFP campaigns including voter targeting, list and turf cutting, script writing, and canvass oversight.
• Lead the creation of NM-WFP communication materials for campaigns including mailers, digital ads, television spots, etc.
• Recruit volunteers to support WFP endorsed campaigns through door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and other campaign activities.
• Lead NM-WFP volunteer support, training, and appreciation efforts to build the state’s largest cadre of campaign volunteers.
• Provide training and technical assistance to endorsed campaigns on: creating district profiles, voter targeting/turf cutting, voter outreach script writing, training and supporting volunteers, design and messaging for mail and digital ads, etc.
• Ensure campaign legal compliance and provide assistance with campaign finance.

Requirements

• Experience with electoral campaigning, including field organizing and message development.
• Strong volunteer management and training skills, with an emphasis on cultivating leadership and building sustained grassroots involvement.
• Experience with coalition work and representing an organization in partner spaces in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse constituencies, particularly within the multiracial working class.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create compelling social media, email, and digital content for outreach and mobilization.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects, track data, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, campaign-oriented environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams across geographies, in a hybrid and remote settings.
• Deep and demonstrated commitment to racial, gender, and economic justiceIntermediate computer skills, including GSuite (Gmail, Google Docs & Spreadsheets) and Zoom.
• Experience with mobilization platforms (Mobilize, Scale to Win, Spoke, Action Network, Mobile Commons, etc.), or willingness and ability to learn quickly.
• Experience with VAN, Votivate, or other voter file software, or willingness and ability to learn quickly.
• Experience with graphic design software, or willingness and ability to learn.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to attend in-person events.

Benefits

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