Campaign Organizer

The Outreach Team•Scottsbluff, NE

1d•$55,000 - $67,000•Remote

About The Position

The Outreach Team is seeking a full-time Campaign Organizer to work on Dan Osborn's Senate campaign in Nebraska. This role is crucial for building political power from the ground up through grassroots organizing and face-to-face conversations. Organizers will be responsible for recruiting, training, and managing volunteers in key counties across Nebraska, engaging them in various campaign events and actions. The campaign focuses on empowering the working class and challenging the influence of billionaires in government and the economy. The position requires a deep love for Nebraska and its people, strong organizational skills, and the ability to connect with Nebraskans across the state.

Requirements

Valid driver's license and Insurance as well as a verifiable record of safe driving.
Must be over 21 (in order to drive the rental car if needed).
Must be available full-time.
Only considering candidates based in Nebraska.
Commitment to equity and justice.
Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues and community members.
Passion for the role that your work plays in creating change in the world.
Kindness and consideration for others.
Drive to work collaboratively: learning from others; stepping-in or stepping-back when needed.
Transparency: comfort admitting what you do and don't know, your capacity, and abilities.
Task management: Able to adapt to the evolving needs of a project. Able to tackle big-picture projects and break them down into smaller pieces.
Organized and efficient: Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or goals at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Acute attention to detail: Track interactions and tasks with detailed notes. Plans ahead for roadblocks and bounces back quickly when problems arise.
Effective communication skills (written or spoken) that are clear, concise and honest.
Comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly.
Coach and learning mentality: successful experience or willingness to learn new things and pick up new skills on the job. Able to learn from mistakes and try again.
Understanding of how your words and actions affect others, including an awareness of power language and communication accessibility.
Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays.

Nice To Haves

Organizing experience in or around Grand Island, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Hastings, Alliance, Chadron, and Norfolk Nebraska.
Experience working for nonprofits and issue campaigns.
Data Management and Evaluation Experience: Experience working with various data management systems and tools, mainly Google Suite.
Experience with Relevant Campaign Tools and Technologies: VAN, Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, eCRMs like EveryAction, or social media tools (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
Event or Project Planning & Management, Implementation or Evaluation.
Knowledge or previous experience working in roles that support constituents around affordability and action opportunities is a plus.

Responsibilities

Recruit and train a community of volunteer activists.
Call and text supporters to recruit them into grassroots actions.
Identify new supporters and volunteers by knocking doors, gathering petitions, flyering, and conducting in-field recruitment efforts.
Run grassroots skills training to develop effective campaigners among volunteers.
Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list.
Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events.
Gather over a thousand petitions from the community in support of key campaign issues.
Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events.
Recruit and engage with community leaders, organizational partners, and VIPs.
Organize and execute exciting, high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for working families in Nebraska.
Educate community members about constituents around affordability and action opportunities and the urgency of continued actions.
Ensure all messaging and legal requirements are met by staff and volunteers.
Recruit volunteers to post on their own social media platforms.
Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members.
Write and send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities.
Track every interaction with detailed notes.
Report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign.
Recruit, train, and develop activist leaders in the community.
Plan and execute events for constituents around affordability and action opportunities.
Develop relationships with community leaders on corporate accountability, health care, and justice.
Engage and expand the support network through public visibility actions, voter outreach, and relationship-building.