GOTV Organizer

Texas Democratic Party•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Texas Democratic Party is seeking GOTV Organizers to join their team. GOTV Organizers will be on the front lines of a large-scale effort to mobilize voters across Texas during the most critical period of the campaign. Organizers will build and lead the volunteer and voter contact infrastructure which will translate this high energy election into a high turnout election. They will gain hands-on experience with the systems and organizing practices used on competitive federal campaigns while contributing to the lasting infrastructure necessary to flip this state blue and keep it that way.

Requirements

Commitment to the Texas Democrats mission and our organizational values, goals, and objectives
Task and time management skills
Experience planning, setting up, and staffing events
Volunteer management or team-building acumen
Access to a reliable car and drivers license
Access to a phone and laptop computer
Attention to detail when reviewing documents, organizing personal workspace, and coordinating with volunteers
Strong mastery of computer systems like Google Suite, Excel, and online databases

Nice To Haves

Experience working or volunteering on electoral, union, or community organizing campaigns a plus
Familiarity with Votebuilder, Mobilize, Google suite, and other campaign tools

Responsibilities

Organize voter contact events: Plan and lead 2+ voter contact events each week, including canvasses, phone banks, etc.
Recruit and develop volunteer teams: Recruit new volunteers, collaborate with existing supporters, and support teams in hitting voter contact goals.
Develop volunteer leadership: Identify prospects, develop them into leaders, and support them in developing their own teams.
Represent the campaign in turf: Serve as a primary voice of the campaign to activists, supporters, volunteers, and voters, to maintain strong local presence.
Manage voter contact systems and data: Ensure voter contact activities are created and uploaded in Mobilize, accurately reflected in VAN, easy for volunteers to find and join, and appropriately tracked.
Maintain data integrity: Ensure timely and accurate data entry across voter contact events.
Build GOTV infrastructure: Identify, secure, and confirm staging locations in turf, and ensure those locations are appropriately prepared for GOTV.
Execute during GOTV: Take responsibility for the successful operation of assigned staging locations and volunteer teams during GOTV, troubleshooting quickly and ensuring voter contact programs remain on track.
Report results: Provide regular, accurate reporting on voter contact, volunteer recruitment, staging-location readiness, and program performance, with increased reporting frequency during GOTV.
Learn: Develop your own skills, cross-pollinate ideas, and grow into a stronger organizer than you were before you started.