Organizer - TCUP/MNUP

TakeAction Minnesota•Saint Paul, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

TakeAction Minnesota is hiring an Organizer to strengthen and grow its base of bands, performers, and other artists organizing in the Twin Cities and across Minnesota, including Duluth and Rochester. Building on existing relationships and leadership, the Organizer will deepen relationships with performers, support performer-led efforts, and recruit new members. The role develops performer leaders through relational organizing, leadership development, and campaign strategy, helping the team build power and win on issues affecting bands, performers, and the broader creative community. The Organizer uses outreach and organizing tools to engage performers and musicians, identifies and develops leaders, supports member teams and campaigns, and coordinates with staff and partners. The role also maintains organizing data, engages members in fundraising, and may take on other duties as needed. The position is based in TakeAction Minnesota’s Saint Paul office, requires occasional travel, and may be performed from home or in a hybrid arrangement as agreed with the supervisor. It reports to the Basebuilding Director and is represented by the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild.

Requirements

Strong commitment to and relationships across the Minnesota music scene.
Ability to build rapport across lines of difference, listen deeply, and engage boldly with strangers and volunteers.
Demonstrated commitment to economic, racial, and gender justice and to advancing progressive political change through building power.
Willingness to offer ideas, receive feedback, adapt plans, and contribute to solutions.
Reliable follow-through and strong communication skills when working with leaders and coworkers.
Openness to being challenged and to challenging others in service of collective growth and leadership development.
Basic computer skills, including familiarity with tools such as Google Workspace, Signal, email, and spreadsheets.
Willingness to learn new tools and technology that support organizing; Airtable learning is required.
Willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends as needs require.
Some paid, volunteer, or school-based experience in community organizing, political campaigns, labor organizing, or other collective action efforts.

Responsibilities

Use canvassing, text and phone banking, one-to-ones, and other organizing tools to reach performers and musicians, identify potential leaders, and invite them into teams and campaigns.
Build relationships that develop member leadership and prepare members to take on roles in base-building, outreach, and action.
Invite members into teams, support them in key meeting roles, and coach leaders in organizing skills and tasks.
Develop leadership through political education, skills training, and increasing member responsibility.
Plan trainings and open member meetings that build community and advance organizing work.
Work with members and the campaign team to identify shared issues and lead strategic, family-led campaigns.
Support campaign decision-making, strategy, materials, and infrastructure development.
Coordinate with staff and partners to align goals and build power.
Maintain accurate records of members, events, and leadership development; use data to track progress and improve organizing strategies.
Manage digital and manual sign-in sheets for member meetings.
Engage members in fundraising and help develop local plans to build money power and sustainability within the base.
Perform other duties or tasks as assigned on an as-needed basis.

Benefits

Full health and dental benefits through HealthPartners; the employer pays 95% of monthly insurance premiums for the employee and their family.
Optional vision insurance at no cost to employees.
Long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance provided at no cost to employees.
401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plans with up to 4% employer match.
Three weeks of vacation accrued in the first year.
Two weeks of sick and safe leave upon hire, with another two weeks accrued in the first year.
Eight paid holidays and one-week summer and winter office closures.
Paid leaves including a third-year break of three weeks plus a $1,000 stipend, five- and ten-year sabbaticals of eight weeks plus a $1,000 stipend, and Paid Family & Medical Leave.
Annual guaranteed 5% pay increase.
Monthly reimbursements for cell phone and home internet use.
Annual wellness and professional development stipends.