Job Description
Salary: $57,000
Location: Washington, D.C. or remote
Work dates: March 1 - November 13, 2026
Email acquisition, direct donate, and persuasion.
Looking to break into the digital world? Start with us. Middle Seat is a digital consulting firm serving progressive candidates, political committees, and organizations. We are seeking a digital ads coordinator to manage advertising campaigns. This role offers the chance to learn the intricacies of running political and advocacy advertising campaigns, with a focus on using digital advertising to raise funds and build email lists. If you enjoy thinking creatively about digital media and are interested in starting a career in progressive politics, keep reading.
NOTE: This is a temporary, full-time position on our team starting on or after March 1, 2026 and ending on November 13, 2026.
Why Middle Seat
- Competitive salaries and great benefits
- We only work for progressive organizations, candidates, and causes
- We’re a proudly unionized team — part of the Campaign Workers Guild
- Get in on the ground floor of a growing operation
Job Responsibilities
- Run ad campaigns and support ads team: take the first pass at writing content, reviews (spell check, policy check) staff content, coordinate with other Middle Seat departments to make sure product pieces are moving forward for ad campaigns, gather and compile data for reports
- Write compelling ad copy with clear theories of change asking supporters to donate, join or support our clients while embodying our clients’ voices and perspectives.
- Sets up and reviews ad campaigns – on all platforms (Facebook, Google, List Vendors, etc.) and begins to think strategically about campaign goals
- Begins to learn best practices for direct donate, acquisition, and persuasion campaigns; learns which tests to run and how to read results; begins thinking about ads campaigns as they integrate into an entirely digital program and into an organization’s mission, and begins to give strategic feedback and ideas
- Serves as day-to-day contact with the clients they are assigned to work in collaboration with other ads team members
- Assists with A/B testing everything — content, design, targeting, landing page, etc.
- Other responsibilities as requested
Qualifications:
- Interest in working on advertising campaigns on major platforms (Facebook, Google Ads, The Trade Desk, etc.)
- Demonstrated commitment to progressive politics
- Project management skills (reliably stays on top of multiple projects, anticipates obstacles, engages the appropriate team members when necessary, sets goals and sets up processes to achieve them)
- Responsible & proactive with assigned tasks (completes tasks on time or ahead of their due date; consistently looks for opportunities to better campaigns with ideas and has a can-do and creative approach to work)
- Able to work extended hours when needed; comfortable being available for urgent client requests outside of normal business hours during election season
Strongly Preferred but Not Required:
Agency or campaign experience
Experience working in digital ads
Strong persuasive writing skills
Knowledge of different political CRMs (Action Kit, Action Network, NGP, etc.)
100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision
Zero deductible health plan
$75 monthly mobile phone & internet subsidy upon presentation of supporting documentation
Mental health expense subsidy of up to $300 per month (an individual appointment can be reimbursed in an amount up to, but not exceeding, $150; and individuals may submit requests for such reimbursement monthly, and will receive reimbursements within 30 days)
$100 monthly student loan reimbursement upon presentation of supporting documentation
10-15 paid vacation days off, depending on the anticipated length of employment (10 days for 6 month cycle hires, 15 days for 9 month cycle hires)
Unlimited sick leave
Commuter benefits for public transportation for staff in the DC Metro Area upon the same terms offered to regular, full-time employees
Co-working space stipend for cycle hires outside of the DC Metro Area upon the same terms offered to regular, full-time employees
Remote work (or work in our D.C. office)
We are committed to building a diverse and passionate team. We encourage creative-minded individuals with a strong technical aptitude to apply for this position. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply. Our firm is values-driven. We are intentional with the decidedly left-of-center clients we work with— and we strive to make our work environment and benefits reflect that, including salary transparency, healthy work-life balance, and consistent employee feedback and communication. We’re happy to talk more about our company culture with prospective applicants.
