Job Description
About the Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.
We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
As a Senior Organizer at the Working Families Party (WFP), you’ll coordinate and strengthen our national mobilization efforts through phone banking, texting programs, and large-scale volunteer actions. You’ll play a crucial role in engaging and growing our national volunteer base, especially in regions where WFP has chapters, providing strategic support for key electoral and issue campaigns, and ensuring robust volunteer engagement around critical moments and events.
This role would sustain WFP’s well-developed texting program and grow the phones program to equal footing with consistent opportunities and empowered and well-trained volunteer teams.
This role requires expertise in using phonebanking and texting for direct voter contact, strong project management skills, experience in volunteer management and developing volunteer leadership, and a drive to experiment with new tactics and strategies to reach multiracial working class voters.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Phonebank Program Management
Primary contact for WFP staff across the country on WFP’s phonebank program; coordinate with staff to assess unique campaign needs, provide strategic guidance and plan appropriately.
Lead and expand WFP’s national phonebank program to meet goals of direct voter contact and volunteer growth needed to support the party’s endorsed candidates. Maintain a consistent phonebank schedule of 1-3 weekly phonebanks for the purpose of recruitment, engagement, and voter contact.
Manage phone campaigns through the process of targeting, scripting, testing, revision and execution to accomplish the overall goals of the campaign. Ensure voter contact conversations are of the highest quality.
Manage and coach volunteer leaders and volunteer teams to facilitate regular phonebank events, providing resources and training. Develop and maintain phonebank scripts, best practices, and volunteer training materials.
Regularly evaluate phone program impact, refining strategies based on data-driven insights and seek to continuously improve outreach and campaign effectiveness.
Support and train staff/supporters to use phonebank campaigns for organizing.
Texting Program Management
Primary contact for WFP staff across the country on WFP’s text program; coordinate with staff to assess unique campaign needs, provide strategic guidance and plan appropriately
Oversee WFP’s peer-to-peer texting program, managing volunteer leaders and supporting leadership development, ensuring effective execution of campaigns and voter contact conversations are of the highest quality.
Manage the pipeline of requested and approved peer-to-peer text campaigns from Working Families Party, endorsed candidates and campaigns, and allied organizations/organizers.
Maintain existing texting resources and develop new materials as needed, including texting scripts and training materials. Ensure materials are utilizing best practices known in the field.
Regularly evaluate texting program impact, refining strategies based on data-driven insights.
Support and train staff/supporters to use p2p text campaigns for organizing.
Overall Mobilization & Volunteer Engagement
Develop strategies and experiments within phone and text programs to expand reach and support among multi-racial working class voters in key geographies for WFP and WFP candidates. Grow text and phone programs focusing on bringing in more multi-racial working class volunteers.
Plan and execute volunteer mobilizations around major electoral and issue-focused events, integrated with WFP’s phone and text program.
Experiment with engagement strategies to reach out to potential supporters and current volunteers, move them up the WFP ladder of engagement, and deepen their leadership.
Maintaining a regular schedule of 1-1 relational meetings / call time to support program goals.
Work to meet the overall goals of the organizing team as needed, such as supporting the development of our relational organizing program or supporting WFP’s monthly new member welcome gatherings.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
3+ years experience in organizing, with proven leadership in volunteer leadership development, management and training, and managing phonebank programs and peer-to-peer texting campaigns (preferably Scale to Win, VAN/EveryAction).
Familiarity with relational organizing tools (e.g., REACH), Slack, Mobilize.us, and data management systems.
Strong analytical skills for tracking mobilization efforts and adjusting strategies based on results.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects, pivot quickly, and work collaboratively across diverse teams.
Commitment to progressive values and building power with and for working-class communities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a talent for motivating and inspiring volunteers.
Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.
LOCATION AND TRAVEL
You may work remotely from anywhere in the United States. You may need to travel for major events.
SCHEDULE
The position is temporary and full time.
UNION AFFILIATION
Working Families Party / Working Families Power is a unionized workplace. This is a nonmanagerial, bargaining unit role. WFP’s union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
$59,000 - $99,100 a year
The final salary offer will fall into one of the following ranges depending on where you live:
Base Market A: (e.g., Cleveland, Detroit, Phoenix) $59,000 - $83,000
Base Market B: (e.g., Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas) $63,100 - $83,500
High Market (e.g., Baltimore, Los Angeles, Portland): $69,000 - $91,300
Very High Market: (e.g., Alexandria, New York City, San Francisco) $74,900 - $99,100
The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. The upper end of the salary range is reserved for individuals who significantly exceed the minimum qualifications and years of experience.
We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “Application Accommodation” to request such an accommodation.
