Job description
Organization Overview
America Votes works year-round to build a more representative democracy, strengthen every American’s right to vote, and win elections in key states.
America Votes leads a robust, growing coalition of more than 400 progressive organizations across the country, building coordinated plans and executing shared strategies to win elections. America Votes provides a range of services to partners, including strategic planning, advocacy and electoral campaign coordination, data tools and targeting services, and on-the-ground leadership in states.
For more than 20 years, America Votes has been the common link between many of the most influential and impactful issue and membership organizations in the country, serving as the coordination hub of the progressive community. America Votes’ work has brought together a wide range of causes and built a unified coalition that has transformed how the progressive community works. Together, America Votes and its partners have engaged communities across the country to act on critical issues – from fighting for working families, to defending reproductive freedom, to protecting the environment, and more – and mobilized millions of voters.
Racial Equity Statement
As a leader of collaborative efforts to mobilize voters, protect voting rights, and win elections, America Votes is committed to advancing racial equity within our organization and across our coalition.
We acknowledge the systematic racism that permeates all facets of our society, including the right to vote. America Votes is also engaging with an understanding of the ways gender, sexuality and other forms of oppression intersect with race and how those relationships impact inequities our staff, our partners, and the communities that we engage in our work face.
America Votes strives to model our commitment to racial equity through our internal and external operations, programs, and partnerships. We acknowledge the inequitable structures that continue to exist and are moving forward with a sustained commitment in time, resources and people to challenge structural racism and work towards creating a reflective organization and democracy.
Position Description
America Votes is seeking an experienced and strategic Deputy Campaigns Director, Programs to lead America Votes’ national voter engagement programs.
The Deputy will ensure America Votes’ programs, including voter registration, Get Out the Vote, election administration and voting rights, and the best tactics to directly engage voters such as canvass, mail, and phones are embedded in America Votes’ plans to win.
The Deputy Director will take the lead on America Votes’ coordination with partners and allies on the national voter engagement programs and work directly on the strategy and partner coordination in a set of key races.
Reporting to the Campaigns Director, the Deputy will also play a key role on national electoral priorities that fall outside its current core states.
The ideal candidate has built winning voter contact campaigns in multiple states and brings expertise in planning and executing the tactics needed to engage voters and key constituencies throughout the cycle, experience with vendor management and excels at coalition work.
This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced electoral strategist with a passion for direct voter contact to drive key America Votes’ programs in states and elections across the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead America Votes’ planning and execution of voter engagement programs, including voter registration, Get Out the Vote, and election administration
- Ensure the best tactics to directly engage voters such as canvass, mail, and phones are embedded in America Votes’ plans to win
- Play a key role in America Votes’ expansion of its work on electoral priorities that fall outside of its current core states
- Support teams with the development, implementation, and analysis of state campaign plans, with an emphasis on direct voter contact programs
- Build and maintain thoughtful, trusting relationships with partners and allies
- Provide internal organizational leadership, managing and mentoring a small program team through change
- Align internal and external stakeholders on the planning and execution of voter contact programs
- Lead the development and presentation of content for reports and presentations for a diverse audience of stakeholders
Key Qualifications
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of organizational or campaign leadership and management of senior leaders
- Experience building winning independent expenditure campaign plans that use a suite of diverse, multiple tactics with a focus on direct voter contact
- Deep knowledge of the national electoral landscape and electoral experience in high-profile, battleground states
- Expertise in the tactics needed to engage key constituencies throughout the cycle, including voter registration, vote by mail and election administration
- Experience developing mail, media and digital plans
- Vendor management experience
- Superb interpersonal skills, the ability to lead through influence and an impressive history of forging strong relationships with multiple stakeholders
- Ability to set priorities and make tough, strategic decisions in an intense environment
- Experience working in coalitions with multi-issue agendas
- Proven track record of leading programmatic work through a lens of racial equity
- Solid understanding of campaign finance compliance regulations for electoral campaigns
- Compelling communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills
- Collaborative leadership style, low ego, spirit of service and a sense of humor
- People management experience with a unionized staff is a plus
Location and Travel
This position can be located in Washington, DC or remote; if remote, there is a preference for candidates residing in a state where America Votes currently has state operations.
The Deputy Campaigns Director should expect to travel 30-35% of their time.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary for this position is $150,000 annually and is non-negotiable.
America Votes offers a competitive benefits package covering 100% of employee medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums, life insurance, long term disability coverage, a monthly cell phone stipend, personal professional development funds, parental leave, and 401 (K) after four months of continuous service with the organization.
America Votes provides a generous paid time off policy including paid vacation; paid sick leave and personal days; at least 10 Federal paid holidays including Juneteenth; and paid organizational time off from at least December 25 to January 1.
To Apply
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume online at https://grossmansolutions.com/jobs/. The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline the specific ways in which you would be a good fit for this position. America Votes sees its commitment to racial equity as an integral part of its success. Applicants are encouraged to reflect on how they see themselves contributing to America Votes’ work on advancing racial equity.
America Votes is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. America Votes does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under local, state or federal law. People of color, LGBTQ candidates, individuals with disabilities, and neurodivergent individuals are strongly encouraged to apply
