Description
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
Employment type: Full-time
Location: Must be in Texas
Salary: $60k per year plus a competitive benefits package
Application deadline: Applications are accepted and considered on a rolling basis.
Texas Together is a research and development institution dedicated to flipping Texas blue by building year-round Democratic infrastructure in the key regions. Texas Together invests in partners in the key regions of the state who are running voter engagement and turnout programs. We support partners financially and through adding staff capacity in an effort to help voter turnout programs in the urban hubs of our state reach the scale and quality required to win statewide office in Texas.
Summary of Position:
Texas Together is seeking distributed organizers to join our team. This role will be critical in scaling electoral programs across key state regions. Distributed organizers will be responsible for recruiting and training volunteers across the state to carry out voter contact and civic efforts like canvassing, texting, and phone banking.
This is an organizing position, with the primary responsibility being volunteer recruitment and training. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills, the ability to stay on task while working independently, can push through the monotony of repetitive tasks that are critical for the mission, and a deep commitment to turning Texas Blue.
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities:
Plan and facilitate virtual training to onboard volunteers for electoral work
Assist with building recruitment and voter contact campaigns using tools like Spoke and auto-dialers for texting and calling
Develop training materials, scripts, and guides to support volunteer programs
Spend a portion of scheduled work making direct voter contact calls as part of ongoing organizing and voter outreach efforts
Provide remote, real-time support to volunteers across the state
Qualifications:
Proficiency in Google Suite tools
Ability to hold oneself accountable with minimal management and deliver projects on strict deadlines
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives
Excellent communication skills over the phone and in virtual settings, including comfort asking people to take meaningful action
Proficient with technology and an eagerness to learn about new tools
Ability to manage work while working remote and independently, especially when tasks are repetitive or monotonous
Willing to work evenings/weekends as voter outreach demands
Preferred, but not required:
Fluent in Spanish
Experience with NGP VAN or a comparable voter database
Prior experience training volunteers in a campaign setting
To apply:
Please email your resume and a short paragraph about why you’re interested in this position to jobs@texasmajoritypac.com with the subject line “Texas Together Distributed Organizer Application”.
Texas Together is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under applicable law.
