Deputy Candidate Services Director
Texas is the biggest battleground state in the country, and Texas Democrats are poised to win. The polls are showing Donald Trump loses to a Democratic champion and we are in a dead heat for the United States Senate.
Given the increased tendency of candidates to announce earlier in the election cycle, it is critical that the Texas Democratic Party initiate communication with campaigns early, provide valuable guidance and tools (i.e., a "campaign in a box"), and build trust to secure candidate participation in a robust 2020 coordinated campaign.
The TDP is seeking a top-tier, self-motivated, and innovative Deputy Candidate Services Director to help execute an ambitious, statewide program providing extensive resources and services to candidates up and down the ballot. This person will work closely with the political, data, and training departments to execute 2019 and 2020 programs.
The position will be based in Austin and will require significant statewide travel.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Work with the Candidate Services Director, along with county and state partner organizations, on candidate recruitment efforts, with an eye for targeted pipeline development;
- Seek opportunities and support efforts to increase diversity of candidates, campaign-related staff, and the campaigns team;
- Develop and maintain political relationships with local progressive organizations supporting candidates running in competitive races;
- Manage services to a portfolio of campaigns, assisting directly with:
- Identifying and recruiting a professional campaign team, including managers, other staff, and consultants, where applicable;
- Setting up effective field, communications, digital, and fundraising teams and structures;
- Building, developing, and maintaining campaign plans and budgets;
- Reviewing and offering guidance on campaign communication; and
- Building strong relationships with supportive Democratic and progressive partners;
- Managing or participating in weekly conference calls for various campaigns in a structured and professional fashion to assist with earned and paid media plans, field operations and fundraising; and
- Liaising between campaign staff and the coordinated campaign apparatus to ensure all parties are effectively communicating
- Assist in the development of instructive materials for continuous iterations of the "campaign-in-a-box" resource
Requirements include:
- 2 cycles of candidate campaign experience, preferably in management
- A holistic and data-informed understanding of campaigns
- Superior project management skills, including effective task delegation and tracking, and familiarity with collaborative task management tools
- Ability to communicate priorities, needs and expectations up and down the chain of command
- Strong lateral management skills
- Proficiency with organizing tools, including Votebuilder/VAN, MobilizeAmerica, and / or texting platforms
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with different types of stakeholders, from high level elected officials to grassroots activists
- An absolute commitment to complete the 2020 cycle at the Texas Democratic Party
Preferred background and experience:
- Experience organizing in communities of color and/or non-English-speaking communities
- Texas ties and / or battleground state experience
Send resume, cover letter to jobs@txdemocrats.org using the subject line: "Deputy Candidate Services Director: (First Name, Last Name)".
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