Fireside Campaigns, a startup progressive communications and digital firm, is seeking a smart, motivated Digital Strategist wanting to get in on the ground floor of something special in our office in Washington, D.C. The Digital Strategist will play a key role working on digital strategy for our clients in addition to writing and editing content for email fundraising.
The firm already has a book of exciting established candidates and non-profit clients who are working to reform and safeguard America's democracy while challenging the Trump administration and its collaborators across all issue areas and on every communications platform.
The position will require an individual who understands that we've entered a new era of political communications in this country, and the tactics that we've employed for a generation to influence voters and compel them to action simply aren't working anymore. The ideal candidate will understand that progressive messaging needs to be put directly into the hands of the people who need to hear it in order for them to successfully take action. The Digital Strategist will understand that this messaging needs to be written in a way so that target audiences will emotionally connect with it and feel compelled to share those messages with others.
Responsibilities
- Create and write fundraising emails to achieve client goals
- Collaborate with other team members to develop integrated online advertising and acquisition campaigns
- Proactively look for creative applications of new digital tools, techniques, and channels for communicating with voters
- Schedule and deploy emails in a variety of CRM platforms
Required skills and experience
- Strong writing and copy editing skills
- EoQ is a thing you love/hate
- Ability to deliver on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Thrive working with a team
- Experience writing, managing, and executing email programs for political campaigns and/or progressive nonprofit organizations
- Excellent communicator comfortable working with a distributed team in different time zones using the tools of a modern office like Google Docs and Slack
- Experience driving social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other channels
- Familiarity with CRM and CMS systems, especially Action Network, BSD Tools, NGP/EveryAction, and WordPress
- HTML/CSS basics
- Ability to manage many different projects on time from assignment to delivery
- Commitment to progressive causes and issues
- Experience or familiarity with digital advertising platforms
Pluses, but not required
- Meticulous proofreader who enjoys fierce debates over the Oxford comma
- Graphic design experience
- Analytics chops
This position is salaried at $47,500 and comes with a package of comprehensive benefits.
Please apply here: https://firesidecampaigns.breezy.hr/p/4474c1ee0679-digital-strategist
Fireside Campaigns believes that a diverse, inclusive staff is a fundamental strength. We're committed to hiring people of all races, ethnicities, religions, ages, sexes, genders, sexual orientations, and gender identities. People of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, and members of other minority or marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
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