Job Details
Level: First/Mid-Level Officials and Managers
Job Location : Madison, WI
Position Type: Full Time
Status: Exempt
Education Level: None
Salary Range: 40-48k
Travel Percentage: Up to 50%
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services
Reports To: Digital Director
About For Our Future
Founded in 2016, For Our Future Action Fund and For Our Future run the largest, permanent progressive field program across key states. Our vision is to expand the progressive infrastructure and advance economic prosperity for all, strong community schools, climate justice, and civil rights. Along with community partners and volunteers, we consistently engage with people in face-to-face conversations around what issues matter most to them. By organizing people in lasting relationships, we win elections, drive local progress, make a community's collective voice heard, and help build the transformative power needed to improve people's lives.
In 2018, we made over 10 million door knocks and held 1.5 million face-to-face conversations with voters in 7 states. Our turnout operation and innovative program helped restore voting rights to 1.4 million Floridians, expand Medicaid coverage to 400,000 in Virginia, and resulted in sizable electoral progress at the state and federal level, including the pick up of 3 Governor mansions, 1 Senate seat, 13 Congressional seats, and 22 state legislative seats. In Pennsylvania, FOF was the largest IE program with more than 1 million doors knocked. FOF-PA helped secure wins for governor and senate in addition to 11 pickups in the state's General Assembly.
FOF will continue to grow and win through 2020, building power across issue fights and elections. Headquartered in Washington, DC, our current state programs include: Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Job Summary
Are you passionate about progressive politics and interested in harnessing the internet, social media, design, and digital tools to make real change? Do you have an eye for design and want to use your skills to win elections and advocate for progressive issues? Consider joining our team as a Digital Organizer! We are seeking creative individuals who are skilled writers and designers. You'll create compelling online content that educates, inspires, engages, drives messaging, and pushes people to take action on our various campaigns.
This is your chance to make a difference while honing increasingly valuable skills for any communicator working in the digital age. You will be a key member of the digital department. Each day, you will collaborate with members of our team and other political organizations across the state to modernize the landscape of political organizing by reaching out to voters in new, innovative ways. Our ideal candidate is a clear communicator, an organizer, a creative thinker, and a team player who can contribute to our operation for social change. Applicants should be quick learners who will meet new challenges with ambition and creativity.
This position reports to the Wisconsin Digital Director. This is a full-time position with benefits. Salary runs from $40,000 to $48,000, depending on experience. The position is based in Madison, Wisconsin. This position runs through at least November 6, 2020, with the possibility of extension.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
■ Creating compelling graphic, video, and other digital content used in paid and organic programming
■ Maintaining and updating social media channels with original content daily, including graphics and video
■ Drafting and executing voter outreach scripts and emails
■ Organizing voters with an emphasis on moving people from online activism to offline action
■ Pursuing and conducting on-camera interviews with voters who have stories about important issues
■ Supporting execution of digital advertising and organizing campaigns on several platforms, including Facebook and Google Search
■ Expanding the social media reach of For Our Future Wisconsin to push our message directly to the people we are trying to reach
■ Creating simple landing pages and microsites for message delivery and user acquisition with strong SEO practices
■ Being an active member in important digital communities across the state to push content and drive actions
■ Executing on-the-ground digital work, including live streaming events
■ Supporting the implementation of aggressive, long- and short-term digital communications strategies
■ Identifying new digital communications avenues and tactics
Necessary Qualifications (Skills and qualities that are necessary in the job.)
■ A passion for progressive causes, values, and issues like economic fairness, equal opportunity, community organizing, racial and social justice, strong public schools, and environmental protections
■ Creativity and a strong desire to learn and implement ever-evolving digital tactics
■ Proficiency with one or more tools in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, etc.) or online tools like Canva or Adobe Spark, and a good eye for design
■ An ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with unpredictable hours, and juggle multiple projects at once
■ An ability to work both independently and as a team member in a busy office with personal enthusiasm and optimism
■ Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong writer who is able to quickly produce copy
Preferred Qualifications (Skills and qualities that are a plus, but not a requirement.)
■ Basic HTML and web maintenance skills and some experience with Wordpress or a similar CMS
■ Work experience in a related field OR relevant Bachelor's Degree
■ Experience in a political, coalition, firm, campaign, or organizing environment
■ Experience tracking online metrics through various channels like Google Analytics and Facebook Insights
Supervisory Responsibilities
■ None
WORK ENVIRONMENT
■ Work is performed in an open office environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
■ The physical demands of the job include walking, standing, bending and sitting for extended periods.
■ Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds, including audio and video equipment.
■ Comfort working outside.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
■ Employees may be required to abide by certain blackout dates during a campaign cycle, and generally not allowed to take more than 2-3 days off consecutively. Emergencies are not affected by this policy.
For Our Future offers the following benefits to all full-time employees:
■ Health insurance coverage - 95% employer paid and 5% employee paid
■ Paid maternity leave
■ Paid paternity leave
■ Retirement savings plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%
■ $100 monthly cell phone bill reimbursement
■ 10 days paid time off every calendar year, as well as other paid holidays
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
For Our Future Action Fund is an equal opportunity employer. This application will not be used for limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law, including race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, personal appearance, family responsibilities, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, arrest record, conviction record, ancestry, military service, or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or ordinances. Should an applicant need reasonable accommodation in the application process, they should contact a company representative.
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TO APPLY
Please submit your resume along with one writing sample and two design samples. Please include your available start date.
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