Location
Our NFD will be based in Los Angeles, California. Remote candidates will not be considered, but we can provide a small stipend to cover moving costs if the selected candidate does not already live in Los Angeles. Our office is located at the "Fine Arts" WeWork in downtown Los Angeles at 811 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017.*
VOTETRIPLING.ORG
VoteTripling.org began as a research organization and has now evolved into a training organization. In 2018 and 2019, we designed, tested and disseminated a free behavioral science-based tactic that sparks Democrats to get their friends to vote (see below blurb for description of tactic). In 2020, our work is centered on disseminating this tactic as broadly as possible in swing states via providing free and in-depth trainings and technical support to progressives on the implementation of this technique. In 2020, we will support dozens of national- and state-level independent expenditures and political campaigns. Our ambition is to gain enough adoption of vote tripling to produce a large enough boost in turnout to flip a 2020 swing state.
VOTE TRIPLING
Vote tripling is the new & improved commit to vote (CTV) pledge. Instead of just asking voters to pledge that they will vote, this GOTV tactic also gets them to pledge to mobilize 3 friends. Through canvasses, SMS outreach and events, voter turnout organizations can get tens of thousands of non-activists to pledge to vote triple. Our 2018 test finds vote tripling boosts turnout inexpensively and, because of its simplicity, scales far faster than other friend-to-friend GOTV programs.
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a NFD, you will be responsible for the success of our partnerships with progressive organizations (e.g. c4 organizations, PAC's etc.) that are organized as independent expenditures (our other NFD leads our partnerships with campaigns). That means that you will work directly with dozens of national- and state-level progressive organizations mobilizing millions of voters in battleground states. Through your relationships with and support of our partners (via providing trainings, technical support, and sharing any other tools and resources you develop), you'll be responsible for ensuring their success in enlisting tens of thousands of 'vote triplers' who can make the difference between winning and losing competitive elections. Every day will be different, and will be a mix of:
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Developing and executing strategy
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Leading the design and facilitation of trainings
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Supporting partners' implementation through training and technical assistance
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Building, deepening, and expanding partnerships through relationships
Because you will be our independent expenditure in-house expert, you will have a key seat at the table in devising strategy, and we will rely on you to devise ways we can best support these partners. In addition, you may have supervisory responsibilities with junior team members who support our partnerships with independent expenditure organizations. You'll report to our Deputy Executive Director.
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Vision and creativity. The buck will stop with the NFD on all of our engagements with independent expenditures. The NFD will be a creative thinker who will be our on-staff independent expenditure expert designing a pathway to achieving outcomes and finding new and better ways to execute.
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Goal-oriented. Our work entails a combination of entrepreneurial creativity and straightforward execution. To maintain continual progress, we collaboratively set weekly goals for everyone in the organization and check in on them at the end of the week.
Tenacity. While the NFD will have very clear goals—e.g., 'get a partner in Michigan to sign up 1,000 college-aged vote triplers in the next week'—they will often have unclear paths to accomplishing those goals. The NFD should expect that the first 'solution' they try to accomplish their goals will often fail. That's normal for everyone in our organizations; the reason is that the work we're dedicated to is hard.
Time-efficient. Our organization's ambitions are lofty. Because of that, the NFD will have a substantial amount of work on their plate each day. The only way the NFD will be able to complete their workload each day is through completing tasks quickly.
Excellent judgment. Due to the fast turnarounds our work requires, the NFD will need to make important strategic decisions for our organization and partners under time pressure and often without an ability to consult other members of our team. Because of that, the NFD must exhibit excellent judgment.
Los Angeles residency. This position is based in Los Angeles and the NFD will be expected to work in-person from our Los Angeles office at least four days per week.*
Ability to travel. The majority of the NFD's work supporting our partners will occur via phone or video conferences from our Los Angeles office. However, the NFD must be able to travel to visit partner campaigns roughly once every four to six weeks.
Campaign experience. Full-time experience on the field team of an IE, progressive organization, or political campaign.
Writing field plans. Experience writing a field plan or strong familiarity with independent expenditure or political campaign field planning.
Cold SMS programs. Experience launching cold SMSs outreaches via peer-to-peer texting platforms.
Campaign technology. Familiarity with campaign technology tools including NGP VAN, Hustle/ThruText, etc.
Strong work experience. The NFD will have 6+ years of work experience.
candidates, but we intend to close this application on Friday May 1st, 2020.
Application instructions:
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Please read this article and this article to familiarize yourself with vote tripling VoteTripling.org.
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After reading the above articles, please email robert@votetripling.org a resume and a cover letter
that details (i) why you're the right fit for this job and (ii) how you satisfy the desired qualifications, skill sets, and values.
We are currently working from home due to the pandemic. If/when most organizations in Los Angeles return to working in-person from their office our team will do the same.
Until then, we are open to our Independent Expenditure NFD working remotely, but once our team returns to working in-person from our LA office, we will expect our NFD to work from our Los Angeles office, as well.
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