Position Title: Digital Director
Job Location: Southfield or Lansing, MI
Position Type: Full Time / Exempt
Education Level: Bachelor's (preferred)
Salary Range: $60,000-65,000 Salary/year
Travel %: 10-20%
Job Shift: Any
Job Categories: Nonprofit - Social Services
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 racial and social justice. 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 in Michigan resulted in sizable electoral progress, including electing Gretchen Whitmer Governor, flipping every statewide Constitutional office, re-electing Debbie Stabenow to the United States Senate, flipping 2 swing Congressional seats, gaining 5 seats in the Michigan State Senate, and gaining 5 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives.
For Our Future's digital organizing work in Wisconsin helped flip a Supreme Court seat, earning recognition in Newsweek for an innovative use of tactics like social media door knocks. For Our Future 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 creative and passionate about progressive politics? Are you interested in harnessing social media to make real change? Would you like to collaborate with other members of our team to modernize the landscape of political organizing by reaching out to voters in new, innovative ways?
For Our Future Michigan seeks a Digital Director who has expert knowledge in digital organizing and leveraging social media platforms. The Digital Director will be responsible for developing compelling online content that educates, inspires, engages, drives messaging, and pushes people to take action on our various campaigns. Other responsibilities will include managing the Digital Department, including Digital Organizers. Our ideal candidate is a clear communicator, a new media harnesser, an organizer, and a team player who can contribute to our operation for social change. The Digital Director will report to the State Director.
This is a full-time position through at least November 6, 2020.
For Our Future Michigan is a statewide coalition organization that builds progressive power through voter engagement and organizing within communities around key issues and candidates. We uplift the voices of the community and work to strengthen public education, advance social and racial justice, preserve our environment, and fight for working families. Our commitment to advancing progressive causes extends to the ballot box, and we work hard every election to support candidates who share our values.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
● Hire, train and manage digital staff.
● Implement and develop aggressive, long- and short-term digital communications and organizing strategies.
● Identify new digital communications avenues and tactics.
● Create compelling graphics, video, and other digital content.
● Coordinate with the State Field Director to support integrating digital organizing tools and tactics into field organizing work.
● Execute digital advertising campaigns on several platforms, including Facebook and Google Search.
● Expand the organic and paid social media reach of For Our Future Michigan to push our message directly to targeted audiences.
● Maintain and update social media channels with original content daily, including graphics and video.
● Execute digital organizing tactics such as preparing P2P SMS scripts, engaging in digital volunteer outreach, and developing and testing action forms.
● Execute on-the-ground digital work, which includes live streaming events and capturing people's stories.
● Report regularly on campaign performance with online metrics through various channels such as Google Analytics and Facebook Insights.
● Perform digital training for activists and partner organizations.
● Other duties as assigned.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
■ Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience. 2-5 years' experience in a relevant field, including work on a political campaign, non-profit, political consulting firm, or advertising agency.
■ Experience running statewide digital programs a plus
■ Experience working in a coalition or organizing environment, preferred.
■ Strong verbal and written communication skills.
■ Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
■ Passion for progressive causes.
■ Experience with ad buying and management on Facebook, Google Search, and other platforms.
■ Experience using digital organizing platforms such as RVP, OutVote, Team, or OutreachCircle for relational organizing, or MobilizeAmerica for event management.
■ Experience tracking online metrics through various channels, such as Google Analytics and Facebook Insights.
■ Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, etc.) and a good eye for design.
■ Creativity and a strong desire to learn and implement ever-evolving digital tactics.
■ Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with unpredictable hours, and juggle multiple projects at once.
■ Working knowledge of video editing and production.
■ Comfort with recording people's personal video stories, including "person on the street" style.
■ SMS and CMS management is a plus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
■ This position may supervise members of the digital staff.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
■ Office environments vary. A Digital Director should expect to work in an open office setting, among colleagues and direct reports and be comfortable working remotely, as needed.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
■ Employees may be required to work outside of normal business hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.
■ 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 during blackout periods. Emergencies will not be 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 Parental Leave.
■ Retirement savings plan with matching contributions up to the first 5%.
■ $100 monthly cell phone bill reimbursement.
■ 13 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 a reasonable accommodation in the application process, they should contact a company representative.
AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT
The relationship between you and the For Our Future Action Fund is referred to as "employment at will." This means that your employment can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, by you or the For Our Future Action Fund/For Our Future. No representative of For Our Future Action Fund has authority to enter into any employment agreement with you that is contrary to the foregoing "employment at will" relationship. By signing below, you hereby affirm that your employment is "at will", and that you acknowledge that no oral or written statements or representations regarding your employment can alter your "at will" status, except for a written statement signed by you and our Chief Executive Officer or duly authorized representative as determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors of For Our Future Action Fund.
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