[GAINPOWER.org: Jobs That Are Left] Field Director - NYC City Council Campaign

December 20, 2020

[GAINPOWER.org: Jobs That Are Left] Field Director - NYC City Council Campaign

Field Director

Maria Ordonez 2021 – New York, NY 10031
$20 - $25 an hour, commensurate with experience. Full Time Job

Maria Ordoñez for NYC Council District 7 (Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights)

Candidate Overview

Maria Ordoñez is an organizer & activist and the youngest woman to be running for City Council in New York City. From being elected in 2019 as one of the youngest County Committee members in Manhattan to being elected as the youngest 2020 Presidential delegate in New York State to represent Bernie Sanders in the DNC. Maria is a life-long Harlem resident who is running a grassroots campaign fighting for the many.

Field Director Job Description

The field director is in charge of making sure the campaign gets its message out through direct voter contact. Their main responsibility is to develop a comprehensive plan that includes door knocking, tabling, (following COVID safety precautions) phone banking, and text banking in order to ID voters and persuade them about the candidate. They will also coordinate voter registration efforts. The field director needs to be highly organized, energetic, capable of motivating, managing staff and volunteers, and able to manage large quantities of data, be a team player, and able to table, and knock on doors (using COVID safety precautions). The Field Director is expected to recruit volunteers, mobilize residents in Council district 7.

Responsibilities Include

  • Ability to implement a comprehensive field plan.
  • Recruit, train, and manage volunteers, and team leaders.
  • Establish relationships with community stakeholders and leaders.
  • Managing and executing voter contact efforts such as tabling, door knocking, petition, visibility events (with COVID safety precautions), phonebanks, and textbanks.
  • Set and meet benchmark expectations for voter contact, volunteer recruitment, and GOTV.
  • Manage field data.
  • Generate public awareness, and support by engaging with voters on the field and social media.
  • Manage the field program budget and logistics.
  • Other duties as assigned when needed.

All this work will be conducted in accordance with COVID safety guidelines and will be completed in a safe, healthy, and socially distanced way.

Qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of VAN, and Reach.
  • Knowledge of Spoke text, Mailchimp, and Thru talk.
  • Two or more cycles of political and/or issue based campaign work, where at least one cycle is of field experience.
  • Experience using Google suite.
  • Willingness to travel throughout the district.
  • Willingness to adapt to a changing political landscape.
  • Strong personal, verbal, and written communications skills.
  • Ability to work quickly and cooperatively under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Flexibility to work long hours, evenings and weekends.
  • Have a passion for progressive politics, electing more women into office, and building grassroots movements.
  • Proficiency in Spanish a plus.

Compensation

Payment will be bi-weekly, commensurate with experience. Pay: $20 - $25 an hour.

To Apply​
Include a cover sheet, resume, and two references. The deadline to apply is January 20, 2021, or until position is filled.

If applying through email, please email info@mariaordonez.nyc
"Field Director Application" in the subject line, along with your cover letter, resume attached and two references.
Deadline to apply is January 20, 2021, or until position is filled.

The Maria Ordonez 2021 campaign is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or veteran status. To learn more about the campaign, visit www.mariaordonez.nyc

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