Blue Leadership Collaborative recruits, retains, and develops diverse campaign leaders, with a focus on women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. We work with state legislative caucuses around the country to place campaign managers on competitive, must-win races.
Individuals accepted into the program will receive:
Competitive compensation, financial support, and (in some cases) benefit offerings (including healthcare) that they may be eligible for with our program partners
Intensive and intentional training and leadership development, ongoing throughout the program
Support and coaching during your campaign journey
We are currently looking for a highly selective group of leaders with campaign experience who are interested in managing and committed to the career path long-term. Starting 1/07/2025, program participants will undergo 6 weeks of intensive training designed to prepare them to manage. We’ll work in partnership with state caucuses around the country to place them as campaign managers on 2025 state legislative campaigns. Finally, we’ll leverage our partnerships across Democratic politics to get them manager jobs in the 2026 cycle and beyond.
Blue Leadership Collaborative is currently looking for amazing future Campaign Managers to help turn critical state legislatures across the country blue!
The ideal candidate is passionate about Democratic politics, has at least one campaign cycle under their belts (in any full-time role), and is ready to take on the role of Campaign Manager in a highly-competitive and crucial state legislative campaign.
Have you moved up quickly in your role or have you quickly taken on more responsibility on a campaign? Are you a great problem-solver with the ability to handle high-pressure situations? Are you passionate about this work, highly organized and interested in managing for multiple cycles?
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated and can thrive independently with limited guidance. If that is you, then read below!
NOTE: You may or may not believe you’re “ready” for campaign management this next year. Don’t let this stop you from applying!
Participate in Blue Leadership Collaborative’s 6-week intensive training prior to starting in a Campaign Manager role, and attend ongoing trainings throughout the year
Oversee all aspects of the campaign from its early stages through the election. This may mean taking on roles not typically assigned to the Campaign Manager, especially before there is a team in place. Other roles may include but are not limited to:
Candidate staffing at events
Fundraising and compliance tasks
Communications and press
Field and canvassing
Manage a candidate and their schedule, ensuring their focus remains on the goals of the campaign
Create and manage the campaign’s budget and cash flow
Design and implement the campaign’s fundraising operation
Hire, develop, and manage staff
Work closely in partnership with campaign consultants and other stakeholders (e.g. Democratic Caucus, various partners).
Ensure consistent and effective communication amongst both internal and external teams.
Experience working on a Democratic political campaign as full-time paid staff member for at least 2 campaign cycles, OR one campaign cycle with equivalent additional experience in the political, government, or C3/C4 space.
Commitment to managing a campaign through this program for the entirety of the contract (2025)
A desire for and commitment to continuing a career in campaign management for multiple cycles
Must have at least ** one** of the following:
At least 1 year of experience working with principals
At least 1 year of experience managing or working with a budget
At least 1 year of experience managing direct reports
Ability to build trust and rapport quickly with principals and key stakeholders
Experience navigating through difficult situations or conversations
Problem-solving skills
Cultural competence, as well as the ability to adapt to different environments and cultures
A valid and unrestricted Driver's License with access to a car for necessary campaign and/or candidate travel and transport
The ability and willingness to relocate to run a campaign.
The location of your campaign will be based on BLC’s 2025 partnerships. At this time BLC is unable to guarantee specific locations. Applicants that are selected for the program are expected to relocate to the location of their campaign and will receive a relocation stipend to offset moving costs that may be incurred.
Experience managing a principal, candidate, or other person in leadership
Finance experience
Has managed a campaign before, at any level
Experience working with partners and/or coalition building
Experience creating and implementing metric-driven plans
The annual compensation for this program is $78,000.