Justin J. Pearson for Congress is seeking a Field Director to manage community organizing and direct voter contact for her campaign to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.
About Justin J Pearson
Justin J. Pearson launched his campaign for Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District on October 8, 2025, declaring it “a campaign for The People.” A movement leader and Tennessee lawmaker, he rose to national prominence as part of the Tennessee Three, standing up for gun reform and being overwhelmingly reelected after expulsion. A lifelong organizer, he helped lead the victorious Byhalia Pipeline fight, shut down a cancer-causing sterilization plant, and now challenges Elon Musk’s xAI data center. The second-youngest state legislator in Tennessee, Pearson is a national voice for justice. Read more about our campaign here.
Role
The Field Director will be vital to the success of the Current Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson’s campaign to represent TN-09 in Congress. The Field Director will manage all direct field operations to help build relationships with voters in the 9th Congressional District and increase voter turnout. The Field Director will be responsible for the execution of the voter outreach plan as well as day-to-day management of field organizers and volunteer operation. This will include recruiting, training, managing, and energizing volunteers; organizing and facilitating field and community events; and directing volunteer and field partner capacity effectively toward the goal of persuasion and mobilizing voters for Justin J. Pearson in TN-09.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute a large-scale field and organizing plan in collaboration with Campaign Manager
Directly manage field organizers
Recruit, train, and manage volunteers; oversee a robust grassroots volunteer operation that can reach ambitious voter contact goals
Provide leadership, resources, guidance, training, and technical support to field organizers and volunteers in every stage of the campaign
Schedule, recruit for, launch phone banks and canvasses in an effective, timely manner.
Organize, lead, and attend volunteer trainings
Meet weekly door knocking and phone call metrics and ensure that volunteers are trained to properly perform their roles.
Oversee and implement quality control measures to ensure a disciplined and effective field operation that can persuade and mobilize voters across TN-09
Maintain accurate and reliable field data.
Provide the Campaign Manager with daily quantitative and qualitative reports as part of an ongoing evaluation of the program’s success.
Communicate effectively with campaign partners and stakeholders about field operation progress and direct field partner capacity strategically
Manage and execute an effective GOTV and Election Day program
Desired Qualities
Hard-working and motivated to win
Good at motivating and energizing others, skilled at training volunteers
Commitment to progressive change, aligned with that of the candidate
Highly organized, including the ability to not only stay organized yourself but also to help ensure others are organized
Ideally comfortable with spreadsheets
Loves to knock-doors, talk to new people, and make hard asks
Rigorous sense of how quantitative metrics translate into people power to make change
Outstanding interpersonal skills, good at listening, effective ability to communicate professionally and empathetically.
Comfortable giving, receiving, and integrating feedback effectively and quickly
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity, high-impact environment
Strong problem-solving skills, takes initiative, and a resourceful organizer who can build new systems and strategies from the ground up
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
Willingness to work irregular hours and weekends.
Experience & Skills
Two cycles of campaign field experience preferred, ideally with one cycle serving in a paid role with demonstrated leadership experience.
Experience with community organizing and movement building;
Experienced leading big scale door-knocking and phone banking operation preferred
Experience using GoogleSuite and NGP VAN is highly preferred. Experience with Mobilize, Reach, Scale to Win, or similar system(s) is preferred, but not required.
Passionate about creating an environment where volunteers from diverse backgrounds feel safe and respected
Must have a driver license, access to reliable transportation, a smartphone, and a computer.
Salary: $4,000-$5,000 per month
Job Type: Full-time - Contract, Temporary
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
NOTE: Justin J. Pearson for Congress is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.