2026 represents the biggest opportunity in a generation to build forward-looking leadership in Alaska. There is an open race for Governor, high profile federal races, and legislative majorities in both chambers of the Alaska legislature to defend. We are seeking a new team member that wants to be part of making big wins in Alaska happen in 2026.
We are looking for someone who is an energetic self-starter, organized, great at working and prioritizing between multiple projects, forecasting short- and long-term needs, with a long term commitment to Alaska's future. The Project Manager will take point on managing multiple campaigns and/or non-electoral projects. They will often serve as the Campaign Manager for important competitive State Legislative races in Alaska. Primary duties include client/candidate relationship management and developing and executing campaign and project plans. Projects may include municipal and legislative campaigns; statewide campaigns; marketing and paid communications campaigns; and research projects.
Depending on the project, they typically will not be responsible for content production but for managing the process of content development across SCG’s Creative, Data, Digital, Compliance and Fundraising teams, providing input and vision as necessary. They will meet weekly with their team and clients/candidates to review progress, plan for the week ahead and set priorities, and provide reports as requested to funders and clients.
Duties & areas of activity
Act as primary point of contact for certain clients, and coordinate SCG’s internal team to execute client goals
Build and execute campaign/project plans, working alongside clients and members of the team.
Develop a project plan, set goals and regularly ensure they are met
Maintain project dashboard tool and calendar
Develop messaging for project communications, including paid and earned media, social media, endorsements, events, etc. (as needed)
Manage the development and placement of creative assets such as mail and digital ads (note this will not include design or production of assets)
Recruit and build coalitions as needed
Take on tasks, big and small, as they arise for the success of projects
Build templates and systems that can be deployed across projects
Communicate effectively, give and receive feedback, adopt a learners mindset to develop new skills.
Desired qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with at least four of these six criteria:
You are highly organized with strong attention to detail, are self-directed in your work and flexible when circumstances change
You have a successful track record managing multiple, concurrent projects
You have the ability to set and achieve day-to-day and big picture goals
You can adhere to established systems and structures, or enjoy creating them where they don’t yet exist
You thrive in a virtual environment that requires some independent work
You have exceptional skills in working with a wide variety of people, consensus building, and relationship development
Additional qualifications:
You’re fluent in Google Workspace, particularly Sheets, Docs & Drive and have experience with project management software.
You thrive on campaign energy and are comfortable working long, irregular hours in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
You are connected to Alaska and have some familiarity with the Alaskan political landscape, and an investment in its future