Full-time • Non-Exempt • Temporary/project-based through 12/01/2024 • Competitive Pay • Excellent Benefits • Work from Anywhere in the Contiguous U.S. Start date: ASAP. End date: December 1st, 2024
Application deadline: April 22nd, 2024
MoveOn is a people-powered force for progress. We wield independent political power by bringing millions together to take action to create a country with a place of honor and dignity for everyone—where all are welcome, we take care of one another, and where everyone is set up to thrive.
For more than a generation, MoveOn has been a bulwark against the radical right and has channeled millions of voices to end wars, protect democracy, and advance justice for all. We've built political power for progressive change through mobilizing the left to Democrats so that we can advance our vision of an America for all.
MoveOn is the largest multi-issue digital-first political campaigning organization in the country. We drive rapid-response campaigns at scale on a multitude of key issues at high-impact moments while building sustainable campaigns that resonate and grow over time. Whether it's democracy, health care, foreign policy, economic justice, immigration, or otherwise, MoveOn provides our members with timely ways to take action for change.
The Temporary Campaign Director is responsible for developing and running campaigns at MoveOn, driving high-impact, public-engaging efforts to involve our millions of members and the broader public in rapid-response moments and sharp strategic initiatives. This role coordinates and leverages MoveOn’s many functional teams to bring the full power of our social, mobile, field, communications, and other tools to bear on strategic campaign work.
Duties and Responsibilities
Identify, develop and lead high-profile, high-impact, creative, digital-first campaigns and offline strategies that center equity and progressive values, tap into MoveOn member energy, harness credible theories of change, and have the capacity to propel national impact.
Engage partner organizations, especially those representing impacted communities, to inform priorities and strategic direction for campaigns.
Track breaking news and longer-term trends affecting organizational and campaign priorities.
Write compelling emails and associated mobile, press, and social content that motivates members to take a range of actions.
Lead internal cross-organizational working groups to execute all aspects of campaigns you direct; assess technical and creative needs for campaigns, and work with colleagues on the execution of these assets; direct contractors and consultants as needed.
Learn and utilize the full range of MoveOn’s digital campaigning tools, including our email, mobile messaging, petition, call alert, event, and querying platforms.
Participate as a member in a dynamic, committed, and passionate team, where you will move nimbly among campaigns, support the work of your colleagues, and lean on others for help.
Other tasks as assigned by the line management structure.
Required Skills and Experience
Experience leading digital campaigns that mobilize people online and offline, promote progressive values with a clear equity lens, and make change in the world.
Experience with and deep commitment to applying anti-oppression frameworks,—especially with regard to racial, gender, and economic injustice—to work you have led. Ideal candidates would have worked with racial justice-oriented coalitions, organizations, and campaigns in the past.
Strong writing skills.
Ability and commitment to develop and nurture collaborative relationships with colleagues in a virtual office setting at MoveOn and with partner and allied organizations.
Proven ability to collaboratively organize colleagues and partners around a project or campaign resulting in effective implementation, as well as experience managing staff or volunteers on multi-faceted projects.
Ability to learn the suite of MoveOn’s digital campaigning tools.
Demonstrated commitment to MoveOn’s mission and values.
Reports to: Managing Director of Campaigns
Location: The position may be based anywhere in the contiguous United States. May require occasional travel.
Salary and Benefits: At MoveOn, we commit to equity in our compensation philosophy and practices. We are committed to equal pay for equal work. To counter systemic compensation issues in this country and pay inequality, we have a non-negotiable compensation practice. We utilize benchmarking and peer organization data to ensure we provide competitive nonprofit compensation and benefits. The annual salary for this position is $106,634.15. In addition to the base salary, we offer a monthly home office subsidy. We also offer an internet and phone subsidy of $2,100 annually and a health and wellness subsidy of $900 annually. All of these cash benefits are added to your bimonthly paycheck. We offer strong medical, dental, and vision benefits, which are free to employees and children of employees (spouses or domestic partners can be added at a subsidized rate). We offer employer-paid premiums for life insurance; four weeks accrued paid vacation time per year, prorated for the period that you work; 18 weeks of paid parental leave (birth, adoption, foster care placement of a child), 10 days accrued paid sick time prorated for the period that you work**;** paid family medical leave; and 8 staff holidays and 6 floating holidays (annually). We also offer a $1000 professional development budget each year for each staff member.
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