California Organizer - Sacramento
HybridCalifornia, United States or Sacramento, California, United States
Job Summary
Grow and build the membership base through in-person events, text/call programs, and digital organizing while leading relational welcome gatherings and pipelines into membership meetings. Develop knowledge of the political and community landscape in your assigned region to recruit and support activists for electoral campaigns. Lead in-person canvasses and virtual phone and text bank events for endorsed candidates, assisting in strategy development with allies, coalition partners, candidates, and elected officials. Reach party-building and organizing goals in your region while managing project logistics, paperwork, and deadlines. This temporary, full-time hybrid role involves travel for major events and staff meetings.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum two years of in-person or virtual electoral/campaign or neighborhood-based organizing experience
- A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Proven organizing ability, including effectiveness in engaging potential activists and supporters
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values
- Ability to work independently, including strong follow-through and self-direction on assignments
- Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.
- Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies
- Experience in grassroots non-profit, labor, or political organizing
- Fluency in Spanish
- Familiarity working with VAN or other voter file data
- Experience with organizing and tools used for phone banking including predictive dialers, broadcast SMS messaging, social media and email/action pages - particularly: Hubdialer, Thrutalk, Upland (Mobile Commons), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Action Network
- Experience and comfort using EveryAction for tracking volunteer activity
- Strong command of Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet software
- Experience working in labor or with grassroots organizations in your region
- Political intelligence and judgment
- Must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
- Must be available for travel for major events and all staff meetings a few times per year
- Must be able to perform some work in person at various locations for meetings and events in the assigned regions
- Must be available for weekend shifts
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