Job Description
Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is hiring a Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director for the 2024 cycle. The Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director is responsible for working with the Coordinated Campaigns Director, DSCC leadership, candidate campaigns, state parties, partner organizations and other key stakeholders to help develop, advise and support strong coordinated campaign infrastructure in upcoming Senate races. This includes the areas of training, strategic planning, program development and in-cycle evaluation.
The Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director must have at least two cycles of management experience running large-scale field programs, with a preference working with both volunteer and vended; and at least four cycles of field experience in a campaign setting, preferably within a candidate or coordinated campaign. They must have deep experience with political campaigns, managing teams, planning, and budgeting. In addition, an ideal Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director candidate should have experience with mail, phone and text-based voter outreach; digital organizing; registration trends; reporting and other field analytics.
This position will report to the DSCC’s Coordinated Campaigns Director.
Responsibilities:
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is hiring a Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director for the 2024 cycle. The Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director is responsible for working with the Coordinated Campaigns Director, DSCC leadership, candidate campaigns, state parties, partner organizations and other key stakeholders to help develop, advise and support strong coordinated campaign infrastructure in upcoming Senate races. This includes the areas of training, strategic planning, program development and in-cycle evaluation.
The Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director must have at least two cycles of management experience running large-scale field programs, with a preference working with both volunteer and vended; and at least four cycles of field experience in a campaign setting, preferably within a candidate or coordinated campaign. They must have deep experience with political campaigns, managing teams, planning, and budgeting. In addition, an ideal Deputy Coordinated Campaigns Director candidate should have experience with mail, phone and text-based voter outreach; digital organizing; registration trends; reporting and other field analytics.
This position will report to the DSCC’s Coordinated Campaigns Director.
Responsibilities:
- Work with the DSCC Coordinated Campaigns Director to help build, advise, and support Senate coordinated campaigns, including in the following areas:
- Hiring Process
- Staff structure and hiring ramp
- Planning and budgeting
- Create program goals, design and execution
- Direct voter contact and other relevant tools support
- Build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders at coordinated tables
- Provide direct support to Coordinated Campaign leadership to consistently improve programming by:
- Coach Coordinated Campaign Directors and department heads
- Evaluate programs, including development of effective action plans to improve outcomes
- Develop structures that assist with program improvement and accountability
- Draft materials such as planning documents, memos, program guidance, and other resources to support states with program and staff development
Qualifications:
- At least four cycles of recent experience working in large scale, preferably statewide, field programs; at least two cycles serving in management roles for such programs.
- At least two cycles of experience in planning, execution and evaluation of field programs
- Experience with budgeting and budget tracking
- Experience with vote by mail, online organizing, early vote and Election Day GOTV
- Expert level understanding of field and direct voter contact tools and products such as VAN, predictive dialers, peer-to-peer text programs, targeting models, field reports, etc.
- Excellent communication, relationship building, teamwork and collaboration skills, especially in a fast-paced environment
- Effective communicator across modes, including in-person, virtual, and written
- Ability to balance needs of multiple stakeholders while driving program goals
- Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills with individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability
This position is based in DC. This position is expected to work out of the DSCC office located on Capitol Hill.