Regional Organizer (Grand Rapids)

1 month ago
Contract
Junior
Marketing and Growth
Working Families Party

Working Families Party

Working Families Party is a progressive political organization dedicated to creating an inclusive democracy and economy that serves the needs of all individuals, advocating for systemic change against bigotry and inequality while mobilizing communities...

Professional Services
51-250
Founded 1998

Description

  • Grow membership through in-person events, texting, calling, digital organizing, and regional outreach.
  • Lead in-person and virtual programs that welcome new members and develop them into active participants.
  • Build an activist base supporting electoral priorities in the assigned region.
  • Develop political and community landscape analysis for the region.
  • Recruit and lead canvasses, phone banks, and text-bank events for endorsed candidates.
  • Recruit, train, and manage volunteers and allied campaign staff using organizing tools.
  • Evaluate organizing and electoral programs and adjust methods based on regional conditions.
  • Meet party-building and organizing goals for the assigned region.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of in-person or virtual electoral, campaign, or neighborhood-based organizing experience.
  • Commitment to social, economic, and racial justice.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, organizing, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to engage potential activists and supporters effectively.
  • Ability to work independently with strong follow-through, self-direction, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage project logistics, paperwork, deadlines, and technical requirements.
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, peers, public officials, and allies.
  • Experience in grassroots nonprofit, labor, or political organizing preferred; Spanish fluency is a plus.
  • Familiarity with VAN or voter-file data and tools such as Spoke, PDI, Scale to Win, Mobilize, Hubdialer, Thrutalk, Upland/Mobile Commons, Action Network, EveryAction, and social media platforms preferred.
  • Strong Excel or spreadsheet skills and political judgment preferred.
  • Must reside in Michigan’s Congressional District 3 or be willing to relocate; must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Benefits

  • Remote role with in-person meetings and events in the assigned region, plus travel for major events and staff meetings.
  • Salary determined using an equitable internal scale based on experience, location, and job scope.
  • Short-term temporary position in a unionized workplace, excluded from the bargaining unit.
  • Equal opportunity employer committed to economic and social justice.
  • Workplace accommodations available for applicants and employees with disabilities.

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