2021 NYC Council Candidate seeks Campaign Manager

[2021 Candidate - NYC Council]

Campaign Overview: One of the youngest NYC Council candidates for the 2021 cycle is seeking a campaign manager for a history-making, grassroots campaign in Central Queens with a high emphasis on organizing and direct voter contact. 

Job summary:  This is a full-time position in a crowded field for an open city council seat for the June 2021 primary.  The campaign manager reports to the candidate and has bottom-line responsibility for all day-to-day aspects of the campaign, including fundraising, field & organizing, communications, scheduling, and office management.

Responsibilities include:

• Create and execute the campaign plan.

• Ensure the campaign qualifies for the ballot once petitioning begins in March 2021

• Hire, train and manage the campaign’s field director and any other senior staff and selected consultants

• Track and report progress on campaign goals for fundraising, political support and other key metrics

• Work with the treasurer to monitor campaign budget

• Managing the candidate’s schedule

• Oversee and ensure successful execution of campaign press strategy.

• Collaborate with other staff in targeting voters for contact in-person, by phone and by text message

• Select the campaign’s voter contact tools, including relational organizing tools

• Establish a strong professional culture within the campaign focused on accountability, specific goals, innovation and sense of purpose

• Any and all other aspects of managing a winning campaign

Qualifications:

• At least two cycles of political campaign work, including at least one cycle in a senior staff capacity (manager, field director, comms director, finance director)

• Knowledge of Central Queens and neighborhood demographics preferred

• Language skills preferred but not required (Russian, Mandarin, and/or Spanish)

• Strong knowledge of VAN

• Strong knowledge of Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)

• Supervisory experience

• Strong writing skills

• A constructive winning attitude

Compensation: $4000/month. To apply send your resume and cover letter to nyccoun...@gmail.com.