Tennessee State Senate Candidate Seeks Campaign Manager

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Tyler Yount

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Mar 23, 2016, 8:49:36 PM3/23/16

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Job Posting | Wilkinson for Senate

Campaign Manager

Nick Wilkinson currently serves the City of Chattanooga as the Director for Economic Development and plans to announce his bid for the TN General Assembly later this month. The Nick Wilkinson for Senate Campaign is hiring a Campaign Manager, who will be responsible for creating and implementing a detailed campaign plan and managing the daily operations of the campaign.

About Nick

Since joining the Berke Administration in 2013, Nick has worked tirelessly to recruit jobs, support small businesses, and provide excellent customer service to the citizens of Chattanooga. Prior to serving the City, Nick was the development director for a local nonprofit that helped to build stronger neighborhoods and provide more affordable housing.

About TN Senate 10

Senate District 10 is currently held by Todd Gardenhire, who has a track record of disrespecting constituents and voting against the best interest of his District on key issues like Medicaid expansion. It is approximately 170,000 people and has an average turnout of 64,000 voters in Presidential election years. Senate District 10 includes southern Hamilton (Chattanooga, East Ridge, Collegedale) and Bradley (Cleveland) Counties.

The ideal candidate is a self starter with a positive attitude and a commitment to the future of Tennessee.

Responsibilities include:

Developing a campaign plan
Developing a fundraising strategy with the candidate
Managing candidate’s schedule
Developing campaign messaging and communications strategy
Staffing the candidate during call time and managing donor relations
Identifying, training, organizing volunteer teams
Planning and executing team trainings
Building relationships with community leadership
Meeting or exceeding all goals related to finance, field, and media

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following qualifications:

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to successfully relate to donors, voters, and volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds
Must be able to work independently and in team settings

Must be able to work long and irregular hours as needed
A good sense of humor and a strong interest in and commitment to public service
Basic computer literacy and database skills
Must have a car and driver's license

This full time position will start as soon as possible and end November 18, 2016. The compensation will be commensurate with experience.

The Campaign is committed to diversity among its staff and is an equal opportunity employer. It’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The Wilkinson for Senate Campaign will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

How to Apply

Please email resume and cover letter to Tyler Yount, ty...@nick4tn.com & include "Campaign Manager" in the subject line.