Job: Digital Organizing Director for Bernie 2016 (Burlington, VT)
Michael Whitney
Digital Organizing Director
LOCATION: BURLINGTON, VT
Bernie 2016 seeks a Digital Organizing Director to take on the enormous opportunity of helping to build a progressive grassroots movement of supporters of Bernie Sanders’ campaign for president.
Your job will be to harness the incredible amount of grassroots momentum around Bernie’s candidacy and turn it into a movement to support our campaign and fight for Bernie Sanders’ progressive agenda for America.
Bernie Sanders wants to build a political revolution, and the way to do this is by empowering supporters no matter where they are. We have tens of thousands of people already wanting to know how they can help, and this position will build the infrastructure to not just put them to work, but to help them own a part of our campaign.
Distributed organizing is the core of this job. You’ll develop and implement strategies to help supporters plan and execute house parties, community organizing events, volunteer activities, and aiding field organizing in early states. This critical position builds the bridge between our digital and field departments by working to empower our supporters to bring Bernie’s campaign to their communities.
The ideal person for this position is something with experience in executing distributed organizing strategies and who has a passion for empowerment and fighting for what’s right. Every day you wake up on this campaign, you’ll be thinking about how to truly build a political revolution that will change this country. We want to hire someone with a clear vision for a huge grassroots movement, and the ability and experience to make it happen.
It’s a huge job, and one of the most rewarding you’ll ever have. Here’s how to apply:
- Send an email with your resume and a cover letter to digitalo...@berniesanders.com.
- We’re not interested in a standard cover letter. Use the letter to explain what your vision is for distributed organizing on Bernie Sanders’ campaign, including the opportunities and challenges that might present themselves. Talk about how you’d approach this unique position, and how you’d harness potentially hundreds of thousands of totally invested, all-in supporters of this campaign from across the country to help elect Bernie Sanders our next president.
This position starts immediately, preferably in our Burlington, VT headquarters. Certain candidates may be considered for Washington, DC. Bernie 2016 is an equal opportunity employer; women, people of color, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.