HIRING IMMEDIATELY: Field Organizer in New York

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Hiring Immediately:  Field Organizer, New York

BrownMillerGroup is a direct contact firm whose goal is to win campaigns by engaging people in politics and empowering them with the tools they need to change their community one person at a time.

BrownMillerGroup is hiring Field Organizers to build and manage a field program for a state legislative race in New York, beginning immediately through the September Primary.

A successful candidate will be a dynamic individual possessing a breadth of organizing experience and demonstrating a range of professional skills.  S/he will be passionate about building people-powered, community driven campaigns.

Responsibilities Will Include:

Voter contact including door-to-door and phone canvass

Data system maintenance

Drafting neighborhood-level field plans

Building relationships with grass tops leaders and activists

Recruiting, training and managing interns and volunteers

Tracking and reporting progress to goal in real time

Self-assessing progress-to-goal and next steps

Required Skills and Qualities:

Minimum one cycle organizing experience

The ability to develop volunteers and interns and create a team environment

Use of voter contact programs including VAN, Nationbuilder and the like

Use of personnel contact relationship manager programs

Mastery of basic office programs including the Microsoft office suite, excel in particular, and file share programs

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Excellent time management and task organizing skills

The ability to solve problems

The ability to self-assess

The ability to lead and to develop team members

Self-motivation and the commitment to see a task through regardless 

Job Requirements:

Willingness to relocate

The ability to travel independently

Valid drivers’ license, insurance and a reliable vehicle

The ability to work extended hours

Salary based upon experience.

BrownMillerGroup is an equal opportunity employer.

To apply:  Email resume and cover letter to in...@brownmillergroup.com subject line “Field Organizer NY”

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