Texas Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Director

[Nate Levin]

The Texas Democratic Party is currently seeking a top-tier, self-motivated, and innovative Coordinated Campaign Director. This person will oversee, support and ensure coordination between the teams representing our core programs: candidate services, county services, training, voter protection, and our statewide organizing program.

Specifically, the Coordinated Campaign Director will:

• Oversee, manage, and lead inter-team planning between the directors leading teams comprising the Coordinated Campaign effort: the TDP’s statewide organizing program, candidate services, county party support, voter protection, and training;
• Work with director-level direct-reports to develop staffing plans and oversee recruitment of diverse coordinated campaign staff to execute the campaign program;
• Develop and supervise overall voter-contact strategy, including but not limited to voter-identification, voter-registration, and get-out-the-vote drives;
• Work with Data / Analytics team to set data-driven goals and develop a system to track progress to goals;
• Foster relationships with national organizations (i.e. DSCC, DCCC, DNC, and national allied organizations) that financially and strategically support the Plan’s goals and objectives;
• Engage existing partner organizations and new activist organizations to integrate their programs and volunteer capacity into the coordinated campaign;
• Build communication structures to collaborate, share information, and track progress toward goals with partnering campaigns, local parties, and state and national allies;
• Regularly update and offer guidance to statewide campaign slate;
• Oversee and manage the coordinated budget, working with Compliance to ensure adherence to state and federal campaign finance rules and regulations;
• Research, suggest, and implement new and innovative systems or tools that enhance the coordinated campaign;
• Support the senior leadership team in effectively communicating the goals, objectives, and progress of the coordinated plan to donors, the press, party leaders, and other stakeholders;
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts for paid services;
• Oversee and develop a statewide GOTV plan to support Democrats up and down the ticket.

The Coordinated Campaign Director will report to the Deputy Executive Director.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required experience:

• At least 3 cycles (a) in a leadership role on a campaign for public office, or (b) as staff for a party organization, aligned organization, or a coordinated campaign;
• Proven track record of effective recruitment, management, and development of diverse staff;
• Experience managing large multi-department and/or multi-level staffing structures;
• Ability to speak, write, and communicate effectively to staff, and partners of different backgrounds and experience as well as the public at large;
• Flexibility to work long, irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, and maintain a positive attitude;
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, complete projects under tight deadlines, and maintain a positive attitude;
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organized;
• Time management skills are a must;
• Proficiency in campaign and general technology including NPGVAN, Google Apps, Hustle, Microsoft Office apps, etc.;
• An absolute commitment to complete the 2020 cycle at the Texas Democratic Party.

Exceptional candidates have:

• Texas ties and / or battleground state experience
• Intentionality when developing a thriving, healthy internal team culture
• Demonstrated skill at setting and communicating priorities
• Familiarity with Federal and State financial compliance
• Experience with field or organizing (such as targeting, training, voter identification, and get-out-the-vote drives)
• Record of working with national, state and local political players engaged in electoral strategies and programs
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with different types of stakeholders, from high level elected officials to grassroots activists

Required Tools:

• Reliable Transportation
• A reliable laptop
• A reliable cell phone

Compensation: Salary is negotiable. Position will include medical and vision insurance benefits at no cost to the Coordinated Campaign Director. This is a full-time, cycle-only position; there should be no expectation of employment beyond November 2020.

How to Apply: txdem.co/Apply-Coordinated-Campaign