Progressive city council campaign seeks field organizers
Jessie Williams
Field Organizers: Andria McClellan for Norfolk City Council
Progressive challenger with competitive campaign in three-way city council race in the Tidewater area of Virginia is seeking Field Organizers to work for six weeks, mid-March through Election Day the first week of May 2016.
Field Organizers will be responsible for:
- Recruiting, training and managing volunteers in order to reach as many targeted voters as possible
- Managing and executing voter contact tactics such as phone banks, canvasses, absentee ballot drives, staffing polls on Election Day and visibility events
- Field Organizers should be high energy, outgoing and enthusiastic
Field Organizers will report to Field Director.
*Qualifications and Requirements:*
- Organizational skills and ability to meet
goals and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication
skills
- Access to reliable vehicle and mobile phone
- Experience with VAN preferred
- Positions will be based in the Norfolk, VA area
- Local ties to Hampton Roads area preferred, but supporter housing may be provided for exceptional candidates
Competitive monthly salary provided. Great opportunity for up-and-coming or recently graduated politicos to get their feet wet in a campaign setting.
We are accepting resumes and references from interested candidates.