Democratic Politics and Elections State and Local Outreach Manager, Mountain and Plains Region
WHO WE ARE:
ActBlue is a nonprofit that builds tech and infrastructure for Democratic campaigns, progressive-aligned causes, and people trying to make an impact in order to fuel long-term, people-powered change. If you’ve ever given online to a Democrat or progressive organization, chances are you’ve used our powerful online fundraising platform.
We put power in the hands of small-dollar donors and help thousands of groups — from presidential candidates to environmental organizations — build grassroots movements. We envision a democracy where everyone looking to make progressive people-powered change can easily and effectively deploy their resources, energy, and creativity to shape our country and futures. Each and every one of us, from the political activists to the tech innovators to the customer service pros, is fully committed to our mission.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
You will work closely with the Mountain and Plains Regional Director to grow a team within ActBlue’s Democratic Politics and Elections department. Through thoughtful project and people management, you will help the Regional Director develop and lead strategy to expand ActBlue’s reach and impact. You will manage 2-3 Associates who recruit, train, and support state and local campaigns using ActBlue.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Work with the Regional Director to develop outreach strategy focused on relationship building to increase adoption and strategic use of ActBlue;
- Work with the Regional Director to assign Associates’ turf and set goals;
- Manage a team of Associates working directly with campaigns by holding them accountable to goals around relationship building, account management, and strategic account support;
- Evaluate progress to goals regularly, making adjustments as necessary;
- Mentor and coach a team of Associates to provide creative, thoughtful, and individualized support to the campaigns within their turf;
- Provide account management and strategic account support for a small portfolio of high priority accounts;
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the ActBlue platform and its role within political digital programs;
- Collaborate with other managers within the department to maintain a broad understanding of accounts’ needs;
- Facilitate and lead meetings and trainings, both internally and externally;
- Work outside of regular business hours (i.e., 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) as required;
- Travel as required.
WHAT YOU BRING:
- At least 4 years of Democratic campaign and or program/project management experience;
- At least 3 years people management experience preferred;
- Experience managing a small team of staff in a fast paced environment;
- Understanding of political structures and state landscapes;
- Experience building and maintaining relationships;
- Experience managing and implementing programs or campaigns, or experience being part of a team plan;
- Experience managing or working closely with fundraising and digital programs;
- Enthusiasm for problem-solving, team-building, and internal and external relationship-building.
LOCATION AND COMPENSATION:
This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position, but must live within the Mountain and Plains Region (CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, OK, SD, TX, WY).
Salary Range: We offer a competitive salary and a generous compensation package, which includes the benefits listed below:
BENEFITS:
- Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
- Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families
- Automatic 2% 401K contribution, plus up to 6% match
- Three months paid parental leave for all new parents, adoptions included; 4 weeks of a fully paid flexible work schedule; plus an additional one week of paid leave and an additional one week of flexible work schedule for every full year the employee has worked for ActBlue
- Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
- Additional perks including monthly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times
ActBlue is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.
Supervisory role not part of the Bargaining Unit position: Certain employees who report to this position may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
INCLUSION STATEMENT:
Women, people of color, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, and members of other minority or marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply. ActBlue is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status.
ActBlue is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the interview and employment process, including using our online system to apply for a position.
*ActBlue will never ask candidates to buy equipment, nor will we email from anything other than an actblue.com or actbluetech.com email address.