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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Department: Client Services

Location: Washington, DC or Remote

Salary Range: $85,000-$110,000 annually, opportunity for commission based on generated revenue

Bonus Range (even-numbered years only): $40,000 - $125,000

Deliver Strategies is the go-to strategic communication and direct mail firm for the progressive community. We work with the nation’s top Democratic candidates and allied organizations as a part of the consulting team for Presidential, U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial, Congressional, municipal, issue advocacy, and initiative campaigns across the country. We are relentlessly focused on helping our clients win with creative, innovative, forward-thinking campaign strategy and tactics.

Qualified candidates should apply for the role at the following link: https://deliverstrategiesllc.easyapply.co/. Salary is commensurate with experience. DELIVER offers competitive benefits and an opportunity for a performance-based bonus in Federal Election years.

Due to the volume of applicants, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.

Job Description

Senior Vice Presidents set strategy, manage projects, and manage account team staff. This is a client-facing role that has broad interaction with leaders in the progressive campaign community, campaign managers, and candidates. Responsibilities include:

Strategy

Develop campaign strategies for candidates and allied organizations

Advise clients on campaign targeting, research and testing approaches, resource allocation, program evaluation, and other tactical considerations
Recommend and create solutions, new programs, and strategic approaches that help clients achieve their goals
Work as a strategic partner with clients, advising on research and campaign plans

Client Relations

• Manage client relations from planning to execution of mail programs

• Serve as primary client lead and project manager

• Collaborate with allied political consultants, researchers, analysts, and others to help clients design and execute programs

Internal Management

• Oversee the development and management of mail plans, budgets, timelines, invoicing and payment

• Manage, train, and hire account team staff

• Run the creative and production process

• Concept and draft mail pieces, digital products, and mail plans, in collaboration with our creative team

• Work closely with principal in marketing prospective new clients and organizational outreach

• Depending on staffing levels, perform all account team related tasks

Desired Qualifications

Strategy

• Four to five (or more) cycles of campaign or other political project management and staff management experience (e.g. campaign management, directing field program or program direction at a progressive organization)

• Budget development and oversight experience on a campaign or political project

• Experience with political targeting; proficient with common voter file interfaces (VAN, Catalist, etc.)

• Working knowledge of, and experience with, political communication best practices and theory, and campaign tactic testing and program evaluation approaches

Client Relations

• Passion and commitment to electing Democrats and making progressive change

Internal Management

• Experience managing, training, hiring, and motivating staff in person or remotely, both empathetically and fairly

• Excellent attention to detail and project management skills

• Ability to communicate effectively across different mediums, both internally within a team setting and externally with clients and other stakeholders

• Strong proactive, problem-solving skills

• Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects on a short timeline

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills

• Proficient in MS Office and the Google Suite, particularly MS Excel and Google Sheets

• Willingness to work campaign-style hours as necessary

Additional Qualifications (not required)

• Fluency in spoken or written Spanish

• Experience building relationships of trust with communities of color

• Reputation as a reliable and trusted team member within the progressive community