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About Us
Empower Project is the national leader in both paid and volunteer relational organizing (RO).

Empower Project organizes to improve people’s lives using the power of relational organizing. Together with our partners, we’ve helped boost voter turnout, especially for BIPOC communities, through our approach of tapping into personal networks of friends and family. We provide the software and expertise to help communities, progressive organizations, and nonprofits leverage their personal relationships to build power and dramatically expand the electorate. Our cutting-edge technology, Empower, stands at the forefront of the industry and is trusted by over 1,500 organizations nationwide.

It’s effective. Empower has been studied in 12 different independently-run, randomly controlled trials which all found that its usage led to large and statistically significant increases in voter turnout — far more effective than phone-banking, text-banking, or door-to-door canvassing.

It’s growing fast. The number of conversations Empower facilitated grew by over 10x between the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, grew by 10x again in the 2020 election cycle, and then grew by 30x for the 2024 election cycle. In order to keep up that pace going forward, we need to grow our team and keep adding features that help our organizations!

About the Program and Role

In 2026 we’ll be running paid relational organizing programs – programs where we recruit folks to talk to their family and friends about elections and issues and then pay them for their time and effort – in up to 22 states.

Start Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
End Date: Friday, December 4, 2026

Work hours will vary. For the first 7 months of employment, we will be working Monday - Friday. Starting after Labor Day, we will move to a six days per week, Sunday - Friday schedule, with Friday being a slightly shortened day, and Saturdays we will be off.

The Mobilizer Recruitment and Support Director will report to the Data and Analytics Director and will work closely with Paid Relational Leadership staff to ensure that our mobilizers are made to feel valued from our first contact with them in the recruitment process, throughout the program, and are supported in any issues they face with payments.

The department will start by recruiting Mobilizers to the program through peer to peer text messaging, emailing, and other digital strategies. As our merry band of Mobilizers grows, the team will spend more time iterating on and implementing Community Mobilizer payment discrepancy resolution and tracking processes.

Job Responsibilities

• Hiring, training, and managing layers of staff to use peer-to-peer messaging and other digital tools to recruit Mobilizers to join the program and then working with the same staff to troubleshoot Mobilizers' payment issues using the systems the Director creates.
• Drafting and maintaining a library of potential responses to potential inquiries, both for questions asked during the recruitment process and payment discrepancies.
• Assisting with payment data management and the execution and analysis of analytics strategies.
• Creating a tracking and categorization system for different types of payment discrepancies.
• Collaborating with team members, other departments, and external partners as needed to ensure data processes are completed effectively and efficiently.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for payment issues to tag issues, resolve, and/or escalate them.
• Assisting the data director and program leadership with other activities.
• Supervising and leading all Digital Communications projects
• Support Empower Project leadership in monitoring and identifying trends in the CM recruitment pipeline
• Assisting program leadership with other activities

Candidates must have extensive experience working with political CRMs like EveryAction or Action Network and Peer to Peer texting tools such as Scale to Win.

Additional consideration will be given to candidates who have existing relationships in one of our key states, have experience with relational organizing, or are fluent in a second language, including Spanish.

Who would be a good fit?

This opportunity is perfect for someone who has a history of working in and around progressive campaigns and organizing for at least 6 years and has a passion for doing something different.

We're looking for a campaign professional who has:

• Reliable Access to Phone, Laptop, and WiFi
• U.S. Work Authorization
• Strong Attention to Detail: Ability to meticulously manage and review communication systems between our staff and mobilizers through peer to peer texting and through the support ticket processes to ensure quality communication and accuracy in recruitment, payment, and staff documentation.
• Problem-solving Skills: Capacity to dig through data, address and resolve operational issues promptly and efficiently.
• Experience using Peer to Peer Communication Tools: Familiarity with P2P tools like Scale to Win or Hustle is essential.
• Experience in Payment Processing Systems: Familiarity with CRM financial or support ticketing systems; experience with specific platforms like ZohoDesk, Venmo, CashApp, or Gusto is a bonus.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Proficiency in clearly communicating with team members and mobilizers, especially in resolving payment queries and providing operational support.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing operational needs and workload, particularly in shifting focus from onboarding activities to complex payment-related issues as the campaign progresses.
• Strong Management and Culture Building History: Ability to inspire and manage a team to achieve set goals and create a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment free from discrimination or harassment, all in a remote setting.

What's the compensation like?

Salary: $8,500 per month.

We provide health insurance and paid personal days for temporary staff.

Empower Project is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on age, sex, race, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference. Women, persons of color, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.