Kyle Nudo for US Congress IL-15: Campaign Manager, US Congressional Campaign

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This is a full-time on-site role for a Political Campaign Manager located in Alton, IL and the surrounding 35 counties that make up Illinois' 15th Congressional District (Central and Southern Illinois).

The Campaign Manager will:

Lead and implement the campaign’s strategic plan, fundraising, scheduling, and budgeting including voter targeting, messaging.

Serve as a close advisor and true partner to the candidate every day of the campaign. Play a leading role in signature gathering and ballot access. Manage campaign departments, vendors, and consultants across field, digital, communications, and fundraising.

Maintain strong coordination with staff, volunteers, the candidate, vendors, and consultants.

Schedule and manage the candidate’s time, including ensuring adequate call time, events, canvasses, and media appearances.

Cultivate and maintain relationships with local leaders, endorsers, unions, community organizations, and stakeholders.

Monitor campaign budget and ensure timely compliance with FEC filing requirements in cooperation with the compliance and finance teams.

Confidently serve as a public-facing representative of the campaign as needed.

Help recruit, train, and supervise staff, interns, and volunteers.

Build a campaign culture rooted in teamwork, accountability, and values-driven leadership.

Qualifications

• Skills in Political Campaign Management and Campaigns

• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving and interpersonal skills

• Project Management skills

• Experience in Sales

• Strong leadership and organizational abilities

• Experience managing staff, programs, fundraising, budgets, and consultants

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment

• Experience with US Congressional political campaigns or related fields is a must; At least two full cycles of campaign experience, with preference for Campaign Manager or senior staff roles (e.g. Field Director, Political Director) a plus

• Strong understanding of Democratic campaign strategy, including Central and Southern Illinois field, and communications

• High emotional intelligence, a team-first mentality, and commitment to running a respectful, inclusive campaign

• Proficiency with NGP VAN/Votebuilder, Google Workspace, and campaign management tools

• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Relations, Communications, or related field preferred

• Facility in a smoke and drug-free working environment

• Car and valid driver’s license

About the Candidate

The candidate is a true son of Southern Illinois who went on to become an international entrepreneur and small business owner. He has heard the call to serve his home state in Washington, and fight the good fight to deliver the prosperity Illinois families need. He’s spent decades fighting for workers, and as a leader and member of multiple unions – his service has brought real change to people’s lives. He does the work. He believes deeply in a return to economic freedom, economic justice and economic prosperity. This means a return to a life few people living today can even remember: a restoration of the American Dream where a single income can provide for a family, where a world-class education is free, and debt-free college is a reality. America will truly prosper when healthcare is a human right, where healthy food, clean water, a home and a family are once again protected through affordability.