Eileen for Colorado : Field Organizer

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Overview

Field Organizers will be the backbone of our campaign’s grassroots program. Organizers will be responsible for recruiting, training, and managing volunteers; running canvassing, phone banks, and community events; and facilitating voter engagement across their region. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter who thrives in a goal-oriented, fast-paced environment and excels in time management.

Responsibilities

Volunteer Recruitment & Management

• Recruit, train, and engage volunteers to build a strong, sustainable organizing program.

• Escalate and train volunteer leaders to build and manage their own volunteers and neighborhood teams.

• Run volunteer events for your region and motivate volunteer teams to meet daily and weekly direct voter contact goals.

Voter Contact

• Facilitate direct voter contact efforts through canvassing, phone banking, text banking, and other organizing tools.

• Manage staging locations and volunteer leaders in assigned turf.

• Track voter contact metrics and ensure all data is accurately entered into VAN.

Community Engagement & Events

• Represent the campaign at community gatherings, Democratic Party events, and local meetings in your region.

• Build and staff house parties, canvass launches, and volunteer recruitment events.

• Manage campaign follow-up and outreach for voters and volunteers who have engaged with the campaign.

• Build relationships with local leaders, organizations, and activists to strengthen the campaign’s reach.

Goals & Reporting

• Manage your time strategically to meet and exceed all short and long-term recruitment and direct voter contact goals assigned by the Field Director.

• Consistently report metrics and progress towards goals, and maintain the field team's data/VAN and reporting standards

• Collaborate with other departments to accomplish outreach goals and amplify local organizing efforts.

• Report progress, challenges, and successes by maintaining consistent communication with the Field Director and the overall organizing team.

Qualifications

• 0–2+ years of experience with community organizing or issue advocacy on political campaigns or with nonprofits (field experience strongly preferred, but not required. Candidates with experience working in people-facing fast-paced environments are also welcome to apply).

• Must be willing to relocate or make the daily commute to the district.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build relationships quickly.

• Willingness to engage with voters directly by knocking doors, making calls, and leading by example.

• Comfort with technology, including VAN/Votebuilder, Minivan, Mobilize, Google Suite, and basic data entry, preferred.

• Willingness to work long, irregular hours, evenings, and weekends, with hours adjusting on a ramping scale closer to the election.

• A passion for electing Democrats and defeating extremists like Lauren Boebert.

• Ties to Colorado or the 4th Congressional District, or Colorado are a plus.

To Apply

Email [email protected] with the subject line:“Field Organizer [Your Name]”

Please include:

• Your résumé (PDF)

• A one-page cover note describing your relevant experience and why you’re excited to join this campaign