American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Senior Campaign Strategist, Democracy

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Senior Campaign Strategist, Democracy

American Civil Liberties Union

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time term-limited position of Senior Campaign Strategist, Democracy in the National Political Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National office in Washington, D.C. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. This position is a three-year term-limited position.

The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable, representative democracy. We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom, Democracy and Voting Rights, Systemic Equality, Immigration, Trans Justice, Criminal Justice, and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties, and advance the freedom, equality, ability to prosper, and humanity of all People.

Our department conducts analysis, develops policy, crafts world-class campaigns, and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative, administrative, and electoral levers. We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers, and more. We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates. We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.

This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Senior Campaign Strategist, Democracy will report to the Senior Campaign Lead, Voting.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• In close partnership with the Senior Campaign Lead, Voting, develop robust campaign goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets

• Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution at the national/federal level to advance structural democracy reform, speech, privacy and surveillance, and other civil rights and civil liberties issues

• Lead legislative and administrative campaigns, and/or corporate campaigns, with minimal need for management level guidance

• Utilize a wide variety of sophisticated campaign tactics and tools

• Successfully employ constituent targeting, developing advertisements (TV, radio, print), polling, and developing creative campaign tactics for earned media or other purposes

• Retain and manage consultants

• Work closely with Organizing Division on developing plans for relevant campaigns

• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the staff working on the campaigns in matrixed structure

• Work in coordination with other senior stakeholders, affiliate staff, and national staff, including policy staff within NPAD

• Develop strategic partnerships that expand the ACLU’s influence in ways the ACLU would otherwise not have operating alone

• Convene and execute on-the-ground meetings, planning, and campaign events in priority jurisdictions

• Maintain awareness of emerging opportunities and challenges in the issue areas within the division’s purview

• Maintain awareness of the work to facilitate representation of the Department internally and externally

• Exercise significant independent judgment to solve problems and determine creative solutions

• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment

• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned

• This position requires flexibility in work schedule, including the ability to work nontraditional hours

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