Arena Careers

In 2024, Relentless is running a first-of-its-kind compensated relational program at scale across battleground states using Rally. This program will hire 20,000+ low turnout voters to become relational organizers in their communities and turn their friends and families out to vote. Relentless does this through high-energy, community-focused, and educational virtual events that move participants to action and change their relationship to democracy. Our virtual mobilization events provide participants with an experience of enthusiasm, support, and confidence for the work they are doing—so they can continue to be trusted messengers to their communities.

The State Mobilization Manager will oversee and manage all virtual event operations and logistics for their state.

This role will hire, train, and manage a remote team of 1 full-time Mobilization Events Organizer and up to 20 part-time Mobilization Events Leads (MELs). These staff will run virtual Onboarding, Get Out the Vote, and Election Day events for participants in their state who are mobilizing their friends and family to vote. The State Manager will be responsible for the scheduling, logistics, and quality of all virtual events in their state and for the success of their state’s MELs as they support participants through the program. The State Manager will also communicate state-specific voting information and program strategy to staff, which includes conveying and implementing changing program tactics.

A great State Mobilization Manager is someone who is always on top of deadlines and loves the challenge of keeping a big team running smoothly. They will enjoy managing and coaching a team of part-time staff, have a knack for getting into the nitty gritty to make sure systems are operational at all times, and be deeply committed to running virtual events that empower and celebrate our mobilizers.

This is a full-time, remote, and temporary position with a start date of August 6th, 2024 and an end date of November 15th, 2024.

DETAILS & COMPENSATION

Location: Remote

Compensation: $6,000/month

Benefits: 100% employer-paid health and life insurance, 99% employer-paid dental and vision insurance

Schedule: Full-time through November 15, 2024

JOB DUTIES

• Recruit candidates and creatively job source
• Run an equitable interview process
• Onboard and tailor state-specific onboarding materials for new staff
• Lead a 3-week, comprehensive training period for their state’s MELs where they will learn about our program and their role, review instructions and materials required for their role, and practice leading virtual events.
• Create state-specific MEL training materials from generic templates.
• Model the qualities of a top-performing MEL: energy, warmth, clear communication, customer service and problem-solving mindset.
• Build a positive and highly-communicative team environment that scales quickly.
• Own scheduling of part-time staff and logistics for all virtual events in their state.
• Attend virtual events as needed to oversee quality, assist, and provide feedback and coaching to MELs.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the high quality of virtual events in their state, including the success of the MEL team and the participant experience. Use a solutions-oriented mindset to independently troubleshoot problems and locate answers for staff and participants.
• Lead team meetings with their state’s MELs twice a week .
• Communicate and collaborate with other Relentless departments as needed.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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STRONGLY PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Experience with relational organizing
• Connections to Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, or Pennsylvania
• 2+ years of experience working in electoral campaigns or another form of organizing

This work will require being available nights and weekends during peak program days and as Election Day nears. The State Mobilization Events Manager should expect to be online and available six days a week from September 3rd-November 6th.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Relentless provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We welcome applicants from any educational background, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex, age, immigration status, citizenship status, national origin or ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, criminal record, mental or physical disability or disorder, HIV antibody status, parental or familial status, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.