Field Manager
Sister District Project
Field Manager
- Covina, CA, USA
- 73000-78000 per year Bi Monthly
- Salary
- Full Time - Fully Remote
- 100% employer sponsored health plan, FSA, 401k plan, cell phone/internet reimbursement, Flexible PTO
About the Field Manager Role
The Field Manager (FM) role will report to Sister District's Head of Campaigns. The Field Manager provides crucial administrative and programmatic support for SDP's volunteer-facing field and fundraising programs and serves as the chief information conduit between endorsed campaigns and SDP HQ. The Field Manager conducts regular outreach and manages communications with endorsed campaigns, facilitates on-going volunteer programs, and ensures prompt responses to volunteer inquiries. The Field Manager provides support with the implementation of new departmental programs, research, and special projects as needed. This position requires exceptional attention to detail, strong critical thinking, and the ability to manage concurrent projects on tight timelines.
Duties + Responsibilities
Management of Volunteer-Powered Field & Fundraising Programs (50%)
- Provide general day-to-day support for SDP volunteers related to existing field and fundraising programs.
- Ensure the proper set-up and publication of ongoing phonebanking programs.
- Reviewing phonebanking scripts, autodialer availability where applicable and ensuring that the phonebanking hub webpage is consistently updated.
- Manage and monitor the phonebank feedback submission form for actionable information for campaigns.
- Provide technical VAN support to volunteers, including prompt refreshes of phonebanking links.
- Create and maintain accurate and user-friendly training materials, such as vote planning guides for volunteers.
- In collaboration with the Head of Campaigns the Organizing Department, coordinate and manage the supplemental field programs (i.e. postcarding, texting, canvassing)
- Manage the candidate appearance process.
- Support rollout of new volunteer-facing programs with strong project management and cross-team coordination.
- Collect, record and report Sister District volunteer field and fundraising metrics
- Maintaining the Master Field & Fundraising Tracker
Campaign Services Support (25%)
- Help with candidate and campaign vetting, data and collateral collection during the endorsement process.
- Ensuring trackers are consistently updated for interdepartmental needs.
- In collaboration with the Head of Campaigns, coordinate and manage communications between Sister District HQ and endorsed campaigns
- Attend and run bi-weekly check-ins with each endorsed campaign
- Attend regular campaign-hosted consulted calls
- Support the Head of Campaigns in the recruitment and attendance of larger group candidate trainings such as group call time power hours, candidate and staff trainings
- Provide high-quality direct campaign and candidate services as needed, including general consulting, direct voter contact, finance, and vendor management support
- Collect, record, and support the achievement of campaign field and fundraising metrics.
Internal Political Department Support (25%)
- Help ensure integrity of tracking systems and collected data.
- With Head of Campaigns, maintain & update the Political Department Master Processes
- Provide technical Zoom support on external-facing Organizational and Political Department calls and trainings
- Examples are marque Sister District Mobilization calls and internal volunteer leader calls
- Support the Political Department with research and special projects, as needed.
- Examples are data collection and reporting for the annual Impact Report.
- Manage interdepartmental trackers, communications systems with meticulous attention to detail ensuring accuracy across all SDP staff.
- Support the Head of Campaigns in the recruitment and execution of Future Winners Quarterly convenings.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Strong passion for electing Democrats to state legislatures
- 2+ years of previous experience working with a political campaign or electoral organization, bonus points if having worked as a Campaign Manager, Finance Director, or Communications Director
- Experience working with NGPVAN, EveryAction, Scale to Win or similar Democratic tools
- Advanced proficiency in all aspects of Google Suite, with emphasis in Google Sheets
- Demonstrated project management ability: can scope, plan, execute, and deliver work across multiple stakeholders under tight timelines
- Exceptional attention to detail and written communication skills, including ability to read, interpret and synthesize campaign platforms & policy positions
- Creativity and ability to implement innovative ideas to improve process management
- Self-starter and team player who is energized by a fast-paced, ever changing environment
- Ability to work independently in a remote setting with excellent time management skills, including nights, weekends and extended hours during GOTV
- Experience supporting and empowering volunteers
Start Date
We are looking to fill this position by the end of February. Applications will be reviewed starting January 5th and initial call requests will be initiated shortly after. The hiring process will include several rounds of interviews after the initial call and a brief assessment in the later stage of the process.
Position and Pay
This is a cycle hire, remote position that can be fulfilled from anywhere in the United States for the 2026 election. The target start date is February 23, 2026. We expect the overall term of engagement to be between February 23, 2026 and November 30, 2026. Pay will be commensurate with experience, in the range of $73,000 to $78,000 per year. The expectation is a starting salary that adequately compensates experience and expertise while countering pay inequality and upholding internal parity.
Generous Benefits Package Includes:
- Employer sponsored health insurance plan with 100% premium paid by Sister District
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- 401k plan
- Cell Phone/Internet Reimbursement up to $100 per month
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Generous Family Leave
- Opportunity for Spot and End of Year Bonuses
- Flexible PTO
- 25 Organization-wide holidays including the week of Thanksgiving
The Organization
Since launching in the wake of the 2016 elections, Sister District has grown to a community of more than 90,000 people across the country. We have endorsed candidates in 202 races across 18 states, 146 of whom have won. We have raised more than $7.3 million in small-dollar donations directly for our candidates and state-based partners. Our organizing efforts have reached more than 6.5 million voters through phones, texts, postcards, and door knocks. We also partner deeply with our campaigns to provide professional training and guidance to help candidates and staff build robust, data-driven campaigns.
Sister District not only helps to win urgent elections each year, but also builds Democratic infrastructure for the long term. We do this by training newly elected legislators and former candidates, conducting academic-quality civic research, raising awareness about the importance of state legislatures, supporting community-based organizations, and more.
We are open to applicants of all genders, and we are proud to be an organization founded and led by women, including women of color.