About Us
Empower Project is the national leader in both paid and volunteer relational organizing (RO).
Empower Project organizes to improve people’s lives using the power of relational organizing. Together with our partners, we’ve helped boost voter turnout, especially for BIPOC communities, through our approach of tapping into personal networks of friends and family. We provide the software and expertise to help communities, progressive organizations, and nonprofits leverage their personal relationships to build power and dramatically expand the electorate. Our cutting-edge technology, Empower, stands at the forefront of the industry and is trusted by over 1,500 organizations nationwide.
It’s effective. Empower has been studied in 12 different independently-run, randomly controlled trials, which all found that its usage led to large and statistically significant increases in voter turnout — far more effective than phone-banking, text-banking, or door-to-door canvassing.
It’s growing fast. The number of conversations Empower facilitated grew by over 10x between the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, grew by 10x again in the 2020 election cycle, and then grew by 30x for the 2024 election cycle. In order to keep up that pace going forward, we need to grow our team!
Job Description
The Campaigns Director will work to advance the mission of the Partner Recruitment & Success Department – to expand the reach of Empower through networking, promoting the efficacy of relational organizing, and recruiting new organizations to run successful RO programs with campaigns, state parties and organizations in the Democratic Party ecosystem. The Campaigns Director is expected to build meaningful relationships with our partner organizations, understand their needs, and help integrate relational organizing and Empower (relational organizing software) usage to achieve their goals.
This is a full-time, remote, salaried position available immediately. The expectation is that staff are generally available between 8am–6pm central time.
Job Responsibilities
- Become an expert on the Empower App to be able to provide training, support and guidance to partners, as well as product feedback to the Empower App design & engineering teams.
- Create new material and update existing training material on relational organizing
- Manage an existing portfolio of political campaigns and state Democratic Parties and work with them to successfully implement relational organizing to achieve their goals
- Recruit additional campaigns and party organizations to include relational organizing in their strategic plans
- Maintain relationships with state parties and the DNC, ASDC, DSCC, DCCC and DLCC
- Represent Empower Project at conferences, conventions, and other industry events.
- Implement and maintain accurate data tracking of account activity within our CRM system
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience using relational organizing tools or running a relational organizing program
- 3 cycles of campaign or state party experience, including one cycle in campaign leadership
- Experience working with a diverse group of stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal communication ability
- Proven ability to manage your own tasks
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience creating and delivering training curriculum
- Excellent communication skills
- Additional consideration will be given to candidates who are fluent in a second language
Compensation
This is a full-time, work-from-home position. Compensation is salary-based at $72,000 a year, plus benefits.
Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, and paid time off. Paid time off includes vacation, sick leave, personal days, and federal holidays.
Empower Project is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on age, sex, race, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference. Women, persons of color, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.
