SignOn.org Campaign Outreach Director
Time and again, MoveOn.org has changed the face of politics in America by harnessing the power of the Internet and our 7 million members. And now we're changing the game again, with an innovative new organizing platform called SignOn.org that gives everyday folks the tools to run their own MoveOn-style campaigns on the issues they care about most—everything from ending corporate personhood to keeping fracking out of communities. And by connecting these local efforts to our members, we're making sure that even small start-up campaigns have the grassroots muscle they need to win.
Our vision is make SignOn.org a movement-wide organizing platform where no significant state, local, or national progressive fight goes unanswered. The SignOn.org Campaign Outreach Director is a senior leadership position on the SignOn.org team in charge of innovating breakthrough online strategies to find tens of thousands of grassroots leaders to run knockout campaigns on SignOn.org. There are literally millions of progressives in America with the talent and desire to start great campaigns. Your job is to find them and help them make it happen.
In this job, you'll have both the independence and resources to achieve breakthrough innovations, working hand in hand with an all-star team of programmers, media professionals, analytics experts, and other online organizers. If you're a top-notch online organizer looking to create the next big thing in political change on the Internet, then this job is for you.
Key responsibilities:- Figuring out large-scale approaches for uncovering the most inspiring grassroots campaigns all over the country through crowd-sourcing, analytics, an other strategies.
- Recruiting tens of thousands of local progressive leaders online to start and run their own hot campaigns through SignOn.org.
- Evaluating new campaigns and prioritizing those that should receive additional support from MoveOn in the form of email support, funding, or other resources.
- Raising the visibility of SignOn.org in key activist communities as the premier progressive online organizing hub in America.
- Partnering with SignOn.org's media team to leverage high-profile SignOn.org victories to increase volume of petitions in the tool.
- Acting as the key point of contact for SignOn.org with leading organizations and elected officials.
- Strong experience running large grassroots campaigns, including Internet organizing, social media, managing volunteers, and generating earned media.
- Excellent writing for popular audiences and political campaigns.
- Interest in analytic, data-driven approaches to problem-solving.
- Expert knowledge of the latest online tools and emerging technologies.
- Strong aptitude for technology and ideally experience with command-line interfaces, HTML, SQL, and/or CSS. A plus to candidates who have experience with Perl, Mason, Javascript, jQuery, Search Engine Optimization, version control (especially SVN), or Google Analytics.
- Experience with online advertising, including Google Adwords and Facebook ads.
- Experience with constituent relationship management systems a plus. (i.e. Salsa, Convio, Blue State Digital).
- Willingness to work as part of a team while also managing large projects independently.
- Desire to work in an environment demanding constant innovation, experimentation, and, inevitably, a high rate of failure for new ideas.
Location: Anywhere in the U.S.—MoveOn operates on a virtual office model, collaborating online.
Salary: Salary is highly competitive and benefits include health and dental insurance and four weeks vacation.
Start date: Immediately.
To apply: Click here to submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you're interested in working with MoveOn and the SignOn.org team in particular.MoveOn.org Civic Action and MoveOn.org Political Action are equal opportunity employers.
