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Communications & Digital Director

Pennsylvania Organizer

Wisconsin Organizer


Communications and Digital Director

OVERVIEW

Founded in 2012, VoteRiders is the country’s leading organization focused on voter ID education and assistance. We work nationwide with a particular focus on states with restrictive voter ID laws. In 2024, we seek to directly reach over 10 million voters with timely and crucial voter ID information and free help. Our on-the-ground programs in eight states, far-reaching partnerships, and communications campaigns raise awareness of voter ID laws, ensuring voters know what ID they need and receive free help if needed to cast a ballot that counts.

VoteRiders is seeking a seasoned Communications and Digital Director with deep expertise to develop strategy and oversee the staff and consultant teams responsible for creating and delivering our high-impact messaging across different channels. This position is ideal for a creative, dynamic, and outcome-driven individual seeking a chance to contribute to a quickly growing and impactful voting rights organization in a critical election year and beyond. 

This is a remote position, but candidates must be physically based in the continental United States to be considered for this position. This is a full-time position, available ASAP. 

The VoteRiders Communications and Digital Director will report to the Executive Director and work closely with our entire staff leadership team and the VoteRiders Board of Directors Communications Committee. This position involves oversight of two full-time team members (Digital Media Manager and Digital Communications Coordinator) and several ongoing consultants/firms that support our communications and digital work.   

COMPENSATION

The starting salary range for this position is $95,000-$120,000 annually. Total compensation includes a monthly remote work stipend, healthcare benefits, paid sick leave, paid time off per the policies outlined in VoteRiders’ Employee Handbook, and access to a 401k retirement plan with a 4% employer contribution match.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the development, implementation, and execution of an integrated communications strategy that delivers impactful messaging across all public communications channels:

  • Oversee the design and implementation of integrated and strategic communications efforts across all mediums and channels (paid and earned media, digital, etc) to grow engagement, strengthen brand identity, expand our base of partners and supporters, and ensure widespread and ever-growing awareness of voter ID laws and VoteRiders’ voter-facing resources 
  • Monitor press and social media for mis/disinformation around voter ID laws, correcting if needed and countering harmful messaging
  • Effectively develop and deliver targeted communications initiatives to VoteRiders’ varied audiences, including voters, volunteers, partner organizations, donors and supporters, the media, and the general public 
  • Regularly assess the extent to which our communications strategy and messaging are effectively engaging new and existing audiences in service of the organization’s mission and objectives, adapting VoteRiders’ messaging framework, strategy and tactics as needed  
  • Alongside the Executive Director and the VoteRiders digital team, set goals and communicate growth targets and performance to internal stakeholders, providing data, analysis, and reporting to ensure goals are being met 

Digital strategy and engagement:

  • Oversee the development and execution of compelling, high-performing digital marketing campaigns tied to key moments throughout the electoral cycle to grow and engage users  
  • Ensure the execution of an impactful, cost-effective, and comprehensive strategy (paid and organic) that produces compelling and targeted content to expand and engage our audiences, raise funds, attract partners, and mobilize volunteers to take action 
  • Ensure alignment, mutually reinforcing messaging and content across digital channels and outreach methods such as email, social media, blog, and paid digital campaigns 
  • Oversee VoteRiders’ digital team staff as well as a team of ongoing consultants who work collectively to advance our goals, including via email, SMS, graphic design, and SEO 
  • Oversee the messaging and narrative direction and execution of digital projects, as well as broad campaign planning for digital channels 
  • Oversee the development and execution of website updates to optimize engagement, improve accessibility, and offer best-in-class comprehensive resources on voter ID 
  • Monitor and interpret social and web analytics, tracking monthly and year-over-year growth and adjust communications strategies accordingly 

Press strategy and engagement:

  • Identify priority targets/outlets and audiences and craft media engagement strategies
  • Oversee  VoteRiders’ external PR firm (partial-year engagement) to suggest and refine media pitches and targets for national, state, and local outlets 
  • When our external PR firm is not engaged, support VoteRiders leadership and staff to field and engage in media requests; ensure responsiveness to incoming requests; and seek and engage in media pitching, briefing, and other outreach to ensure ongoing coverage of voter ID and elevate VoteRiders’ profile 
  • Define and oversee the organization’s strategy for working with surrogates and/or content creators/influencers in traditional and social media 

Brand development:

  • Oversee and lead a brand strategy that continually builds the organization’s brand identity, maintains quality and consistency of communication and content, and aligns cross-functional strategies in service of VoteRiders’ mission and objectives 
  • Develop and implement high-level brand strategy by analyzing audiences and organizational work to date, identifying key marketing strengths to build on and challenges to mitigate. 
  • Approve print and other non-digital collateral for outreach, including for fundraising and for use by field program staff for compelling messaging and brand guidance   

Team and organizational leadership:

  • Lead a high-performing communications team (including staff and consultants/vendors) and ensure cross-functional coordination, programmatic cohesion, and execution of organization-wide priorities.
  • Act as staff liaison for the Board of Directors Communications Committee, attending regular meetings and suggesting strategic avenues for their engagement in support of organizational communications goals and campaigns 
  • Provide support for staff across the organization in achieving their communications objectives, including supporting leadership and staff spokespeople by ensuring fluency with messaging guidance.
  • Represent the communications and digital team for external partnerships as needed.
  • Ensure the timely implementation of annual work plans and adherence to both internal and external deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in a similar role; campaign or nonprofit experience is a bonus
  • Deep digital experience is required, with communications/press experience strongly preferred
  • A proven track record of success, including in managing budgets and teams to develop and execute high-performing and growth-oriented communications initiatives
  • Innovative, proactive, self-starter, compelling, driven, out-of-the box thinker
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
  • Strong affinity for voting rights and VoteRiders’ mission
  • Experience managing and leading diverse and distributed teams for success, including direct team management experience, and a commitment to staff development
  • Conversant with data analytics with ability to draw actionable insights 
  • Lives in the continental United States and legally authorized to work in the United States (relocation funds are not included)
  • Regular access to a reliable computer, internet signal, and cellphone
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Suite and Google Suite with an aptitude to learn new software and systems including Slack
  • Willing to travel occasionally as needed

Preferred/Plus 

  • Experience with existing VoteRiders communications platforms and tools, including: EveryAction, Mobilize, Sprout Social, Canva, and WordPress
  • Knowledge of, or interest in, strategies and tools for using AI to bolster communications and digital efforts
  • Existing networks with communications professionals, consultants, and peers in the voting rights space
  • Spanish language skills

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY 

VoteRiders is committed to diversity among its staff. VoteRiders is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions at VoteRiders are based on our mission and program needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected basis. VoteRiders will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment.

TO APPLY

To apply, send a resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references to [email protected]. Please note that references will not be contacted without your permission. Include in the subject line: your last name and Communications and Digital Director. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please include where you saw the job post or how you learned of the open position.

Posted on February 21, 2024

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Pennsylvania Organizer

OVERVIEW

Founded in 2012, VoteRiders is the country’s leading nonpartisan organization focused on voter ID education and assistance. We work nationwide with a particular focus on states with highly restrictive voter ID laws. In 2023, our programs directly reached over 6 million voters. Our on-the-ground programs, partnerships, and digital campaigns raise awareness of voter ID laws, making sure voters know what ID they need to vote in their state and providing completely free ID assistance to voters in need. Our programs identify, educate and help voters with voter ID issues so they can vote with confidence. 

Ahead of November 2024 elections, targeted voter ID education and assistance in Pennsylvania has never been more crucial. Pennsylvania’s current voter ID law requests an accepted form of ID for voting in-person for first-time voters in their precincts, as well as ID information for all voters casting a ballot by mail. There is far-reaching confusion about the state’s ID laws across the boards, but particularly among youth and student voters. 

VoteRiders is seeking a Pennsylvania-based Organizer (preferred location of Philadelphia) to support our work in the state, with a primary focus on supporting and expanding our existing voter ID assistance work statewide. This will involve organizing onsite Voter ID Clinics, supporting Pennsylvania partner organizations to offer ID help to the communities they serve, and managing in-state and virtual volunteers to sustain this year-round work. 

This is a remote position, but candidates must be physically based in Pennsylvania to be considered for this position and be able to travel regularly within the state. This is a full-time position, available ASAP. The VoteRiders Pennsylvania Organizer will report to the Pittsburgh-based Pennsylvania State Coordinator and work closely with our National Director of Voter ID Assistance, Deputy Director of Voter ID Assistance, and National Outreach Director as well as other VoteRiders team members on an as-needed basis. 

COMPENSATION

The starting salary range for this position is $50,000 – $60,000 annually. Total compensation includes a monthly remote work stipend, healthcare benefits, paid sick leave, paid time off per the policies outlined in VoteRiders’ Employee Handbook, and access to a 401k retirement plan with a 4% employer contribution match.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Voter ID Assistance 

  • Develop, nurture, and continually expand partnerships with Pennsylvania organizations that will host regular onsite Voter ID Clinics 
  • Attend regular in-person Voter ID Clinics and other community events to directly assist voters and provide virtual assistance as needed to community members
  • Expand VoteRiders’ voter ID assistance work through growing our partnership base, cultivating organizations to send us referrals of voters in need of ID help, and identifying and supporting organizations to conduct ID assistance independently with training and financial support from VoteRiders
  • Support partner organization staff and volunteers on voter ID assistance and VoteRiders’ systems as needed, ensuring productive and sustainable ongoing partnerships that enable VoteRiders’ partners to deliver ID education and assistance to the communities they serve. This includes being the primary point of contact with partner organizations in Pennsylvania that support voter ID assistance work and with in-state volunteers as well as virtual volunteers who are engaged in voter ID assistance work. 
  • Recruit and oversee a diverse group of VoteRiders volunteers who support Voter ID Clinics in-person and virtually, as well as provide virtual ID assistance outside of regular Voter ID Clinic events. 
  • Lead the collective effort (involving volunteers and other staff as needed) to respond to Pennsylvania ID help requests that come in via Zendesk (VoteRiders’ central voter intake platform), Helpline and Chatbot, including providing support for voter ID assistance requests and voter questions and following up on cases through completion.

Voter ID Education and Voter Engagement  

  • Seek out and participate in relevant local events, forums, tabling opportunities, and community outreach activities to share voter ID information and raise awareness of VoteRiders’ resources, tools, and services
  • Promote VoteRiders’ tools and services with partner organizations, including our bilingual Voter ID Helpline/Chatbot, Pennsylvania Voter ID Information cards, and other partner-facing materials such as flyers and social media graphics.

 Team Coordination and Reporting 

  • Work closely with the Pennsylvania State Coordinator to implement a cohesive, integrated, and effective statewide voter ID education and assistance program, including forging partnerships with relevant organizations statewide to expand the reach of VoteRiders’ ID-focused programming
  • Ensure comprehensive reporting on established program metrics of success, including weekly reports and the timely input of voter data into Zendesk 
  • Track and reconcile expenses associated with the organization of program activities, including Voter ID Clinics and virtual voter ID assistance 
  • Document stories, visually and otherwise, of voters assisted, including the steps taken to obtain an acceptable ID and capturing impact stories for posting on social and digital media as well as through traditional media coverage of Voter ID Clinics
  • Other tasks as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • Lives in (or willing to relocate ASAP to) Pennsylvania, with preferred location of Philadelphia (relocation funds are not included)
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and entrepreneurial spirit
  • Highly self-motivated and -directed
  • Strong communications skills and highly responsive
  • Strong affinity for voting rights, networking and building strategic partnerships
  • Experience and ability to work with diverse and at-risk communities
  • Experience with or willingness to learn digital storytelling methods  
  • Demonstrated ability to manage details, resourcefully solve problems and follow through with minimum direct supervision 
  • Regular access to a reliable computer, internet signal, and cellphone
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Suite, Google Suite with aptitude to learn new software and systems including Slack
  • Willing to travel regularly within Pennsylvania with access to readily available and reliable transportation with appropriate insurance

Preferred/Plus 

  • Existing relationships with local and/or statewide democracy and/or direct service organizations 
  • Experience in grassroots organizing in Pennsylvania (preferred) or elsewhere in a similar role
  • Spanish language skills
  • Experience with VAN
  • Experience with Zendesk or similar CRMs

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY 

VoteRiders is committed to diversity among its staff. VoteRiders is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions at VoteRiders are based on our mission and program needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected basis. VoteRiders will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment.

TO APPLY

To apply, send a resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references to [email protected]. Please note that references will not be contacted without your permission. Include in the subject line: your last name and Pennsylvania Organizer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please include where you saw the job post or how you learned of the open position.

Posted on March 18, 2024

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Wisconsin Organizer

OVERVIEW

Founded in 2012, VoteRiders is the country’s leading nonpartisan organization focused on voter ID education and assistance. We work nationwide with a particular focus on states with highly restrictive voter ID laws. In 2023, our programs directly reached over 6 million voters. Our on-the-ground programs, partnerships, and digital campaigns raise awareness of voter ID laws, making sure voters know what ID they need to vote in their state and providing completely free ID assistance to voters in need. Our programs identify, educate and help voters with voter ID issues so they can vote with confidence. 

Ahead of November 2024 elections, targeted voter ID education and assistance in Wisconsin has never been more crucial. The state’s strict photo ID law may disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters directly, and confusion regarding the state’s ID laws for in-person and mail-in voting risks indirectly disenfranchises many more. Young people, students, people of color, and low-income individuals are most harmed by the state’s ID law and are therefore centered in our work across the state.  

VoteRiders is seeking a Wisconsin-based Organizer (preferred locations of Milwaukee or Madison) to support our work in the state, with a primary focus on supporting and expanding our existing voter ID assistance work statewide. This will involve organizing onsite Voter ID Clinics, supporting Wisconsin partner organizations to offer ID help to the communities they serve, and managing in-state and virtual volunteers to sustain this year-round work. 

This is a remote position, but candidates must be physically based in Wisconsin to be considered for this position and be able to travel regularly within the state. This is a full-time position, available ASAP. The VoteRiders Wisconsin Organizer will report to the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin State Coordinator and work closely with our National Director of Voter ID Assistance, Deputy Director of Voter ID Assistance, and National Outreach Director as well as other VoteRiders team members on an as-needed basis. 

COMPENSATION

The starting salary range for this position is $50,000 – $60,000 annually. Total compensation includes a monthly remote work stipend, healthcare benefits, paid sick leave, paid time off per the policies outlined in VoteRiders’ Employee Handbook, and access to a 401k retirement plan with a 4% employer contribution match.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Voter ID Assistance 

  • Develop, nurture, and continually expand partnerships with Wisconsin organizations that will host regular onsite Voter ID Clinics 
  • Attend regular in-person Voter ID Clinics and other community events to directly assist voters and provide virtual assistance as needed to community members
  • Expand VoteRiders’ voter ID assistance work through growing our partnership base, cultivating organizations to send us referrals of voters in need of ID help, and identifying and supporting organizations to conduct ID assistance independently with training and financial support from VoteRiders
  • Support partner organization staff and volunteers on voter ID assistance and VoteRiders’ systems as needed, ensuring productive and sustainable ongoing partnerships that enable VoteRiders’ partners to deliver ID education and assistance to the communities they serve. This includes being the primary point of contact with partner organizations in Wisconsin that support voter ID assistance work and with in-state volunteers as well as virtual volunteers who are engaged in voter ID assistance work. 
  • Recruit and oversee a diverse group of VoteRiders volunteers who support Voter ID Clinics in-person and virtually, as well as provide virtual ID assistance outside of regular Voter ID Clinic events. 
  • Lead the collective effort (involving volunteers and other staff as needed) to respond to Wisconsin ID help requests that come in via Zendesk (VoteRiders’ central voter intake platform), Helpline and Chatbot, including providing support for voter ID assistance requests and voter questions and following up on cases through completion.

Voter ID Education and Voter Engagement  

  • Seek out and participate in relevant local events, forums, tabling opportunities, and community outreach activities to share voter ID information and raise awareness of VoteRiders’ resources, tools, and services
  • Promote VoteRiders’ tools and services with partner organizations, including our bilingual Voter ID Helpline/Chatbot, Wisconsin Voter ID Information cards, and other partner-facing materials such as flyers and social media graphics.

 Team Coordination and Reporting 

  • Work closely with the Wisconsin State Coordinator to implement a cohesive, integrated, and effective statewide voter ID education and assistance program, including forging partnerships with relevant organizations statewide to expand the reach of VoteRiders’ ID-focused programming
  • Ensure comprehensive reporting on established program metrics of success, including weekly reports and the timely input of voter data into Zendesk 
  • Track and reconcile expenses associated with the organization of program activities, including Voter ID Clinics and virtual voter ID assistance 
  • Document stories, visually and otherwise, of voters assisted, including the steps taken to obtain an acceptable ID and capturing impact stories for posting on social and digital media as well as through traditional media coverage of Voter ID Clinics
  • Other tasks as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • Lives in (or willing to relocate ASAP to) Wisconsin, with preferred locations of Milwaukee or Madison (relocation funds are not included)
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and entrepreneurial spirit
  • Highly self-motivated and -directed
  • Strong communications skills and highly responsive
  • Strong affinity for voting rights, networking and building strategic partnerships
  • Experience and ability to work with diverse and at-risk communities
  • Experience with or willingness to learn digital storytelling methods  
  • Demonstrated ability to manage details, resourcefully solve problems and follow through with minimum direct supervision 
  • Regular access to a reliable computer, internet signal, and cellphone
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Suite, Google Suite with aptitude to learn new software and systems including Slack
  • Willing to travel regularly within Wisconsin with access to readily available and reliable transportation with appropriate insurance

Preferred/Plus 

  • Existing relationships with local and/or statewide democracy and/or direct service organizations 
  • Experience in grassroots organizing in Wisconsin (preferred) or elsewhere in a similar role
  • Spanish language skills
  • Experience with VAN
  • Experience with Zendesk or similar CRMs

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY 

VoteRiders is committed to diversity among its staff. VoteRiders is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions at VoteRiders are based on our mission and program needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected basis. VoteRiders will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment.

TO APPLY

To apply, send a resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references to [email protected]. Please note that references will not be contacted without your permission. Include in the subject line: your last name and Wisconsin Organizer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please include where you saw the job post or how you learned of the open position.

Posted on March 18, 2024

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