Deputy Campaigns Director

Summary

Join America Votes as their experienced and strategic Deputy Campaigns Director, West to oversee the planning and engagement process of winning elections year-round in Arizona and Nevada and the development of strategies for electoral and issue priorities across the West. The Deputy Director will support state tables in Arizona and Nevada in the development, implementation, and analysis of state campaign plans, both advocacy and electoral with an emphasis on direct voter contact and education. Reporting to the Campaigns Director, the Deputy will also play a key role as America Votes expands its work on national electoral priorities that fall outside of its current core states. The Deputy will oversee a team of 8-12 staff, including senior-level state directors in Arizona and Nevada. This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced electoral strategist and coalition leader with a passion for direct voter contact to drive America Votes’ work in key states and elections across the West. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of organizational leadership and management of senior leaders. America Votes offers a competitive benefits package including 100% coverage of employee medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums, life insurance, long-term disability coverage, a monthly cell phone stipend, personal professional development funds, parental leave, and a 401(k) after four months of continuous service.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of organizational leadership and management of senior leaders
• Experience building winning independent expenditure campaign plans that use a suite of diverse, multiple tactics with a focus on direct voter contact
• Deep knowledge of the electoral landscape in the West and electoral experience in a high-profile, battleground state
• Superb interpersonal skills, the ability to lead through influence and an impressive history of forging strong relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Successful management of experienced leaders, including leading through organizational change
• Ability to set priorities and make tough, strategic decisions in an intense environment
• Demonstrated ability in managing and leading coalitions with multi-issue agendas
• Proven track record of leading programmatic work through a lens of racial equity
• Expertise in modern campaign tactics and the ability to pull a universe and evaluate the use of data and targeting in a campaign plan
• Compelling communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation skills
• Collaborative leadership style, low ego, spirit of service and a sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Lead America Votes’ infrastructure and program work in Arizona and Nevada, fostering the growth, sustainability, and effectiveness of state tables
• Oversee plans and programs in each cycle’s top electoral priorities in the West
• Manage State Directors to goals, including development of campaign plans, field budgets (including voter contact and education), work plans and timelines, and campaign trainings
• Play a key role in America Votes’ expansion of its work on electoral and issue priorities that fall outside of its current core states
• Support state teams with the development, implementation, and analysis of state campaign plans, with an emphasis on direct voter contact programs
• Build and maintain thoughtful, trusting relationships with partners, allies and stakeholders in the West
• Oversee a team of 8 - 12 staff
• Provide internal organizational leadership, managing and mentoring staff through change
• Lead the development and presentation of content for reports and presentations for a diverse audience of stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

People management experience with a unionized staff is a plus

Benefits

• 100% of employee medical, dental, & vision insurance premiums
• Life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• A monthly cell phone stipend
• Personal professional development funds
• Parental leave
• 401 (K) after four months of continuous service with the organization
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave and personal days
• At least 10 Federal paid holidays including Juneteenth
• Paid organizational time off from at least December 25 to January 1