Field Director, Campaigns

Summary

Join Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) as their National Field Director and lead their nationwide field operations. This strategic role demands a seasoned organizer with extensive campaign experience and the ability to build and manage a high-performing team. You will develop and execute ambitious state strategies, coach and manage field staff, and ensure all organizing work is high-impact and metrics-driven. The position requires exceptional judgment, leadership, operational rigor, and a commitment to empowering youth in climate advocacy. You will oversee grassroots efforts, manage data and reporting, and collaborate with other departments to align organizing strategy with broader campaign goals. This director-level position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in grassroots organizing, field management, and electoral campaigns, with a proven track record of scaling large volunteer programs
• Extensive experience designing and executing organizing programs focused on electoral engagement and renewable energy policy advocacy
• Strong understanding of national and state elections, legislative processes, and political power mapping to influence clean energy policy
• Demonstrated success in managing diverse field teams and ensuring the execution of complex multi-state campaigns
• High-level strategic thinker with experience developing winning campaigns to pass or block legislation at the local, state, and federal levels
• Deep understanding of digital and in-person organizing strategies, including voter outreach, town halls, public testimony, and issue-based advocacy
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple workstreams, set priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and ability to analyze and optimize organizing strategies using data and performance metrics
• Expertise in relational organizing, volunteer recruitment, and leadership development using Ladder of Engagement and Snowflake Model frameworks
• Deep knowledge of clean energy policy, permitting issues, and climate justice advocacy
• Exceptional ability to build coalitions and partnerships, particularly with environmental justice, youth, labor, and frontline community groups
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across a broad spectrum of backgrounds
• Adaptive and creative problem solver, capable of pivoting strategies to meet emerging challenges

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a national field strategy that delivers electoral wins, advances clean energy policies, and strengthens youth-led climate organizing
• Design scalable organizing frameworks and models that reflect both local context and national alignment
• Provide strategic vision to align field programs with ACE’s long-term organizational goals and campaign priorities
• Represent field strategy at the executive level, collaborating with colleagues across departments to shape institutional direction
• Monitor field trends, state dynamics, and national opportunities to refine and evolve the organizing strategy in real-time
• Supervise State Directors, Regional Field Managers, Field Organizers and Digital Organizers to implement campaign strategies across high-priority states
• Develop campaign plans aligned with key electoral cycles, general issue advocacy as well as policy and accountability opportunities
• Ensure consistency and quality in field execution across states through shared systems and expectations
• Guide targeting, messaging, and resource allocation based on political intelligence and campaign data
• Build cross-state synergy to maximize impact and elevate ACE’s national field footprint
• Build and manage a high-performing national field team with clear structures, goals, and accountability systems
• Ensure state and regional field leaders are executing strategic plans effectively and consistently across all geographies
• Develop and enforce rigorous performance standards, with regular tracking, coaching, and corrective action when needed
• Foster a results-driven team culture focused on strategic discipline, innovation, and operational excellence
• Oversee staff development, retention, and internal promotion pathways to ensure organizational sustainability and growth. Lead equitable management practices that prioritize inclusion and diversity
• Oversee state field teams to ensure grassroots efforts are coordinated, targeted, and aligned with strategic objectives
• Ensure field staff are building and executing outreach plans that are data-informed and impact-oriented
• Hold teams accountable for volunteer recruitment, voter contact, and leadership development metrics
• Guide the integration of grassroots efforts with broader campaign goals, ensuring field work supports legislative and electoral outcomes
• Drive a culture of strategic discipline and performance within field teams to maximize grassroots effectiveness. Establish organizing structures that allow young leaders to move up the ladder of engagement
• Oversee field data infrastructure, ensuring effective use of tools such as VAN, Mobilize, and other organizing CRMs
• Establish systems for tracking and reporting on key metrics, including volunteer recruitment, voter contact, and leadership development
• Train field staff in data-informed organizing practices, including building and understanding universes, turf cutting, and report generation
• Collaborate with the data team to design evaluation frameworks that inform strategy and optimize performance
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting across teams, fostering a culture of data accountability and insight-driven decision-making
• Collaborate closely with digital, communications, data, and policy teams to align organizing strategy with media, messaging, and analytics
• Lead cross-functional meetings and processes to ensure campaign coherence across all programmatic channels
• Integrate relational organizing and storytelling into field strategy with support from comms and digital teams
• Coordinate real-time field responses to national and state political developments with internal stakeholders
• Translate on-the-ground insights into feedback loops that inform broader campaign planning and narrative strategy

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403b retirement savings plan
• Vacation
• Sabbatical
• Paid Parental Leave
• 2 Floating Holidays
• 2 Community Service Floating Holidays
• Sick time
• Two weeks of full-staff time off (July 4 week and Christmas-New Years week)
• 13 observed holidays