Senior Campaign Strategist

Summary

Join the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a Temporary Senior Campaign Strategist in the National Political Advocacy Department! This 9-month, full-time position, eligible for remote work within the United States, offers the chance to design and lead impactful national campaigns focused on civil rights and liberties. You will leverage diverse campaign tactics, manage consultants, collaborate with various teams, and develop strategic partnerships. The ideal candidate possesses significant experience in issue advocacy, campaign management, and coalition building. The ACLU provides a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare, retirement plan, and professional development opportunities. This role requires a commitment to the ACLU's mission and a dedication to equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Requirements

• Significant demonstrated experience with issue advocacy at the federal, state, and/or local levels, including campaign management experience
• Significant demonstrated experience designing campaign strategy and executing campaign plans and tactics
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Excellent research, writing, analytical, and communication skills
• Experience building, leading, and working within coalitions
• Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment, while managing competing priorities while adhering to various timelines
• Comfort with policy, including an ability to efficiently and effectively weave policy objectives into campaign execution
• Willingness to travel

Responsibilities

• Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution at the national/federal level to advance civil rights and civil liberties issues
• Lead legislative and administrative campaigns, and/or corporate campaigns, with minimal need for management level guidance
• Utilize a wide variety of sophisticated campaign tactics and tools
• Successfully employ constituent targeting, developing advertisements (TV, radio, print), polling, and developing creative campaign tactics for earned media or other purposes
• Retain and manage consultants
• Work closely with Organizing Division on developing plans for relevant campaigns
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the staff working on the campaigns in matrixed structure
• Work in coordination with other senior stakeholders, affiliate staff, and national staff, including policy staff within NPAD
• Develop strategic partnerships that expand the ACLU’s influence in ways the ACLU would otherwise not have operating alone
• Convene and execute on-the-ground meetings, planning, and campaign events in priority jurisdictions
• Maintain awareness of emerging opportunities and challenges in the issue areas within the division’s purview
• Maintain awareness of the work to facilitate representation of the Department internally and externally
• Exercise significant independent judgment to solve problems and determine creative solutions
• May provide subject matter expertise, advice, and support to fellow colleagues in the State Campaigns Division as they develop and execute state/local campaigns in new and unfamiliar issue areas
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment
• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience doing advocacy on both issue campaigns and electoral campaigns, a plus
• Experience doing legislative and administrative advocacy, a plus
• Experience doing grassroots organizing, a plus
• Fluency, expertise and experience in multiple ACLU issue areas, a plus

Benefits

• Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
• Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
• Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
• We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops