About the role

  • Community Campaigns Organizer for Citizen Action in New York City, working directly with community members to expand organizational membership through issue campaigns.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit organizational members
  • Use campaign issues and electoral campaigns to grow our organization through outreach strategies
  • Develops and employs strategic campaigns at the local level
  • Create and implement an outreach and recruitment plan to grow our membership base
  • Use organizing tactics such as 1:1s, phone banking, text banking, tabling, and door canvassing
  • Lead outreach events with members
  • Train volunteers and members in strategic education and leadership skills
  • Ensure leaders in the community have a role and develop their skills in organizing for social change
  • Manage data requirements
  • Work to create outreach strategies based on legislative campaigns
  • Work with staff and members to identify, plan, and execute local campaigns
  • Recruit members and leaders for organizational leadership structures
  • Create content and collect stories for communications opportunities

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years of organizing experience
  • At least 2 of the 3 years experience in a paid, professional role
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience planning and utilizing basebuilding tactics such as phone banking, door canvassing, tabling, facilitation of workshops and meetings
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience planning and utilizing issue campaign tactics such as event planning, lobby meetings
  • Familiar with Google Drive and Zoom
  • Preferred experience with VAN, Scale to Win, Mobilize, and Action Network
  • Displays cultural competency and has a proven ability to connect and relate to people from diverse backgrounds
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends
  • Ability to travel for work commitments
  • Able to speak Spanish fluently (preferred)

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 100% paid employee monthly medical and vision premiums
  • Access to mental health and dental plans
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Monthly cell phone stipend
  • Generous paid holidays, vacation time, and paid sick leave
  • Organization shutdown weeks in July and December, and Summer Fridays

Job title

Community Campaigns Organizer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$64,405 - $68,619 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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