Senior Campaign Strategist, Reproductive Freedom

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks a full-time position of Senior Campaign Strategist, Reproductive Freedom in the National Political Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National office in Washington, DC. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.

The National Political Advocacy Department builds power to achieve an accountable, representative democracy. We have ambitious goals across Reproductive Freedom, Democracy and Voting Rights, Systemic Equality, Immigration, Trans Justice, Criminal Justice and other core issues in order to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties, and advance the freedom, equality, ability to prosper, and humanity of all People.

Our department conducts analysis, develops policy, crafts world class campaigns and situates the ACLU to have impact across legislative, administrative, and electoral levers. We are policy experts, lawyers, community organizers, lobbyists, campaign strategists, electoral specialists, program managers and more. We partner across the ACLU to drive national efforts, and support and amplify the priorities of our affiliates. We work to center principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our approach.

The Senior Campaign Strategist, Reproductive Freedom will report to the Director of National Campaigns, Reproductive Freedom. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• In close partnership with the Director of National Campaigns, develop robust campaign goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets
• Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution at the national/federal level to advance reproductive freedom, and other 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 operated 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

In addition to: 

• Engage in special projects and other duties as assigned
• Center principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in all work, embedding the values in program development, policy application, and organizational practices and processes
• Commitment to the mission of the ACLU
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity within the office using a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance
• Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Significant demonstrated experience with issue advocacy and/or electoral campaigning 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
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, simultaneously handle many tasks; work efficiently, meeting multiple deadl