Senior Campaign Lead, Voting

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks a full-time position of Senior Campaign Lead, Voting 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. This position may be eligible for remote work in the United States.

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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

Reporting to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy, the Senior Campaign Lead, Voting will help to manage a team charged with charting the course for the ACLU’s political agenda, specifically the organization’s democracy and election safeguarding program.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• In conjunction with the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy, provide leadership in the development of novel goals, strategy, and vision, and the strategic plans necessary to advance key political outcomes
• Identify areas of work that should be prioritized, developing an annual slate of priorities that help drive the core work of the program
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to the Director of National Campaigns, Democracy and Chief Political & Advocacy Officer in areas of expertise and in efforts to lead the department’s engagements
• Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution, spearheading the development of robust campaign goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets to achieve outcomes in specific areas
• Lead legislative and administrative campaigns, with minimal need for management level guidance
• Utilize a wide variety of sophisticated campaign tactics and tools
• Successfully employ constituent and/or voter targeting, developing advertisements (TV, radio, print), polling, and developing creative campaign tactics for earned media or other purposes
• Retain and manage vendors and consultants
• Work closely with the Organizing Division on developing field plans for relevant campaigns
• Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the staff working on campaigns in matrixed structure
• Work in coordination with other senior stakeholders, affiliate staff, and national staff, including policy staff within the political advocacy department
• 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
• Exercise significant independent judgment to solve problems and determine creative solutions
• Assume a senior advisory role, including by serving as project manager for specially designated campaigns or programming
• Represent the department in internal and external context, as the leader of the specially designated campaign/programming
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible and adjust priorities as necessary in order to adapt to changing external environment
• Help develop staff capacity to work together collaboratively and grow issue expertise  
• Support efforts to recruit staff, and further strengthen the Department 
• Engage in other leadership and management duties as assigned

FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL 

• 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

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Significant experience with issue advocacy and/or electoral campaigning at the federal, state, and/or local levels, includ