Grassroots Partnerships Manager - Social Ambassadors
Washington, DC (DNC HQ)
Mobilization (Digital) /
Full-time /
On-site
The Democratic National Committee seeks an experienced organizer who will help expand the grassroots partnerships operations to build community and engage with digital-first volunteers on a national scale. This individual will grow and cultivate the DNC and Biden-Harris Social Ambassadors programs, train and build volunteer leadership models, and hone in on social media tactics to help create trusted messengers in local communities. The Grassroots Partnerships Manager - Social Ambassadors will report to the Grassroots Partnerships Director.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Grassroots Partnerships Director to grow and cultivate our base of volunteer Social Ambassadors.
- Develop social ambassador leadership models and regional structure.
- Collaborate with the Distributed Content team to incorporate volunteer feedback into content creation strategies and align on user-generated content.
- Identify opportunities for recruitment into building in-state and national volunteer capacity.
- Host weekly meetings and regular check-ins with social ambassadors and social ambassador volunteer leads.
- Develop and facilitate various interactive trainings, create decks, and think through training methodology and materials for honing volunteer skills in tone, messaging, and online organizing tactics.
- Create comprehensive training resources, including detailed toolkits and FAQ documents, to support and enhance the learning experience.
- Monitoring various social media platforms to stay up to date with the latest trends and stay connected with social ambassadors’ handles online.
- Offer guidance and support to volunteers, resolving technical issues, and answer general questions about the program in the social ambassador Reach chat.
- Track and report out on social ambassador program, completed trainings, program growth, and volunteer content sharing experiences to Grassroots Partnerships Director and Supporter Cultivation Director.
- Study and optimize the intersection of digital and organizing.
- Other duties as assigned to support the department, the DNC, and Team Biden-Harris’ mission.
About you (Qualifications):
- At least 1 cycle of campaign experience, preferably in a distributed or digital organizing role;
- Experience working with volunteers and building volunteer leadership and networks;
- Experience working with Mobilize, Google Suite, Zoom facilitation, a plus;
- Able to work independently and on a team and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment;
- Proficiency in utilizing various social media platforms, especially from a user experience, and how to increase engagement with shared content and optimize reach with changing algorithms.
The starting salary for the Grassroots Partnerships Manager: Social Ambassadors position is $65,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends, and has an end date of November 15, 2024.
Benefits:
The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:
- More than 30 days of paid time off, including Federal holidays, open leave, and personal days;
- Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents;
- 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee;
- Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase;
- Pre-tax Flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents.
