Director of Outreach, Political Campaigns

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Join the WeVote Movement

WeVote has an open volunteer position for a Director of Outreach, for 3-5 hours or more per week. You are an experienced professional with a passion for helping America navigate our current political environment. This is an opportunity to work remotely with our active team to help us get ready for multiple upcoming elections. Our ideal volunteer is passionate about politics and excited to use technology to educate voters and increase voter turnout. You’ll also gain valuable technical skills, have opportunities for leadership development, and expand your personal and professional network.

About Us

WeVote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. WeVote is a movement of over 120 active passionate, part-time volunteers (starting with the founders) who build mobile technologies that will touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. We believe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a positive voting experience that helps people decide how to vote. More information at https://WeVote.US or @WeVote on X.

What You'll Do

  • Design and lead national outreach campaigns to engage political candidates, civic organizations, influencers, and public figures across diverse geographies and communities.
  • Prioritize outreach efforts based on strategic factors such as electoral milestones, geography, candidate demographics, and underrepresented voter populations.
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive outreach calendar by mapping electoral milestones—including registration deadlines, primary and general elections, early voting periods, and runoff dates—to guide campaign timelines, resource planning, and team coordination.
  • Coordinate cross-functional campaigns in collaboration with the Marketing, Analytics, Product, and Fundraising teams to ensure consistent, timely, and culturally appropriate messaging across all channels.
  • Guide and support team members executing outreach campaigns across regions and target segments, ensuring alignment with milestones and OKRs.
  • Build and sustain strategic relationships across the civic and political ecosystem to elevate WeVote’s visibility, strengthen partnerships, and drive platform adoption.
  • Oversee data integrity in all outreach and engagement pipelines, ensuring accurate and timely updates in CRM tools in collaboration with the Analytics team.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of outreach strategy and infrastructure by surfacing insights from field activities, team feedback, and analytics dashboards.

Who you are: Must haves.

  • You want to work with an established and successful team. You are committed to strengthening American Democracy.
  • You are striving for personal excellence, and want to do meaningful work that will make a difference.
  • 3-5 hours per week during our core team hours M-F 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • A willingness to work with and support other volunteers.
  • Prior experience in campaign strategy, civic engagement, or voter outreach.
  • Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
  • Comfortable with project planning tools and CRM systems.
  • Available at least 1 hour weekly during U.S. business hours.
  • Based in the U.S., with some overlap with U.S. Pacific Time.

How to apply:

Submit your resume (at https://wevote.applytojob.com/apply/) and include a brief note/cover letter to why you are interested in WeVote and helping our mission.

What You’ll Gain
As Director of Outreach, you’ll help shape the national strategy for a mission-driven, civic tech platform poised to impact millions of voters. You’ll collaborate with a diverse network of professionals across the country, deepen your expertise in campaign strategy and cross-sector outreach, and sharpen leadership and data-informed decision-making skills, all while advancing democracy and expanding your professional network in the nonprofit and political engagement space.
 

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