Senior Campaign Strategist, Democracy

4 weeks ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States ACLU - National Office Full time
About the Job

The ACLU seeks a full-time position of Senior Campaign Strategist, Democracy 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.

Job Summary

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.

Responsibilities
  • Develop robust campaign goals, plans, strategies, tactics, and budgets in close partnership with the Director of National Campaigns.
  • Design and lead complex, multi-tooled campaigns from planning to execution at the national/federal level to advance racial justice, economic justice, 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 operating 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.
Requirements
  • 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.
  • Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment, while managing competing priorities while adhering to various timelines.
  • Comfort with policy, including an ability to efficiently and effectively weave policy objectives into campaign execution.
  • Willingness to travel.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience doing advocacy on both issue campaigns and electoral campaigns, a plus.
  • Experience doing legislative and administrative advocacy, a plus.
  • Experience doing grassroots organizing, a plus.
  • Fluency, expertise and experience in multiple ACLU issue areas, a plus.
Compensation

The ACLU values equity, transparency, and clarity in pay. Consistent with the ACLU's compensation philosophy there is a set salary for this role. The ACLU also has a locality adjustment policy that applies to salaries. The annual salary for this position is $151,226 (Level E), reflecting the salary of a position based in Washington, DC. This position is subject to a hybrid schedule of 2 days/week or 8 days/month in-office.

Why the ACLU

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it's ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.

We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include:

  • Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid-time off policy.
  • Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment).
  • Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match.
  • We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization - one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we're in the courts or in the office, we believe 'We the People' means all of us.

With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

The Department of Education has determined that employment in this position at the ACLU does not qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

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