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Thank you for your interest in working with the Michigan Democratic Party to re-elect President Joe Biden this year. We have Democrats in 5 Congressional Districts to defend, 2 open Districts, an open US Senate seat, and majorities in our State House to defend and expand. Michigan is 2024’s key battle ground. Come join our team!

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The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking an experienced Campus and Youth Vote Director to lead a diverse and robust campus team in Michigan in 2024. We are looking for passionate, hardworking individuals who are committed to building the grassroots turnout operation across all Michigan campuses needed to re-election President Biden and win elections up and down the ballot for Democrats in November 2024. 

This position will report to the General Election Director and is based in Detroit, Michigan. 

Responsibilities 

  • Hire, train, and hold accountable campus staff across campuses to weekly voter contact and volunteer recruitment goals. 
  • Develop and execute an innovative campus organizing plan across dozens of campuses that is in line with the statewide priorities and objectives of the statewide program.
  • Build and execute a youth vote turnout operation for election day, early vote and absentee voting periods. 
  • Build and implement systems and structures to lead a region to hit daily, weekly metric goals. 
  • Oversee and ensure timely and accurate reporting and data management.
  • Willingness to manage a diverse team with different experiences and perspectives, and a commitment to helping staff grow and succeed. 
  • Keep your team focused and motivated in a high-stress, rigorous work schedule and environment. 
  • Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Qualifications 

  • 3 cycles of campaign organizing or equivalent experience. 
  • Previous experience organizing on college campuses is preferred but not required. 
  • Alumni from Michigan colleges or universities preferred but not required.
  • Willingness to work in the field offices and on various campuses with your team.
  • Ability to create a motivating and inclusive culture in the region. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with organizers, activists and local leaders. 
  • Must have access to a cell phone, vehicle and ability to relocate if necessary. 

This position offers a starting salary of $7500 – $8000 per month and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance.

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP:https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024

We are looking for a talented, passionate, and highly motivated individual to help lead us to victory in 2024 as State Content and Mobilization Director. This director is responsible for building an in-state digital team to reach voters in innovative and creative ways. We are seeking folks from a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. 

This position will report to the General Election Director and is based in Detroit, Michigan. 

Responsibilities 

  • Responsible for building an in-state digital team that will lead content strategy, virtual engagement and volunteer recruitment. 
  • Reach as many voters across all of Michigan through persuasive virtual messaging about the President and Democrats up and down the ticket. 
  • Build online community spaces for supporter cultivation and help with volunteer recruitment. 
  • Create Michigan specific content based on campaign message goals for grassroots distribution to voters. 
  • Collaborate with the organizing department to provide virtual support for phone banking and texting volunteers. 
  • Coach, hire and onboard in state content and mobilization staff. 

Required Qualifications 

  • At least 3+ cycles of campaign experience 
  • Previous experience organizing or communicating through online communities ● Experience creating content for and utilizing a variety of platforms 
  • Experience managing an inclusive and welcoming team 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with organizers, activists and local leaders. 
  • Must have access to a cell phone, vehicle and ability to relocate if necessary. 

This position offers a salary of $8,500 – $9,500 per month based on experience and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance.

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024

Overview: 

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking a Data Analyst, based in Detroit, MI, to support the Biden Campaign and Democrats up and down the ballot. We are looking for individuals with a variety of backgrounds and experience, and are dedicated to building a team that looks like America. 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Prepare and analyze datasets to extract meaningful campaign insights ● Build and maintain reporting products and visualizations in line with programmatic priorities 
  • Work with a cohesive team to execute projects with accuracy, attention to detail, and timeliness 
  • Respond to data support requests and flags 
  • Other tasks as needed in support of the Coordinated campaign 

Preferred Skills & Qualifications: 

  • 1+ years of experience as a data analyst, research analyst, or data staff on a campaign 
  • 1+ years of experience using SQL professionally 
  • Expert-level Google Sheets experience 
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. 
  • A desire to ask questions, receive constructive feedback, and grow as a professional
  • A desire to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and implement creative solutions to unique problems 
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion in working with staff and other stakeholders
  • Capacity and desire to work long hours in a campaign setting 

Additional Useful Skills & Qualifications: 

  • Experience working with political data (especially VAN) 
  • Experience using Google BigQuery 
  • Experience using Looker Studio or Hex 
  • Experience volunteering or working on a political campaign data team This position will report to the Deputy Data Director for Analytics. 

This position offers a starting salary of $5000 per month and includes a full benefits package

with health, vision and dental insurance. 

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024

Overview: 

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking a VAN Associate, based in Detroit, MI, to support the Biden Campaign and Democrats up and down the ballot by supporting the in-state Organizing program. We are looking for individuals with a variety of backgrounds and experience, and are dedicated to building a team that looks like America. 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Manage VAN support process and respond to help tickets from organizers ● Develop and present VAN training materials to the Organizing Team in statewide, small group, and one-on-one settings 
  • Enforce VAN data standards and support with anomaly detection reporting ● Assist with training and support on voter contact and volunteer recruitment tools (Scale To Win, Mobilize, etc.) 
  • Respond to data support requests and flags 
  • Work with a cohesive team to execute projects with accuracy, attention to detail, and timeliness 
  • Other tasks as needed in support of the Coordinated campaign 

Preferred Skills & Qualifications: 

  • Experience as an organizer and/or using VAN professionally 
  • Experience creating and running trainings for volunteers, organizers, or other staff
  • 2+ cycles of experience on political campaigns or on a political data team ● Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. 
  • A desire to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and implement creative solutions to unique problems. 
  • A desire to ask questions, receive constructive feedback, and grow as a professional
  • A desire to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and implement creative solutions to unique problems 
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion in working with staff and other stakeholders
  • Capacity and desire to work long hours in a campaign setting 

Additional Useful Skills & Qualifications: 

  • Strong Google Sheets experience 
  • Experience using SQL 
  • Experience as a VAN administrator

This position will report to the Deputy Data Director for Analytics. 

This position offers a starting salary of $5000 per month and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance. 

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024 

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking a Deputy Data Director, based in Detroit, MI, to support the Biden Campaign and Democrats up and down the ballot. We are looking for individuals with a variety of backgrounds and experience, and are dedicated to building a team that looks like America. 

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage analytics and VAN support projects: create project plans, write user stories, assign tasks, and help ensure we meet project deadlines
  • Use SQL and dbt to transform data for use by analysts
  • Support the coaching and mentoring of analysts on data best practices through code reviews and pair programming
  • Create reports, analyses, and tools to ensure that staff across departments are able to reach their goals
  • Write SQL queries to create lists for targeted voter contact, volunteer recruitment, and data analysis
  • Use python or other scripting languages to automate repetitive tasks and make the lives of our data analysts and program team members easier (think automating Google Sheets or cleaning messy data)
  • Work with a cohesive team to execute projects with accuracy, attention to detail, and timeliness
  • Other tasks as needed in support of the Coordinated campaign
Preferred Skills & Qualifications:


Required:

  • 1+ years of experience using SQL professionally
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with others
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong ability to communicate priorities and needs orally and in writing
  • A desire to ask questions, receive constructive feedback, and grow as a professional
  • A desire to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and implement creative solutions to unique problems
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion in working with staff and other stakeholders
  • Capacity and desire to work long hours in a campaign setting

Some combination of:

  • Experience managing projects
  • Experience working or volunteering on a political data team
  • Experience using python or other scripting languages professionally
  • Expert-level Google Sheets experience
  • Experience managing people
  • Experience with dbt
  • Experience using visualization/dashboarding tools (especially Looker Studio or Hex)

This position will report to the Michigan Data & Analytics Director. The start date for this position is as early as April 15, 2024.

This position offers a starting salary of $6,500 per month based on experience and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance. 

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking an experienced Deputy Organizing Director to lead a diverse and robust team of managers and organizers in Michigan in 2024. We are looking for passionate, hardworking individuals who are committed to building the grassroots turnout operation needed to re-election President Biden and win elections up and down the ballot for Democrats in November 2024. 

This position reports to the Community Organizing Director and is based in Detroit, Michigan. 

Responsibilities 

  • Coach and manage a team of Regional Organizing Directors. 
  • Develop strategies and systems that lead your regions to successfully meet and exceed daily, weekly, and phase organizing goals, as well as maintain data integrity. 
  • Assist the Community Organizing Director in program development and execution.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Qualifications 

  • 2+ cycles of organizing experience with staff management responsibilities, experience managing managers is preferred. 
  • Ability to create a motivating and inclusive culture both in specific super-regions and statewide. 
  • Experience hiring and training a sizable team. 
  • Willingness to manage a diverse team with different experiences and perspectives, and a commitment to helping them grow and succeed. 
  • Experience working in large, metric driven voter contact programs. 
  • Must have access to a vehicle and the ability to relocate if necessary.

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024 

This position is salaried at $7,000 per month and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance. 

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking experienced Field Organizers to organize communities across Michigan in 2024. We are looking for passionate, hardworking individuals who are committed to building the grassroots turnout operation needed to re-election President Biden and win elections up and down the ballot for Democrats in November 2024. 

This position will report to the Regional Organizing Director and is based in Michigan. 

Responsibilities 

  • Recruit, train and manage fellows and volunteers to conduct direct voter contact.
  • Coordinate volunteer events included but not limited to in person canvasses, phone banks and community meetings. 
  • Utilize a number of tactics and tools to hit daily and weekly metric goals including but not limited to phone recruitment, texting, high traffic canvassing, canvassing and tabling. 
  • Recruit, manage and train volunteer leaders to execute a large scale GOTV. 
  • Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Previous campaign experience as staff or volunteer preferred but not required.
  • Willingness to work in the field office and in the community you are assigned.
  • Commitment to electing all Democrats up and down the ballot. 
  • Flexible, adaptable and solutions-oriented. 
  • Must have access to a cell phone, vehicle and ability to relocate if necessary. 

This is an hourly position starting at $17.34 per hour. Organizers will start out with a 55 hour work week with hours expected to increase at the start of general election early voting. This is a Union position. This position includes a full benefits package of health, vision, and dental insurance coverage. 

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024

Overview:

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking an IT Director, based in Detroit, MI, to support the Biden Campaign and Democrats up and down the ballot. We are looking for individuals with a variety of backgrounds and experience, and are dedicated to building a team that looks like America. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee device deployment and management for State staff, in concert with DNC’s national IT Team
  • Maintain Michigan DNC HQ Office infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex technical hardware and/or software issues.
  • Collaborate with departments in state to create functional processes and systems for relevant hardware and software
  • Manage tech support needs

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

  • At least 2 years of experience in a technical support role.
  • Strong technical implementation & troubleshooting background.
  • Deep knowledge of software, hardware, networks, and other IT systems.
  • Knowledge or experience in Information Security preferred.
  • Previous political campaign experience preferred. 
  • Capacity and desire to work long hours in a campaign setting

This position will report to the Michigan COO. The start date for this position is as early as April 15, 2024.

This position offers a starting salary of $6,500 per month and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance. 

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024

The Michigan Democratic Party is seeking an experienced Regional Organizing Director to lead a diverse and robust team of organizers in Michigan in 2024. We are looking for passionate, hardworking individuals who are committed to building the grassroots turnout operation needed to re-election President Biden and win elections up and down the ballot for Democrats in November 2024. 

This position will report to the Deputy Organizing Director and is based in various locations in Michigan. 

Responsibilities 

  • Hire, train, and hold accountable organizers across your region to weekly voter contact and volunteer recruitment goals. 
  • Develop and execute a regional organizing plan that is in line with the statewide priorities and objectives of the organizing program. 
  • Build and implement systems and structures to lead a region to hit daily, weekly metric goals. 
  • Oversee and ensure timely and accurate reporting and data management.
  • Willingness to manage a diverse team with different experiences and perspectives, and a commitment to helping staff grow and succeed. 
  • Keep your team focused and motivated in a high-stress, rigorous work schedule and environment. 
  • Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Qualifications 

  • 1-2 cycles of campaign organizing experience. 
  • Willingness to work in the field office and in the community with your team. 
  • Ability to create a motivating and inclusive culture in the region. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with organizers, activists and local leaders. 
  • Must have access to a cell phone, vehicle and ability to relocate if necessary. 

This position is salaried at $5,610 per month and includes a full benefits package with health, vision and dental insurance. This is a Union position.

To apply, please fill out this form ASAP: https://tinyurl.com/MIDems2024 

The MDP VAN Administrator is tasked with maintaining the VAN/Votebuilder database, while providing friendly and approachable support to all MI VAN users across campaigns and local units. The VAN Administrator will maintain and update VAN support materials, which may include written documentation and recorded video tutorials. In this role, they will also maintain regular communication with VAN users regarding updates and changes to the database platform via multiple channels, including mass emails and Slack posts. 

The VAN Administrator should be a detail-oriented self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills. They are ready to work collaboratively with the Data Team and the wider MDP team to meet data and technology needs across the organization. 

The VAN Administrator reports to the MDP Data Director. This is an exempt position that occasionally requires work on nights and weekends, particularly around election cycles. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide direct support to MI VAN/Votebuilder users. Manage VAN support processes. 
  • Process new VAN access requests from MI campaigns and MDP Units
  • Maintain VAN data standards and enforce MDP data policies. Monitor the system for data standard or policy violations and take corrective action. 
  • Develop, distribute and maintain VAN training and resources. Provide trainings on VAN/Votebuilder topics, write and maintain documentation library, and send occasional mass communications on VAN topics. 
  • Complete ad hoc voter file and general data-related tasks as needed

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2-3 cycles of experience with VAN/Votebuilder. Experience in an administrative capacity is a plus. 
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; organized, responsible, and strong attention to detail. 
  • A desire to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and implement creative solutions to unique problems. 
  • A desire to ask questions, receive constructive feedback, and grow as a professional

The Michigan Democratic Party is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

MDP staff is unionized through IBEW 1106 and this position will provide the opportunity to join the union. Salary range is $45,000 to $48,000 commensurate with experience, plus benefits. Please submit a one page cover letter and resume via email at [email protected] with the subject line “VAN Administrator” 

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