Director, Organizing and Partnerships

LOCATION. Remote. Must be available during core hours (10am-6pm ET) with some occasional flexibility. Applicants may be asked to travel to sites where program is being implemented, up to 40% of the time (all costs covered by Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund).

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

• $135,992 annualized salary
• Generous medical, dental, and vision - our medical plan option covers you with a generous PPO plan with a $1,000 deductible at no cost to you
• Paid time off for all federal holidays and PTO accrued at a rate of 1.5 days per month
• 5 days of sick leave

ROLE TYPE. This is a full-time, at-will, temporary role with benefits with an anticipated start date of Monday, 8/3 and end date of Friday, 12/4.

APPLICATION DEADLINE. The application deadline is July 1, 2026. Applications received after this deadline will be considered as needed. Details regarding the rest of the hiring process are included below.

About the organizations

Vote Rev is a PAC that designs and quickly mainstreams field-tested voter engagement innovations to help Democrats win. Its sister organization, Vote Rev Action Fund (VRAF), works with and for nonprofits that amplify the power of historically disenfranchised communities. The two organizations design prototypes of new voter and civic engagement tactics, refine promising early-stage ideas, and then stress test those ideas, subjecting them to randomized controlled trials. Through this work, they develop new tactics to mobilize hard-to-reach voters.

In 2026, Vote Rev and VRAF will each run programs layering multiple friend-to-friend GOTV tactics simultaneously — ensuring voters in mission-aligned geographies hear from people they know, through multiple channels, in the final stretch before Election Day. They will also pilot newer ideas with the potential to be game-changing in 2028.

Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund have a shared staffing structure, and this role serves both organizations. Vote Rev and VRAF are based in Los Angeles, CA, with employees nationwide. We are dedicated to creating an organization that reflects the diversity of the country we serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, and others who are underrepresented in campaigns and voter engagement nonprofits to apply.

Note: Due to the nature of our work we are unable to hire any individuals who aren’t U.S. Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents (Green Card holders), or DACA recipients. By applying to this role, you are acknowledging that you are a U.S. Citizen, DACA recipient, or current Legal Permanent Resident.

About the opportunity

Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund are hiring a Director, Organizing and Partnerships to lead the deployment of two proven, scalable relational mobilization tactics, site-based vote tripling and site-based relational postcards, in coordination with allied movement organizations.

Reporting to the Executive Leadership Team, this Director will be the operational lead on our partner and canvass relationships — managing high-stakes relationships with progressive organizations and paid canvass firms, ensuring fidelity to program design, and driving quality at scale. You'll work day-to-day with the Director of Programs and senior staff across our partner network.

Success in this role means thousands of canvassers implementing these tactics with high fidelity, millions of voter contacts generated, and thousands of additional votes moved in key geographies.

A successful candidate will have:

• 8+ years overseeing scaled organizing programs, including at least one cycle implementing relational organizing tactics
• A research mindset — eagerness to collaborate with researchers, incorporate findings into program design, and adapt quickly based on evidence
• Enthusiasm about providing progressive organizations and paid canvass firms with end-to-end support on how to implement tactics according to best practices, including supporting with goal setting, hands-on training, and technical assistance

Responsibilities

Partner relationship management and support

• Relationship cultivation and management. Develop and oversee relationships with senior stakeholders at partner organizations, and support them to implement tactics at scale, tailoring them to their goals and operations.

Program design and management

• Program management. Manage and ensure partners’ – and potentially Vote Rev or Vote Rev Action Fund’s own – program health through appropriate resource allocation, prioritization and focus, and identify key areas for improvement throughout the cycle.
• Paid canvass management. Directly, or in support of partner organizations, vet, contract with, oversee the training of, and monitor the progress of paid canvass firms.
• Risk management and compliance. Work with the Director of Operations and legal counsel to develop systems for risk management.
• Quality control. Work with the Program Team to Design and implement strong systems to detect and prevent canvasser fraud and ensure program quality.
• Implementation of learning pilots. Potentially run small pilot(s) in state primaries to pinpoint the larger program’s scope, costs, best practices, and failure points.

People and project management

• People management. Possibly manage a 1-3 person team, depending on the scope of the project. Set a tone of engaged coaching and leadership for all direct reports, creating a positive, cohesive team environment focused on success and professional growth
• Project management. Track relationship development and progress to goal in agreed upon CRMs and goal trackers
• Collaborate with the Program team to ensure that best practices are applied

Fundraising momentum and buy-in

• Donor materials creation. Work with senior leadership to provide timely updates to donors and other stakeholders about program design and performance.

Documentation and learnings

• Reporting. Report out regularly to the Department Heads on program performance and outputs.
• Documentation. Document all aspects of the program, from planning and execution to wind down. Develop and present a retrospective report at the end of the year.

Requirements for the role

• Campaign experience. Minimum 8 years in organizing, at Democratic political campaigns or movement organizations. Includes at least one year of campaign management on a federal or statewide race, or a leadership role (e.g., Organizing Director) on a statewide campaign or independent expenditure program.
• Partner management. Demonstrated ability to drive strategic conversations with senior stakeholders at campaigns, committees, and state tables. Experience managing professional relationships with external partners, vendors, or clients.
• Paid canvass experience. Multiple cycles vetting, contracting with, and overseeing paid canvass firms running large-scale programs.
• Program and team management. Experience managing budgets and scaling programs with complex logistics. Ability to guide a program to success under pressure, and to manage a small team (1-3 people) with a coaching orientation.
• Research mindset. No direct research experience required. We're looking for curiosity, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for adapting canvassing practices based on evidence — from both wins and failures.
• Communication. Proactive, clear communicator who bridges gaps across diverse stakeholder groups and ensures consistent follow-through.
• Availability. Available 10am–6pm ET core hours; flexibility required as Election Day approaches. Ability to travel to program sites up to 40% of the time (all travel costs covered).

Helpful but not required

• Experience with tactic development and research
• Experience selling or providing customer support on consulting or strategic services to political organizations

General requirements to work at Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund

• Commitment to the missions:
• Vote Rev: design and quickly mainstream field-tested voter engagement innovations to help Democrats win
• Vote Rev Action Fund: design and quickly mainstream field-tested voter engagement innovations to amplify the power of historically disenfranchised communities
• Embodies Vote Rev and Vote Rev Action Fund core values:
• Cultivate people. We cultivate and invest in our most precious resource: our people. Without our team, our mission would be impossible, and a lot less fun to pursue.
• Yoda, we are. We seek to provide innovations – and the resources necessary to implement them – to our partners, who are the true heroes of this work.
• Problem-oriented, solution-agnostic. We tackle problems that seem insurmountable. We question ourselves and revisit our hypotheses until we find – and improve upon – the right solution.
• Pursue equity. Our mission is to drive toward a more equitable society that dismantles systems of oppression and white supremacy. We strive to create inclusive spaces and processes that honor diverse experiences.
• Cross-pollinate. We build smart, elegant innovations by creating through-lines across disciplines. Our innovations improve with each implementation, as we learn from and share our partners’ insights.
• Ability to thrive in a startup environment: you move quickly, think strategically, are adaptable to changing circumstances, and are good at tactical execution.

Reasons to love this role

This isn't a typical organizing job. You'll be working at the intersection of large-scale field organizing, behavioral science research, and program innovation — and what you build this cycle will directly inform how the progressive movement runs relational programs in 2028 and beyond.

Vote Rev and VRAF have a unique model: we design tactics, test them rigorously, and then push them into practice through a broad partner network. As Director, you won't just implement — you'll help shape how our tactics evolve in real time, with partners informing the work as it happens.

You'll also be joining a small, high-trust team that values direct feedback, autonomy, and learning from both successes and failures. We move fast, we take the work (but not ourselves!) seriously, and we believe that how we do the work matters as much as what we accomplish.

If you want to spend this election cycle doing work that is genuinely experimental, high-impact, and grounded in evidence — this is the role.

Application Instructions

Submit your application by July 1, 2026.

The application includes:

• Basic personal information and eligibility questions
• Three short essay responses
• A resume upload

Hiring Process

We expect this hiring process will move very quickly and seek to set clear expectations about the included steps.

Not all candidates will progress through all stages.

• Application Deadline - July 1
• Phone Interviews - July 6 - July 10
• Final Interviews via Zoom - July 13 - July 20
• Reference Checks and Offers - Late July
• Start Date - August 3