Pennsylvania Campaigns Director
Working Families Party
Pennsylvania, USA
USD 80k-100k / year
Posted on Jul 15, 2025
About the Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.
We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.
The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.
The PA Campaigns Director will lead the Working Families Party’s electoral campaigns in Pennsylvania, overseeing independent expenditure work in collaboration with America Votes, managing the statewide Election Captains Program, and supervising our growing organizing team. This role is ideal for a strategic, people-centered campaign leader who understands field, digital, and coalition organizing and thrives in high-stakes, fast-paced environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Independent Expenditure Campaigns:
- Lead WFP's independent expenditure campaigns in coordination with America Votes and aligned partners, ensuring legal compliance and strategic alignment.
- Develop and manage paid voter contact programs, including digital, mail, phone, and canvass components.
- Track political opportunities, threats, and emerging dynamics; advise the State Political Director on key races and strategies.
- Scale and refine our Election Captains Program: a precinct-level organizing model to boost turnout, voter education, and relational contact.
- Recruit, train, and support Election Captains, especially in WFP’s core base-building areas.
- Evaluate program efficacy and adapt tactics accordingly.
- Manage and coach the statewide organizing team, including regional organizers and field staff.
- Set clear metrics and goals for base-building, volunteer engagement, and turnout.
- Foster a healthy, accountable team culture centered in justice and high performance.
- Work closely with the State Director and national political and organizing staff to set campaign priorities and allocate resources.
- Coordinate with communications and data staff to develop aligned messaging, targeting, and reporting systems.
- Represent WFP in external coalitions and convenings, including America Votes partner tables.
Election Captains Program:
Organizing Team Leadership:
Strategic Planning & Cross-Department Collaboration:
Skills and Qualifications
- Required:
- At least 5 years of experience in electoral campaign management, organizing, or political strategy, with at least 2 years managing staff or large volunteer teams.
- Deep knowledge of field operations, independent expenditure work, and progressive electoral strategy.
- Experience with electoral data systems (e.g. VAN) and metrics-driven campaign planning.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a team with clarity, empathy, and accountability.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
- Understanding of Pennsylvania’s political landscape, particularly in urban and working-class communities.
- Experience running or coordinating independent expenditures or working at/with America Votes.
- Familiarity with community organizing and relational voter engagement strategies.
- Demonstrated commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice.
- Lived experience in communities most impacted by systemic injustice.
Preferred:
What Else Should You Know
- Compensation: The salary range for this role is $80,000 to $100,000. The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description. The upper end of the salary range is reserved for individuals who significantly exceed the minimum qualifications and years of experience.
- We also offer a robust benefit package for full time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.
- Location and Travel: This is a hybrid role requiring you to work in person at PAWFPs Philly office and/or various locations for meetings and events in Philadelphia and Lehigh County/ PA. You may need to travel for major events and all staff meetings a few times per year.
- Schedule: The position is permanent and full time.
- Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a managerial role that is not eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Working Families is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.