Political Associate

Political Associate

GoodParty.org is looking for an experienced political campaign professional with a background in campaign management, field operations, and/or communications. You’re a relationship builder and candidate coach, adept at leveraging voter data to provide strategic insights and build targeted get out the vote campaigns. Success in this contract role looks like helping local and state candidates from across the ideological spectrum use GoodParty.org’s tools to win their election(s) this cycle.

About GoodParty.org:
GoodParty.org is empowering Independents to run, win, and serve so we can transform civic leadership. In 2024, we helped elect 3,287 Independent candidates into local offices across 48 states. Why?

Americans – especially young people – have been losing faith in democracy. The rigged, two-party system has turned “Independent” into a dirty word. Voters are trapped between choosing the lesser of two evils or sitting out elections altogether.

A majority of eligible voters (over 130M Americans), including more than half of Millennials and Gen Z, say that neither Republicans nor Democrats represent them. But they keep getting re-elected! Whether you’re concerned about healthcare costs, wars, the environment, our individual freedoms, or inequality, many great solutions are held back by the dark doom loop of dysfunctional partisan politics. 

While mainstream media and the two major parties focus on federal elections (Congress and the President), GoodParty.org is building from the bottom up. With over 500,000 elected offices in the United States—70% of which are uncontested—GoodParty.org is powering the movement to reclaim our communities from career politicians. We’re helping independents in local and state-level campaigns nationwide. Together, we’re building a truly representative democracy where society’s biggest problems are solved.

How?

GoodParty.org empowers independents to run, win, and serve in public office without the influence of partisan or big-money support. Through our free, AI-powered tools, we enable independent candidates to prioritize people over parties and community over corporate funding, transforming real people into civic heroes. We’re a platform, not a political party. 

And, it’s working! Starting with 11 wins in the 2023 election cycle, GoodParty.org set an audacious goal for 1,000 wins in 2024. We beat expectations – 3,287 candidates won this past November and are serving in office across 48 states! 40.1 million voters (26% of all 2024 voters) cast a ballot for our 6,101 candidates. Our general election win rate was 54%.

Looking ahead, we’re building on our momentum and expanding our product offerings to help candidates deliver on their promises and serve their constituents effectively. Candidates who partner with us come from across the ideological spectrum and pledge to uphold people-powered principles, anti-corruption practices, and a commitment to civility. Together, we aim to transform civic leadership, bringing real accountability to public service and setting a new standard of leaders who prioritize the people they serve.

GoodParty.org is founded by serial entrepreneur, Farhad Mohit, with over $1B in exits — Flipagram (now TikTok), Shopzilla, and BizRate.  

What you’ll do:

• Remotely support candidates in understanding and utilizing GoodParty.org’s AI Campaign Manager to its fullest potential. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates, offering personalized support and strategic advice.

• Analyze elections and voter data to generate insights that inform campaign strategies and decisions.

• Support candidates in executing their voter contact campaigns (ie: peer-to-peer text messaging, targeted door-knocking, robocalling).

• Contribute to  online candidate communities (e.g. Discord) so GoodParty.org’s offerings are engaging and useful.

• Collaborate with the product team to continuously improve our tools, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of political campaigns. Assist in enhancing and improving AI prompts and generative candidate content.

• Provide comprehensive customer success services to ensure candidates' satisfaction and success.

Who we’re looking for: 

• You’re up for the audacious challenge of transforming our democracy for Good and don’t think the two-party system is the answer.

• You have at least three years of campaign experience, with at least one election cycle in a senior campaign role (ie: Campaign Manager, Political Director, Field Director,Communications Director, Digital Director or Finance Director)You have a track record of working on successful candidate campaigns.

• You understand the numbers and can translate complex data into actionable insights about how campaigns are performing.

• You make excellent use of systems to keep everything organized and speed up your work, including CRMs, AI tools, data tracking, and reporting tools. 

• You are effective using spreadsheets (Excel, Google Suite, etc).

• You’ve worked with a voter file in the past and built path to victory models for campaigns.

• You have exceptional interpersonal skills with a knack for building and maintaining relationships.

• You’re tangibly using ChatGPT or other AI tools professionally. You’re capable of translating your political experience into feedback for enhancing the product experience.

• You’re adaptable to the changing nature of campaigns and enjoy creating and trying new tactics.

Bonus if:

• You’ve used tools in our stack – Discord, Hubspot, Scale to Win, Ecanvasser, ChatGPT and other generative AI tools..

• You have experience with the latest in political campaign technology. 

Ready to learn more or apply?

This is a remote contractor role. We’re open to working with people who have 30 to 40+ hours per week available. We’re able to pay between $34 to $44 per hour.

The final pay rate will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, seniority, education, qualifications, certifications, and organizational needs. 

We hope you'll apply to indicate your interest for this contractor opportunity! 

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