Deputy Campaign Manager

POSITION TITLE: Deputy Campaign Manager

REPORTS TO: Campaign Lead

COMPENSATION: $5,000 p/mo

Direct Reports: Field Director, Communications Consultant, Staff and Interns,

Deputy Campaign Manager will serve as the operational and strategic leader of the campaign—directing all day-to-day operations, staffing the candidate, managing a multi-tiered team, tracking core staff, and ensuring all moving parts align with the overall campaign plan and values. This is a senior leadership position that requires deep familiarity with Atlanta’s political landscape, experience coordinating across departments, and comfort juggling intense timelines with clarity and confidence.
 

Key Responsibilities

Candidate Management & Scheduling

• Serve as the candidate’s primary point of contact responsible for the day-to-day activities and scheduling
• Develop and maintain a weekly and monthly schedule aligned with field, fundraising, and media priorities (earned and paid)
• Create the schedule for staffing call time, major meetings, and key campaign events
• Ensure the candidate is prepared, briefed, and aligned with message for every engagement

Strategic Campaign Oversight

• Lead execution of the campaign plan, including fundraising, field, communications, and mail programs
• Oversee a Field Director responsible for executing a robust direct voter contact program and constituency outreach program
• Manage the execution of a 200,000-piece direct mail program (several flights) with external vendors 
• Track, coordinate and oversee weekly and monthly goals with staff, consultants and vendors

Team Leadership & Staff Management

• Foster a values-aligned, disciplined, high-performing team culture
• Manage and facilitate weekly staff meetings and individual check-ins to assess the needs of the campaign and coach staff 
• Manage staff and consultants in carrying out work plans in support of advancing the goals included in the campaign plan

Fundraising Oversight

• Work with the Finance Director to meet a $600k fundraising goal
• Staff and prep the candidate for fundraising calls, meetings, and events
• Support donor cultivation plan and ensure timely follow-up from candidate and team
• Work with Campaign Advisor and Campaign Lead to monitor and track progress against weekly and monthly fundraising benchmarks

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain high-level relationships with labor unions, elected officials, movement leaders, institutional allies, and donors
• Work with the Field Director to manage the campaign’s engagement across several key committees:
  • Students and Youth
  • Community & Faith Committee
  • Small Business Committee
  • Kitchen Cabinet (Senior Advisors & Surrogates)
  • Faith-based communities
• Facilitate internal and external alignment between these constituency groups  and the campaign’s core strategy

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through this link. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with anticipated start date by mid-August.