Youth Vote Manager

Black Fork Strategies is an Ohio-based engagement firm that focuses on all aspects of community and electoral field work: voter engagement and registration, petition collection, canvass programs, and door-to-door campaign work. At Black Fork Strategies, we anchor winning campaigns while building long-term power for the communities in which we work and partner. For more information, visit www.blackfork.org.

We are seeking a Youth Vote Manager who will work under the direction of the Youth Vote Director and will be part of a team that will oversee 300+ staff in the 2024 election. This position will take ownership over the following areas of work:

● Runs the day-to-day VR and doors operation at assigned campuses.

● Ensures target campuses have the staff and support to hit programmatic goals by scheduling and conducting weekly interviews to fill door canvasser roles for office with assistance of Hiring Manager.

● Launches daily canvasses and conducts 1:1, team, and political trainings throughout the week to ensure canvassers are educated on how to collect voter registration forms. Regularly trains on best practices.

● Works with a team to map out opportunities on campus for voter registration – busy areas, campus events, and coordinates dorm storming.

● Builds relationships on campus to ensure the team has access to events, locations, classrooms, etc. for the team.

● Reviews data before it is committed to ensure there are no issues with canvass data – flags issues immediately to the Youth Vote Director.

● Reports campuses’ activity daily and weekly to the Youth Vote Director.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Ability to speak compellingly about campaign issues and strategy. Organize effective team meetings that set clear standards around a culture of accountability and competition while creating a healthy work culture.

The candidate must have demonstrated professionalism and tact in communications with a diversity of individuals. Strong organizational and time management skills, acute attention to detail and ability to work well with others on the campaign team is a must. This position can be based near a major university.

The Youth Vote Manager has:

● Interest in community organizing and progressive issues.

● Experience volunteering or working in a non-profit or campaign environment.

● Comfort with managing a team and delegating work.

● Experience with most of if not all Microsoft Office Suite, VAN, MiniVAN, Google Docs, and Google Chrome/Firefox.

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

● Relationship with at least one campus in their turf.

● Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to manage priorities and workflow.

● Strong interpersonal skills.

● Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.

● Good judgment, with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.

Position Duties:

● Assist with hiring, training and managing of youth vote canvassers.

● Participate and hold training sessions to build a deeper understanding of the program's goals and long-term priorities.

● Identifying campus specific dates to target field activities.

● Field spot checks and field audits for quality control of canvassing teams

● Other duties as assigned

Please note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities are based on campaign needs and may change at any time with or without notice.

Position Details

The Youth Vote Manager is a full-time salaried position. Benefits include health/dental insurance.Weekend and evening hours will be required. Work-related expenses are reimbursed according to policy. Physical requirements include frequent standing, canvassing for long periods of time, the ability to sit in meetings, and lift moderate weight for supplies.

Cleveland, Columbus, Akron/Kent

Salary

This position offers a highly competitive salary, based on experience. Salary Range for this position will be$42,000 to $47,000.

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We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, criminal history, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $42,000.00 - $47,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Experience:

• Sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Bilingual (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Ohio (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Ohio: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person