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Young Democrats of America Employment Opportunity:
Ohio Young Voter Revolution State Campaign Director

Position:  Young Voter Revolution, Ohio Campaign Director
 
Location:  Columbus, some travel required.

Job Description:  The State Campaign Director reports directly to the YDA National Political Director and works at YDA’s Ohio field office in Columbus.  The Campaign Director is responsible for the overall implementation and management of the Young Voter Revolution Campaign in Ohio.  The Young Voter Revolution is a peer-to-peer voter contact campaign targeting voters under the age of 36.  This position serves through November 2008.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

--    Recruiting, hiring, training and managing the state’s team of field organizers, canvassers, and other staff.
--    Coordinating with local Young Democrat chapters to set and meet campaigns contact goals in their area.
--    Building and managing coalitions with other state organizations while creating a Youth Vote Coordinated Table.
--    Overseeing and coordinating campaign budget and timeline.
--    Implementing evaluation program to measure impact of the campaign’s voter outreach strategies and tactics.
--    Providing regular program and performance reports throughout the campaign to both YDA and OYD Executive Board.
--    Attending post-election debrief and provide final state report to national staff.
--    Representing YDA and the Ohio Young Democrats at the state-based America Votes coalition table, other state-based youth coordinating tables, and the Democratic Party Coordinated table.

Qualifications:  Applicants must have at least one cycle’s professional experience in a campaign leadership position (partisan preferred), proficiency with online voter files (VAN preferred) and targeting, and experience managing staff.  Grassroots organizing experience and online organizing experience is helpful, but not required.  Youth organizing experience (professional or volunteer) is a significant plus. 

Applicants should be detail-oriented, comfortable with multi-tasking, and able to work in a fast-paced office environment.  Strong oral and written communications skills are required.  This position may require frequent in-state travel.  Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Salary and Benefits:  $2,500 - $3,500/month (commiserate with experience), fully covered health insurance and cell phone reimbursement of $100 per month.

TO APPLY:  Please submit a resume, cover letter, and three references via email to jobs@yda.org.  Applications will not be considered unless all materials are submitted.  Materials must be submitted by 5:00pm on Monday, July 14th.

ABOUT YDA: The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the largest youth-led, national, partisan political organization, with over 2,000 chapters in all 50 states.  Our members include middle school, high school and college students as well as young workers, young professionals and young families. YDA works to engage young people in politics at all levels to build a generation of young, Democratic voters. 

YDA’s national and state staff work with national, state, and local leaders across the country on peer-to-peer young voter mobilization campaigns, issue advocacy, leadership and skills trainings, and other activities to grow sustainable chapters and build the national infrastructure of YDA. 

 

For more information, go to www.ohioyd.org.