Become a Campus Organizer in Springfield, MO!

The Outreach Team; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $55k-$67k

Health insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Hands-on training

Job summary

The Outreach Team is seeking a Campus Organizer in Springfield, MO to lead student voter turnout efforts from August 24 through Election Day. You will manage 8–12 hourly campus fellows and a team of volunteers to register students, collect pledge cards, host educational events, and build digital engagement.

You will recruit, train, and motivate volunteers, oversee schedules and logistics, and ensure detailed reporting of campaign results while maintaining a culture of equity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop relationships with diverse communities.
• Lead with a collaborative, equity-focused leadership style.
• Commitment to equity and inclusion in all interactions.
• Track record of achieving ambitious goals and delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Hit campaign deliverables and meet weekly/monthly goals.
• Manage 8–12 campus fellows and 10 daily shifts at peak.
• Register students to vote and gather pledge-to-vote cards.
• Organize events and mobilize students on campus.
• Train attendees and volunteers on campaign actions.
• Oversee operations, payroll, and logistics for canvassers.
• Track interactions and write weekly campaign reports.
• Recruit and develop campus leaders and volunteers.

Skills

Relationship Building

Inclusive Leadership

Equity and Inclusion

Results Orientation

Organization

Communication Skills

Public Speaking

Job description

Role: Campus Organizer

Location and Timeline: We are hiring an organizer in Springfield, MO, and surrounding areas beginning August 24th, lasting through Election Day.

Who We Are:We are the national engine of campaigners and organizers building a fairer, cleaner, safer, and more peaceful world. With an on-the-ground presence in communities all across the country, our world-class team runs successful civic engagement campaigns to build a future that's fairer, healthier, safer, and more peaceful for everyone.

General Overview: The Campus Organizer will work on student voter turnout and mobilization efforts. Organizers will manage 8-12 hourly campus fellows and a team of volunteer activists to execute a rigorous campaign plan to register young voters, collect thousands of pledge-to-vote cards, host engaging educational events, and build digital engagement – all aimed at mobilizing students to turn out and vote.

What You'll Do:

• Hit Campaign Deliverables
• Manage a team of 8-12 campus fellows, sending out 10 daily canvass shifts at peak, that meet or exceed weekly and monthly goals.
• Gather thousands of pledge-to-vote cards on campus, register students to vote, and host recurring events and activities to mobilize students
• Develop strategic plans to reach students on campus
• Lead by example by canvassing independently and/or with staff three days per week on average to achieve individual and team goals.
• Generate regular volunteer campaign actions and train attendees and fellows on key campaign actions to meet deliverables, like canvassing, phone banking, and hosting events
• Organize and execute in-person events demonstrating support for key campaign issues and excitement around the upcoming election, including educational events, trainings, rallies, and more.
• Staff Management and Team Building
• Recruit, train, and manage 8–12 Hourly Campus Fellows and volunteer activists.
• Mobilize supporters for grassroots actions via calls and texts.
• Find new volunteers through petition drives, class announcements, and campus outreach.
• Equip, motivate, and manage the team to reach goals using trainings, 1:1s, team meetings, and campaign updates.
• Identify, train, and promote leaders.
• Maintain performance standards with consistent feedback, evaluation, and accountability.
• Build a fun, professional culture where staff can be authentic.
• Ensure all individuals and subordinate managers treat people with respect.
• Fundraise alongside staff to lead by example and provide in-field development.
• Oversee Operations and Administration:
• Create fellow schedules, develop turf plans, oversee daily logistics, track field and performance information, process payroll, ensure all tools and technology necessary for canvassers to be successful in the field are available and functional.
• Nail 100% of all messaging and legal requirements and ensure that volunteers do the same.
• Anticipate workflow and manage the schedules and quality of work for employees. Ensure company policies are upheld, including holding staff accountable to performance, integrity, health, safety, and professionalism standards.
• Manage fellow onboarding, including occasionally interviewing and offering candidates
• Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools by completing nightly
• Track every interaction with detailed notes in order to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign.

Who You Are & Keys to Success (the must-haves):

• Relationship Building: You develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse group of local and statewide community members.
• Inclusive and Collaborative Leadership: You approach leadership with a 'power with' mindset.
• Commitment to Equity and Inclusion: You have a proven ability to develop meaningful connections with diverse communities.
• Drive to Achieve Results: You have experience accomplishing ambitious goals and getting results, even when there are obstacles.

Skills and Experiences we Expect of all Outreach Team employees:

• Commitment to equity and justice, with an agreement to our North Star.
• Experience bringing a lens of inclusivity to all of your interactions with colleagues and community members.
• Passion for the role that your work plays in creating change in the world.
• Kindness and consideration for others.
• Drive to work collaboratively: learning from others; stepping-in or stepping-back when needed.
• Transparency: comfort admitting what you do and don't know, your capacity, and abilities.
• Task management: Able to adapt to the evolving needs of a project.
• Organized and efficient.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills.
• Comfortable and excited to speak about the campaign publicly.
• Coach and learning mentality.
• Understanding of how your words and actions affect others.
• Ability to work weekends and weekday evenings, occasional holidays.

Nice-to-Haves, but Not Required:

• Organizing experience within or around your congressional district.
• Experience working for nonprofits and issue campaigns.
• Data Management and Evaluation Experience.
• Experience with Relevant Campaign Tools and Technologies: VAN, Action Network, ThruText, MailChimp, EveryAction, or social media tools.
• Event or Project Planning & Management.
• Knowledge or previous experience working on this issue.
• If you were here right now, you would be:

Recruiting, training and developing activist leaders in your community.

Planning and executing events around student voter turnout.

Developing relationships with community and coalition leaders.

Engaging and expanding our support network through public visibility actions, petitioning, and relationship-building.

Salary, Benefits and Perks:

The salary for this position is $55,000 to $67,000 for full-time at 50 hours per week.

We offer a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and hands‑on training. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement and bonuses.

At The Outreach Team, we prioritize equity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage Black, indigenous, people of color, women, people with previous felony convictions, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who identify with underrepresented groups to apply.