Community Canvasser

The Outreach Team; Fremont (NE); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Outreach Team is hiring Community Canvassers and Team Leaders in Nebraska for Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont and surrounding areas. Positions offer $25-$26 per hour with bonuses, and include paid training at $20/hr for the first 3 days. Shifts run 11:45am - 8pm on weekdays and weekends, with options for part-time or full-time work.

Join a campaign that values community engagement and voter outreach, and help build support at the ground level through face-to-face conversations across neighborhoods.

Responsibilities

• Engage with the public in a friendly and respectful manner
• Deliver a compelling campaign message, and collect complete survey answers from voters
• Participate in staff training to improve outreach skills
• Follow the campaign’s safety protocols
• Manage a small group of canvassers out in the field by checking in with them periodically throughout the day, and debriefing with them at the end of the day
• Ensure each canvasser has all of the materials they need to be successful
• Assist directors with canvasser training and administrative work

Job description

Community Canvassers and Team Leaders

Hiring Immediately - $25-$26/hr + bonuses
Full-time & Part-time

It’s your time to step up for Nebraska and get out the vote! We need your love for our state and its people, your skills earned from years of hard work, and your ability to connect with other Nebraskans. Frankly, it’s the only way we are going to pry back our government and economy from the billionaires who have taken over. The good news is that there are more of us than there are of them. We just need to harness our power… conversation by conversation, on every porch, corner, driveway, sidewalk, field, and farm in Nebraska. And we need you to lead the charge. Join us on behalf of the Working Class Majority Pac.

We are looking for Canvassers to build support in the community for Dan Osborn for Senate in Nebraska’s upcoming election. If you believe that real political power is built from the ground up through deep organizing and face-to-face conversations, we want you on our team in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska

Get paid well!

Canvassing positions start at $25/hour, Paid training at $20/hr for first 3 days. Team Lead positions start at $26 hour. We offer overtime pay, driver bonuses, shift bonuses, paid training, sick pay, and bonuses for friend referrals.

Locations

Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Gretna, Nebraska City, Beatrice, Seward, and Grand Island.

We are hiring immediately, all positions run through 11/3/26 with possibilities for advancement afterwards. Shifts run from 11:45am - 8pm weekdays and weekends with the possibility to work part-time or full-time.

• Engage with the public in a friendly and respectful manner
• Deliver a compelling campaign message, and collect complete survey answers from voters
• Participate in staff training to improve outreach skills
• Follow the campaign’s safety protocols
• The Canvasser Responsibilities plus:
• Manage a small group of canvassers out in the field by checking in with them periodically throughout the day, and debriefing with them at the end of the day
• Ensure each canvasser has all of the materials they need to be successful
• Assist directors with canvasser training and administrative work

The ideal candidate:

• Passionate about progressive politics and fostering democracy
• Strong communication skills; you should enjoy working with other people and be willing and excited to speak with everyone
• Hard worker who will stay motivated to engage as many people as possible
• Open to new challenges and are interested in building their campaign skills
• Culturally competent and able to respectfully engage with teammates and the community
• Prior canvassing experience is preferred, but not required.

We are committed to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. 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.

Note: Employees must be eligible to work in the US. Upon hire, everyone will be required to present original, and unexpired documents from the Lists of Acceptable Documents to complete the I-9 form verification.