Deputy Distributed Director

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision and dental insurance

Cell phone stipend

Transit stipend

Job summary

The Texas Democratic Party is seeking a Deputy Distributed Director to lead the Texas Together 2026 Coordinated Campaign, supporting Talarico for Texas and Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. You will manage a team of Distributed Organizers, coach them, and ensure voter contact goals are met, with regular reporting and strong collaboration across teams.

The role runs from the week of September 7 to November 15, 2026, with generous benefits and opportunities to contribute to a pivotal

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing a team
• 3 campaign cycles or equivalent organizing experience
• Administrative experience with Votebuilder
• Experience with Scale to Win is a plus
• Strong written communication skills
• Access to a reliable car, drivers license, phone and laptop
• Mastery of Google Suite, Excel, and online databases

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Distributed Organizers through weekly 1:1s and coaching
• Foster collaboration and accountability within the team
• Support voter contact goals and volunteer leadership targets
• Maintain daily check-ins, team chats, and reporting channels
• Develop and facilitate trainings and create reference materials
• Share priorities and strategy with organizers
• Troubleshoot issues to keep programs running smoothly
• Assist in reporting structures and data-informed decision making

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Campaign experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tools

Votebuilder

Google Suite

Excel

CRM databases

Job description

About the Role

The Texas Democratic Party is seeking a Deputy Distributed Director to join our Texas Together 2026 Coordinated Campaign, supporting Talarico for Texas and Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.

Deputy Distributed Directors will manage, develop, and support a team of Distributed Organizers to build and execute a large-scale voter contact effort. They are responsible for supporting Distributed Organizers in their management of their teams, troubleshooting problems as they arise, and ensuring strategic decision-making is informed by feedback from the field.

This position will begin the week of September 7 and end November 15, 2026.

Compensation

Pay

Deputy Distributed Directors are compensated at $7,000 per month.

Benefits

They are eligible for generous benefits including health care, vision, and dental insurance and stipends for cell phone and eligible transit.

Essential Duties

• Manage and support Distributed Organizers: Lead a team of Distributed Organizers through weekly one-on-ones, coaching, feedback, etc.

• Establish a culture of collaboration: Foster accountability, collaboration, learning, and support amidst the fast pace of the campaign, establishing a strong collaborative culture with the Distributed Organizers

• Drive voter contact goals: Support and hold distributed organizers accountable for meeting voter contact, volunteer recruitment, and volunteer leadership goals.

• Communication structures: Maintain strong communication structures, including daily check in and check outs, team chats, reporting channels, shared calendars, etc.

• Drive Training and Development: lend expertise in creating and facilitating Distributed Organizing trainings for staff and volunteers, draft and distribute one-pagers, guides, and written reference resources for staff.

• Share strategy: Share campaign priorities, strategic shifts, and plans to ensure organizers understand how goals contribute to overall success.

• Troubleshoot and solve problems: Respond quickly to challenges to keep organizing programs running effectively.

• Reporting: Support development of reporting structures. Analyze reports and recommend strategic action based on analysis.

Qualifications

Need to haves:

• Commitment to the Texas Democrats mission and our organizational values, goals, and objectives

• At least 2 years of experience managing a team

• At least 3 cycles of organizing experience on a campaign, at a union, or related

• Administrative experience in Votebuilder, including account creation and script management

• Experience with Scale to Win.

• Clear written communication skills

• Access to a reliable car and drivers license

• Access to a phone and laptop computer

• Excellent mastery of systems like Google Suite, Excel, and online databases

• There are no formal education requirements for this position

Nice to haves:

• Experience as a union member

• Experience managing unionized staff

• Experience as a Regional Organizing Director

• Training, coaching, instruction, or facilitation experience

Time Commitment

This position will begin the week of September 7 and end November 15, 2026. This is an intensive, time-limited role at a pivotal moment for Texas Democrats.

Equal Opportunity & Commitment to Diversity

The Texas Democratic Party is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.