District Organizing Directors

DCCC; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement match

Life insurance

Transit benefits

Employee assistance

Job summary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is hiring a District Organizing Director for the 2026 election cycle. This role oversees all district organizing operations, directs voter contact programs, and builds relationships with district partners.

You will lead organizing and volunteer teams, ensuring data integrity and program success. Ideal candidates bring campaign organizing experience across cycles, staff leadership, and the ability to work in-person within a designated

Qualifications

• 1 cycle of electoral campaign organizing required.
• 2+ cycles of campaign, issue or nonprofit organizing experience and 1 cycle of staff management experience preferred.
• Ability to live and work in-person within the assigned congressional district through November 2026.
• Prior experience recruiting, training, and managing volunteers on electoral or issue campaigns in a paid staff capacity preferred.
• Proficiency in VAN or PDI, Google Docs, and MobilizeAmerica.
• Valid driver's license with a clean record and access to a vehicle is required.
• Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed.
• Familiarity with peer-to-peer texting, relational, and dialer tools.
• Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute an Organizing program in a battleground congressional district to engage, persuade, and turn out voters for 2026.
• Communicate progress to goal, program analysis, and troubleshooting challenges with campaign teams.
• Develop strong relationships with local party leaders, grassroots organizers, and activists.
• Collaborate with external Voter Contact partners such as Coordinated Campaigns and labor groups.
• Build systems to meet daily, weekly, and phase goals for capacity building and data integrity.
• Hire, train, and manage district field staff.
• Serve as the point of contact for DCCC in-district offices.
• Perform other department responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Campaign management

Staff management

Stakeholder coordination

Community organizing

Volunteer engagement

Tools

VAN

PDI

MobilizeAmerica

Google Docs

Job description

All Jobs > District Organizing Directors

Reports To:

Regional Organizing Director

Job Type:

Full Time, Salary Exempt

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the official national Democratic campaign committee charged with electing Democrats to the U. S. House of Representatives. The DCCC recruits Democratic candidates and supports Democratic campaigns – both challengers and Democratic incumbent Members – with a variety of services including field operations, fundraising support, communications assistance, digital strategy, research support and management consulting. The DCCC is supported by the contributions of individuals and organizations, along with Democratic Members, from throughout the country. We look for talented and hard-working professionals who are committed to electing Democrats and winning the House majority.

Due to the cyclic nature of our organization, all positions are subject to separation at the end of the election cycle.

Position Summary:

The DCCC is hiring District Organizing Directors for the 2026 election cycle. The Organizing Directors report directly to their Regional Organizing Director, and are primarily responsible for management and oversight of all organizing operations for a designated Congressional District. This person will direct all voter contact programs, including managing organizing and volunteer teams, as well as building and maintaining relationships with district-based partners. Ideal candidates will have experience working on teams and with many stakeholders to shepherd a program or project from inception to completion.

This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

Responsibilities

• Working within a battleground congressional district to design and execute an Organizing program that engages, persuades, and turns out voters for the 2026 Midterm elections
• Communicating consistently with both the congressional campaign in-district and the DCCC Organizing team on progress to goal, program analysis, and troubleshooting challenges
• Developing strong relationships with local party leaders, grassroots organizers, and key activists
• Work closely with external Voter Contact partners such as Coordinated Campaigns, activist groups, down ballot campaigns, or labor
• Building and implementing systems and structures to lead the organizing program to successfully meet daily, weekly, and phase goals for capacity building and voter contact, as well as maintain data integrity
• Hiring, training, and managing additional field staff in the district
• Act as a point of contract for DCCC in-district offices
• Other department responsibilities as needed

Requirements

• 1 cycle of electoral campaign organizing required
• 2+ cycles of campaign, issue or nonprofit organizing experience and 1 cycle of staff management experience preferred
• Ability to live and work in-person within the assigned congressional district through November 2026
• Prior experience recruiting, training, and managing volunteers on electoral or issue campaigns in a paid staff capacity preferred
• Proficiency in VAN or PDI, Google Docs, and MobilizeAmerica
• Valid driver's license with a clean record and access to a vehicle is required
• Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed
• Familiarity with peer-to-peer texting, relational, and dialer tools
• Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure and problem solve effectively and creatively
• Draws from team members' strengths, empowering them to maximize their talents; contributes where needed to achieve and exceed goals; mentors and guides colleagues with regular feedback and recognition; clearly lays out vision and expectations to the team
• Proactively fosters an inclusive atmosphere and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant and productive ways
• Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability
• Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with staff at all levels

Why You Should Work Here:

• We recognize and reward hard work
• Learn, develop, and hone professional skills related to running and operating multi-dimensional political campaigns and the operating systems that support the campaigns
• Experience working with the largest Democratic battlefield, containing numerous highly competitive campaigns in diverse districts across the nation
• Opportunities to expand your network and engage with policy makers, political candidates, Democratic Party leaders and a diverse team of professionals and colleagues
• Gain experience in cross-team interaction and exposure to other functions and departments within the DCCC
• Equity and inclusion are core values actively integrated into decisions made at Senior Team and Department levels
• Medical, dental, and vision plans with premiums fully paid for by DCCC
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Life Insurance fully paid for by DCCC
• More than 25 days of paid time off (which includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days)
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and growing family support with $10,000 subsidiary paid by DCCC
• Pet Insurance Discount
• Up to 6% retirement employer match contribution
• Long-term Disability fully paid for by DCCC
• Monthly mobile phone stipend
• Monthly metro benefits (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
• Gym Access (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
• Capital Bikeshare Discount (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups

Diversity Mission Statement:

The diversity mission of DCCC is for DCCC to reflect the diversity of the country, which strengthens the core mission of electing House Democrats. To that end, DCCC strives to create an inclusive environment that cultivates and supports equal employment opportunities at every organizational level, including its staff, candidates, vendors, and contractors.

Equal Opportunity/Diversity Policy:

DCCC prohibits discrimination of employment, promotion, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, sex (including marital and parental status), religion, age, disability, actual or perceived gender identity or expression, weight, personal appearance, family responsibilities, genetic information, economic status, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. DCCC is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.