Election Impact Organizer - GA

Black Futures Lab; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Black Futures Lab is seeking part-time Election Impact Organizers in Valdosta, GA to mobilize Black voters through canvassing, calls, texts, and social media. You will work with the Election Impact Team Leader to reach targets, log responses in MiniVAN, and report daily progress during the late summer to fall campaign window.

The role requires reliable attendance at staging locations and trainings, strong communication, and the ability to navigate routes using maps.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication across diverse backgrounds.
• Reliable, on-time, and prepared for staging locations, events, and meetings.
• Able to use a smartphone, web browser, and MiniVAN app.
• Able to read a map and follow routes.
• Willingness to attend orientation and trainings.

Responsibilities

• Reach voters daily with election-related messaging through door-to-door canvassing, phone and text banking, social media posts, and community events and meetings.
• Enter voter data accurately into MiniVAN.
• Complete accurate daily reports.
• Follow the provided script and share accurate information with residents.
• Meet the required number of voter contacts per shift.
• Stay informed about the political issues relevant to the campaign.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Smartphone familiarity

Mapping navigation

Flexibility

Attentive listening

Teamwork

Tools

MiniVAN app

Job description

TheBlack to the Future Action Fundis a 501(c)(4) that works to transform Black communities into constituencies that build independent, progressive Black political power in cities and states, enacting policy that improves the lives of Black people so that Black people have what all people deserve — dignity, safety, and power. This is a shared position with its sister organization,Black Futures Lab, a 501(c)(3) that transforms Black communities into constituencies that wield independent political power at the municipal, state, and federal levels.

The problems Black communities facearecomplex, and the solutions require imagination, experimentation, and political power. Together, we combine strategies that help us imagine the alternatives we deserve with the organizing that builds the power to make them real.

Election Impact Organizersare part of a team of social justice advocates who inform and mobilize voters through door-to-door canvassing, phone and text banking, social media, and community events. Our goal is toimpactthe 2026 General Election by engaging Black voters on the issues that matter most to them and energizing them to head to the polls. Election Impact Organizers report directly to the Election Impact Team Leader.

WhatYou’llDo:

• Reach voters daily with election-related messaging through door-to-door canvassing, phone and text banking, social media posts, and community events and meetings
• Enter voter data accurately intoMiniVAN
• Completeaccuratedaily reports
• Follow the provided script and shareaccurateinformation with residents
• Meet the required number of voter contacts per shift
• Stay informed about the political issues relevant to the campaign

Requirements

WhatWe’reLooking For:

• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with a positive, enthusiastic approach to engaging Black voters across a range of social and economic backgrounds
• Reliability and follow-through — arriving on time and prepared at staging locations, events, and meetings
• Comfort using a smartphone, web browser, and theMiniVANapp to record voter responses, send texts, make calls, andsubmitsocial media posts (a personal smartphone compatible withMiniVAN, able to send texts and take photos,isrequired)
• Ability to read a map and follow an assigned route
• Flexibility and adaptability as the needs of the Election Impact Team change
• Willingness to attend mandatory orientation and all trainings

Helpful, but notrequired:

• Previousexperience with a campaign, community organization, sales, or customer service
• Existing relationships with local community groups and organizations
• BilingualEnglish–SpanishorEnglish–HaitianCreole

Physical Requirements:

• This role can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Door-to-door canvassing involves walking a precinct ofroughly 10–12 city blocks, standing or walking for up to about 4 hours per shift in varying weather, and carrying up to 10 pounds
• Phone and text banking involves working through call and text lists using a provided script

Travel:

• Organizersare responsible forgetting themselves to assigned staging locations and turf.A valid driver’s license and access to an insured vehicle during working hours isrequired.

Position Type and Compensation:

• Part-time, temporary, non-exempt (hourly)
• Estimated late August through early November 2026
• Up to 25 hours per week
• $22.00 per hour
• Mileage reimbursement available at the federal mileage rate for approved personal-vehicle use

EqualEmploymentOpportunity:

Black Futures Lab and Black to the Future Action Fund are committed toprovidingequal employment opportunities and supporting an inclusive environment for all applicants. If you require reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please reach out to us at [e-mail]. We are here to ensure that all applicants can participate fully and fairly in our hiring process.