Grassroots Campaign Organizer (Iowa)

Vote Blue; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Monthly cell phone stipend

Job summary

Vote Blue is hiring a full-time Campaign Organizer to build and lead volunteer teams across Iowa counties, recruit petition signers, and drive mobilization around climate, jobs, and justice. The role emphasizes canvassing, petitions, events, and digital outreach, with a pay range of $55,000–$67,000 and a monthly cell phone stipend.

You will recruit and train volunteers, manage relationships with community leaders and partners, organize high-visibility events, and ensure compliance with VR laws

Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building and collaboration with diverse communities.
• Ability to lead, coordinate volunteers, and train activists.
• Commitment to equity and justice in community work.
• Ability to manage multiple campaigns and events under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and Train a Community of Volunteer Activists
• Call and text supporters and recruit them into grassroots actions.
• Identify new supporters and volunteers by knocking doors, gathering petitions, flyering, and conducting in-field recruitment efforts in the community and on local campuses
• Run grassroots skills trainings to develop effective campaigners among volunteers.
• Keep meticulous track of a volunteer list so that no potential volunteer falls through the cracks.
• Represent the campaign through participation in community spaces and events, while engaging and uplifting coalition and partner organizations.
• Generate Campaign Actions
• Gather over a thousand petitions from the community in support of key campaign issues
• Generate hundreds of additional actions targeting key Members of Congress with a particular focus on social media posts, phone calls, postcards, and photo petitions.
• Recruit and train volunteers to generate more petitions and volunteer engagement at events.
• Recruit and engage with community leaders, organizational partners, and VIPs to build meaningful relationships while generating new supporters, volunteers, and event attendees.
• Register voters in key Iowa districts
• Generate hundreds of new voter registrations in key Iowa counties
• Maintain strong QC systems for ensuring compliance with VR laws and rules
• Organize High-Volume Visibility Events
• Organize and execute exciting, high-visibility in-person events demonstrating support for climate, jobs, and justice.
• Educate community members about historical climate investments and the urgency of continued actions.
• Nail 100% of all messaging and legal requirements and ensure that volunteers do the same.
• Manage Digital Campaign, Data Management, and Reporting Tools
• Demonstrate public support by recruiting volunteers to post on their own social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
• Use peer-to-peer texting services and relational organizing tools to communicate with community members.
• Send timely and compelling email campaigns to recruit activists to campaign activities.
• Track every interaction with detailed notes in order to report numbers daily and write weekly reports on the results of the campaign.

Skills

Relationship building

Inclusive leadership

Equity & inclusion

Results oriented

Public speaking

Volunteer management

Tools

VAN

Action Network

ThruText

MailChimp

EveryAction

Social media tools

Job description

Vote Blue is hiring a full-time Campaign Organizer to build and lead volunteer teams across Iowa counties, recruit petition signers, and drive mobilization around climate, jobs, and justice. The role emphasizes canvassing, petitions, events, and digital outreach, with a pay range of $55,000–$67,000 and a monthly cell phone stipend.

You will recruit and train volunteers, manage relationships with community leaders and partners, organize high-visibility events, and ensure compliance with VR laws