Managing Digital Strategist

Middle Seat; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision

Unlimited sick leave

$1,000 annually towards professional development

Job summary

A progressive communication agency is seeking a Managing Digital Strategist to lead large email programs for political and nonprofit clients. The role involves writing fundraising emails, managing a team, and analyzing metrics. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in email fundraising, mastery of various CRMs, and excellent writing skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of $90,000 to $100,000 and comprehensive benefits including profit sharing and generous paid leave.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in email fundraising or similar.
• Mastery of 3+ common CRMs or fundraising platforms.
• Excellent writing skills in grammar and structure.
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS as needed.

Responsibilities

• Run Middle Seat’s largest email programs.
• Write compelling fundraising emails.
• Analyze metrics and report to clients.
• Manage junior email team members.

Skills

Email writing for fundraising

CRM proficiency

Attention to detail

Creative writing

Data analysis

Tools

ActionKit

ActBlue

MailChimp

Job description

Overview

Managing Digital Strategists run Middle Seat’s largest email programs for progressive candidates, political committees, and nonprofits. They also manage and mentor junior members of the email team. As an experienced emailer, this job is an opportunity to work on some of the most notable fundraising and advocacy programs in our space. You will take the lead on strategy and execution with some of our most important clients. You will also learn to be an effective manager, mentor, and leader on the email team. This role is roughly 80% client work and 20% team management work.

This role is part of the bargaining unit.

Why Middle Seat

• Competitive salaries and great benefits
• We only work for progressive organizations, candidates, and causes
• We’re a proudly unionized team — part of the Campaign Workers Guild

Job Responsibilities

• Write compelling fundraising and organizing emails
• Work with clients to get emails edited, approved, and scheduled
• Code, produce, target and test mass email communications
• Use multiple different CRMs to run email programs (ActionKit, BSD, Action Network, NationBuilder, MailChimp, etc.)
• Analyze metrics and report back to clients on performance, best practices, test results
• Present detailed monthly reports to clients
• Serve as a day-to-day contact with clients
• Take part in brainstorms, team meetings, conference calls, etc.
• Develop monthly content calendars and goals for clients
• A/B test everything you do
• Produce ActBlue fundraising pages and tests
• Write copy for landing pages
• Contribute significantly to new client pitches
• Directly manage junior email team members
• Contribute to employee goals, training, and growth
• Run training sessions
• Give feedback on programming and drafts
• Project management
• Lead on setting up new client accounts
• Work with our product team to develop landing pages and templates
• Set up CRMs
• Play a role in the management of Middle Seat’s email team

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in email fundraising (or similar)
• Mastery of 3+ common CRMs or fundraising platforms (ActionKit, ActBlue, Blue State Digital, ActionNetwork, NationBuilder, etc.)
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and CRMs
• Mastery of email writing for fundraising
• Understands and effectively utilizes theories of change
• Excellent writing skills (diction, grammar, sentence structure, spelling)
• Able to switch voice and tone per client needs
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS as needed to run major email programs
• Able to manage large clients unassisted
• Creative writing chops
• Enthusiasm for data and testing fundraising content
• A desire to play a role in fundraising for major political campaigns, nonprofits, and causes
• Attention to detail
• Informal or formal management or mentorship experience preferred
• Interest in helping to manage a growing, diverse team of email specialists

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary starts between $90,000 and $100,000
• Commensurate with years and depth of experience
• Profit sharing plan: share in the growth and success of Middle Seat
• $50 mobile phone subsidy monthly
• 100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Zero deductible health plan
• Wellness benefits, which include free memberships to One Medical, Health Advocate, and Talkspace
• $100 monthly student loan reimbursement
• $350 monthly mental health reimbursement
• $1,000 annually towards professional development
• 6% employer match on your 401k retirement account
• 20 paid vacation days off, plus your birthday, plus your birthday and work anniversary off
• Unlimited sick leave
• 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents and a discount on services from Kindbody

We are committed to building a diverse and passionate team. We encourage creative-minded individuals with a strong technical aptitude to apply for this position. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply.

To Apply

If you are interested in this position, submit your application using the application form. Please refrain from emailing your application directly to members of the team. Any applications that are not received using the application form may not be considered.