Mississippi State Field Director - Rural Campaign Leader

Job Post; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

All on the Field is seeking a State Field Director to lead our 2026 Mississippi canvass across DeSoto County, North Mississippi, and the Delta. In-state relocation is required, and the role oversees a senior management team to hit door-count and quality targets on a tight timeline.

The director will hire, train, and manage the Deputy Field Director and Regional Field Directors, build training curricula, and ensure data integrity across rural campaigns.

Qualifications

• 3+ cycles of field experience, including at least one in a senior statewide or multi-region role.
• Direct experience running field programs in rural and small-town geography, Mississippi or Deep South experience required.
• Experience building training curricula and materials, not only delivering them.
• Experience managing managers.
• Track record of meeting metric-driven goals on deadline.
• Proficient with VAN/Votebuilder, MiniVAN, and standard field tools.
• Composed and decisive under pressure of a live program.
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle; regular in-state driving required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-region paid canvass across DeSoto County, North Mississippi, and the Delta.
• Hire, train, and manage the Deputy Field Director and Regional Field Directors, and own the performance of the full management layer.
• Build the program's training program: curriculum, materials, onboarding sequence, and refreshers for staff joining midstream.
• Build and own the program's staffing plan: set coverage by region, determine canvasser schedules and ramp targets, and verify canvasser hours daily.
• Set and hold daily and weekly production goals; track performance by region and course-correct.
• Capture and elevate qualitative canvasser feedback on voter sentiment, name recognition, message resonance.
• Enforce data quality and field integrity standards, including spot-checks, back-checks, and fraud prevention.
• Work alongside the operations team to build recruitment pipelines in rural labor markets, including faith organizations, colleges and universities, community organizations, and local networks.
• Report program numbers to AOTF leadership on a daily cadence.
• Other duties as the program requires

Skills

Field leadership

Staff management

Curriculum development

VAN/Votebuilder

MiniVAN

Driving

Tools

VAN

Votebuilder

MiniVAN

Job description

All on the Field is seeking a State Field Director to lead our 2026 Mississippi canvass across DeSoto County, North Mississippi, and the Delta. In-state relocation is required, and the role oversees a senior management team to hit door-count and quality targets on a tight timeline.

The director will hire, train, and manage the Deputy Field Director and Regional Field Directors, build training curricula, and ensure data integrity across rural campaigns.