Progressive Candidate Recruitment Lead (Remote)

Job Post; United States; Remote; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Unlimited sick days

Fully paid health, vision, and dental

401K with 4% employer match

Job summary

Justice Democrats is seeking a Candidate Recruitment Manager to lead recruitment and endorsement efforts for progressive leaders in Congress. This remote role focuses on district targeting, outreach, and managing the nomination/endorsement workflow to drive victories in upcoming election cycles.

The position reports to the Senior Advisor and begins January 2027, with an application deadline of November 23, 2026.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of political campaign, electoral organizing, or progressive movement experience
• Demonstrated community-level relationship building and coalition work
• Ability to work with voter data and district-level demographics
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle high-pressure environments

Responsibilities

• Recruitment and Endorsement (80%) — manage nomination and vetting process; district research, targeting and polling; coordinate district outreach; oversee staff and external partners; coordinate with Campaigns Director; maintain national/local relationships to identify candidates.
• Winning Campaigns (20%) — assist challenger races with budgets, plans and coaching staff.
• Qualifications — 3-5 years in political campaigning, strong relationship-building, data familiarity, and project management.
• Preferred — experience on challenger or progressive primary campaigns; familiarity with endorsement processes and vetting workflows; existing contacts within progressive movement groups.

Job description

Justice Democrats is seeking a Candidate Recruitment Manager to lead recruitment and endorsement efforts for progressive leaders in Congress. This remote role focuses on district targeting, outreach, and managing the nomination/endorsement workflow to drive victories in upcoming election cycles.

The position reports to the Senior Advisor and begins January 2027, with an application deadline of November 23, 2026.