RFP: Project Manager, Direct Mail

FEMINIST; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Project Manager for Direct Mail campaigns. In this role, you will oversee the production of direct mail materials, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while managing a multichannel campaign that includes email and SMS. Collaborating with internal and external teams, you will ensure all communications are compliant and on-message. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful political campaigns, making a difference in the community. If you have a passion for social justice and strong project management skills, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Strong project management skills with experience in overseeing campaigns.
• Ability to coordinate with diverse teams and manage budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production of direct mail materials from ideation to execution.
• Manage multichannel campaigns incorporating email and SMS components.

Skills

Project Management

Campaign Management

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Budget Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Relevant Experience

Tools

Action Network

Job description

MOVEON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (Independent contractors and firms)

MoveOn Overview:

MoveOn is the largest rapid response political campaigning organization in the United States. We wield independent political power by bringing millions together to take action and mobilize for a just society where everyone can thrive.

For more than a generation, MoveOn has been the homebase for millions of people who refuse to accept the status quo and are moved to take action for progress. We have consistently been a bulwark against the radical right, channeling our voices to end wars, protect democracy, and advance justice for all.

Project title: Project Manager, Direct Mail

Project begins: 5/1/2025

Project length: Between 15 to 25 hours a week through 12/31/25. Any hours given in a scope of work are an estimate and MoveOn does not guarantee a specific number of hours to its contractors.

Project Overview:

The Direct Mail Contractor will oversee the production of all direct mail materials from ideation to execution, ensuring mailings are on track and aligned with MoveOn’s goals. The contractor will manage a multichannel integrated campaign to incorporate email and SMS components into the mail appeal while coordinating with external consultants to determine target audiences, messaging, and budget goals. They will collaborate closely with internal and external teams, including proofreaders, legal, communications, and direct mail consultants, to ensure that all messaging is compliant, accurate, and aligned with MoveOn’s values.

RFP submission date: Please submit to [e-mail] by 4/16/2025 and put Project manager, Direct Mail in the subject line.

Scope of work:

1. Oversee production of all direct response pieces, from ideation to execution, suggest improvements for project management systems for complex campaigns;
2. Project manage multichannel integrated campaigns, including using services such as Action Network to incorporate email and SMS into mail appeals;
3. Liaise with external consultants. Represent MoveOn to external consultants in production workflow meetings as well as strategy meetings to determine target audience and messages and meet budget goals;
4. Oversee copy and design vetting, partnering with proofreaders, legal, and communications team to ensure compliant, accurate, on-message, and values-aligned communications, including driving equity signoff processes;
5. Schedule meetings and ensure deadlines are met;
6. Create donation pages and set URLs for all mail pieces, coordinating with revenue operations vendor to ensure they accurately process all gifts;
7. Oversee postage escrow and Business Reply Mail account balances;
8. Data support as needed for inputting check gifts and mail processing.

Works closely with: Director of Donor Retention

The project manager will also work closely with key staff including the Donor Services & Middle Donors Manager, Senior Data Scientist and Mobile Fundraising Director & Product Owner.

Proposal submissions:

Please submit a resume and a proposal which includes the following information:

1. Background: Name, title and contact information.
2. Experience: Tell us about your relevant experience. A resume may be submitted in lieu of this section if your relevant experience appears within your resume.
3. Approach: In two pages or less, please tell us how you would approach the above scope of work.
4. Equity: Please explain whether and how your firm has advanced the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion within the firm, and state how that is reflected in the leadership ownership, and work of the firm. Please share how you will center equity in your work for this project.
5. Location: RFP is open to individuals/firms based in the contiguous U.S.
6. Cost and availability: Include an estimate for hourly rate or project rate in your proposal and any limitations on your availability.
7. References: Past clients (3) that MoveOn may reach out to as references, with contact info.

Most-favorable terms:

MoveOn reserves the right to make an award without further discussion of the proposal submitted. Therefore, the proposal should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms that the vendor could propose. There will be no best-and-final-offer procedure. MoveOn does reserve the right to contact a vendor for clarification of its proposal.

The vendor should be prepared to accept this request for proposal for incorporation into a contract resulting from this request for proposal. Contract negotiations may incorporate some or the vendor’s entire proposal. It is understood that the proposal will become a part of the official procurement file on this matter without obligation to MoveOn.

No obligation to contract:

This request for proposal does not obligate MoveOn to contract for services specified herein.

Rejection of proposals:

MoveOn reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any and all proposals received without penalty and not to issue a contract as a result of this request for proposal.

Nondiscrimination:

The vendor will adopt and disseminate a policy that the vendor, in employment, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin, ethnic identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis.