Senior Email Strategist

Democratic National Committee Services Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 72,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a Senior Email Strategist to enhance grassroots mobilization efforts. This role involves managing email deliverability, executing complex automation, and collaborating with a dynamic team to engage supporters effectively. With a focus on fundraising through innovative email and SMS strategies, you'll play a crucial part in achieving ambitious goals. The position offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about impactful communication in the political arena.

Benefits

Generous paid time off

Health and dental insurance

Vision plans available

401(k) employer match

Flexible spending account benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of email and SMS fundraising experience.
• Strong understanding of email and SMS fundraising best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage the email program’s deliverability.
• Collaborate with analysts to implement reactivation campaigns.
• Produce clean, professional user experiences on tight timelines.

Skills

Email Fundraising

SMS Fundraising

HTML Coding

Email Deliverability

Collaboration

Tools

ActionKit

Action Network

Job description

The Democratic National Committee is looking to hire an email strategist to help run one of the largest and most active grassroots mobilization programs in politics. You will be responsible for writing and executing grassroots campaigns using fundraising and mobilization tactics to achieve our ambitious goals, including raising tens of millions of dollars in grassroots donations from as many Americans as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the email program’s deliverability, ensuring we maintain pristine placement across all inbox providers.
• Collaborate with analysts and key vendors to plan and implement reactivation campaigns with the goal of engaging inactive email subscribers.
• Assist with the execution of complex automation, segmentation, and optimization programs, while ensuring the highest standard of quality.
• Produce clean, professional user experiences on tight timelines, with coordination across the Mobilization Team and with outside partners.
• Ability to jump in on rapid response drafting and production as needed.
• Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of email and SMS fundraising experience on a campaign, committee, or mission-oriented organization.
• You have experience with HTML coding and working inside an email CRM, such as ActionKit or Action Network.
• Excellent technical skills and deep understanding of email deliverability; you know how to fix even the weirdest code errors or address some of the most niche deliverability concerns.
• You are a strong team player and are comfortable collaborating with others to accomplish goals.
• Strong understanding of email and SMS fundraising best practices — including how to successfully integrate automation into programs.

The starting salary for the Senior Email Strategist position is $72,000 on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends. This position has an end date of November 13, 2026. This position is in the bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local-500.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave

Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee

Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase

Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan

Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i).