The Outreach Team: Join our team as a Turf Director

Job Post; Nebraska; Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Monthly phone stipend

Paid training

Zusammenfassung

The Outreach Team seeks a Turf Director in Omaha or Lincoln, NE. You will lead turf operations for voter contact campaigns, using VAN, PDI, and GSuite to target the right voters daily. Expect data-driven strategy, strong team management, and a focus on health and safety for canvassers.

The role demands expertise in district walkability and demographic profiling, plus leadership to build a capable team and execute GOTV plans. Travel and rolling recruitment may occur.

Qualifikationen

• Must have strong management and leadership capabilities, with a track record of guiding teams to goals.
• Experience in campaign operations and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to communicate campaign strategy clearly and persuasively.
• Excellent listening, problem-solving, and staff support skills.
• Commitment to equity and inclusion in canvassing and operations.
• Proven work ethic, resilience, and adaptability to change.
• Tech savvy with the ability to learn mapping and data systems quickly.
• Advanced proficiency with campaign data tools and digital platforms.

Aufgaben

• Identify target precincts and voter subsets within assigned areas.
• Train and motivate staff; build leadership within the team.
• Foster diverse, respectful, equitable team culture and safety.
• Conduct weekly canvassing and ensure data integrity and quality control.
• Develop strategic plans to reach voters and constituencies in locations.
• Audit campaign data and monitor density, turf, and precinct tracking.
• Support GOTV strategy and historical data analysis.
• Collaborate with directors and external stakeholders on targets.

Kenntnisse

Management

Team motivation

Communication

Equity and inclusion

Advanced tech

Problem solving

Listening skills

Geographic/campaign knowledge

Tools

VAN

PDI

GSuite

Jobbeschreibung

The Outreach Team: Join our team as a Turf Director

LOCATION

NE

SALARY

$4616 - $5648 (Monthly)

COMPANY

The Outreach Team

DEPARTMENT

Data

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Campaign

MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE

Director (overseeing a department. Ex: Political Director, Communications Director)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Position

2026 will be The Outreach Team's biggest year yet, and to ensure success in our campaigns we need people who are experts in voter targeting and turf cutting to be the backbone of our ground operations.

Turf Directors support the work of voter contact and voter registration campaigns by making sure we are reaching the right voters in the right areas each day we canvass. Successful candidates will demonstrate expertise in VAN, PDI, and GSuite, along with a willingness to learn new mapping and database management systems. We are looking for people who are familiar with the demographic profile and walkability of the districts we’ll be working in, as well as people who share our deep concern for canvasser health and safety. Responsibilities of the Turf Director will include turf packet preparation and cutting; canvass results data analysis; density analysis; data integrity monitoring; turf and precinct tracking; GOTV strategy; historical campaign data analysis.

If you are passionate about using data and local knowledge in Nebraska to advance progressive causes, join our team as a Turf Director.

Locations: Omaha and Lincoln, NE

This position will begin ASAP, with potential to run through November. Please note we accept applications on a rolling basis and conclude our hiring process as soon as the role has been filled.

Turf Director Responsibilities:

• Work with project and office directors, as well as external stakeholders, to Identify both our target precincts and our targeted subsets of voters in those precincts
• Train and provide ongoing motivation and support to staff
• Identify, promote, and train a leadership team
• Build a diverse team where staff feel respected, while fostering a culture of equity and justice
• Canvass every week.
• Implement quality control measures to ensure integrity of the work
• Foster a healthy and safe working environment for all staff
• Develop strategic plans to reach target voters/constituencies in assigned locations
• Audit campaign data on nightly, weekly, and monthly basis depending on program needs.

Qualifications:

Must have

• Strong management skills, including the ability to motivate and inspire a team while also holding staff accountable to goals and expectations
• North Carolina geographical and political expertise
• Can communicate compellingly about campaign issues and strategy
• Willing and able to listen to staff and solve problems
• Committed to equity and inclusion
• Strong work ethic; able to persevere in the face of challenges and setbacks
• Flexible; ready for the unexpected and willing to adapt to last-minute changes
• Eager to learn and open to feedback
• Advanced tech competency

Nice-to-have

• Electoral, community, or issue-based campaign experience
• Experience running paid canvasses or managing paid employees
• Passion for social change and activism
• Team building ability
• Attention to detail
• A track record of success meeting or exceeding goals
• Experience working in underserved or marginalized communities
• Facilitation experience
• Local knowledge/experience

Job Details

Salary: The salary range for this position is $1,154 - $1,412 per week depending on responsibility and experience. Performance bonuses may be awarded at the midpoint and end of the campaign. We offer a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, a monthly phone stipend, and hands‑on, paid training. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement.

At The Outreach Team, we prioritize equity and inclusion. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and we strongly encourage Black, indigenous, people of color, women, people with previous felony convictions, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who identify with underrepresented groups to apply.