The Wisco Project: Deputy Organizing Director

Job Post; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing assistance (possible)

Job summary

The Wisco Project is Wisconsin’s largest youth vote organization, running large-scale organizing and digital programs to mobilize students across the state. The Deputy Organizing Director will lead Organizing Staff, report to the Organizing Director, and guide programming with a strategic, collaborative approach.

Based in Madison, WI, the role requires in-person work and includes support housing if available.

Qualifications

• Has experience managing organizing staff and campaigns.
• Familiar with VAN and related data tools for monitoring programs.
• Proven ability to develop and implement organizing programming.
• Experience coordinating across departments and with partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple regions of organizing staff including RODs, Campus Organizers, and student fellows.
• Set strategic direction of the Organizing program with the Organizing Director.
• Build a team culture emphasizing collaboration, inclusion, and accountability.
• Collaborate with Operations, Data, Voter Access, and Creative teams as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Managed Paid Staff

VAN experience

Reach

Empower

Scale to Win

ThruText

Tools

VAN

Reach

Empower

Scale to Win

ThruText

Job description

The Wisco Project: Deputy Organizing Director

LOCATION

Madison, WI

SALARY

$6667 - $6667 (Monthly)

HEALTHCARE

Employer-sponsored health insurance offered

DESIRED SKILLS

Managed Paid Staff

COMPANY

The Wisco Project

DEPARTMENT

Organizing

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

PAC

MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE

Departmental Staff Manager (overseeing staff within a specific department, and/or reporting to a Department Director. Ex: Deputy Data Director, Regional Organizing Director, GOTV Director)

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Organization

The Wisco Project is Wisconsin’s largest youth vote organization. We run large-scale organizing and digital programming to reach and mobilize students across the state. In 2026, we will seek to build on the work of previous cycles to run our strongest program yet and score progressive victories for students across the state. This will be a crucial year for Wisconsin and we are in need of talented, dedicated staff ready to take on this challenge with us!

What Will You Do?

We are looking for a Deputy Organizing Director to manage Organizing Staff and help direct programming. The Deputy Organizing Director will report to the Organizing Director and should be an experienced manager and strategic thinker who is passionate about campus organizing and ready to lead a team of talented young organizers. The role has a planned start date of late August/early September and will run through 11/15/26, with a possibility of extension. This position will be based in either Madison, WI and requires a significant amount of in-person work. Supporter housing may be available.

The Deputy Organizing Director will report to the Organizing Director and will:

• Manage multiple regions of organizing staff including RODs, Campus Organizers, and student fellows
• Work with the Organizing Director to set the strategic direction of the Organizing program and implement programmatic decisions to maximize impact
• Build a team culture emphasizing collaboration, inclusion, and accountability
• Work collaboratively with leaders of other departments, including Operations, Data, Voter Access, and Creative, as necessary to facilitate coordination
• All other duties as assigned

Who Are You?

A successful candidate for this role will have:

• At least 2 cycles of organizing experience, with at least 1 cycle working with a campus program and 1 cycle of managing organizing staff.
• The ability to foster healthy, productive work environments for a large team
• A strong track record of successfully developing and implementing organizing programming.
• High-level experience with VAN and ability to use VAN and other Data tools to monitor and manage organizing programming
• Experience using organizing tools, including relational tools like Reach or Empower and texting platforms like Scale to Win or ThruText.
• Experience working collaboratively across departments and working with external partners are strongly preferred

Job Details

Compensation for this role is $6,666.67/month plus benefits. This is a full time role.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under local, state or federal law.

Diversity Statement

We see diversity of all kinds as essential to doing our work well. We strive to build a team that reflects the diverse composition of America itself. We strongly encourage applications from structurally marginalized and under-represented communities and experiences to apply.