Ocasio 2020 Creative Jobs | NYC
The Ocasio-Cortez team is looking for people who are passionate about organizing and uplifting the NY-14 communities in the Bronx and Queens, and are excited and resolute about ensuring Alexandria remains in office.
The ideal applicant is someone who is comfortable working in an office that will often go against the grain of traditional electoral political thought, who centers community, who is comfortable voicing creative ideas in a group environment, who is interested in supporting the entity as a whole, who likes to look at data before making a key decision,and who is excited to be a part of an office that will take significant risks (and make mistakes!) as it pursues unconventional approaches. We are building a team that believes in each other and gives each other the benefit of the doubt as all of us chart new territory together.
We believe in talented people over roles. So while we have listed some positions we are hiring for below, please don’t hesitate to apply if you think you can contribute in another way! Note that we may not hire for all these positions. If you are the right person for the team, we will find a role for you.
If you are interested in any of these roles, apply here: https://airtable.com/shrbfXfJMBJr9tA4l
Video Producer - No longer available
Creative Director
Purpose/Summary: We are looking to dramatically refine our creative operation and production across mediums, and are seeking a creative director who can manage a team and provide creative direction to accomplish this. The role will manage and produce a multi-media platform operation, under the direction of the Candidate. This role will work in a team-based environment to take creative risks, provide leadership and maximize the talents of the team. The creative team comprises digital media, video, and managing web design and will include a mix of staff and consultants.
Duties include:
Spearhead and manage content strategy for both small-scale and large-scale projects
Develop internal marketing campaigns
Analyze brand tracking, market trends, consumer need, and the competitive landscape
Meet budget standards by forecasting and managing expenses
Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs, establishing production schedules by collaborating with the creative team and other relevant areas of the campaign
Conduct brainstorming sessions with the team, maintaining strategic and creative thinking to develop innovative and actionable creative initiatives in a fiscally responsible manner
Produce innovative work that translates complex ideas into compelling print and digital experiences
Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, and obtain approvals for deliverables
Concept development
Competencies:
Resourceful
Detail-oriented
Able to be detailed with the project administration aspects of creative
Well versed in establishing systems/processes in a rapidly shifting environment
Ability to carry a creative vision across creative mediums
Thrive in a collaborative and heavily team-based environment
Ability to communicate effectively and lead with compassion
Salary & Benefits: Gross monthly compensation is $6,666.66. Additional benefits including medical benefits including vision/dental, accumulated paid time off.
Field Organizing Director
Purpose/Summary:
This position is only until November 2020. The Field Organizing Director will advance the organizational goals for Ocasio 2020, primarily ensuring the campaign gets its message out through direct voter contact. This role will be ideal for someone who has experience in high intensity environments, able to translate data into performance, and who enjoys setting and accomplishing lofty goals. 2+ cycles of electoral experience needed, and competency in campaign tools such as votebuilder. Strong preference for a candidate that lives in New York City (or has a good base of knowledge on NYC).
Duties: The Field Organizing Director’s role is to develop and execute a comprehensive, high-touch field plan that includes voter/community engagement via various forms of voter contact methods, including but not limited to street canvassing, text/phone campaigns, events, and strong relational organizing. The director will need to set, monitor, and report specific goals and benchmarks for voter contact and turnout. This role will require strong leadership skills to provide guidance and support to achieve these goals. The field director will collaborate across the departments to provide a holistic field strategy. This role will also oversee a departmental budget.
Competencies:
Ability to adhere to tight deadlines and rapidly shifting factors
People-oriented, can motivate a team and can provide leadership
Problem solving, ability to creatively think on their feet
Thrive in a collaborative and heavily team-based environment
Be highly organized and structured
Ability to communicate effectively and lead with compassion
Be data driven
Capable of motivating and managing staff and volunteers
Salary & Benefits: Gross monthly compensation is $6,666.66. This role is eligible for benefits including medical benefits including vision/dental, accumulated paid time off.
Video Producer
Purpose/Summary: This role will work in a team-based environment to amplify the stories of the district that make the case for the policy the Candidate supports and is representative of the world we would like to create on a mass scale. We are looking for a smart, skilled, passionate self-starter that can work efficiently under tight deadlines and short production schedules. We are specifically looking for someone who also has an interest and knowledge of crafting digital video content and can do informal style videos as well as more curated, structured content.
Duties include: The Video Producer will work with the creative team and other aspects of the campaign. Duties include:
Coming up with ideas for video
Video production
Video editing
Participate in strategic and campaign team meetings
Collaborate on creating schedules, equipment lists, and production plans
Project management of video projects
Operate cameras, sound equipment, and direct talent
Competencies:
Resourceful
Detail-oriented
Outstanding technical knowledge of video production
Able to be detailed with the project administration aspects of creative
Well versed in establishing systems/processes in a rapidly shifting environment
Thrive in a collaborative and heavily team-based environment
Ability to communicate effectively and lead with compassion
Salary & Benefits: Gross monthly compensation is $5,000.00. This is a Campaign Workers’ Guild eligible role. Additional benefits including medical benefits including vision/dental, accumulated paid time off.
Field Lead Organizer
Purpose/Summary: This position is only until November 2020. A field organizer is the hyper-localized extension of the campaign in the community. It is a role focused on the grassroots, where the heart of this campaign is. This role will, in coordination with the field deputy roles and field director, set in action the ground strategy for the campaign to meet its electoral goals. This role requires the use of technical and soft skills to track progress and accomplish goals. We encourage local residents to apply for field lead roles in their neighborhoods.
Duties: This role will recruit and manage local volunteers, work in concert with the other areas of the campaign to plan a comprehensive community and electoral organizing strategy for their region, assist with putting together events, and strive to meet vote goals for their specific geographic area. Almost daily data management which includes data entry, engagement with community stakeholders, and tweaks to the tools/resources used. The role will also participate in technical and qualitative training to further enhance their skills and adhere to organizational processes.
Competencies:
Thrive in a collaborative and heavily team-based environment
Be organized and structured
A go-getter attitude - this role is very community facing
Be data driven
Ability to learn or possess a basic level understanding of electoral tools (Votebuilder, REACH, MiniVan)
Capable of motivating and managing staff and volunteers
Salary & Benefits: Gross monthly compensation is $4,167.00. This is a Campaign Workers’ Guild eligible role. Additional benefits including medical benefits including vision/dental, accumulated paid time off.