Pennsylvania and Michigan Field Organizer (Midwest/NE Region)

Job Description

Job Description

THE ROLE: 

NextGen America is seeking passionate and hardworking candidates to join our youth organizing program in Pennsylvania and Michigan, working to engage young people in electoral politics by registering thousands of young people to vote across the state. NextGen is committed to engaging young people in PA/MI in the political process and increasing participation among 18-29 year olds. This role will be focused on organizing in one of several regions in PA/MI as part of this ambitious effort. 

The primary work location for this role is flexible, with required and  f requent campus travel to college campuses in Pennsylvania and Michigan.  This person will be responsible for organizing on Pennsylvania State University (PSU), University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Drexel University, Michigan State University (MSU), and University of Michigan (Umich). At the time of hire, a primary work location (nearest target campus) will be assigned, based on where the organizer is located. 

In PA/MI , our effort will focus on organizing young people on campuses and in the surrounding communities to bring progressive change to government through voting. Our work will engage young people in voter registration efforts, volunteer recruitment, and pledging young people to vote. Organizers need to be comfortable and confident in: mobilizing their own community, growing their network to include new volunteers to train, and motivating community leaders to help register and mobilize their own networks. Organizers are directly responsible for hitting weekly and phase metrics goals and overseeing volunteers.

This role reports to the Campus Organizing Manager. 

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Remote Position: No

Union Position: Yes

Travel Requirements: 25% outside of assigned turf

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 11/6/26

WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE:

• Hit defined field goals, including voter registration, plan to vote form, traditional grassroots voter contact, and event planning and turnout.
• Meet all data and field reporting deadlines.
• Attend Campus team and other 1:1 meetings weekly. 
• In-person organizing, including voter and community engagement at businesses, campuses, and NextGen-sponsored events and partner events. 
• Work with college administrations to increase civic participation and voter registration within the campus community.

• Recruit volunteers through phone banking and text banking to support field organizing work.

• Support NextGen student clubs on campuses and work with student leaders to run these clubs and host events on campus and online.
• Develop relationships and partnerships with the local community and student groups.
• Plan and host events within the community, on campus, and virtually.
• Recruit and train a local volunteer team that will organize their networks around voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

REQUIRED SCHEDULE & AVAILABILITY:

This role has a structured schedule as defined in the collective bargaining agreement between represented field staff and NextGen. As with most jobs in field organizing, the schedule for this role will fluctuate based on the time of year. This position is a full-time exempt position and the hours here are general expectations for what the time requirement will be to effectively complete your responsibilities. Applicants must have the willingness and ability to work the following schedule:

• A work schedule consisting of approximately 8-10 hours per day, 5 days per week
• General availability to work weekends and irregular hours
• A high-capacity work schedule during designated events (For example: campus welcome weeks, the weeks leading up to voter registration deadlines), consisting of approximately 10-12 hours per day, 6 days per week
• A work schedule consisting of up to 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, for the 14 days leading up to the General Election (on even years only)
  

ABOUT YOU:

• Ability to work independently and autonomously
• Effective communicator in 1:1, group, or public environments
• Driven by a strong work ethic
• Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and manage several tasks simultaneously
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to reliably/consistently commute to and from designated work sites
• Ability to reliably/consistently transport organizing materials, including (but not limited to) wagons, tables, and campaign materials to and from designated work sites 
• Previous electoral organizing experience is a plus
• Bilingual candidates are a plus 

SALARY INFORMATION:

The salary for this position is $4,819.61/month. This salary is non-negotiable per the Campaign Workers Guild (Union) and NextGen America’s collective bargaining agreement. 

BENEFITS:

Our comprehensive benefits package plays an essential part in how we recognize you for your critical contribution toward our organization’s mission. 

Taking Care of Your Future: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% coverage for you and for your dependents
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan - we’ll match 100% up to 4% of your salary

Setting You Up for Success:

• $150 per month to use toward your cell phone and internet costs 
• $100 per month to use toward your personal health and wellness goals
• Flexible spending account for dependent care

Prioritizing Your Work/Life Balance:

• Generous PTO and leave policies 
• 19 paid organization-wide holidays per year

ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA:

NextGen America is the leading national organization for engaging young people through voter education, registration, and mobilization. We invite 18-to-29-year-olds — the largest and most diverse generation in American history — into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our society and the world. Since 2013, NextGen America has registered more than 1.4 million young voters and educated many millions more.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.  We value and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as an organization--in theory and in practice, and our culture reflects that value and commitment.  We are committed to furthering issues like climate change, health care, and immigration from a progressive perspective, and we seek to engage the public in these areas as well as others. We also recognize the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity within our political system and strive to make positive changes within our system as a result.