Youth Vote Manager

Youth Vote Manager 

Field Forward Ohio

Field Forward Ohio is an Ohio-based engagement firm that focuses on all aspects of community and electoral field work: voter engagement and registration, petition collection, canvass programs, and door-to-door campaign work. At Field Forward Ohio, we anchor winning campaigns while building long-term power for the communities in which we work and partner. For more information, visit

Field Forward Ohio works on behalf of Ohio Student Action . OSA is the leading voice for Ohio’s students. We have been at the forefront of youth organizing since we were founded in 2012. In 2023, we registered 14,684 young people and helped deliver ballot wins on recreational marijuana and abortion. And in 2024, we again led the largest Get Out The Vote program for young people in the state, registering 24,661 young people to vote.

We are seeking a Youth Vote Manager who will work under the direction of the Civic Engagement Director. This position will take ownership over the following areas of work:

• Runs the day-to-day VR and doors operation at assigned campuses.
• Ensures target campuses have the staff and support to hit programmatic goals by scheduling and conducting weekly interviews to fill door canvasser roles with assistance of Hiring Manager.
• Launches daily canvasses and conducts 1:1s, team meetings, and political trainings throughout the week to ensure canvassers are educated on how to collect voter registration forms. Regularly trains on best practices.
• Works with canvass team to map out opportunities on campus for voter registration – busy areas, campus events, and coordinates dorm storming.
• Identifies precincts close to campus for canvassing.
• Reviews data before it is committed to ensure there are no issues with canvass data – flags issues immediately to Civic Engagement Director.
• Reports campus activity daily and weekly to Civic Engagement Director.

Required Skills and Abilities:

The Youth Vote Manager must:

• Organize effective team meetings that set clear standards around a culture of accountability and competition while creating a healthy work culture. Have demonstrated professionalism and tact in communications with a diversity of individuals.
• Have strong organizational and time management skills, acute attention to detail and ability to work well with others on the campaign team.
• Be based near a major university.

The Youth Vote Manager has:

• Interest in community organizing and issue organizing
• Experience volunteering or working in a non-profit or campaign environment. Political campaign experience preferred .
• Comfort with managing a team and delegating work.
• Experience with VAN, MiniVAN, Google Docs, and Google Chrome/Firefox.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to manage priorities and workflow.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
• Good judgment, with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Ability to speak compellingly about campaign issues and strategy

Position Duties: 

• Assist with hiring, training and managing statewide teams of canvassers across multiple offices in Ohio.
• Field spot checks and field audits for quality control of canvassing teams
• Oversees proper completion of HR paperwork under direction of the HR Director
• Other duties as assigned

Salary This position is cycle based and offers a highly competitive salary at $48,000-$55,000 annually and including benefits.

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