Our Schools Action Chicago: Distributed Organizer

Our Schools Action Chicago: Distributed Organizer LOCATION Remote SALARY $4000 - $6000 (Monthly) COMPANY Our Schools Action Chicago DEPARTMENT Organizing

EMPLOYMENT TYPE PAC

MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE Departmental Staff (a role in a specific department. Ex: Organizer, Finance Assistant, Social Media Manager) JOB DESCRIPTION About the Role The Distributed Organizer will build the volunteer pipeline for Hilario and the Our Schools slate. The job is straightforward: recruit people, get them signed up for phone and text banks, and keep them coming back. This organizer will own daily recruitment and follow-up, run virtual shifts, and keep volunteer data clean so the team knows where capacity is growing and where we need to push. Core Responsibilities Make daily volunteer recruitment and follow-up calls and texts. Recruit from campaign supporter lists, events, digital outreach, and partner networks. Move interested supporters into scheduled phone banks, text banks, and other campaign shifts. Lead virtual phone banks and text banks for Hilario and slate candidates. Confirm volunteers before shifts and follow up with people who miss or cancel. Train volunteers on campaign messaging, voter contact tools, and shift expectations. Identify repeat volunteers and recruit captains who can lead recurring shifts. Keep volunteer recruitment, attendance, and shift data accurate and up to date. Track weekly recruitment, confirmation, attendance, and voter contact goals. Work with field staff to move volunteer capacity toward priority races and districts. Help run distributed Days of Action and campaign-wide voter contact pushes. Keep volunteers informed about upcoming opportunities by text and email. Flag recruitment challenges and volunteer capacity needs early. Qualifications Strong communication and relationship-building skills. Comfortable spending a significant part of the day on the phone and communicating by text. Able to make a direct volunteer ask and follow up consistently. Organized enough to manage a high volume of volunteer conversations without losing track of people. Comfortable working toward daily and weekly numbers. Able to work independently while staying accountable to the broader campaign plan. Campaign, union, community organizing, advocacy, or volunteer program experience. Experience with VAN, Mobilize, Scale to Win, ThruTalk, or similar platforms is a plus. The Goal Build a reliable group of volunteers who show up, come back, and help the campaign reach voters. A successful Distributed Organizer will turn first-time sign-ups into repeat volunteers, develop volunteer captains, and consistently deliver meaningful voter contact for Hilario and the Our Schools slate. Schedule: This is an electoral campaign job. Evening and weekend work will be required, especially as Election Day approaches. #J-18808-Ljbffr Job Post