Oliver for Congress: Political Director Congressional campaign

Oliver For Congress: Political Director

Ft Lauderdale, FL

$6000 - $7000 (Monthly)

Oliver for Congress

Political

Campaign

Director (overseeing a department. Ex: Political Director, Communications Director)

The Political Director owns the campaign's relationships with the progressive movement. This person builds and executes a comprehensive endorsement strategy across Members of Congress, labor unions, PACs, and national and state-based progressive organizations; recruits and deploys surrogates; and turns each relationship into measurable value for the campaign, whether a public endorsement, a union door-knock, or a surrogate appearance on a livestream.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the campaign's endorsement strategy across Members of Congress, state and local electeds, labor unions, PACs, and national and state-based progressive organizations, with quarterly endorsement targets and a weekly pipeline review

Lead Member outreach: build a target list of progressive Members of Congress, staff the candidate for calls and meetings, secure public endorsements, co-hosted fundraisers, and surrogate appearances

Manage PAC outreach across ideologically aligned progressive PACs and issue-based organizations, running a tracked engagement pipeline from introduction through questionnaire, interview, and endorsement

Own labor outreach: secure endorsements from international unions and their state and local affiliates, build the campaign's relationship with the South Florida central labor councils, and coordinate rally appearances and member-to-member programs

Build and manage the surrogate program: recruit validators across elected officials, labor leaders, movement organizations, cultural figures, and local leaders, and deploy them for events, video content, call time, digital amplification, and field

Build and maintain the campaign's political CRM: log every meeting, ask, and commitment; surface weekly follow-up lists; produce monthly endorsement reports for the candidate and senior staff

Coordinate endorsement rollouts with the Communications Director for press maximization and digital amplification

Partner with the Finance Director on joint fundraising, PAC check requests, and co-hosted donor events tied to endorsements

Partner with the Field Director on surrogate-driven canvasses, rallies, and volunteer kickoffs

Prepare the candidate for endorsement interviews, questionnaires, and meetings with elected officials, union leaders, and organizational principals

Manage political interns and volunteers

The Right Person

Has at least one cycle on a campaign, labor union, C4, or progressive organization; experience on a political, coalitions, or endorsements team is ideal but not required

Has existing relationships with progressive Members of Congress, labor unions, and national progressive organizations, or has demonstrated the ability to build them quickly

Understands the progressive movement ecosystem and the dynamics of a primary challenge against an incumbent

Is organized and detail-oriented with strong pipeline management instincts, able to track hundreds of relationships without dropping a follow-up

Is a strong, fast writer who can turn around endorsement pitches, candidate briefings, and coalition memos on tight deadlines

Thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and can work long hours and meet tight deadlines