Director or Senior Director, Campaigns

Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry association devoted to technology’s progressive future, is seeking a Director or Senior Director of Advocacy Campaigns to lead our advertising, polling, grasstops, grassroots, and digital advocacy campaigns.  This role is focused on bringing voters and consumers’ voices to bear on federal, state, and local policy debates.

Responsibilities

• Direct the organization’s advocacy campaigns on state and federal legislation and regulatory issues
• Lead coordination with partner companies, internal team members, and external vendors
• Oversee the organization’s advertising, polling, grassroots, grasstops, and digital advocacy campaigns
• Supervisor outside vendors and service providers
• Supervise local grasstops activities
• Track and manage campaign budgets to ensure efficient allocation of resources
• Develop an intimate understanding of the federal, state, and local political landscape surrounding our policy priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Director: Minimum of 5 years of post-college work experience
• Senior Director: Minimum of 10 years of post-college work experience
• Aggressive mindset and bias toward actionPrior experience driving policy, advocacy, or public affairs campaigns that led to desired political, legislative, or electoral results
• Experience in government, Democratic politics, or progressive causes
• Experience managing and tracking political campaign budgets
• Outstanding writing abilities; must be a creative, succinct, and fast writer
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic, and organizational skills
• Experience in managing political giving / advertising programs a plus
• Remote location okay; must be located within the continental U.S.

Compensation and Benefits

• Director: Starting salary between $110,000 - $140,000 annually  (based on experience)
• Senior Director: Starting salary between $140,000 - $180,000 annually (based on experience)
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) benefits included
• 401(k) retirement program with 4% employer matching
• Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 15 days of vacation in the first year of employment
• 8 paid holidays per year plus the week between Christmas Eve and New Years Day

About Chamber of Progress
Chamber of Progress (progresschamber.org) is a new center-left tech policy industry coalition working to help usher in a progressive high-tech future and ensure that all Americans benefit from technological leaps.
We’re not just another business group. Everyone knows that a local “chamber of commerce” promotes business and free markets. We’re an industry group, but instead of focusing on commerce, Chamber of Progress is promoting a progressive high-tech society, economy, workforce, and consumer climate.
Chamber of Progress supports public policies promoting:
- Economic progress, including combatting income inequality; promoting a bigger, modern social safety net; encouraging progressive taxation; and supporting reliable, win-win online marketplaces;
- Social progress, including promoting inclusive democracy; supporting bold action against climate change; promoting digital opportunity for all; and advocating for healthy and equitable online communities.
- Consumer progress, including promoting the principle that tech should always serve consumers’ interests; “building back better” by investing in communities and regulated innovation; increasing access to goods and information; and balancing consumer and worker concerns.
EEO Statement
Chamber of Progress is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce at all levels of the organization. We value and encourage the contributions of our employees and strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. This applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination.