Position Title: Political and Field Associate
Reports to: Political Director
Location: Colorado (extensive in-state travel required)
Employment Type: Full-time for the duration of the campaign
Role Summary
The Political and Field Associate plays a vital role on the campaign’s political and outreach team, helping to build, strengthen, and mobilize relationships with community leaders, elected officials, organizations, and key stakeholder groups across Colorado. This role is ideal for someone who is relationship-oriented, highly organized, and eager to learn the mechanics of campaign politics, coalition building, and the caucus-to-assembly process.
The Political Associate will help drive the campaign’s statewide engagement strategy—supporting efforts to organize for caucus participation, delegate recruitment, local party engagement, and grassroots activation. This position will work closely with the Political Director and other departments to ensure that our outreach and organizing goals are met as we move through the 2026 caucus and assembly season.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
Political Outreach and Engagement
- Support the Political Director in implementing the campaign’s statewide political engagement and caucus outreach strategy.
- Identify, research, and engage elected officials, county party officers, community leaders, and coalition partners to strengthen the campaign’s statewide network.
- Track endorsements, caucus contacts, and key relationships in coordination with the political and field teams.
- Help communicate key updates, resources, and opportunities for engagement with partners and supporters.
Event, Field, and Surrogate Coordination
- Support planning and execution of political, field, and community events, including caucus trainings, roundtables, meet-and-greets, and local party gatherings.
- Help brief and coordinate surrogates and staff who represent the campaign at political or community events.
- Assist in staffing and organizing phone banks, text banks, and other grassroots outreach efforts.
- Attend and staff campaign events statewide, ensuring smooth logistics, visibility, and timely follow-up.
- Oversee and delegate VAN access and trainings whenever needed to assist efforts.
Caucus and Delegate Engagement
- Assist in outreach to county and precinct leaders to promote strong participation in the 2026 caucus and assembly process.
- Support communication systems that connect caucus attendees, county leads, and local volunteers to campaign updates.
- Work with the Political Director to track participation trends and identify opportunities for growth in local engagement.
Cross-Team Collaboration
- Collaborate with the communications, digital, and field teams to align messaging and outreach during the caucus-to-assembly period.
- Partner with the organizing team to integrate political and grassroots outreach into volunteer recruitment and voter contact efforts.
- Ensure accurate, timely sharing of political engagement updates across campaign departments.
What We Value for This Position
Personal Attributes
- Tireless work ethic and flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.
- Willingness to travel extensively throughout Colorado.
- Professionalism, discretion, and commitment to the campaign’s mission.
- Positive, can-do attitude and passion for public service and grassroots politics.
Experience and Skills
- Experience in campaigns, government, advocacy, or community organizing preferred but not required.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong organizational and research skills with attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Google Suite; familiarity with NGP/VAN a plus.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and availability for travel.
- Spanish fluency or additional language skills a plus.
Compensation
Salary Range: $4,000–$4,750/month, commensurate with experience.
This is a full-time position for the duration of the campaign.