2026 Program Communications Deputy Director

Empower Project

About The Position

In 2026 we’ll be running paid relational organizing programs – programs where we recruit folks to talk to their family and friends about elections and issues and then pay them for their time and effort – in up to 22 states. The Deputy Program Communications Director will report to the Program Communications Director and will work closely with our communication's partners in each state to ensure that the tasks we give to our mobilizers are of strategic importance to the state, are factually accurate, and are communicated in a way our mobilizers can clearly understand. The program plan will be sketched out by the Paid Relational Leadership team and will be fleshed out and given life by the Program Communications Director in partnership with state leaders. This position is an opportunity to play a crucial role in a groundbreaking program in the 2026 election cycle.

Requirements

Experience Managing Political Relationships: Ability to quickly build trust and rapport with our state partners is crucial to the success of this role.
Excellent Communication Skills: Proficiency in clearly communicating with team members and mobilizers. Most importantly, the ability to breakdown political jargon into clear, easy to understand language for the masses.
Strong Attention to Detail: Ability to meticulously manage the programs in multiple states, while ensuring factual accuracy and grammatical correctness.
Demonstrated Ability to Learn New Political Tech: Experience with the Empower App or other relational organizing tools is preferred, but the ability to pick up new skills and learn the Empower App also works.
Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing operational needs and workload, particularly the ability to reorganize program in light of local or national rapid response needs.
Strong Management and Culture Building History: Ability to inspire and manage a team to achieve set goals and create a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment free from discrimination or harassment, all in a remote setting.
Reliable Access to Phone, Laptop, and WiFi
U.S. Work Authorization

Responsibilities

Work with in-state and national communication partners to create Calls to Action for our mobilizers. These Calls to Action could include relational tasks, social media sharing tasks, or story collection tasks and the Deputy Program Communications Director will be responsible for all facets of these tasks.
Maintain detailed state plans for the Calls to Action.
Create and schedule Calls to Action in the Empower App and ensure correct timing for all.
Collaborating with team members, other departments, and external partners as needed to ensure Calls to Action are completed effectively and efficiently and mobilizers are paid for their work on time without error.
Assisting with payment data management and the execution and analysis of analytics strategies to raise awareness of the program
Serve as the primary point of contact for external communications partners and build trust with them.