Political Director

Working Families Party

WI WFP Political Director responsible for candidate recruitment and campaign support in Wisconsin. Collaborating with leaders statewide to advance the party's election strategies.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeWisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $71,400 - $94,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with other senior leadership to developing the state power building plan with the WFP organizing committee, elected leaders, and aligned partners
Build and maintain relationships with endorsed and aligned candidates and campaigns, to implement the political and electoral strategy in the state power building plan
Manage our Know Your Neighbor Canvassing Program
Identify key strategic opportunities and priority electoral races aligned with the state power building plan
Candidate recruitment and vetting, including providing key leadership with state director and organizing committee of electoral endorsement process
Run events such as candidate trainings with and without partner organizations
Build a statewide container for WFP and aligned elected officials to connect across Wisconsin
Work with WFP-endorsed campaigns to assess campaign needs so that WI WFP can build digital and organizing plans that take advantage of our tools (e.g., dialer, peer-to-peer text, etc.) and offer services to best support their campaigns
Coordinate with WFP national staff to support endorsed candidates as necessary
Support fundraising for coordinated campaigns and independent expenditures so that these initiatives can be successful
Electoral program development and management, including both independent expenditure and coordinated campaigns and maintaining a long term strategy to engage and build WFP membership
Support the development of electoral tactics that rest on and build the strength of WFP’s membership, volunteers and leaders, working in consultation with staff across the organization
Align our political strategy with major organizational partners and organizing around shared priorities
Help ensure compliance with campaign finance rules and reporting to all relevant entities
Relationship management and in-person events and meetings up and down the state
Help the State Director maintain national relationships with organizations including Vera Action, Seed the Vote, and others as appropriate; support on the ground membership and party building in Madison, WI in absence of organizing staff
Supervise paid canvass manager/vendor, organizers, etc. as needed
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 4 years of electoral experience, including in-state specific experience, and at least 5 years in the workforce
2+ cycles as a campaign manager
Existing relationships with WI electoral organizations, candidates, and elected officials
Demonstrated ability to cultivate powerful relationships and build alliances
Experience managing “hard” side campaigns coordinated with candidates, and “soft” side independent expenditure campaigns
Experience with WI compliance laws for c3, c4, state PACs, and federal compliance laws of national PACs
Working knowledge of all aspects of electoral campaigning, including field, paid media, earned communications, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and digital organizing
Experience with coalition-building - especially aligning plans across allies into one coherent whole
High competency with numbers, and comfort using NGP-VAN, Catalyst, databases, spreadsheets, and learning new campaign software
Strong communications skills, including writing, public speaking, and listening;
Commitment to values of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Ability to mobilize quickly and inspire others to do so
Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel to in person events and meetings in other parts of the state
Flexibility and willingness to be resourceful and communicative is a top priority

Benefits

Comp & perks

WFP is a unionized workplace.
Eligible to join WFP's staff bargaining unit after six months of employment.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electoral experiencecampaign managementcompliance with campaign finance lawsfield campaigningpaid mediaearned communicationsfundraisingvolunteer recruitmentdigital organizingcoalition-building

Soft Skills

relationship managementcommunication skillsability to mobilizeflexibilityresourcefulnessinspiring otherscommitment to diversityequityinclusionstrategic thinking

Certifications

Valid Driver’s License