Description

Campaign Manager
Congressional Campaign — Southern Minnesota

About the Campaign
A grassroots, working-class campaign for Congress in southern Minnesota, built around a bold progressive platform: single-payer healthcare, a universal basic income, and federal tax reform that puts working families first. We are running as a Democrat outside the DFL endorsement structure, which means we operate lean, move fast, and rely on direct voter contact, strong digital storytelling, and an engaged volunteer base rather than party infrastructure. This is a campaign for someone who wants to build something from the ground up and prove that a genuinely populist message can win in a rural district.

The Role
The Campaign Manager runs the day-to-day operation and keeps every part of the campaign moving in the same direction. You will be the candidate’s closest partner — owning strategy execution, budget, staff and volunteers, fundraising, field, and communications coordination. Because we run outside the party apparatus, you will wear many hats and build systems where none exist yet. This is a high-autonomy, high-impact role for someone who thrives without a playbook handed to them.

Key Responsibilities
(1) Manage the candidate’s time and schedule so it is spent where it matters most: voter contact, fundraising, and earned media.
(2) Set and drive the campaign plan — translate goals into weekly benchmarks and hold the team accountable to them.
(3) Own the budget and burn rate; make sure every dollar advances voter contact and the win number.
(4) Run the fundraising operation: call time, online/small-dollar appeals, donor follow-up, and compliance coordination.
(5) Build and direct field operations — voter targeting, canvassing, phone/text banking, and volunteer turnout to hit voter-contact goals.
(6) Coordinate communications: messaging discipline, press releases and advisories, earned-media outreach, and alignment with the campaign’s YouTube and digital content.
(7) Recruit, train, and manage interns and volunteers, and develop them into reliable team leads.
(8) Manage voter-data infrastructure.
(9) Lead outreach to unions, activist groups, local electeds, and community organizations.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 2 years (at least one cycle) of hands-on political campaign experience.
• At least one cycle managing staff, interns, or volunteers.
• Strong writing — press releases, advisories, fundraising and volunteer emails.
• Comfort with campaign technology: voter-file tools (VAN/NGP or L2/third-party vendors), Excel/Sheets, CRM and email platforms.
• A self-starter who can build process from scratch and stay organized under pressure.
• Genuine alignment with a progressive, working-class platform and willingness to run outside the party structure.

Bonus Points

• Minnesota political experience, especially in rural or DFL contexts.
• Familiarity with campaign finance compliance and FEC reporting.
• Experience with digital organizing, small-dollar fundraising, or video/content-driven campaigns.