Progressive Turnout Project is hiring a National GOTV Director to lead volunteer recruitment and training for a Distributed Organizing program in California, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in 2025. You will serve as the primary driver of supporter engagement, providing daily onboarding and training to maximize volunteer effectiveness in support of Democratic candidates and progressive issues.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with staff to develop and implement supporter engagement strategies that support Democratic candidates and progressive issues through PTP’s Distributed Organizing model.
- Build and maintain relationships with Democratic and progressive grassroots organizations across five key states.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive recruitment plan to engage existing supporters and attract new volunteers for remote door knocking and voter contact efforts.
- Provide daily onboarding sessions and training programs to teach volunteers how to participate effectively.
- Create streamlined volunteer education plans that allow supporters to easily engage in distributed organizing activities.
- Use outreach tools such as phone calls, text messages, and email to recruit and retain program participants.
- Provide participants with updates and reminders about key election dates, campaign logistics, and program requirements.
- Manage Data and Technical Support Manager to ensure seamless and timely response to volunteer questions, feedback, and inquiries.
What We're Looking For
- At least two election cycles or 1–2 years of organizing or outreach experience—whether on political campaigns, in grassroots organizing, or in volunteer recruitment and management.
- Deep commitment to protecting democracy and energized by work that helps increase Democratic voter turnout.
- Strong communicator, with experience conducting training sessions, onboarding volunteers, or other educational outreach that connects with diverse audiences.
- Exceptional organizational skills and an eye for detail—can juggle multiple daily training sessions without letting anything fall through the cracks.
- Comfortable using customer relationship databases and tools like Mobilize, EveryAction, or similar platforms.
- Empathetic and efficient communicator who can field supporter inquiries with kindness, clarity, and confidence.
- Curious and resourceful, whether that means tracking down contact information or exploring new recruitment strategies.
- Skilled at working independently and managing your own workflow, while staying in close coordination with your team.
- Experience using Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Drive).
Nice to Have
- Experience with volunteer management platforms and CRM systems beyond basic usage.
- Experience conducting virtual training sessions or webinars for volunteer audiences.
- Experience with rapid-response campaign organizing and compressed timelines.
- Background in distributed organizing or remote volunteer management programs.
Technical Stack
- Mobilize
- EveryAction
- Google Workspace
Team & Environment
This role reports directly to the President.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $8,190 - $10,010/month
- Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance
- FSA
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates located anywhere in the United States.
Progressive Turnout Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is PTP’s policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to age, color, creed, disability, economic status, ethnic identity, gender identity, national origin race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veterans status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
