Join our growing team!
We’re looking for talented progressives who are passionate about digital organizing and taking the fight to Trump’s doorstep. Interested?
Here are the roles we are currently looking to fill:
Senior Digital Strategist, Email and Website
Location: New York, NY
Stand Up America is a political advocacy organization focused on digital mobilization to resist Trump’s corrupt agenda and advance progressive values. Founded after the 2016 election, our community has quickly grown to over two million Americans, across all 50 states, who are taking action and making their voices heard daily.
We’ve driven over 500,000 calls to Congress to defend health care, expose Trump’s tax scam, and demand the truth about Trump’s ties to Russia. We’ve mobilized nearly 50,000 protestors in key moments, and in the 2018 midterms, we signed up thousands of volunteers for key House races across the country and registered over 10,000 new voters.
Now, we’re focused on protecting the ongoing Trump investigations, standing up to his administration’s corruption, and passing bold legislative reforms that will strengthen our democracy at both the state and national level.
The Senior Strategist will join a mission-driven, fast-paced, and energetic team in New York, NY.
You will:
- Innovate how to best engage and activate Stand Up America’s progressive community over email and tell the story of our work in a strategic, meaningful, and coherent way
- Mentor and manage a team of digital strategists and organizers
- Manage the email calendar and create strategies that meet our organizing, political, and communications objectives
- Oversee all content and creative for the email program
- Manage the website and steward vendor partnerships
- Turn message guidance into coherent and compelling stories and content narratives
- Collaborate with interdepartmental teams to execute campaigns that achieve email and website goals, from acquisition strategies to testing and optimization plans
- Deliver clean, professional, and creative user experiences under tight deadlines while maintaining the highest level of quality
- Edit content for clarity and tone, and provide writers with critical, constructive feedback
- Work with directors on partnerships and manage relevant projects
- Report directly to the digital director
You have:
- At least 4-5 years of relevant experience
- A proven track record of running successful email campaigns
- Experience writing for organizations, advocacy groups, brands, or political candidates
- Experience deploying timely content during rapid response scenarios
- Worked in high-stress advocacy or electoral environments
- An understanding of email strategy and experience optimizing a program for a campaign, political organization, or non-profit
- Proficiency in email CRM programs such as Blue State Digital and/or in website CMS programs such as WordPress
- Experience managing staff or interns a plus
You are:
- A political news junkie
- A sharp writer
- Cool under pressure
- A true team player
- Able to quickly adapt to new technologies
- An excellent project and people manager
- Passionate about progressive values and defeating Trump’s agenda
- Eager to think big and get creative!
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
Stand Up America celebrates diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, class, ability, life experiences, and background. We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer–women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Salary & Benefits
Our benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including 100% subsidy of monthly premiums
- SIMPLE IRA with matching of employee contributions up to 3%
- 14 paid vacation days per calendar year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Annual professional development stipend
Salary range: $75,000-90,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Digital Strategist, Email and Website
Location: New York, NY
Stand Up America is a political advocacy organization focused on digital mobilization to resist Trump’s corrupt agenda and advance progressive values. Founded after the 2016 election, our community has quickly grown to over two million Americans, across all 50 states, who are taking action and making their voices heard daily.
We’ve driven over 400,000 calls to Congress to defend health care, resist Trump’s tax scam, and demand the truth about Trump’s ties to Russia. We’ve mobilized nearly 50,000 protestors in key moments, and in the 2018 midterms, our community sent more than 600,000 peer-to-peer texts to help get out the vote.
In 2019, we’re focused on protecting the Trump-Russia investigation, standing up to corruption, and passing bold reforms that will strengthen our democracy at the state and national level.
The Digital Strategist will join a mission-driven, fast-paced, and energetic team in New York, NY.
You will:
- Innovate how to best engage and activate Stand Up America’s progressive community over email and tell the story of our work in a strategic, meaningful, and coherent way
- Write persuasive email and website copy for our progressive audience
- Help create the email calendar and propose strategies that meet our organizing, political, and communications objectives
- Turn message guidance into coherent and compelling stories and content narratives
- Collaborate with teammates to execute campaigns that achieve email and website goals, from acquisition strategies to testing and optimization plans
- Support the senior strategist in managing vendor partnerships and projects
- Produce clean, professional, and creative user experiences under tight deadlines while maintaining the highest level of quality
- Occasionally assist with our correspondence program
- Propose ideas for testing and optimization
You have:
- At least two years of relevant experience
- Experience working with creative staff to formulate and pitch concepts
- Experience developing, designing, and producing email and/or website content
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work in high-stress environments
- Proficiency in Blue State Digital, WordPress, or similar platforms
- Fluency in HTML or basic coding languages
- Ability and willingness to quickly adapt to new technologies and proactively keep skills and industry knowledge current
- Background working with advocacy or electoral campaigns
You are:
- A writer at heart
- Passionate about progressive values and defeating Trump’s agenda
- An experienced digital strategist who is eager to learn new skills
- Cool under pressure
- Able to quickly adapt to new technologies
- Fun to work with and a true team player
- Eager to think big and get creative!
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
Stand Up America celebrates diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, class, ability, life experiences, and background. We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer–women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Salary & Benefits:
Our benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including 100% subsidy of monthly premiums
- SIMPLE IRA with matching of employee contributions up to 3%
- 14 paid vacation days per calendar year
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Annual professional development stipend
Salary range: $65,000-75,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].