Description

Deadline to apply: Applications will be accepted for this position until filled.

Hours: Full Time 

Status: Temporary exempt employee

Location: Anywhere in the US, with priority for candidates in North Carolina, Maine, Texas, Georgia, and Michigan.

Start date: ASAP

End date: December 11, 2026 

Reports to: Field Director 

Eligibility: This position is not eligible to participate in Sunrise’s CWA Labor Union.  

Teams: Electoral Team

Compensation: $2,519.23-$2,839.12 bi-weekly before taxes, which is equivalent to a yearly salary of $65,500-$73,817. 

Benefits: Time off benefits will follow our standard time off policy for temporary employees. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage Sunrise’s electoral interns in swing districts/states to execute our strategy of direct action, narrative intervention, and voter contact. (70%)
  • Manage a group of 8-12 interns by providing coaching, feedback, and leadership development.
  • Support interns in setting and achieving ambitious goals related to voter contact, team growth/recruitment, and metrics to track and grow media attention/narrative impact.
  • Coach and develop interns on planning creative direct actions, training and coaching other students, and building teams.
  • Travel to campuses in swing states to support trainings and actions.
  • Partner with the Field Director to design and implement Sunrise’s swing state campus strategy.
• Train and coach Sunrise members to mobilize against threats to democracy (30%)
  • Coach Sunrise volunteers through scenario planning and strategic decision making to prepare for interference in elections.
  • Train hubs in developing and executing action plans that strengthen their ability for rapid response organizing

Experience: 

• Experience organizing college students on campus in pressure or electoral campaigns.
• Two years of experience managing, supervising, coaching, or developing organizers, interns, volunteers, or staff.
• Experience planning and executing direct actions that make strong narrative interventions.
• Experience organizing in a membership organization building leadership and a base.
• Experience building and/or leading a multiracial and cross-class team.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects, teams, etc at the same time.
• Commitment to the vision of the Green New Deal.
  Be creative and committed to electoral organizing with a desire to inspire and excite others to volunteer. 

Nice to have:

• Experience in a leadership role in a Sunrise Movement hub
• Experience with electoral organizing in swing states or districts
• Experience with leading teams to use voter contact, and distributed and relational organizing tools (i.e. Votebuilder, EveryAction, Reach, Empower)
• Experience managing projects and teams that span different geographies