Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

Tailor your resume to this Community Campaigns Organizer - Syracuse role.

Rezi rewrites your resume against Nexus Management's job description. Free.

Resume score gauge reading 58 out of 100

Don't guess if your resume is good enough.

See how it scores against the Community Campaigns Organizer - Syracuse posting at Nexus Management — free, in seconds.

About the Role

Citizen Action is seeking a Community Campaigns Organizer for Central New York to engage community members in basebuilding and expand organizational membership through issue-based campaigns. This role reports to the Co-Director of Campaigns Organizing.

Responsibilities

Recruit organizational members using campaign issues and electoral campaigns to grow the organization through outreach strategies.
Develop and implement strategic local campaigns connected to statewide priorities.
Create and execute an outreach and recruitment plan to grow the membership base for chapter meetings, committee meetings, mobilization efforts, and campaign tactics.
Utilize organizing tactics such as 1:1s, phone banking, text banking, tabling, and door canvassing to grow chapter members.
Lead outreach events with members, focusing on directly impacted individuals to amplify the need for change.
Train volunteers and members in strategic education and leadership skills, including strategy development, event planning, media interaction, and storytelling.
Ensure community leaders have roles and develop skills in organizing for social change.
Manage data requirements, including entering 1:1s, volunteer activities, turnout, and volunteer profiles into organizational systems.
Collaborate with the Canvass and Mobilization Director to create recruitment phone banks, canvass lists, and outreach scripts.
Develop outreach strategies based on legislative campaigns, demonstrating an understanding of elected officials' political profiles.
Identify, plan, and execute local campaigns that align with statewide and Federal issue campaign work.
Recruit members and leaders for organizational leadership structures and identify potential candidates for political office.
Create content and collect stories for weekly emails, social media, and other communications, and implement campaign strategies with Communications staff.
Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Requirements

A minimum of 3 years of organizing experience, with at least 2 years in a paid, professional role.
Preference for candidates with experience in issue campaigns and/or electoral campaigns.
A minimum of 1 year of experience planning and utilizing basebuilding tactics such as phone banking, door canvassing, tabling, and facilitation of workshops and meetings.
A minimum of 1 year of experience planning and utilizing issue campaign tactics such as event planning and lobby meetings.
Willingness to learn and effectively use the organization’s training methodology, including demonstrating skill, shoulder-to-shoulder work, tracking/analyzing results, and providing feedback.
Commitment to track basebuilding and outreach progress using organizational data systems.
Familiarity with Google Drive and Zoom.
Willingness to learn outreach tools.
Displays cultural competency and proven ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to be flexible with work planning and priority setting.
Ability to work evenings and weekends.
Ability to travel for work commitments.

Skills

Phone banking
Door canvassing
Tabling
Facilitation of workshops and meetings
Event planning
Lobby meetings
Google Drive
Zoom
Strategy development
Media interaction
Storytelling
Data management
Content creation for communications

Location

Central New York
Syracuse office
Hybrid remote and in-person
Periodic travel across New York State
Travel may be required outside of New York State

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
In-person

Experience Level

3 years of organizing experience
2 years of paid, professional organizing experience
1 year of basebuilding tactics experience
1 year of issue campaign tactics experience

Salary/Compensations

$64,405 - $68,619

Benefits

Working collaboratively in an organization at the forefront of building power across NYS
Competitive salary
100% paid employee monthly medical and vision premiums
Access to mental health and dental plans
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly cell phone stipend
Generous paid holidays, vacation time, and paid sick leave
Organization shutdown weeks in July and December
Summer Fridays

About the Company

Citizen Action is a statewide grassroots movement organization that fights for political, social, racial, economic and environmental justice.
We work at the grassroots to give people a sense of their own power.
We collaborate with organizations and coalitions in communities throughout New York to address critical issues at the local, state and federal levels.
Citizen Action is proud to be a unionized workplace in partnership with Worker Action.
This position is a bargaining unit position.

Equal Opportunity

Citizen Action of NY and The Public Policy and Education Fund are equal opportunity employers.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
We are looking for the most passionate people who want to join our team.
People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the ADA and state/local laws.
Please let us know if you need assistance participating in the interview process.