Georgia GOTV Program Director

Position Description

America Votes is seeking a Get Out The Vote Lead for a full‑time 2026‑cycle position in Georgia. The Get Out The Vote Lead plays a key role in the advancement of the progressive movement in the state, including supporting the growth, strategy, and effectiveness of coalition direct voter contact programs. The Get Out The Vote Lead will lead the America Votes Coalition partners and their planning and program implementation for the final phase of the 2026 electoral campaign.

We seek an individual with a combination of technical and political skills to join the team to manage these services and work with state partner groups and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be highly organized with the ability to forge strong relationships with multiple stakeholders, and will demonstrate a commitment to fostering trust and respect with partner organizations. This position will also support program implementation and reporting across the state coalition, including working directly with America Votes partners and allies in Georgia to facilitate best practices and the incorporation of research‑tested tactics.

This position will support tracking election administration changes as affects program implementation, and communicate with election administration leads. The ideal candidate will have expertise in electoral field program management, superb interpersonal skills, planning and decision making, passion for coalition work, and the capacity to build trust with an inclusive, collaborative, and diverse coalition of partner organizations. This is an ideal role for someone with a proven track record in campaign work and is ready to take on more responsibility.

This position ends on December 31, 2026.

Atlanta, Georgia. Other localities in the state are negotiable. This role will require a personal vehicle and travel around the state.

• Project Management: Lead the work related to Get Out the Vote, Early Vote, Vote‑by‑Mail, and related election administration as applicable to Georgia. Support special projects for the mobilization phase of the work including campus programs, and other state‑specific campaign projects.
• Partner Support: Support coalition partners through the development of campaign plans (electoral, voting rights). This may include providing technical and organizing assistance for individual partner organizations or groups of partners, responding to programmatic requests, and supporting the implementation of winning strategies. Work with the state team to support data needs of partner programs. The portfolio will include some tools supporting direct voter contact programs.
• Support Coalition Management: Work with the state team on tracking and coordination tools to support the implementation of Get Out the Vote programs across tactics and partners. Support and create content for reports and deliver presentations to diverse sets of stakeholders, sometimes on short timelines.
• Direct Voter Contact Program Support: Support coalition campaign work on field tactics implementation (like canvassing), including supporting the integration of best practices and universe coverage. Support electoral and advocacy program implementation across partner organizations including script development and program timing and support some partners in using VAN (Voter Activation Network). This work includes planning, implementation and post‑program assessment and may include updating existing systems to manage the information, advance training, and strengthen the integration of best practices in the work.
• Program Implementation Management: Lead meetings of coalition partners, which may include work groups on election‑related topics such as campus programs, ballot initiatives, down‑ballot programs (congressional, state legislative, etc). Support events for America Votes partners and allies including coalition meetings and trainings. Support program implementation through the voter file and other tools including basic VAN administration and support.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• Ideal candidates will have at least 2 cycles (4 years) of experience in progressive…