Leaders We Deserve: Campaigns Associate

Leaders We Deserve:
Campaigns Associate LOCATION

DC

$65,000 / Yearly

Leaders We Deserve

Campaign Management

PAC

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Leaders We Deserve is a political organization dedicated to electing the next generation of bold, young, progressive leaders to state legislatures and Congress by running hard-hitting independent expenditures on their behalf, along with working with them directly and advising them on all aspects of their campaign. By collaborating directly with candidates on their campaign strategy, communication, fundraising, political outreach, coalition building and more, LWD helps candidates take their campaign to the highest level and maximize their chance of winning.

LWD was co-founded by David Hogg, Parkland survivor and Gun Safety advocate, along with Kevin Lata, Congressman Maxwell Frost’s Campaign Manager and the 2022 Campaign Manager of the year.

Campaigns Associate Overview:

Leaders We Deserve is looking for a driven and eager Campaigns Associate to execute on Campaigns administrative tasks, streamline internal processes, and support the Campaigns team in executing projects effectively. This role will report to the Campaigns Director and work closely with all members of the LWD team, and will be pivotal to the success of the organization in 2026.

Position: Campaigns Associate

Department: Campaigns

Location: In-person, Washington, DC; LWD office

Reports to: Campaigns Director

Classification: Full-time

Term: Limited term, with a set end in November 2026

Applicants that are located in the DMV will be prioritized for this role.

A successful Leaders We Deserve employee will:

• Think outside the box: This person will have a high level of creativity and constantly questions conventional knowledge. This person knows that just because it was done one way in the past, doesn't mean it has to continue to be done that way.
• Be a self-starter: This person possesses a can-do attitude and constantly thinks about how we can exceed what seems possible. This person will be an independent worker and collaborate across departments.
• Be detail-oriented and thoughtful: This person understands that working in a small organization means that the details and precision matter, but also doesn’t become a prisoner to them and let perfection stand in the way of action.
• Be highly communicative: This person will be a proactive communicator towards management and co-workers when issues arise in carrying out their projects and duties. This person can communicate their point of view to their peers, colleagues, and managers in a direct, but respectful way – not “brutal honesty”.
• Extremely dedicated to electing young progressives: This person believes passionately in electing progressive young people and knows they have a critical role to play in our party and in advancing the progressive agenda.

Campaigns Associate Responsibilities:

• Internal Support for the Campaigns department
• Facilitate endorsement memos by completing research, drafting, synthesizing race information and collaborating with other Campaigns staff to ensure accurate information in a timely manner.
• Support the Campaign team through creating relationship documentation by updating the organizational database for partnership and collaborations.
• Facilitate internal communication by relaying information from the endorsed campaigns to LWD senior staff to ensure that LWD endorsed candidates are supported in a meaningful and timely manner.
• Communicate with and support LWD endorsed campaigns
• Facilitate fundraising for endorsed candidates, including call time, facilitating budget calls, and completing donor research.
• Be a thought partner and executor for overarching campaign strategy for LWD endorsed candidates.
• Relationship management with campaigns – act as a representative for LWD for endorsed candidates and attend weekly or bi-weekly meetings to offer support as needed.
• Provide on the ground support to LWD…