Canvassing Fellowship Lead - Saginaw

CANVASSING FELLOW Lead

Location:

Saginaw (Michigan) - In-person

Annual Compensation: $25/hr (40 hours per week)

Retention Bonus: $1,250 (must remain on staff through Nov 6th, 2026)

Position Duration:
This position is considered temporary and will conclude on November 6, 2026.

FLSA Classification:
Non-Exempt

We are looking for high-energy individuals to become our Movement Politics Lead Fellows. Under mentorship and supervision of Michigan United staff, lead fellows will conduct extensive door-to-door canvassing, register, educate, and mobilize voters for the 2026 election cycle.

Lead fellows will provide daily support to the management team: setting metrics and conversation quality standards, shadowing fellows, giving feedback, supporting launches and onboardings, and troubleshooting on turf as needed.

As a Canvassing Fellowship Lead, your responsibilities include executing our electoral canvassing program using door-to-door tactics and supporting fellows in the field. You will report directly to a Canvassing Fellowship Manager.

• Splitting time between shadowing fellows, training and retraining fellows, supporting launches/onboarding, and personally door knocking.
• Spending time in turf shadowing, providing feedback to canvassers, giving material support to fellows, and communicating with the canvass manager to execute each day’s canvass.
• Participating in a daily briefing with the canvassing team for instructions and updates.
• Preparing and organizing materials for daily canvassing.
• Completing canvassing of assigned lists and recording conversation details in the MiniVAN app.
• Debriefing daily with the canvassing team.
• Practicing and learning organizing skills through a specific training curriculum.

• Setting standards for door knocks and conversation quality.
• Shadowing fellows on doors and giving feedback after conversations.
• Supporting launches and onboardings.
• Leadership on the team, building culture and morale.
• Troubleshooting on turf as necessary.
• Executing a high energy electoral canvass rooted in MI United / MI United Action’s theory of change.
• Ensuring canvass data integrity.
• Receiving and providing feedback on training materials and curriculum.
• Collecting stories, videos, photos, and other multimedia for promotion.
• Attending staff development trainings and fellowship training opportunities.
• Occasional relational outreach via SMS to family and friends to engage them around issues and the election.
• At the end of the election, transitioning new and newly activated leaders to a permanent organizer.

• A commitment to MI United Action’s theory of change and a strong commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice and their intersections, both inside and outside the organization.
• Impeccable integrity and commitment to setting the highest standard for the team.
• A desire to learn and grow as a leader or organizer.
• Previous experience working with a culturally, religiously, and economically diverse staff.
• A bold desire to talk to people, share stories, and ask people to take action.
• Able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Effective communication skills and comfort working with the public, talking to strangers, and asking people to take action.
• Reliable transportation/ability to drive to and from canvassing locations.
• A data‑capable smartphone.
• Additional qualifications (high energy, highly organized, self‑starter, ability to execute plans, creative solutions, teamwork, multi‑lingual—especially Spanish and Arabic; familiarity with MiniVAN; previous canvassing experience).

Employees must work in person to execute a door‑to‑door canvassing program. There will be in‑person events, meetings, and activities. Work schedule is standard business hours with flexibility; evenings and weekends are occasionally required.

• Health Insurance and a $1,200/year Health Savings Account or monthly Health insurance stipend available after 90 days of employment.
• Paid time off policy.
• Paid sick time policy beginning at 16 hours and accruing up to 80 hours.
• 1.5x overtime pay after 40 hours.
• Mileage reimbursement policy.
• Int…