Center for Law and Social Policy

Campaign Director: All Children Belong — Narrative & State Policy Campaign

District of Columbia, USA (Unknown)

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Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead the multi-state All Children Belong campaign as Campaign Director, coordinating policy, narrative change, and coalition work to drive state and federal advocacy impact.

  • Hold primary ownership of cross-organization campaign execution across eight states.
  • Must-have: 6+ years in advocacy or campaign management with a record of victories.
  • Standout: Experience managing subgrants and multi-stakeholder coalitions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary operational lead and key strategic partner for the All Children Belong campaign, coordinating across CLASP and Young Center teams and external partners.
  • Manage the campaign workplan, timelines, and deliverables to ensure goals are met on schedule and within budget.
  • Track progress across all four campaign pillars: narrative change, state policy wins, coalition infrastructure, and federal advocacy.
  • Serve as the point of contact and organizer for partners in non-profits, labor, political organizations and elected officials.
  • Oversee the development and deployment of a sustained digital media campaign across eight target states, including geo-targeted content, streaming, and social media, with the support of communications consultants.
  • Manage relationships with communications vendors, influencer intermediary organizations, and credible messengers such as pediatricians, teachers, and community leaders.
  • Use real-time engagement data to refine messaging strategy and identify which messengers resonate most strongly in specific communities.
  • Coordinate additional polling and messaging research in partnership with CTAN’s research working group and NYU partners.
  • Work with CLASP/CTAN and Young Center partners in eight target states to advance priority policy campaigns, such as state protected areas legislation, expanded guardianship protections, and data privacy bills.
  • Manage subgrants to state-level coalition partners, ensuring accountability and impact.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in advocacy, policy, political, or issue-based campaigns, with at least 2 years in a campaign management or senior coordination role.
  • A record of winning campaign victories, mobilizing people into action and building leadership in communities.
  • Demonstrated experience in narrative change, public communications, or digital advocacy campaigns.
  • Strong knowledge of immigrant rights, children’s policy, or related fields.
  • Proven ability to manage complex, multi-partner projects with multiple workstreams and tight timelines.
  • Experience with coalition building and managing relationships with diverse stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to translate complex policy into accessible public messaging.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving political environment.

Preferred

  • Experience with state-level legislative or policy advocacy in one or more of the target states (AZ, CO, GA, IL, MI, NY, PA, VA).
  • Familiarity with digital media strategy, influencer engagement, or paid media campaigns.
  • Experience managing grants or subgrants.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Benefits

  • A mission-driven campaign with national significance and real potential for impact for children and families.
  • Collaboration with two highly respected organizations and a broad network of advocacy partners.
  • A flexible, remote work environment with opportunities for travel and in-person convenings.