Digital Associate, Email (Temporary)

USA (Remote)

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Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive fundraising email programs for Democratic campaigns and progressive clients, from drafting to testing across multiple platforms.

  • Must-have: Strong writing and ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
  • Standout: Collaborative, cross-functional work with strategists, designers, and paid media teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Draft, edit, proofread and fact-check fundraising, cultivation, and advocacy emails for clients including Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations, ensuring accuracy and clarity before publication.
  • Help shape and maintain each client’s unique voice and brand in digital content.
  • Build emails and donation pages in platforms like ActBlue, NGP, EveryAction, ActionKit, ActionNetwork, and other CRMs.
  • Engage in testing, targeting, and deliverability best practices to strengthen results
  • Support reporting and analysis of email performance, preparing client-ready and internal memos when needed
  • Brainstorm creative ideas and draft rapid-response emails tied to breaking news
  • Collaborate with strategists, designers, and paid media/content teams to deliver integrated campaign programs and brainstorm strategies
  • Use, evaluate, and provide feedback on new digital tools and emerging technologies being tested by Authentic to improve programs and workflows
  • Provide coverage on client accounts when needed and contribute to overall team success

Requirements

  • Demonstrated interest in electing Democrats and advancing the progressive movement
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
  • Detail-oriented, organized, and eager to learn
  • Comfort with G-Suite tools (Docs, Sheets, Drive, etc.)
  • Interest in building skills in client management, copywriting, production, testing, and reporting
  • Commitment to learning, collaboration, and contributing to a positive team culture

Preferred

  • Experience with HTML or email coding basics
  • Familiarity with CRMs (NGP VAN, ActionKit, ActionNetwork, Engaging Networks, etc.)
  • Previous campaign, advocacy, or digital experience through internships, coursework, or volunteer work

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid health care, vision, and dental
  • 100% employer-paid life insurance and disability
  • 401(k) with 3% employer contribution plus additional 2% employer match, fully vested on day one
  • 4-day work week
  • Flexible vacation and sick leave
  • Generous paid parental leave & dependent care benefits
  • Flexible telecommute and remote work policies
  • Monthly phone reimbursement
  • Wellness benefits
  • Mental health benefits
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Authentic

Founded in 2018, Authentic is a team of impact-driven fundraising experts who have a proven history of delivering groundbreaking results, exceptional creative, and using modern, but always authentic, data centric tactics for the causes we care about.Here at Authentic, your goals are our goals, and we’re an industry leader because we know how to help you achieve them. From raising hundreds of millions of dollars for progressive campaigns to launching ground-breaking digital persuasion programs, we focus on unique and creative approaches to help you connect with your audience and expand your impact. Since winning Best New Firm at the 2019 Reed Awards, we’ve gone on to win nearly 100 awards over the last five years, including “Company of the Year” at CampaignTech in 2022, becoming one of the most celebrated digital agencies in all of politics. You know you can trust Authentic to get the job done right.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, Illinois, USA
135 employees (32 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.1%
Direct
52.3%
Referral
7.1%
Social
12.1%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~135

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
23 (17% of company)

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