Field and Campaign Communications Coordinator at AFSCME | California, MO

AFSCME

Field and Campaign Communications Coordinator

California, MO (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive field communications for campaigns at scale by coordinating plans, digital tools, and cross-affiliate messaging.

Own multi-channel field campaign communications planning and cross-affiliate coordination.
Must-have: seven+ years labor/political campaigns and five+ years campaign comms.
Standout: extensive travel and tight deadlines, with the ability to lead strategic campaigns under pressure.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Coordinates and drives communications for field campaigns, including organizing, political and contract campaigns outside the scope of the regional structure.
Works with internal teams and campaign leadership to develop and maintain communications plans and editorial calendars for priority campaigns, aligning messaging, content, and timing across channels.
Advises the Assistant Director on staffing and other workplace issues with respect to field campaigns.
Works with field communicators and affiliate communications staff to coordinate campaign resources and tools, messaging, and content across channels.
Coordinates dissemination and training on AFSCME’s digital toolkit, content sharing center, Union Hall and other tools developed to build capacity and assist AFSCME affiliates and field campaigns.
Develops and works with affiliates and field communicators to coordinate digital campaigns and tools, including social media campaigns, mobile campaigns, advertising and editorial support.
Collaborate with affiliates to create landing pages to optimize user experience and collect data.
Monitor, analyze and report back on key campaigns to stakeholders and internal team throughout the process, using insights to inform ongoing communications planning and execution.
Assist both IU field communications staff and affiliates with campaign messaging and strategy development and helps translate campaign goals into coordinated communications plans.
Performs other duties as required to support the department and its mission.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in journalism, English, communications or public policy
Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in labor, political or community organizing campaigns and advocacy communications, including five (5) years of communications and campaign experience
Experience running multi-channel digital campaigns and knowledge of digital media platforms including web content management systems, email tools, social media, etc.
Ability to craft messages that are based on AFSCME story and tailor those messages for different audiences and channels
Ability to evaluate the success of a digital campaign by compiling and reviewing analytics
Experience in the production of leaflets, brochures, direct mail pieces, videos, web and social media content and other assets, preferably within a labor union or advocacy organization
Experience using a Customer Relationship Management system for email campaigns (e.g. Action Network, Salesforce, Constant Contact, Mailchimp)
Experience with content management systems (CMS), such as WordPress or Drupal
Experience with texting platforms, such as Mobile Commons (SMS) or Scale to Win (peer-to-peer)
Demonstrated understanding of AFSCME related programs and/or labor issues and initiatives that permit effective information distribution
Strong relationship building skills and advanced ability to develop strategic communications campaign plans
Advanced ability to develop and lead projects and operationalize strategic communications campaign plans
Ability to use initiative to execute projects that may be vaguely defined
Advanced understanding of AFSCME and union programs and initiatives
Ability to set priorities, work under pressure, handle multiple projects simultaneously, meet established deadlines
Must thrive in an environment with tight deadlines, high-pressure, lots of travel and irregular hours
Requires a high level of judgment and ability to take initiative and work independently
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Strong presentation and platform skills
Travel And Work Hours: Extensive travel, weekends may be required

Nice To Have

Benefits

About Company

AFSCME is the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services employees union.
AFSCME’s members provide the vital services that make America happen.
We are nurses, corrections officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and more.
With working members in hundreds of different occupations and retirees across the country, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.
AFSCME is a union comprised of a diverse group of people who share a common commitment to public service.
For us, serving the public is not just a job, it’s a calling.
An important part of our mission is to advocate for the vital services that keep our families safe and make our communities strong.

Other

Extensive travel, extended work hours, including weekends may be required.
Valid driver’s license required.

AFSCME

AFSCME is the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services employees union. AFSCME’s members provide the vital services that make America happen. We are nurses, corrections officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and more. With working members in hundreds of different occupations and retirees across the country, AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.AFSCME is a union comprised of a diverse group of people who share a common commitment to public service. For us, serving the public is not just a job, it’s a calling. An important part of our mission is to advocate for the vital services that keep our families safe and make our communities strong. We also advocate for prosperity and opportunity for all of America’s working families. We not only stand for fairness at the bargaining table — we fight for fairness in our communities and in the halls of government.

Founded in 1936

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1.2K employees (43 in marketing)

www.afscme.org