ABOUT FIRESIDE CAMPAIGNS
Fireside Campaigns is a values-first firm that integrates public relations, digital strategy, data-driven analytics, and design to create full service communications for movement partners.
The firm supports exciting progressive candidates and non-profit clients across the country. You can read more about us and some of our clients on our website. Fireside Campaigns works to transform our country into one that truly lives by the best values that it professes. We've personally expressed our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion through our work on behalf of progressive clients and movement partners since the day we were founded. We understand that we've sometimes fallen way short of ensuring that same diversity within the ranks of our own firm and are actively seeking to remedy it. That is why we are redoubling our commitment to promoting racial equity inside our organization, its operations and its management processes. We want Fireside to be a place where everyone feels welcome, everyone has an environment where they can feel confident and safe, and where everyone can succeed.
That is why equal employment opportunity is a guiding principle for us. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.
ABOUT THE ROLE
POSITION SALARY: $83,475
REPORTING STRUCTURE: This position reports to the Digital Director of Staff. Senior Associates report to this position.
PRIMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Communications Strategy Development and Execution(60%), Team Management and Supervision (40%).
JOB CLASSIFICATION: Full Time, Exempt
This is not an entry level position.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Digital Principal manages the departmental team of Senior and Junior associates, ensuring a mentorship and training approach focused on professional growth. They are responsible for centering equity and inclusion in the management of the team, leading the execution of client work, implementing team-wide strategy, and managing team capacity and workflows. They may specialize in a certain skill or area of the department's work and manage select client accounts.
PRIMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Digital Strategy Development and Execution (60%)
Team Management and Supervision (40%)
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES:
5+ years of digital political experience, including senior digital leadership experience, within fast-paced contexts such as campaigns, Capitol Hill, independent expenditures, non-profits, labor, advocacy groups, and/or consulting firms
Commitment to electing Democrats, advancing progressive values within U.S. politics, and working on multiple campaigns and/or issues, including a strong interest in working with Fireside's existing roster of clients
Strong competency in at least 2 of the digital tools and technical skills needed to lead and support your team's projects, including but not limited to:
Strong writing and copy editing skills, with the ability to develop written content that advances the goals of the client and/or campaign and drives maximum engagement
Excellent time and project management skills, including the ability to delegate work effectively, juggle multiple projects at once, and deliver on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated experience working with and managing diverse teams, with a well developed analysis of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
Excellent communication and comfort working remotely with a distributed team across different time zones, using tools such as Google Docs and Slack
Commitment to learning and professional growth, both for yourself and your team
Comfort working in a highly collaborative environment, supporting your team, and celebrating success together
Commitment to integrity, ensuring that your actions match your words, and both addressing and learning from mistakes, especially as a leader and manager
We especially support applications from people who have these additional skills and experience:
SALARY, BENEFITS, AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
Salary: This position is salaried at $83,475. At Fireside Campaigns, to ensure pay equity, all salaries are set in bands according to the expectations of the role. In other words, the starting pay for this job is equal to others at the same level throughout the company. AS A RESULT, WE DO NOT NEGOTIATE SALARY.
Benefits:
As a growing firm, there is the potential for more benefits to be added to this list in the future.
Location: Remote, anywhere in the U.S. We currently have an office in the Washington, D.C. area that is completely optional for staff in the area to work from.
Travel: There is no travel associated with this role until it is widely safe to do so. There may be domestic travel involved in the job in the future upon discussion.
HOW TO APPLY
In your application, we would like you to answer the following:
A cover letter is entirely optional and will be a small part of our evaluation.
Qualified candidates will participate in a series of interviews with a range of staff at Fireside Campaigns and possibly a timed skill exercise.
Fireside Campaigns believes that a diverse, inclusive staff is a fundamental strength. We're committed to hiring people of all races, ethnicities, religions, ages, sexes, genders, sexual orientations, and gender identities. People of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, and members of other minority or marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.