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Digital Principal

Fireside Campaigns

Digital Principal

National
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    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%)

    • Support the creation of digital strategies that drive digital programs, calendars, emails, and advertising to achieve intended goals and outcomes, informed by performance data 
    • Serve as a first chair on client strategy, leading internal team coordination meetings
    • Write reports, occasionally draft and schedule emails and social media, and completing other tasks as needed to ensure deadlines are met 
    • Manage the execution of client projects, ensuring that high quality work is delivered on-time and on-budget
    • Collaborate with other team members to develop integrated online advertising and acquisition campaigns
    • Proactively look for creative applications of new digital tools, techniques, and channels for communicating with voters, keeping abreast of recent developments in research and testing from other sources

    Team Management and Supervision (40%)

    • Lead internal senior Digital management meetings and morning check ins for the entire team, including creating agendas and moderating calls
    • Co-manage the team's day-to-day work to edit, create, and write email and social media content by leading regular check in meetings, providing feedback, and approving final work product
    • Ensure a mentorship & training approach to management of a team of junior and senior associates and interns, with an emphasis on facilitating the team's professional development
    • Coordinate the delegation of tasks and assignments, utilizing team members' strengths and providing opportunities for team members' ongoing development
    • Support managers in cultivating professional growth of their direct reports
    • Work to center equity and inclusion in the management of the digital team
    • Own administrative tasks, including staffing, programming, hiring, onboarding, and some business development

    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:

      • Writing, managing, and executing email, text, and social programs for political campaigns and/or progressive nonprofit organizations
      • Coding email and landing page wrappers using HTML & CSS
      • Driving social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms
      • Navigating CRM and CMS systems, especially Action Network, BSD Tools, NGP/EveryAction, and WordPress
      • Experience or familiarity with digital advertising platforms
    • 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: 

    • Experience in any of these additional digital tools and technical skills
      • Graphic design and video production best practices
      • Experience working with or around digital ad planning and implementation 
      • Broadcast and peer-to-peer mobile experience
      • Developing reports, metrics, and analysis

    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: 

    • Unlimited paid time off -- this includes:
      • Unlimited sick leave,
      • An expectation that you take a minimum of 15 vacation days/year,
      • At least 11 paid holidays each year;
    • $100/month for cell phone reimbursement (in addition to salary);
    • $100/month for home office needs (in addition to salary);
    • Company-provided laptop, 2nd monitor, and external keyboard/mouse;
    • Health and dental insurance through the DC Exchange -- Fireside covers 100% of most Silver plans for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and children up to 26 years of age;
    • Automatic 10% raise at the end of your first year of employment (unless you're promoted);
    • 16 weeks of paid Family and Medical Leave; and
    • Potential for bonuses based upon individual and firm performance at the end of each year.

    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:

    • Why do you choose to work for Democratic or progressive causes?
    • How have you centered equity and inclusion in your own work and in your management of a team?
    • Tell us about a time you managed a team -- what were some of the challenges you faced and things you learned?
    • Preferred start date
    • Location, for reference only

    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.