Job Description
Job Description
Overview:
Join our ballot initiative campaign aimed at making our democracy more fair, open and transparent. We are working on two initiatives that would require the executive, judicial and legislative branches of the MA government to follow public record laws and open up the state primaries to an All Party Primary, where the top two candidates, no matter party affiliation, advance to the general election. We have the least transparent and least competitive elections in the country. Help us improve our democracy in Massachusetts by qualifying these two initiatives for the 2026 ballot.
The Outreach Team is hiring immediately for part-time, hourly support staff for a statewide signature collection drive. Support staff will work in the office alongside a Validation Deputy Director to help monitor, review, and assess the quality of petition forms collected by canvass staff in addition to managing the printing and office organization for forms. This position is managed by the office Validation Deputy Director.
Locations: Amherst
We are hiring immediately. All positions run through October 24th with possibilities for advancement afterwards. Shifts run from 3:00 - 8:30 PM on weekdays and weekends. Hours are flexible and can be adjusted with approval from the office Lead Director. This is a part-time position.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Validation Director with the scanning, naming, and uploading of petition forms to the quality control platform
- Review forms for quality control and suspicious information
- Report form concerns to the QC director promptly
- Own the printing and in-office organization of all form filing systems
- Own the badge production and printing for all circulator staff
- Strictly follow the campaign's petition safety protocols
- Represent our organization and communicate with the public or client professionally and abide by state law
The Ideal Candidate Has:
- Moderate level of computer and internet literacy including the ability to navigate between multiple tabs in an internet browser and navigating basic computer functions.
- Comfortability navigating spreadsheets, including the use of filters to navigate between multiple datasets.
- A high degree of accuracy with note-taking
- The ability to scan documents and maintain an accurate and consistent organization strategy for files.
Nice To Haves:
- Passionate about this issue
- Hard worker who will stay motivated even with repetitive tasks
- Interested in building campaign experience
- Culturally competent and able to respectfully engage with teammates and the community
- Experience using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro
Pay: Pay is $18/hour. This is a part-time position at 25 hours/week. At the end of the campaign, there may be additional opportunities for advancement.
Who We Are: The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the progressive movement. With an on-the-ground presence in communities all across the country, our world-class team runs successful civic engagement campaigns on behalf of progressive organizations and campaigns—to build a future that’s fairer, greener, safer, and more peaceful for everyone.
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