Digital Advertising Coordinator (Temporary)

Digital Ads Coordinator

Salary: $57,000 Location: Washington, D.C. or remote
Work dates: March 1 - November 13, 2026
Email acquisition, direct donate, and persuasion.
Looking to break into the digital world? Start with us. Middle Seat is a digital consulting firm serving progressive candidates, political committees, and organizations. We are seeking a digital ads coordinator to manage advertising campaigns. This role offers the chance to learn the intricacies of running political and advocacy advertising campaigns, with a focus on using digital advertising to raise funds and build email lists. If you enjoy thinking creatively about digital media and are interested in starting a career in progressive politics, keep reading.
This position is a temporary, full-time cycle hire role designed to provide additional capacity during a defined period of work. This role can start on or after March 1, 2026 and will end on November 13, 2026. This is an evergreen role that Middle Seat fills on a rolling basis as needed.
This role is not part of the bargaining unit
Why Middle Seat
Competitive salaries and great benefits
We only work for progressive organizations, candidates, and causes
We're a proudly unionized team — part of the Campaign Workers Guild
Get in on the ground floor of a growing operation
Job Responsibilities

Run ad campaigns and support ads team: take the first pass at writing content, reviews (spell check, policy check) staff content, coordinate with other Middle Seat departments to make sure product pieces are moving forward for ad campaigns, gather and compile data for reports
Write compelling ad copy with clear theories of change asking supporters to donate, join or support our clients while embodying our clients' voices and perspectives.
Sets up and reviews ad campaigns – on all platforms (Facebook, Google, List Vendors, etc.) and begins to think strategically about campaign goals
Begins to learn best practices for direct donate, acquisition, and persuasion campaigns; learns which tests to run and how to read results; begins thinking about ads campaigns as they integrate into an entirely digital program and into an organization's mission, and begins to give strategic feedback and ideas
Serves as day-to-day contact with the clients they are assigned to work in collaboration with other ads team members
Assists with A/B testing everything — content, design, targeting, landing page, etc.
Other responsibilities as requested