Field Director Lead Campaign Canvassing Team

About The Outreach Team
With our communities under attack, you can be the voice for the future! The Outreach Team is a premier national field firm. We partner with organizations working to solve some of the biggest problems facing our society such as defending reproductive rights. We are a people-powered enterprise; our campaigns are effective because we hire diverse teams of talented people, invest in our staff, and treat them well.

We are hiring Field Directors to manage our offices in Oakland County, MI. The Field Director will recruit, train, and manage a team of local canvassers to contact voters at the door and grow our community's political power. They will work within the director team to build an office to scale from the ground up. The Field Director is expected to train voter contact canvassers in the field while canvassing themselves to lead by example; they must also communicate long and short-term goals to staff and manage campaign reporting. The Field Director manages canvassers and Team Leads and reports to the Lead Director.

Additionally, the Lead Campaign Director will manage a team of one or more Deputy Directors and will be responsible for building an office to scale from the ground up. The Lead Director position reports to the Project Director, and the Deputy Director position reports to the Lead Director.

Locations
Oakland County, MI

Preference for local candidates

Canvass Management Responsibilities

Manage a team of 40–60 hourly staff who will canvass door to door to talk to voters about defending immigrant rights and growing Latino political power

Canvass yourself several days a week to train staff and drive office goals

Set goals and hold staff accountable to them

Train and provide ongoing motivation and support to staff

Identify, promote, and train a leadership team

Build a diverse team where staff feel respected while fostering a culture of equity and justice

Implement quality control measures to ensure the integrity of the work

Maintain a healthy and safe working environment for all staff

Develop strategic plans to reach targeted voters in assigned locations

Manage administrative duties, including reporting data, record keeping, processing payroll, and distribution of materials

Qualifications
Must Have:

Leadership experience; ability to motivate, grow, and manage a large team

Eagerness to lead from the front and canvass several days a week

Extreme attention to detail and a proven ability to instill that quality in others

Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills

Strong passion for community organizing and fostering civic engagement

Track record of equity and inclusion

Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends

Nice to Have:

Experience running paid canvasses or managing paid employees

Familiarity with VAN and MiniVAN

Experience working in underserved or marginalized communities

Facilitation experience

Local knowledge/experience

Salary
The salary range for this position is $1,146 – $1,500 per week. We offer a generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and hands‑on training. At the end of the campaign, there may be opportunities for advancement and bonuses.

At The Outreach Team, we prioritize equity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, women, people with previous felony convictions, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and others who identify with underrepresented groups to apply.

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