Also known as Precinct Captains, this role is arguably the most important role in a political party. Precinct Organizers help Democrats in their precinct stay aware of upcoming elections, but it’s so much more than that. Precinct Organizers create a community within their precinct. They find and link Democrats in their neighborhoods to each other through social events, everyday activities, and regular communication. If you like your neighbors or want to know and like your neighbors, this is a great way to do it!

Summary:

The Precinct Organizer Coordinator will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage the daily functions of the St Lucie County Democratic Party’s Precinct Organizer program. This individual will work with the Precinct Organizers and their teams to implement a volunteer recruitment strategy, community-building strategies, Vote-by-Mail Chase, Get-Out-The-Vote efforts and any other voter education and outreach designated by the DEC. Additionally, the Precinct Organizer Coordinator will recruit and train new Precinct Organizers and offer continuous coaching, mentoring and development of all Precinct Organizers and their respective teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute recruitment plans for Precinct Organizers (POs) in orphan precincts.

• Maintain and manage a full list of Precinct Organizers and their team members.

• Distribute the precinct list for their assigned precinct to each respective Precinct Organizer.

• Communicate monthly DEC-directed contact goals to Precinct Organizer and/or their teams and ensure that all goals are met.

• Distribute DEC-provided materials to Precinct Organizers as needed.

• Ensure data is entered weekly and follow up as needed.

• Report to the DEC on Precinct Organizer activity during each monthly meeting. Report will include current and new strategies attempted and the outcomes, progress toward goals set by the DEC, and identified obstacles to success.

• Report to the DEC any identified issues or concerns trending in communities that may be of interest to candidates.

• Conduct monthly training for new Precinct Organizers.

• Conduct workshops for Precinct Organizers to address the team’s concerns.

• Assist in establishing regular “meet-and-greets” for each precinct.

• Compile information from Precinct Organizers about voters willing to host candidate “meet-and-greets” at their homes and assist the DEC Coordinated Campaign in organizing those events for candidates.

• Troubleshoot issues reported by Precinct Organizers.

• Establish and maintain a community/team comradery amongst the Precinct Organizers.

Recommended skills and experience:

Current Precinct Organizer with some experience

Working knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel). This is preferred but not necessary. Training can be provided.

Good communication skills.

Good organizational skills.

Additional Notes:

This can be a shared position.

Guidance will be provided by the DEC.

Summary:

The Community Outreach Coordinator will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage the functions of the St Lucie County Democratic Party’s Community Outreach program. This individual will manage the scheduling of outreach activities to meet the goals of the St. Lucie County Democrat’s election strategy. Additionally, the Community Outreach Coordinator will work closely with the clubs and caucuses to ensure coverage and gain insight about future outreach activities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute community outreach strategies of the DEC.

• Maintain and manage a full list of community events at which Democrats can “table”, sponsor, or otherwise participate for greater visibility, speak with current or potential voters, and recruit additional members and recruit volunteers for upcoming events.

• Communicate the details of outreach opportunities to the club/caucus counterparts. Details of each opportunity should include date, time, location, host organization, vendor cost, expected attendance, intended target audience, and any specifications outlined by the event host (i.e., limit on volunteers or requirements of vendors)

• Assist in confirming volunteer participation, when needed.

• Ensure that club/caucus counterparts are provided with an adequate supply of appropriate materials for each event.

• Follow-up with club/caucus counterparts after the event to obtain any relevant details. Details should include, but are not limited to, actual attendance, number of contacts made, number of new volunteers recruited, number of materials distributed, election-related issues or concerns voiced by event attendees, and any safety concerns that may have arisen.

• Report to the DEC on outreach activities during each monthly meeting. Report will include number of events attended, relevant/important details obtained during follow-up conversations, identified safety concerns, and upcoming events.

• Potential speaking opportunities should be presented to the DEC Board for consideration and reviewed to determine which DEC representative is best suited to speak.

• In coordination with the club/caucuses and the Coordinated Campaign, plan and execute meet-and-greet opportunities, town halls, and speaking engagements for candidates. Communicate individual candidate speaking opportunities to the specific candidate’s campaign.

• Assess all activities for value and make recommendations about future involvement.

• Establish relationships with community organizers so that they will provide for early notification to the DEC of upcoming events.

Recommended skills and experience:

Community relations experience

Working knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel). This is preferred but not necessary. Training can be provided.

Good communication skills.

Good organizational skills.

Additional Notes:

This is a position that has a great deal of flexibility and would be great for a new resident or a resident very well-connected in the community.

Summary:

The Phone Canvassing Coordinator will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage the daily functions of the St Lucie County Democratic Party’s Phone Canvassing program. This individual will manage the phone canvassing volunteers to meet the goals of the St. Lucie County Democrats’ election strategy. Additionally, the Phone Canvassing Coordinator will recruit and train new phone canvassers and offer continuous coaching, mentoring and development of all phone canvassers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute phone canvassing strategies of the DEC.

• Maintain and manage a full list of phone canvassers.

• Establish planning benchmarks, calculate the timeframe and number of volunteers needed to meet established goals.

• Distribute virtual phone banking opportunities to phone bankers.

• Communicate monthly DEC-directed contact goals and monitor progress toward those goals.

• Ensure phone bankers are participating and follow up as needed.

• Report to the DEC on phone banking activity during each monthly meeting. Report will include number of current and new phone bankers, progress toward goals set by the DEC, and identified obstacles to success.

• Report to the DEC any identified issues or concerns trending in communities that may be of interest to candidates.

• Conduct monthly training for new phone bankers.

• Troubleshoot issues reported by phone bankers.

• Establish and maintain a community/team comradery amongst the phone bankers.

Recommended skills and experience:

Current phone banker with some experience

Knowledge of Virtual Phone Bank (VPB) system

Knowledge of VAN/Votebuilder for volunteer monitoring

Working knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel). This is preferred but not necessary. Training can be provided.

Good communication skills.

Good organizational skills.

Creative and positive motivation methods (Bank-a-Thons, Top Banker, group activities, etc).

Additional Notes:

This can be a shared position.

Guidance will be provided by the DEC.

Summary:

The Door-to-Door Canvassing Coordinator will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage the functions of the St Lucie County Democratic Party’s Door-to-Door Canvassing program. This individual will manage the door-to-door canvassing volunteers to meet the goals of the St. Lucie County Democrats’ election strategy. Additionally, the Door-to-Door Canvassing Coordinator will recruit and train new door-to-door canvassers and offer continuous coaching, mentoring and development of all door-to-door canvassers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute door-to-door canvassing strategies of the DEC.

• Maintain and manage a full list of door-to-door canvassers including areas of preference, primary language and/or fluency in multiple languages, and teams.

• Establish planning benchmarks, calculate the timeframe and number of volunteers needed to meet established goals.

• Schedule canvassing opportunities and communicate the opportunities to the volunteer canvassers.

• Ensure adequate materials are available and distributed to canvassers at each canvassing event. Materials will be provided by the DEC and its partners.

• Monitor contact and determine number of turf passes needed to achieve a contact rate greater than 50%.

• Report to the DEC on canvassing activity during each monthly meeting. Report will include number of current and new canvassers, progress toward goals set by the DEC, and identified obstacles to success.

• Report to the DEC any identified issues or concerns trending in communities that may be of interest to candidates.

• Conduct monthly training for canvassing and miniVAN for new canvassers.

• Troubleshoot issues reported by canvassers.

• Establish and maintain a community/team comradery amongst the canvassers.

Recommended skills and experience:

Current door-to-door canvasser with some experience

Knowledge of miniVAN system

Knowledge of VAN/Votebuilder for volunteer monitoring

Working knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel). This is preferred but not necessary. Training can be provided.

Good communication skills.

Good organizational skills.

Creative and positive motivation methods (Knock-a-Thons, Top Canvasser, group activities, etc).

Additional Notes:

This can be a shared position.

Guidance will be provided by the DEC.

Summary:

The Webmaster will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage and maintain the information, graphics, and functionality of the St Lucie County Democratic Party’s public website. This individual will revise the content of the website (saintluciedemocrats.com) as requested by the DEC, ensure that it is functioning properly, and report analytics to the DEC.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Revise the text and graphics of the DEC’s website in accordance with the request of the Chair of the DEC.

• Update changes to content (i.e., leadership or positions on issues) within forty-eight (48) hours of a reported change.

• Maintain and revise the opportunities available to volunteers as they are scheduled. Each opportunity shall have a Mobilize.us link included in the event description to ensure quality volunteer management.

• Create Landing Pages for major fundraisers or events with relevant information and links to next steps (i.e., ticket purchase, donation, or RSVP)

• Revise and enable the “Candidates” page at least six (6) months before the general election and be updated within 48 hours of the official results of the Primary Election. In the event of a Special Election, the “Candidates” page will be revised and enabled within sixty (60) days of the Primary Election, if applicable, and/or the General Election. The information used to populate the “Candidates” page will be shared with the webmaster of the St. Lucie County clubs and caucuses. The “Candidates” page shall include the following information:

o Each race that will appear on St. Lucie County ballots, excluding neighborhood elections, ranging from highest office to most local.

o Each Democratic candidate qualified to run in each race will have a profile.

o Candidate profiles will include their name, official campaign picture, website address, physical and/or mailing address, phone number, social media links, and a “Donate” button that links directly to their Act Blue account.

• Revise the “Elected Democrats” page within 48 hours of the official results of the general election.

• Monitor the traffic of the website and its pages to ensure the value of each page to the public. Provide analytics reporting about the website traffic to the DEC, well relevant or upon request.

• Ensure that links to outside sources (i.e., Florida Democratic Party) are live and functioning.

Recommended skills and experience:

Knowledge of Squarespace website design

Knowledge of another website design program

Additional Notes:

This is a position that has a great deal of flexibility and would be great for a volunteer that is available at unusual hours.

Much of the work of an election is based on data. The St. Lucie County Democrats use a voter database, called VoteBuilder (VAN), to manage volunteers, create phone banks and canvassing turfs, update voter contact information, and monitor mail-in ballot submissions. If you know data, you know that it’s only as good as what is entered. In order to make this whole thing work, our data needs to be stellar. Data Assistants will help the party keep data current, help canvassers get the best turfs, and create phone banks that get the job done. Knowledge of VAN is not a requirement. We will train you.

Summary:

The Digital Designer will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, create digital content for the St. Lucie County Democratic Party and local democratic candidates. This individual will create and revise a variety of digital design mediums to meet the needs of the DEC and its partners.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create digital assets (static, video, and HTML) for a range of platforms (social, display advertising, websites, literature, etc.).

• Create digital assets for events and email campaigns.

• Develop and use branding mechanisms for simplicity in repeat information sharing.

• Develop and use branding mechanisms for distribution of state and national party talking points and information.

• Work closely with the Coordinated Campaign to assist candidates in their digital design needs.

• Work closely with the Fundraising Committee to assist in event digital design needs.

• Research industry trends to present ideas and concepts for timely digital innovation.

Recommended skills and experience:

Knowledge of Canva (will be made a team member of the DEC’s Pro account)

Additional Notes:

This is a position that has a great deal of flexibility and would be great for a volunteer that is available at unusual hours.

Summary:

The Social Media Manager will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage the social media accounts of the DEC. This individual will develop strategies, post content, and manage conversations for the DEC’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create, either independently or in collaboration with the Digital Designer, compelling and engaging content (static and video) for the DEC’s social media accounts.

• Use popular and engaging social media techniques to communicate the messages, positions, and candidates of the St. Lucie County Democratic Party.

• Develop social media campaigns.

• Update social media content regularly to maintain and increase reach, engagement and followers.

• Engage with followers.

• Create and manage events developed by the DEC and it’s partners.

• Run and monitor ads.

• Monitor campaigns and analyze data obtained.

• Work with the Coordinated Campaign to assist candidates in their social media efforts. Provide guidance or suggestions when requested.

• Assist candidates in establishing their social media accounts and ad capabilities.

• Research and stay current on social media trends.

Recommended skills and experience:

Experience managing a business page on Facebook and Instagram

Experience creating and managing ads in Facebook and Instagram

Experience working on a political campaign or in a political party

Knowledge of Canva (will be made a team member of the DEC’s Pro account)

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of messaging and branding

Additional Notes:

This is a position that has a great deal of flexibility and would be great for a volunteer that is available at unusual hours.

Summary:

The Email Marketing Manager will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, manage the email marketing program of the DEC. This individual will develop strategies, produce and execute email campaigns and messages, and analyze data.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Produce and execute all email and SMS campaigns, including building emails from templates and HTML.

• Build effective target audiences and segments for every message to drive engagement and performance.

• Effectively communicate the messaging of the DEC and it’s partners and candidates.

• Work with the Coordinated Campaign to assist candidates in setting up and executing their email marketing program.

• Analyze data and report findings to the DEC when relevant or upon request.

• Manage the email recipients list to ensure targeted and effective use of email marketing strategies.

• Identify trends and new strategies to execute the DEC’s email marketing plan.

Recommended skills and experience:

Experience with MailChimp, or a similar product

Experience creating and managing email marketing strategies

Effective communication skills, with knowledge of marketing, messaging, and branding

Additional Notes:

This is a position that has a great deal of flexibility and would be great for a volunteer that is available at unusual hours.

Summary:

The Publicity and Public Relations Manager will, at the discretion of the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) board, develop, execute, and manage the traditional media image of the DEC. This individual will develop strategies, foster press relationships, draft copy, and manage messaging to effectively deliver the message of the DEC.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create Public Relations plans and strategies

• Develop media relations strategy, seeking high-level placements in print and broadcast

• Write press releases, media announcements, speeches and other PR copy

• Provide effective crisis management solutions in times of need

• Analyze public opinion

• Build and maintain targeted media lists, and nurture relationships with key reporters

• Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of PR campaigns and communicate insights to management

• Increase visibility of the DEC and its candidates in traditional media through paid and organic means.

• Work with the Coordinated Campaign to assist candidates in traditional media optimization.

Recommended skills and experience:

Experience with traditional media (i.e., journalism, television)

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Exceptional writing and editing skills

Many candidates that run for a local office are very new to politics and campaigning. It is a service of the county party to provide support and guidance to all candidates that choose to run for office. Members of the Coordinated Campaign Committee are that support system. Members provide:

Candidate Vetting

Volunteer coordination through the party leadership

Language and position information and suggestions

Design assistance for ads, signs, and event flyers

Voter data analysis

Campaign strategy and support

Opportunities to speak to the public

These are just a few of the vital aspects of campaigning that the Coordinated Campaign Committee provides to relieve some of the technical, but stressful, elements of campaigning.

Experience with campaigns is preferred but not necessary.