Do you have an impressive resume with a few years of political campaign experience, and expertise in organizing, field operations, data delivery or digital communications? Most importantly, do you feel the Bern? If so, Bernie Sanders wants you – to apply for one of his campaign’s leadership roles in New Hampshire.
Four job titles were posted recently on Sanders’ campaign website, representing an undisclosed number of jobs.
Field directors and regional field organizers are being hired for “various cities” according to the jobs page on the site.
Already in Iowa his campaign has nine field directors, and at least 19 field organizers, according to a site called Race for the White House run by a group called Democracy in Action.
Field directors are involved in recruiting, managing and training volunteers, the job description says, and should have at least two election cycles’ worth of past experience.
Field organizers, on the other hand, are “the face of the Bernie 2016 campaign in New Hampshire,” responsible for building and growing volunteer support and carrying out regional planning for voter contact.
The other two jobs are in line with the needs of any digital-era campaign effort: Sanders is hiring a data director and digital director for New Hampshire.
Having database administration experience, the data director must “deliver presentations to staff, volunteers and communicate data-related priorities to field, political, and campaign leadership.”
The digital director runs the email campaign efforts and social media, connects “on-the-ground organizing efforts with the larger digital program” and uses digital tools to improve the field efforts.
With the New Hampshire Democratic primary so far away – possibly set for Feb. 9, 2016, though the actual date may not be released by the state until later this year – it appears Sanders is getting his ducks in a row early.
Sanders has already hired five campaign staffers for New Hampshire, including Julia Barnes, who came from the Vermont Democratic Party. But his staffing levels are puny compared to his main rival. Clinton has hired 19 workers devoted to New Hampshire already,
Clinton’s camp has five field offices in New Hampshire with five regional organizing directors and four field organizers, according to Democracy in Action’s website. Sanders, on the other hand, has one operative in Concord and the site reported it would be opening a field office in Manchester, too.
And Hillary Clinton’s operation already has a press secretary, communications director, digital director, organizing director, and deputy organizing director all based in New Hampshire.
