Devin Davis for Congress is looking to hire a field manager to oversee our canvassing operations. The field manager will be responsible for recruiting, training, scheduling, and supporting our team of canvassers to speak with every voter in the district about our fight for our future.

Field Manager Responsibilities:

• Recruit enough canvassers to ensure the campaign is hitting its voter contact goals
• Train canvassers on best practices for speaking with voters, persuasion tactics, and campaign messaging
• Preparing for canvassing shifts by providing literature, water, yard signs, and other essential items
• Cutting turf for canvassers using Votebuilder
• Maintain a canvassing schedule and ensure we have enough canvassers sign up for each shift
• Support canvassers in reaching their voter contact and persuasion goals
• Tracking field goals and targeting key areas and precincts provided by field director
• Canvassing and phone banking to help the campaign meet its voter contact goals
• Various tasks to support the campaign as needed

This role requires:

• Experience organizing with progressive movements and campaigns in New Orleans
• At least one cycle of canvassing experience for a political candidate
• Knowledge of how to use Google sheets, and other tools for tracking and organization
• Experience training or teaching groups of people
• An ability to stay organized in a fast-paced working environment
• Access to a car or reliable transportation 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience cutting turf with Votebuilder and using MiniVAN
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Familiarity with New Orleans’ neighborhoods.

This role is a contract position and will last until November 5, 2024 with a possibility to continue to December 7, 2024 if the candidate advances to the run-off. The field manager will be paid $750 a week.

To apply, please send a resume to hello@devin4la.com with the subject line ‘Field Manager Application - [YOUR NAME]. In your email, please answer the following questions:

• Why do you want to work on this campaign?
• How do you motivate people?