Democracy & Technology Campaign Manager

Free Press and Free Press Action

Free Press and Free Press Action work to amplify the voices of people and communities in the crucial decisions that shape our media. We believe that positive social change, racial justice, and meaningful engagement in public life require equitable access to technology, diverse and independent ownership of media platforms, and journalism that holds leaders accountable and tells people what’s actually happening in their communities. We work at the intersection of media and technology to strengthen our democracy, while creating the way to a just and abundant media future.

Campaign Manager Role

The Campaign Manager engages Free Press’ more than 1 million members, hundreds of allies, and the broader public on issues within our portfolio focused on democracy and technology, including issues around the First Amendment, surveillance, and other topics. This position builds national and local ally relationships, executes creative tactics, and develops engagement strategies to advance our campaigns.

Campaign Focus Areas

The Campaign Manager’s focus may shift or expand to different campaigns and issue areas over time, including our work on platform accountability, fighting disinformation and hate, media accountability, and other organizational priorities. This position currently focuses on corporate-accountability campaigns — putting pressure on media and tech companies to stop the spread of hate and disinformation, advance racial equity, and serve the public interest — as well as legislative and regulatory campaigns to protect digital civil rights for all.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with our campaign, communication, policy, and cultural organizing staff, the Campaign Manager provides oversight, rapid response, coalition engagement, organizing and mobilization efforts and represents Free Press in public. They are responsible for fostering collaboration and communication internally and externally. The Campaign Manager develops and executes a range of campaign tactics and contributes to overall campaign development and strategy. The Campaign Manager must bring an intersectional approach to our work that includes a race, class, and gender analysis in order to elevate the relevance of media justice and policy change. They pay attention to details and are able to manage all the little tasks that make campaigns effective and impactful.

Reporting Structure

The Campaign Manager reports to the Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights. This job requires flexibility in work schedule, generally aligning to U.S. East Coast business hours. Evening and weekend hours are required at times, especially to handle rapid response needs. May require frequent domestic travel, including multi-day trips.

About Free Press

Free Press is composed of two separate organizations, Free Press and Free Press Action Fund. Both entities share the same overall mission and employees will have time assigned to one or both entities. This job description refers collectively to the two organizations as “Free Press.”

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and lead winning campaigns: Anchor campaign planning, development, and execution in collaboration with the Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights, Campaign Director, policy, communications, and other programmatic staff. Focus on identifying campaign opportunities, targets, asks, actions, and follow-up. Develop issue area expertise on the organization’s core campaigns and bring an intersectional approach to our work that includes a race, class, and gender analysis.
• Implement campaign tactics: Develop and execute a range of tactics including digital mobilization, content creation for emails, blog posts, and op-eds, outreach and engagement with new and existing local and national allies, and creative stunts. Collaborate with the marketing and communications team to grow membership, deepen engagement with activists, and advance race equity goals.
• Coalition management and engagement: Manage coalitions to execute advocacy initiatives and other campaigns. Engage with allied organizations to cultivate relationships and partnerships. Represent Free Press in coalition meetings, strategy sessions, actions, and listservs. Serve as a Free Press spokesperson for the media and at events such as rallies, protests, panels, and lobbying opportunities with policymakers.
• Communicate policy positions: Communicate policy positions from highly technical to general audiences, including staff, allies, government decision-makers, press, and the public. Participate in press briefings and assist with press releases and other public communications.
• Content creation: Contribute to creating compelling public narratives and public-education materials. Draft compelling email alerts, social media posts, op-eds, and other outreach materials.
• Advancing race equity: Articulate an understanding of racial equity and structural racism and integrate that knowledge into work projects and interactions. Address the structural implications and disproportionate impacts of policies on race, class, gender, and other group identities within job responsibilities.
• Evaluation and learning: Stay updated on advocacy and organizing strategies impacting policy change. Attend conferences and trainings as needed and report back to Free Press program staff.

Qualifications

• Dedication to Free Press’ mission
• Commitment to racial equity
• Experience in advocacy for policy change
• Interest in media, technology, and journalism issues
• Strong communication skills
• Spanish language fluency is a plus

Compensation and Benefits

Free Press offers competitive pay and generous benefits, including annual paid time off, group medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, employer contribution to retirement plans, flexible health and commuter spending accounts, paid family leave, and more.

COVID-19 Safety

All Free Press employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Free Press values excellence and diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from people of color, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and others from marginalized communities.

How to Apply

Complete the online application and participate in the hiring process which includes interviews and reference checks.

Key Dates

Applications submitted by June 14, 2024, will be reviewed with priority; later applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The ideal candidate will start in August 2024.