Turf Director - San Fernando Valley
About the role
The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers building a fairer, cleaner, safer, and more peaceful world. Every campaign is our opportunity to make the world better. We show up because we believe in what’s possible—politically, personally and collectively. We invest in people at every level—industry-leading pay/benefits, rigorous training and support, real paths to leadership. The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters represents over 60,000 carpenters. Los Angeles is the heart of our union. Training is key to our work. One of our 250 training centers is in Sylmar, just up the road from the district. We build nearly every kind of structure you see and we build careers, not just jobs. The Carpenter’s Union knows what successful organizing and true leadership can accomplish and that’s why they are working to turn out the vote for City Council candidates that share their values. Our campaign will be going door to door in CD-3 to help elect Barri Worth Girvan and CD-9 to help elect Jose Ugarte to the LA City Council on behalf of the Carpenter's Union for the fall midterm elections. Turf Directors support the work of voter contact and voter registration campaigns by making sure we are reaching the right voters in the right areas each day we canvass. Successful candidates will demonstrate expertise in PDI and GSuite, along with a willingness to learn new mapping and database management systems. We are looking for people who are familiar with the demographic profile and walkability of the districts we’ll be working in, as well as people who share our deep concern for canvasser health and safety. City Council Districts 3 and 9 in the West Valley and South LA
Responsibilities
- Turf packet preparation and cutting
- Canvass results data analysis
- Density analysis
- Data integrity monitoring
- Turf and precinct tracking
- GOTV strategy
- Historical campaign data analysis
- Work with project and office directors, as well as external stakeholders, to identify both target precincts and targeted subsets of voters in those precincts
- 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
- Canvass every week
- Implement quality control measures to ensure integrity of the work
- Foster a healthy and safe working environment for all staff
- Develop strategic plans to reach target voters/constituencies in assigned locations
- Audit campaign data on nightly, weekly, and monthly basis depending on program needs
Qualifications
- Expertise in PDI
- Strong management skills, including