Central Ohio Organizer

About the Working Families Party

The Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.

We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things. We want to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.

The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Central Ohio Organizer will help build our grassroots base and organizing operation in Columbus in support of our legislative, policy, and electoral campaigns. The Organizer will help drive a program to recruit, develop, and support members and volunteer leaders to advance the values of the multiracial working class. The Organizer also identifies and builds alliances with other organizations which can influence decision-makers.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Build relationships with individual activists, members, and leaders
• Organize phone banking, text banking, canvassing, and postcarding events for 2026 election cycle
• Organize opportunities for grassroots engagement on issue campaigns and in movement-building work
• Identify volunteer team needs and work with them to recruit members and activists to do that work
• Experiment with engagement strategies to reach out to potential supporters and current volunteers, move them up the WFP ladder of engagement, and deepen their leadership.
• Manage contact lists and maintain up-to-date records in our database
• Uses skills to contribute to development of party objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Generally has authority to plan, prioritize, and handle duties within the assigned area of responsibility
• Evaluates changing conditions and modifies plans accordingly
• Performs other related duties as assigned

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 or more years of experience organizing
• Ability to train and develop skills of volunteer leaders
• Belief in leadership development and that growth relies on an individual’s ability to have ownership of important projects and achieve success for themselves
• Excellent communication, listening, and executive skills
• Ability to work independently
• Smart political judgment, including the ability to anticipate how friends and opponents will respond to our actions or statements
• Very detail-oriented and ability to multi-task
• Experience working with a diverse group of volunteers and supporters across all demographics and backgrounds– especially race, gender, and class
• Experience with organizing tools: Spoke, Slack, Mobilize, and Action Network
• Familiarity working with VAN

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at [email protected] with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.