Political Communications 

The Venture

1000 MORE is a non-partisan app that removes barriers to civic empowerment for communities who have traditionally been disenfranchised, so that average Americans can disrupt the big lobby. We do this by facilitating education on upcoming legislation, communication with elected officials, and crowdfunding advocacy efforts.

The Role

As we ramp up customer acquisition, our team needs a political communications expert who is eager to meet people where they’re at and bring them into the civic engagement fold.

This is an opportunity to work at a start-up that is revolutionizing democracy by expanding civic empowerment. In this role you will: 

Research & update legislation in 1000 MORE platform weekly 

  • Research new bills using GovTrack and Congress.gov

  • Make & distribute list of bills for weekly digital call (w/ links) in agenda

  • Find bills in the platform

  • Rewrite simple summary at a 3rd Grade level 

  • Research and input org details for donation feature

  • Push in platform

  • Flag additional bills throughout the week and write summary / research & add org details for donation feature / push as needed

Newsletter

  • Write content for a newsletter that is a 5-minute read, inclusive of 4-5 bills moving through Congress and arrange it into the pre-designed layout with appropriate GIF's using Mailchimp

  • Manage revisions

  • Update email list with new sign ups and send it

Digital Marketing 

  • Update website as needed

  • Create and update marketing documents as needed

Social Media

  • Design and execute social media strategy for the product, and individual bills (on Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok and Facebook)

  • Create graphics on Canva = 2 graphics or pre made videos that you only add words to per week, carrousels will be counted as 1

  • Draft tweets, manage approval and editing process, and post at least 4 per week

  • Co-produce 3 videos with CEO or influencers each week for Instagram, Tik Tok and Youtube; would be responsible for video editing

  • Write captions for each post. Captions should always be short for time's sake. 5 sentence max

  • Post content on social media, at minimum 10 published pieces/week, and engage for at least 10 minutes before and after each post. This includes graphics and videos

  • Monitor all active social accounts and engage daily

  • Manage influencer collaborations

  • Track keywords, hashtags, engagement, and traffic on accounts on a weekly basis via social listening and analytics

  • Develop and track KPI’s

  • Participate in up to one-hour of strategy meetings each week 

Earned Media

  • Identify and pitch print and broadcast outlets, podcasts, speaking opportunities, and other earned media opportunities

  • Draft press releases, op-eds, and talking points

The Ideal Candidate

Technical ability 

    • Organized 

    • Strong writer (AP Style)

    • Knowledgeable of politics

    • Experience with political research, earned media, social media and email marketing

    • Detail oriented

Passionate about civic empowerment

    • A strong desire to work on a team that is empowering traditionally marginalized people in the U.S. 

    • Some who values the nonpartisan aspect of the platform and this work

We are looking for someone who…

    • Is proactive, with a track record of task completion and follow-up 

    • Brings innate organizational skills and enthusiasm to their work

    • Pays attention to detail

    • A fast learner who can pick up on the changes to the platform as we iterate and new features go live

    • An exceptional communicator 

    • Understands how to engage professionally with different audiences, from elected officials, to advocacy organizations, to constituent users on different media, phone, email, and social. 

    • Loves a challenge and is solutions oriented, using creative thinking to meet needs and solve problems

    • Already regularly consumes political news and social media

    • Understands nuance and complexity within the political landscape

Location

Flexible 

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to D’Seanté Parks at info@1000MORE.com. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Start date flexible. This internship is remote and offered in exchange for school credit. 

Black, Indigenous, and people of color, women and non-binary individuals, people with disabilities, queer individuals, formerly incarcerated individuals, and members of all other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.