Director of Advance - RM

Wilmington, DE
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Job Description

The Harris For President Campaign is seeking a Director of Advance to build a team to manage the campaign engagements of senior campaign principals. This person will be tasked with tracking engagements from conception through completion by working with staff and leadership at campaign headquarters and with our state teams. A good candidate for this role will be able to move projects forward and serve as a source of information sharing throughout the campaign. The candidate will need to manage the look and feel of each campaign event through the end of the cycle in collaboration with the Campaign’s Scheduling and Advance Team, both in Wilmington and throughout the country.


Key Responsibilities

  • Shepherd campaign engagements from conception through execution
  • Recruit, hire, train and manage a team in Wilmington and throughout the country
  • Develop new formats for campaign principals to engage voters
  • Oversee and approve budgets for principal travel, production, staffing and operational costs
  • Be a creative leader on the S&A team and greater campaign team
  • Build strong working relationships with teams across the campaign, including leadership, Operations, Finance, Legal and our state based teams
  • Partner with campaign staff and administration counterparts to ensure the safety and security of campaign principals, staff, supporters and the general public

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Scheduling and Advance Experience, including Campaign work
  • Management Experience
  • Good understanding of Presidential level production and television quality expectations in a variety of settings
  • A passion for coaching a team and developing new talent including providing constructive feedback to improve the performance of the campaign’s advance team
Harris for President requires all employees to be "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law. If you seek a reasonable accommodation in relation to the campaign's COVID-19 policy, you should speak to the HR Department prior to reporting to an office location.

Harris for President is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The campaign is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. The campaign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the hiring process and on the job, as required by applicable law. The campaign will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

All information provided to Harris for President must be accurate and truthful. In the event that any information on your resume or related materials are found to be untruthful, the campaign reserves the right to disregard applications or take immediate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, and also reserves the right to take legal action for related damages.

Accessibility Note: We invite all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. If you require any accommodation in the application process, you may request a reasonable accommodation.

Harris for President believes in the importance of privacy for all individuals and is committed to handling personal data responsibly and securely. This means being thoughtful about the data you share with us, how we use it, and how we protect it.

Due to FEC regulations, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible to apply for this role.

This position is not CWG bargaining unit eligible.

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