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Arena lists this Justin J. Pearson for Congress : Field Organizer opportunity in memphis, Tennessee. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Justin J. Pearson for Congress: Field Organizer
Justin J. Pearson launched his campaign for Tennessee's Ninth Congressional District on October 8, 2025, declaring it "a campaign for The People." A movement leader and Tennessee lawmaker, he rose to national prominence as part of the Tennessee Three, standing up for gun reform and being overwhelmingly reelected after expulsion. A lifelong organizer, he helped lead the victorious Byhalia Pipeline fight, shut down a cancer-causing sterilization plant, and now challenges Elon Musk's xAI data center. The second-youngest state legislator in Tennessee, Pearson is a national voice for justice. Read more about our campaign here.
Field Organizers will be vital to the success of our campaign and be responsible for the execution of the voter outreach plan as well as day-to-day recruitment, management and coaching of volunteers and volunteer leaders. This will include recruiting, training, managing, and energizing volunteers; organizing and facilitating field and community events; and doing the work to effectively scale our program effectively and quickly.
Responsibilities
Work with the team to reach ambitious voter contact goals
Schedule, recruit for, launch phone banks and canvasses in an effective, timely manner.
Organize, lead, and attend volunteer trainings and canvasses
Recruit, coach, manage, and motivate volunteers and high capacity volunteer leaders
Meet weekly door knocking and phone call metrics and ensure that volunteers are trained to properly perform their roles.
Maintain accurate and reliable field data, and complete daily and weekly reports as assigned by Field Director
Desired Qualities
Hard-working and motivated to win
Good at motivating and energizing others, skilled at training, energizing and ensuring volunteers have clarity
Commitment to progressive change, aligned with that of the candidate
Highly organized, including the ability to not only stay organized yourself but also to help ensure others are organized
Ideally comfortable with spreadsheets
Loves to knock-doors, talk to new people, and make hard asks
Understands how meeting quantitative goals translates into people power
Outstanding interpersonal skills, good at listening, effective ability to communicate professionally and empathetically.
Comfortable giving, receiving, and integrating feedback effectively and quickly
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity, high-impact environment
Strong problem-solving skills, takes initiative, and a resourceful organizer who can build new systems and strategies from the ground up
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
Willingness to work irregular hours and weekends.
Experience & Skills
Two cycles of campaign field experience preferred, ideally with one cycle serving in a paid role with demonstrated leadership experience.
Experience with community organizing and movement building;
Experienced leading big scale door-knocking and phone banking operation preferred
Experience using GoogleSuite and NGP VAN is highly preferred. Experience with Mobilize, Reach, Scale to Win, or similar system(s) is preferred, but not required.
Passionate about creating an environment where volunteers from diverse backgrounds feel safe and respected
Must have a driver license, access to reliable transportation, a smartphone, and a computer.
Salary:
$4,500 per month
Job Type: Full-time - Contract, Temporary
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
NOTE: Justin J. Pearson for Congress is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Worksite address
memphis, TN, 38103, US
Who can apply
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