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title: 'Electoral Justice Fellow at Working Families Party'
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# Electoral Justice Fellow at Working Families Party

- **Company:** Working Families Party
- **Location:** Mississippi OR, TN
- **Compensation:** $26–$36/hr
- **Employment:** temporary
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies/b0b26a49-b703-42ac-a739-5f1739bd9c45

## Job description

## 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.

## ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Over the course of 4 months, you will complete:

- Electoral and advocacy training program focusing on the electoral justice framework and WFP Power building model.
- Complete a core curriculum of organizing training by attending and participating in virtual and in-person regional training sessions.
- Conduct one-on-one relational conversations with community, advocacy and political leaders to  build shared analysis and work towards collective electoral outcomes
- Research and map local power structures and opportunities to connect issues affecting working families to the upcoming election cycles
- Recruit and bring together a local volunteer action team of 15–20 members who are aligned and eager to be a part of the WFP
- Plan and facilitate regular team meetings that are inclusive, participatory, and integrated into an action-oriented electoral plan
- Support your team in supporting democracy defense and priority WFP electoral campaigns
- Host 1-2 community meetings for individuals interested in running for office and/or taking action to protect our democracy
- Manage the ANCHOR and election protection work
- Plan and execute weekly phone bank and reach events for the Southeast Region
- Plan and manage a local WFP canvass event, including paid opportunities, where applicable
- Represent WFP at approved coalition table in the state expanding WFP’s reach and complimentary work in the ecosystem
- Train and transition leadership of your volunteer team to a member-led committee.
- Document outcomes and celebrate your team’s wins.
- Graduate into our alumni network of electoral organizers.

## SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills:

- Deep ties to and residence in one of the listed priority states—this is a strict requirement.
- Commitment to economic and social justice for working families.
- Willingness to learn, take initiative, and work collaboratively.
- Reliable access to a smartphone and computer with internet for virtual meetings and trainings.
- Comfort speaking with new people and facilitating group discussions.
- Prior experience in a role that required deep understanding of the nuance and complexities of local and state politics.

Preferred Skills:

- Some experience in volunteering, advocacy, labor, faith, student, or community groups.
- Personal or family experience with issues facing working-class communities (wages, housing, healthcare, education, etc.).
- Bilingual or multilingual skills relevant to your community.

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 jobs@workingfamilies.org with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.

## About Working Families Party

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Working Families Party (WFP) is a progressive political party in the United States that fights for the multiracial working class by recruiting, training, and electing people-powered candidates.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Nonprofit Political Organization)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1998
- **Founders**: Bertha Lewis, Dan Cantor (merger of the New Party, Citizen Action, and ACORN)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Political Organizations, Electoral Campaigning, Advocacy
- **Target customers**: Voters, activists, working-class individuals, unions, community organizations (B2C and B2B with partner groups)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To build a nation that works for the many, not the few – fighting for higher wages, fair criminal justice, and getting money out of politics.

## Products & Services
- **Candidate Recruitment & Training**: WFP identifies and trains progressive candidates for offices from city council to U.S. Senate.
- **Electoral Campaigns**: Runs field organizing, messaging, and get-out-the-vote operations, sometimes in Democratic primaries, sometimes on the WFP ballot line.
- **Coalition Building**: Partners with unions, community organizations, and social movements to advance a shared legislative agenda.
- **Membership Program**: Offers a dues-paying membership ($10/month or $120/year) that gives supporters a direct role in party governance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (nonprofit)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of USD $3,653,167 (most recent data); Membership of 69,622 (December 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Unions, community organizations, and social movements; the party is governed by its members and partner groups.
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring for multiple senior roles (Chief Development Officer, Director of Engineering, state directors, organizers); expanding into new states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island; 152 employees with offices in five U.S. locations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fusion Voting Strategy**: WFP cross-endorses candidates on its own ballot line in states where fusion voting is legal, giving working-class voters a distinct progressive option without "spoiling" the election.
- **Multiracial Coalition**: Deliberately built as a multiracial party, uniting diverse communities around shared economic and social justice goals.
- **Proven Track Record**: Over two decades of electing transformational leaders and winning major policy victories (higher wages, criminal justice reform, money-in-politics reform).

## Strategic Focus
- **State Chapter Expansion**: Currently building new state chapters (e.g., Massachusetts, Rhode Island) and deepening existing ones (California, New York, Oregon).
- **Electoral Power**: Recruiting and running candidates up and down the ballot, with a focus on local and state races that build long-term movement infrastructure.
- **Data & Technology**: Investing in engineering and data infrastructure to better target voters and measure campaign effectiveness (recently hiring a Director of Engineering).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Staff are deeply committed to progressive change and working in a unionized, inclusive environment.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Health/dental/vision (first of month after hire), FSA, life insurance, 401(k) with immediate vesting, generous vacation (including comp time, sick days, personal days), paid parental leave (up to 12 weeks), sabbatical after 4 years, short-term disability, and $400/year professional development fund.
- **Remote/Hybrid Options**: Many roles are fully remote; some are hybrid (e.g., California organizer roles). Utility reimbursement of up to $175/month for home office costs.
- **Unionized Workplace**: Employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.
- **Employee Reviews**: 3.5/5.0 on employer rating (56 reviews). Culture scored highest (3.8), work-life balance 3.1, compensation 2.7, career 2.8.

## Sources
1. [workingfamilies.org - Jobs](https://workingfamilies.org/jobs/)
2. [workingfamilies.org - About](https://workingfamilies.org/about/)
3. [workingfamilies.org - Home](https://workingfamilies.org/)
4. [jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies](https://jobs.lever.co/workingfamilies)
5. [linkedin.com/company/working-families-party](https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-families-party)

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