Managing Digital Strategist
Managing Digital Strategists run Middle Seat's largest email programs for progressive candidates, political committees, and nonprofits. They also manage and mentor junior members of the email team. As an experienced emailer, this job is an opportunity to work on some of the most notable fundraising and advocacy programs in our space. You will take the lead on strategy and execution with some of our most important clients. You will also learn to be an effective manager, mentor, and leader on the email team. This role is roughly 80% client work and 20% team management work.
Why Middle Seat
- Competitive salaries and great benefits
- We only work for progressive organizations, candidates, and causes
- We're a proudly unionized team part of the Campaign Workers Guild
Job Responsibilities
Write compelling fundraising and organizing emailsWriting embodies the voices and perspectives of our clients, with no edits needed
Expertly adapts writing to various calls-to-actionWriting always deploys effective theories of changeWork with clients to get emails edited, approved, and scheduledCoordinates clients to review and finalize email copy
Solicits, accepts, processes, and incorporates copy feedback, from both senior team members and clientsProvides valuable and constructive copy feedback to more junior team membersPlays a role in helping to develop the copywriting skills of junior team membersCode, produce, target and test mass email communicationsEmail code is complete and accurate, with no errors. Requires no troubleshooting. Can troubleshoot intermediate and complex code issues.
Follows our internal testing processes; sends email tests to team members for review and approvalFrequently volunteers to review and approve tests for others. Nearly always catches and rectifies errors before they launch.Launches emails to targeted audiences with no mistakesUse multiple different CRMs to run email programs (ActionKit, BSD, Action Network, NationBuilder, MailChimp, etc.)Has mastered all CRM(s) used by their client(s)
Has become fluent in 1-2 additional CRMsTrains and mentors junior team members on learning new CRMsAnalyze metrics and report back to clients on performance, best practices, test resultsCompiles metrics into cohesive, thorough, well-structured reports
Analyzes those reports; derives strategic guidance from themPresents reports, analyses, and strategic guidance to clients with no assistanceMentors and / or manages junior team members in producing client reportsPresent detailed monthly reports to clientsCan independently build, present, and explain monthly reports to clients.
Can also successfully coach junior team members through the process of building monthly reports; provides valuable and constructive feedbackServe as a day-to-day contact with clientsCommunicates extremely well with clients regularly
Is very responsive to client needs and requestsFrequently proactively anticipates and responds to client needsTake part in brainstorms, team meetings, conference calls, etc.Contributes significantly and frequently leads, and volunteers to lead brainstorms, team meetings, and other internal meetings
Develop monthly content calendars and goals for clientsDevelops cohesive calendars that align with email scheduling best practices, with no assistance
Sets fundraising goals that are appropriate to their clients' programs and overall industry standards, with no assistanceHelps hold junior team members accountable to following calendars and reaching goalsA / B test everything you doRecommends innovative testing ideas
Conducts tests independentlySuccessfully concludes tests; compiles and presents test resultsHolds junior team members accountable to following testing protocolsAssists junior team members with testing procedures and reportsProduce ActBlue fundraising pages and testsBuilds fundraising pages that align with both client branding and digital fundraising best practices, with no assistance
Regularly audits fundraising pages; works with the product team to ensure fundraising page wrappers are updatedWrite copy for landing pagesWrites cohesive, appropriate, concise landing page copy, with no assistance
Contribute significantly to new client pitchesProvides appropriate, relevant content to new client pitches; proactively seeks out opportunities to contribute
Content requires no editing, revising, and feedbackDirectly manage junior email team membersPlays a direct managerial role for at least one junior team member
Schedules and holds regular check-ins with direct reports to discuss professional development, growth, and progressContribute to employee goals, training, and growthWorks with direct reports to develop and actualize professional development goals
Helps to train junior employees; helps to on-board new employeesManages the performance evaluation process, with assistanceDelivers and conducts employee performance evaluations, with supervisionRun training sessionsRuns training sessions to teach new / junior team members and improve team knowledge
Recommends training topics; manages the process of developing and delivering corresponding trainingsGive feedback on programming and draftsProvides constructive, thorough, well-thought-out copy feedback and edits
Reviews email code for issues or irregularities; recommends effective solutionsProject managementIndependently manages projects
Manage junior team members on projectsTeaches project management skills to junior team membersLead on setting up new client accountsEffectively manages new client setup and onboarding
Work with our product team to develop landing pages and templatesCoordinate with the product team to produce on-brand landing pages and templates that embody digital best practices
Set up CRMsSets up and / or transition over to a new CRM instance for a client
Play a role in the management of Middle Seat's email teamRecommends improvements to email team systems
Helps streamline email team processesContributes to the process of interviewing and recruiting new email team membersAssists with determining client and backup allocation and team member workloads