The Opportunity

In just under two years, the Youth Team @ Strategic Victory Fund has incubated and scaled programming reaching young voters that has:

• Had an in-person footprint on over 150 campuses in battleground states
• Hired and trained nearly 200 full-time staffers and 1,800 part-time student staffers
• Developed over 100 student-focused social media accounts
• Reached nearly 6 million voters online, over 300m times

The Student Turnout Projects is our flagship operation – a cohort of state-based organizations working to organize college campuses with scrapiness and creativity. We’re looking for a Director to lead work in this vertical. The Deputy Director, Training + Program will be accountable for the training and program development of STP 2026 programming, including the potential incubation of new state-based organizations.

As we look to 2026, we’re continuing to support and evolve programming with our existing partners, while continuing to innovate and incubate new programming that will drive record Gen-Z turnout in 2026 and 2028 elections. 

The Role:

The Student Turnout Project seeks a Deputy Director to support our state teams in training and program development as they work to engage young people, especially on college campuses.

In this role, you would:

• Design, write, and execute the Student Turnout Projects’ training strategy in partnership with state teams, including hiring, managing, and training as needed
• Work with the STP Director to develop processes and templates for strategic planning and program development with state teams, including Get of the Vote (GOTV) planning
• Build out and manage training plan for national staff
• Build close relationships with STP State Directors and their staff to advise them on program, including creating resources, trainings, and ongoing coaching for staff at all levels
• Operate as a desk for in-state staff, as needed
• Facilitate trainings, as needed

You should have:

• Subject matter expertise in how to mobilize college students to vote
• Extensive experience in program management, organizing management, or training
• Experience thinking through a holistic training program, including train-the-trainer programs, to ensure staff at all levels are well-trained
• Experience with long-term strategic planning
• Be equally comfortable/enthusiastic about coaching a staffer with little experience, as you are coaching and up-leveling a very experienced staffer
• Experience working cross-departmentally and navigating relationships between state programs and national teams
• Existing relationship with trainers and training organizations is not required but is a plus
• The belief in the value of state-based leadership

We recognize that candidates can come across these attributes in a variety of ways and are open to candidates from diverse career backgrounds. We suspect that candidates with some of the following experiences may be particularly well-positioned:

• RODs/DODs/GOTV Directors/ODs on statewide campaigns
• Campus Organizer as part of longer career in campaigns or organizing
• A role on the training team of a campaign or progressive organization
• Teaching experience combined with other experiences in the campaign/organizing world

Travel

This role will likely involve a high level of travel to spend time with our in-state partners. 20-30% of time for most of the year. Over 50% of time during the Fall 2026 semester.

Location

New York City or Washington, DC preferred. Exceptional candidates that are remote will be considered.

Salary

The salary range for this position is $100,000-$120,000

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter should be concise, compelling, and outline the specific ways in which you would be a good fit for this position.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under local, state or federal law.