Coordinated Campaign Operations Associate

Operations Associate Job Description

Texas Together 2026

About the Role

The Texas Democratic Party is seeking GOTV Operations Associates to join our Texas Together 2026 Coordinated Campaign, supporting Talarico for Texas and Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. Operations Associates will help build and maintain the operational infrastructure necessary to support a large-scale effort to mobilize voters across Texas during the final months of the 2026 election.

Operations Associates will work across teams to make sure campaign staff have the people, materials, equipment, and logistical support they need to execute the campaign successfully. This is a hands-on role for someone who is organized, adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable solving problems in a fast-moving campaign environment.

This position will begin ASAP and end November 15, 2026.

Pay

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Operations Associates are compensated at $5,000 per month.

Benefits

They are eligible for generous benefits including health care, vision, and dental insurance and stipends for cell phone and eligible transit.

Union

• The Texas Democratic Party staff are proudly unionized.
• This position is represented by IBEW Local 220.
• GOTV Operations Associates are eligible for union membership in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Essential Duties

• Support campaign hiring and onboarding: Assist with hiring logistics, applicant tracking, interview coordination, onboarding, and other staffing needs as the campaign rapidly scales.
• Managing purchasing and supplies: Order, track, and distribute office supplies, campaign materials, equipment, and other resources needed by staff across the state.
• Coordinate campaign materials, mail, and literature: Help manage inventory and distribution of campaign literature, mail, signs, printed materials, voter contact materials, and other GOTV resources to ensure teams have what they need when they need it.
• Support campaign offices: Assist with the setup, maintenance, and eventual closeout of campaign offices and staging locations.
• Maintain inventory: Track campaign equipment and materials across offices and teams, monitor inventory levels, and proactively identify when additional materials need to be ordered or redistributed.
• Coordinate shipping and distribution: Help manage the movement of materials and equipment between campaign offices, vendors, staff, and staging locations.
• Work with vendors: Coordinate with vendors and internal staff on orders, deliveries, invoices, printing, equipment, office needs, and other operational projects
• Troubleshoot operational needs: Respond quickly to changing needs across the campaign, helping solve logistical problems and keeping programs running smoothly.
• Maintain accurate records: Keep operational trackers, budgets, inventory records, receipts, and other campaign systems organized and up to date.

Qualifications

• Need to haves: There are no formal education requirements for this position
• Commitment to the Texas Democrats mission and our organizational values, goals, and objectives
• Task and time management skills
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment where priorities may change quickly.
• Experience working with spreadsheets, trackers, budgets, inventories, or other administrative systems
• Access to a reliable car and drivers license
• Access to a phone and laptop computer

Nice to haves

• Experience working or volunteering on electoral, union, or community organizing campaigns a plus
• Familiarity with campaign operations and the pace of a political campaign

Time Commitment

This position will begin the week of August 24 and end November 15, 2026. This is an intensive, time-limited role at a pivotal moment for Texas Democrats.