The Democratic Governors Association (DGA), the campaign committee responsible for electing and supporting Democratic Governors, is seeking to fill the Digital Fundraising Director role within the Digital Department for the 2026 election cycle. The position will report to the Digital Director.
The Digital Fundraising Department is responsible for the DGA’s national grassroots fundraising program and coordinating with campaigns to enhance their digital communications while also providing support to other departments within DGA.
The salary for this position is $125,000 annually before benefits and applicable withholdings. Candidates who are comfortable handling the following responsibilities and have the appropriate skillsets at the senior level are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the execution of the DGA grassroots fundraising program by means of email, online advertising, direct mail, telemarketing, and SMS to maximize growth and continue record-breaking returns;Manage a team of experienced staffers including an Email Director, SMS Director, and Senior Digital Strategist, as well as a team of fundraising consultants;Help manage external product vendors;Edit and approve email, SMS, and ads copy through the lifecycle from outlines, to drafts, to production, ensuring copy aligns with our mission, messaging, and best practices;Oversee strategy for large scale email and SMS testing, and assist in the maintenance of goal-oriented, data-informed content calendars;Identify angles for new digital fundraising campaigns,both long-term and rapid response;Work with the fundraising team to further develop our tools, reporting, and segmentation;Oversee grassroots fundraising analytics;Work with the Digital Campaign Services Director to identify opportunities to support and fundraise for gubernatorial campaigns;Support other special projects, assignments, and tasks in collaboration with DGA leadership and other DGA departments.
Qualifications
Experience leading successful, large-scale, online fundraising operations for Democratic political campaigns, political committees, and/or like-minded organizations;3+ campaign cycles or equivalent experience managing and driving strategy on fundraising programs; especially for an electoral campaign, committee, digital agency, advocacy organization, or nonprofit;Experience leading vendor communications for an organization or clients;Experience writing and/or managing a team writing email and SMS copy for a high-volume program, including rapid response;Experience producing email and SMS and/or managing a production process, including complex segmenting and testing, in a CRM such as ActionKit, Acoustic, Action Network etc;Experience managing projections and digital fundraising budgets.
Attributes
Mastery of political and digital best practices and an interest and commitment to master emerging technologies, and stay up to date with trends;The ability to leverage a meaningful news story or narrative for fundraising;Strong people and project management skills;Ability to work collaboratively under tight deadlines;Comfort with long, irregular hours during peak election seasons, including some evenings and weekends;Well-organized and detail oriented;Passion and commitment to advancing the principles and goals of the nation’s Democratic Governors
Diversity Practices
The DGA recognizes that its continued success requires a staff of hardworking, intelligent people from diverse backgrounds. The DGA is committed to ensuring equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status.
The DGA strongly encourages individuals with a diverse background to apply to this position and to share why your demonstrated commitment to diversity and experience working in diverse communities makes you a strong applicant.
Closing
The DGA offices and this position are located in downtown Washington, DC. This position comes with 100% employer-paid health care (including dental and vision) for employee + spouse/partner + dependents, up to 4% 401(k) matching program, employer paid phone bill and other employee benefits.
