Canvass Manager

Texas Tool Belt is hiring a Canvass Manager

About us

Texas Tool Belt’s mission is to dramatically increase participation in voting and governance to support a thriving democracy that puts people first. Our team comprises highly experienced campaigners, strategists, data experts, recruiters, and community organizers. With over 20 years of experience mobilizing Texans, Texas Tool Belt team members have helped generate millions of knocks, calls, texts, and newly registered voters- nationally & in Texas, resulting in millions of new participants.

At Texas Tool Belt we‘re committed to cooking with the right ingredients: research-driven best practices, ongoing program evaluation systems, encouraging new innovations, metrics-based analyses, and the utilization of up-to-date technologies and systems.

Our services include comprehensive campaign program planning, the most effective, highest quality turn-key canvass programs, professional GOTV and community outreach training programs, and modules, voter and specific audience targeting, goal setting, analytics, data management, recruiting, and training highly experienced talent to run large scale GOTV and community outreach programs. We also offer onboarding, payroll, and HR direct support services.

We’re looking for a Community Canvass Manager to join our team to support and move forward crucial community projects through 2024 and beyond.

Position Requirements

• Familiarity with Google Suite or open to training
• Ability to walk 1+ miles in a 4 hours shift
• Must have a working laptop that can connect to a wifi system;
• Must have a Smart Phone with reliable Cell phone service required
• Ability and familiarity with downloading and using smartphone applications such as mapping, time clocks, data capture, and communications
• You must be ready to go on day one, have tireless energy, and be able and willing to anticipate and solve problems.
• Willing to work long hours as needed
• Willingness and ability to work safely in outdoor weather- heat, rain, cold
• At times as needed "working outside of your lane"
• Thrive in a dynamic culture with a willingness to pivot strategies as needed
• Manage 30 or more person canvass team;
• Participate in training to learn deep canvassing models and scripts;
• Canvass with targeted voters in the late afternoon or early evening; and on weekends
• Ensure that conversations are tracked in VAN [voter database];
• Ensure that timesheets are corrected and submitted by team members daily;
• Debrief conversations daily with the Statewide Campaign Field Manager and Canvass Team
• Verifying and approving hours for compliance and accuracy;
• Willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done and meet or exceed your targets while demonstrating a high degree of integrity and professionalism
• Ability to work in a highly structured team environment
• Ability to work well with diverse members of the community and in diverse communities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to learn and openness to feedback for improvement
• Ability to make changes and improvements in work practices based on collected metrics of previous work
• Ability to work entire shift without set breaks
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and proof of insurance throughout entire employment
• Must have basic mapping skills to get out to the assigned community in an efficient manner- mapping programs on phones are recommended
• Experience in writing narratives or willingness to learn how to do it.
• Be willing to transport, as needed, canvassers to the field
• Spanish speaking a plus
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity and an ability to manifest that in management style
• Willingness to be held accountable.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of door-to-door canvassers.
• Build a winning canvassing model that can grow regionally.
• Train and develop canvassers as a career path for promotion and career success.
• Hire, train, motivate, coach, and hold the team accountable to exceed goals.
• Perform targeted door-to-door canvassing in assigned, pre-selected communities and voters.
• Educate community members about the voting process and the endorsed candidates.
• Distribute educational and candidate support materials door-to-door in pre-selected communities and voters.
• Participate in training and staff meetings, as assigned.
• Must be knowledgeable in Mini Van, and moderate in Google, and GSuite.
• Create, update, and follow a daily agenda.
• Keep a daily narrative about field findings.
• Document any challenges or obstacles encountered in the field, and be prepared to offer solutions and workarounds to overcome them.
• Other duties, as assigned.
• Must not work for other candidates during employment.
• Must notify TTB of any "moonlighting" regardless of industry. 
• Hours throughout the program will vary from week to week.