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Digital Director

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs · $79.2M budget · 348 staff · Since 2003

Why American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Empowers workers who aren't part of labor unions.

  • Outreach, education, member recruitment and mobilization: through strength in numbers, provide a collective voice to approximately 5 million members and 40 million working people on economic issues and concerns; empower working families in their communities and in the nation through…$74.9M spent in FY2024
  • Program infrastructure: including but is not limited to canvassing and communications platforms and tools$3.3M spent in FY2024
  • Research and analysis: research aimed at understanding what are the priorites of working people in the united states and how to best advocate for them economically and analysis aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness.$1.5M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$148K–$240K
6 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$82.3M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
348
employees
300 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
−4%
of revenue, FY2024
Concern: revenue was below expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(5)
tax-exempt since 1956
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Digital Director With 5.5 million members, Working America mobilizes working people who don’t have the benefit of a union at work to fight for good jobs and a fair economy. As the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, we unite working people in urban and suburban communities around a shared economic agenda. The Digital Director oversees all aspects of Working America’s digital campaigns and infrastructure. The Digital Director works closely with Senior Directors to develop a coherent, data analytics-driven digital strategy aimed at maximizing the organization’s organizing goals and objectives.

The Digital Director is also responsible for developing and maintaining a digital community of interest among Working America members and advancing Working America’s profile and interests in the digital area.

Reports to: Executive Director Duties: Oversee all aspects of the development, management, and oversight of Working America’s digital campaigns and infrastructure; Manage Working America’s digital assets including but not limited to websites, email systems, SMS platforms, social media properties, digital advertising platforms, and other digital communications platforms; Lead testing and audience analysis to develop insights to maximize engagement and responsiveness among Working America’s audiences and subaudiences; Work with Research and Analytics Department to implement clinical experiments; Direct research and development of emerging digital tools and tactics to enhance Working America’s digital communications strategy; develop strategic opportunities that promote the organizational mission; Analyze and report on digital metrics and use the data to make strategic recommendations to improve effectiveness; coordinate with programmatic teams to develop, implement, and innovate in-cycle clinical experiments and conduct ongoing analysis with the goal of improving digital campaign design and execution; Identify and implement strategies aimed at the recruitment, cultivation, and retention of Working America membership in the digital sphere; Create, implement, and evaluate digital fundraising strategies; Hire, supervise, evaluate, promote, and discipline all Digital staff; Develop and implement trainings and systems for effective roll-out and use of new digital tools; manage standards on digital practices and stay up-to-date on compliance requirements; Manage relationships with the digital staff of stakeholders including but not limited to the AFL-CIO, affiliate unions, and like-minded organizations; Manage vendor relationships as needed; Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience managing digital campaigns and infrastructure, preferably in the labor and / or political organizing space; Experience with strategic planning and implementation of digital tools to support various organizing campaigns; Advanced user knowledge of digital tools and platforms such as Action Network, Facebook, and Google; Advanced user knowledge of mass…

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About American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs

From its Form 990