This is an entry-level door into digital fundraising where writing and precision actually matter. You’ll craft and build high-volume fundraising and mobilization texts, track performance, and learn the mechanics of large-scale mobile donor programs inside a unionized shop.
About Middle Seat
Middle Seat is a full-service digital consulting firm supporting campaigns, nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and progressive causes across reproductive justice, racial justice, climate action, immigration rights, and economic justice. They’re a proudly unionized team (Campaign Workers Guild) focused on progressive work.
Schedule
- Full time
- Washington, D.C. or remote (U.S. based)
- Salary: $57,000
- This role is part of the bargaining unit
- Expect regular team meetings, client calls, brainstorms, and staying current on U.S. political news
What You’ll Do
- Draft fundraising, mobilization, and persuasion text messages aligned to client voice and tone
- Build and proof text builds in texting platforms for accuracy and functionality
- Maintain production calendars, reporting databases, and internal trackers
- Pull, compile, and analyze performance metrics for internal and client reporting
- Support account A/B testing and help implement testing ideas
- Collaborate with teammates and clients to review, edit, and schedule text programs
- Support mobile flows, landing pages, and donation page production
- Stay up to date on political news and progressive issues relevant to client fundraising
- Attend internal meetings, client calls, and creative brainstorms
- Handle administrative tasks and other duties as assigned
What You Need
- Interest in digital fundraising and mobile donor engagement
- Strong writing skills with attention to grammar, tone, and detail
- Organized, reliable workflow management under deadlines
- Technical aptitude and ability to learn new tools quickly
- You follow U.S. politics and progressive news
- Team-first collaboration style
- Must be based in the United States
- Preferred: experience with peer-to-peer texting or digital fundraising
- Preferred: campaign, nonprofit, or advocacy experience
- Preferred: familiarity with ActionKit, Switchboard, ActBlue
- Preferred: reporting tools like Airtable and Google Sheets
- Commitment to working for progressive candidates and causes
- Comfort receiving feedback and iterating fast
- Strong attention to detail while juggling multiple projects
Benefits
- 100% premium coverage for health, dental, and vision
- Zero deductible health plan
- Wellness benefits including memberships to One Medical, Health Advocate, and Talkspace
- Profit-sharing plan
- Mobile phone or internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
- 6% employer match on 401(k)
- 20 paid vacation days plus 2 floating holidays
- Unlimited sick leave
- Commuter benefits for public transportation
- Coworking or office space stipend for remote employees
- 12 weeks paid leave for new parents
- $100 monthly student loan reimbursement
- $350 monthly mental health benefit
- $1,000 annual professional development reimbursement
This one’s values-forward and it’s not shy about it. If that aligns with you, it’s a strong first step into fundraising ops.
Write tight, test smarter, and learn how the money actually moves in digital politics.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…