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Job Description

About Politech

Politech is the company behind Blocks, a SaaS web application for effective political advocacy. We help organizations manage and realize their policy goals by providing them with tools that assist in tasks such as voter registration, grassroots organizing, and outreach. Our primary focus has been to assist progressive organizations that advocate on behalf of underserved communities. Our software platform has been a vital part of keeping such organizations successful and efficient.

Who We Are

We are deeply committed to public service and progressive social change. We are 100% minority owned and operated with a diverse team, inclusive of gender, ethnicity, and race.

Position Summary

Politech seeks a Director of Sales and Marketing to join our team. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills who will work as a self-starter. The ideal candidate should have several cycles of progressive political or issue campaign experience and an extensive professional network in the progressive campaign space.

The individual should be highly motivated to make a difference and to move progressive issues forward. Interest and understanding of politics and campaigns is a must, as you will develop new business through prospecting your network, Democratic campaign staff, progressive issue advocacy groups and community organizing organizations.

Our employees are from all over the country and bring varying levels of experience to the company. First and foremost, we value honesty from all employees. We strongly encourage a work environment centered on open communication and conscientiousness. Working remotely gives our employees the ability to better maintain a work-life balance, but we expect that productivity and job performance will not be sacrificed.

We are a fully remote team so you will need to be flexible to work with staff in different time zones when requested.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a sales and partnership strategy for Blocks and our other SAS products
• Identify and develop political sales leads through prospecting and cold outreach, as well as by building relationships with community organizing groups, progressive issue advocacy organizations, and Democratic campaign staff
• Conduct online demos, draft proposals, decks, and other collateral for prospective clients
• Maintain an active pipeline of new business to meet and exceed annual sales targets
• Manage technology needed to track prospect outreach and client conversations
• Attend political conferences to represent Politech
• Actively identify opportunities for product, services, and process improvements

Qualifications

• A passionate interest in Democratic political campaigns and progressive politics. The ideal candidate is passionate about helping our prospective clients achieve their goals.
• We are particularly interested in candidates with significant campaign experience, either in digital or field organizing: former Democratic campaign managers, digital directors, field organizers, and community organizers with 1-3 cycles of experience are especially encouraged to apply.
• Software sales experience is a big plus.
• Must be self-motivated, incredibly disciplined, very organized and pay great attention to detail
• Comfortable making daily sales outreach through phone calls and email
• Ability to explain and sell technical solutions to non-technical people
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Keynote
• Experience with sales or relation management software (we currently use Pipedrive) is a big plus
  
  

Compensation

Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Politech is an Equal Opportunity Employer that greatly values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How to apply

Apply with your resume and cover letter. Introduce yourself to us as a colleague. Show us your future here! We value great writers, so be yourself, be creative. Stock cover letters won’t do. Tell us why you want this job. Let us know why you want to work at Politech and not somewhere else.

You should be able to provide professional and personal references upon request.