Content Creator

Battleground New York and Battleground New York Action are seeking a highly creative, driven, and bold Content Creator to drive the storytelling engine of our campaign and issue advocacy work. The ideal candidate has experience crafting narrative arcs as part of a larger campaign strategy, with a strong instinct for what resonates with different types of voters. This person thrives in rapid-response environments and excels at producing compelling content at speed. A strong collaborative spirit and an eagerness to experiment with new formats, trends, and storytelling techniques are essential.

In this role, the Content Creator will design and manage two parallel tracks of work: producing rapid-response content that reacts immediately to breaking news and political developments, and executing a planned content calendar focused on issue education and longer-horizon storytelling. Success in this role requires balancing real-time responsiveness with strategic, pre-scheduled creative production.

About Battleground New York and Battleground New York Action

In 2026, New York will be a central battleground in the effort for Democrats to win back the U.S. House of Representatives. Battleground New York is a coalition of New York’s leading organizations, unions, and movements representing hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life, working together to flip the House and take back the majority. The coalition is dedicated to winning the U.S. House of Representatives, registering new voters, and increasing voter turnout by reaching them directly at their doors. In 2024, it hosted the largest field and organizing campaign in modern New York history leading to successfully flipping four congressional seats.

Battleground New York Action is Battleground New York’s 501(c)(4) sister organization.BGNYA runs social welfare programming to increase education, advocacy, and civic engagement among New Yorkers who have historically been disconnected from the political process. Specifically, BGNYA runs nonpartisan voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns to increase civic engagement among working-class New Yorkers.

Required Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in content creation, political communications, digital organizing, or advocacy campaigns.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating political, issue advocacy, or persuasion-oriented content.
• Proficiency in video editing and design, using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, Canva, or similar.
• Excellent writing skills for digital platforms and voter-facing messaging.
• Ability to thrive in a rapid-response, campaign-style environment, often producing same-day content.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and lead the team to hit targets.
• Understanding of voter communication, persuasion frameworks, and narrative strategy.
• Cultural competence and ability to craft content that resonates across diverse communities.
• Proficiency with analytics tools to monitor performance and shape creative strategy.
• Ability to explain content strategy and performance to the campaign team.
• Willingness to chase down approvals to produce timely content.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to film, photograph, and edit quick-turnaround content in the field.
• Multilingual skills — especially Spanish
• Knowledge of campaign compliance requirements for creative content.
• Experience working in New York State