Campaign Communications Organizer

Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia (United Renters for Justice), or IX, was founded to build tenant power to change the housing system in Minneapolis. We are a multi-identity, multi-gender, multi-language, and multi-cultural organization. IX was founded by Latinx community members to organize with renters most impacted by high rents, unsafe conditions, and landlord abuse in the city.

IX is seeking a Campaign Communications Organizer to build and broadcast the powerful stories of our members, our campaigns, our vision, and our values.

About the Role

This is a permanent, salaried, full-time position reporting to the Senior Strategist. The role is focused on organizing members for campaign communications and strategy: helping our campaigns tell their story, growing our reach, and making sure renters are the ones speaking for their own fights.

We are seeking a responsible, focused person who is committed to social justice work, rooted in community, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and as part of a team. The right person will be committed to lifelong learning, willing to give and receive regular feedback, organized and detail-oriented, creative, strategic, and committed to building relationships with our members.

Key Responsibilities

Campaign Strategy and Communications (45%)

• Support organizers across campaigns to build and broadcast IX’s overall organizational narrative, which shapes how we engage with the world in our narrative organizing
• Work within each active organizing campaign (policy, electoral, tenant unions, cooperative) to develop and execute communications strategy, including earned media, public actions, speaker prep, member storytelling, and digital organizing
• Read and synthesize current issues in the housing and social justice landscape to inform campaign messaging
• Shape and propose strategies to build and amplify the stories of renters to our membership, supporters, allied organizations, decision makers, and press
• Share strategic assessments about engaging with the press to shape campaign plans
• Train IX members and coordinate with organizing staff so members can draw out and own their stories of leadership, power, and struggle
• Support organizers in creating campaign materials such as flyers, one-pagers, fact sheets, talking points, and action alerts
• Manage vendors and contractors for campaign needs, including election advertising and graphic design, coordinating timelines, deliverables, and approved budgets with campaign leads
• Gather member stories, quotes, photos, and video with informed consent and care for members’ safety, especially immigrant and undocumented members

Digital and Member Communications (25%)

• Lead IX’s social media presence across all platforms, thinking creatively about how to use or create new mediums where renters’ stories can be told
• Ensure language justice is respected and practiced: coordinate translation so materials go out in Spanish, Somali, and other member languages at the same time as English
• Engage renters and the broader community through newsletters, social media, creative writing, art builds, and other modes of communication
• Provide listserv updates, manage communications databases, and communicate with allies
• Help keep IX’s websites current with campaign news, actions, and announcements
• Maintain a shared content calendar and photo/asset library
• Track simple metrics (reach, sign-ups, turnout from online asks) and share what’s working with the team

Press and Media (15%)

• Support staff and allies in maintaining a presence with media through press advisories, press releases, and regular communication with local and national journalists
• Build, maintain, and grow IX’s relationships with local and national journalists and media outlets, including Spanish-language and Somali outlets, to secure coverage, amplify tenant voices, and advance our campaigns
• Bottom-line the communications side of press conferences, rallies, and direct actions
• Prepare tenant leaders as spokespeople through message practice, interview prep, and debriefs
• Support the organization on rapid response when news breaks that affects our members
• Track media coverage of IX and share it with staff and members

Organizational Responsibilities (15%)

• Build relationships with staff and members to gain a deep understanding of our campaigns and the self-interest of our members
• Participate in and facilitate staff meetings on a rotating schedule
• Support the organizational culture of healthy feedback, evaluation, and planning
• Commit to a culture of vulnerability, giving and receiving feedback, conflict resolution, and loving challenge for personal and organizational growth
• Engage in IX culture, campaigns, meetings, and direct actions as needed
• Share stories, photos, and campaign wins with the development team for their use with funders
• Follow IX’s guidelines for keeping 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) communications separate, especially during electoral work

Required Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in communications. This may include running social media accounts, using platforms like Squarespace or EveryAction to edit websites and send mass emails, facilitating community art, working with press, writing press releases, and/or storytelling for organizing campaigns
• Excellent writing skills and strong computer skills (Google Workspace, Zoom)
• Willingness to grow within a team and give and receive feedback across differences in position and identity
• Aligned and committed to IX’s values and mission
• Basic skills in research, synthesis, and analysis
• Ability to problem solve, take initiative, and manage your own schedule
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of the organization, including Board members, IX members, staff, and volunteers
• Willingness to meet tension and conflict head on and use it as an opportunity for transformation
• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends
• Reliable transportation and cell phone service
• Good judgment about privacy and safety when sharing members’ stories

Preferred Qualifications

• Organizing experience or exposure in issue or housing-based campaigns
• Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Somali (a plus, not required)
• Experience with graphic design tools (such as Canva) and basic photo or video editing
• Ties to Minneapolis neighborhoods, community media, or tenant and housing justice movements

Compensation and Schedule

• Base salary: $58,275 annually
• Minimum 32-hour work week; overtime for work beyond 40 hours/week
• Hybrid, with at least two in-person days per week in Minneapolis
• Collaborative, relational, and fast-paced environment
• Full benefits listed in the Benefits section below

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will remain open until filled.

IX is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color; LGBTQ+ people; women; immigrants; people from working-class backgrounds; formerly incarcerated people; and other marginalized communities.

• 100% employer-paid, no-deductible health and dental insurance for employee, partner, and children
• 160 hours of paid time off (5 weeks) for vacation and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Two annual week-long office closures for all-staff breaks
• Paid parental leave
• Annual raises of at least 3%
• Up to 5% discretionary year-end bonus
• $1,000 annual professional development allocation
• Mileage reimbursement
• Minimum 32-hour work week; comp time for work beyond 40 hours

Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Somali (a plus, not required)