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Digital Strategist
Want to break into digital? Get your start with us. Middle Seat is a digital consulting firm working for progressive candidates, political committees, and organizations. We’re looking for a full-time digital strategist to join the email team. Working within a pod, Digital Strategists provide intermediate support to client email programs. This job is an opportunity to hone mid-level skills in the areas of email copywriting and creative development, production, reporting, and client relations. Digital Strategists typically report to Managing Digital Strategists.
Why Middle Seat
Competitive salaries and great benefits
We only work for progressive organizations, candidates, and causes
We’re a proudly unionized team — part of the Campaign Workers Guild
Get in on the ground floor of a growing operation
Job Responsibilities
Writes email content (with some supervision)
Writes content for donation forms and landing pages (with some supervision)
Collaborates with podmates (and potentially clients) to get content reviewed, edited, and approved
Uses theories of change in email copy
Produces and launches emails (with some supervision and few mistakes)
Learns and uses basic-to-intermediate HTML, CSS, and SQL as needed
Learns and uses basic-to-intermediate CRM functionalities
Knows the basics of email testing
Can contribute testing ideas
Pulls, reads, interprets, and presents email performance metrics (with some supervision)
Can set up donation forms and other landing pages (with some supervision)
Contributes to email reporting (with some supervision)
Keeps email reports up-to-date
Sometimes takes part in brainstorms and other internal team meetings
Attends and occasionally contributes to client meetings (with some supervision)
Contributes ideas to email calendars
Update email calendars
Occasionally reviews peer work for accuracy, functionality, and alignment with best practices
Includes proofing test emails
Occasionally assists with helping onboard new clients
Can play a role in standing up new CRM and ActBlue instances
Occasionally contributes to new business proposals
Occasionally project manages client work (with some supervision)
Other responsibilities as requested
Requirements
1-3 years of relevant experience in email fundraising (or similar)
Works regularly with 1-2 common CRMs or fundraising platforms (ActionKit, ActBlue,
ActionNetwork, NationBuilder, etc.)
Able to manage client projects largely without assistance
Creative writing chops
Handle on typical rules of email writing for fundraising
Solid handle on email formatting and writing
Proficiency with most of the HTML and CSS needed to run email programs
Enthusiasm for data and testing fundraising content
A desire to play a role in fundraising for major political campaigns, nonprofits, and
causes
Attention to detail
Benefits
Salary: $60,086-$67,000
100% premium coverage for health, dental and vision
Zero deductible health plan
Profit-sharing plan: share in the growth and success of Middle Seat
Mobile phone reimbursement up to $50 per month
One Medical health service: video call or chat with doctors, no wait-time appointments
Health Advocate: the nation’s leading healthcare advocacy and assistance company
6% employer match on your 401k retirement account
20 paid vacation days off, plus your birthday and your Anniversary at Middle Seat
Unlimited sick leave
Commuter benefits for public transportation
Office Space (WeWork, etc) Stipend for Remote Employees
12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
$100 monthly student loan reimbursement
$350 monthly mental health benefit
$1,000 annual professional development reimbursement
We are committed to building a diverse and passionate team. We encourage creative-minded individuals with a strong technical aptitude to apply for this position. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to apply.
Our firm is values-driven. We are intentional with the decidedly left-of-center clients we work with — and we strive to make our work environment and benefits reflect that, including salary transparency, healthy work-life balance, and consistent employee feedback and communication. We’re happy to talk more about our company culture with prospective applicants.

Washington, DC, USA
$60,086/year