Community Organizer — Des Moines

Job overview

The Community Organizer role is based in Des Moines, IA, with door-to-door voter outreach in the organizer’s own neighborhood. Compensation is $1,250 for completing the assigned tasks. Merrimack Services is conducting a voter mobilization program with Progressive Turnout Project to rally Iowa Democrats to vote.

What you'll do

• Speak with neighbors about voting by knocking on doors and having face-to-face conversations. Contact an assigned list of approximately 200 homes twice between October 25 and November 3, and text each neighbor once. Enter complete conversation data in a phone application
• activity is GPS tracked. Organizers may attend a virtual briefing and choose their own hours, but must complete the assigned tasks to qualify for payment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

community organizer

voter mobilization

door-to-door outreach

voter contact

face-to-face conversations

text outreach

gps-tracked activity

des moines ia

merrimack services

progressive turnout project

flexible schedule

$1,250 task payment

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting describes independent-contractor work requiring approximately 25–30 hours between October 25 and November 3, with no required schedule or time commitment and no travel outside the organizer’s own neighborhood.

About the employer

Merrimack Services LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Social Advocacy Organizations. Sector: 81.