NY Canvasser
Working Families Party
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Feb 6, 2025
The New York Working Families Party (NYWFP) is looking to build power in New York City in 2025. Securing the WFP ballot line for our endorsed candidates is a crucial step for building that power. We are recruiting dedicated canvassers to help us collect signatures from New York City voters who are registered with the Working Families Party in New York to ensure we get our candidates on the WFP line. This is a short term role through April 3, 2025.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Collecting petition signatures from registered WFP voters in NYC;
- Ensuring the quality of petition signatures in accordance with New York State law;
- Tracking their time with a high level of fidelity;
- Being able to move around quickly from one appointment to another.
- Meeting shift goals and working with your manager and team to meet them.
Skills and Qualifications
- Be a registered WFP voter by February 14th OR be a notary public.
- Ability to communicate with voters you are interacting with;
- Time management: you will have to visit different addresses at different times to maximize your shift and meet signature goals.
- Detail oriented: we need to ensure all signatures are collected correctly.
- Physical requirements: this will be door to door canvassing, meaning you will be walking your turf during your shift
- Logistical skills: you will need to map out effective routes during your shift to get signatures.
- Working odd hours: you may need to collect petitions after work hours and/or during the weekend.
- Passionate about progressive politics and building WFPs power in NYC
- Hard worker who will stay motivated to engage as many people as possible
- Open to new challenges and are interested in building their campaign skills.
- Culturally competent and able to respectfully engage with teammates and the community
- Having access to a reliable means of transportation is a huge plus, but not essential.
What Else Should You Know
- Compensation: $23 - $27 an hour, 4.5 hour shifts, up to 38.5 hours a week.
- Location and Travel: You must be able to travel around New York City to collect signatures, with potential to meet and/or drop off completed sheets at our Brooklyn office. Canvassers will be able receive reimbursements for gas, mileage and parking meters within reasonable limits.
- Schedule: This position is temporary through April 3, 2025.
- Union Affiliation: WFP is a unionized workplace. This position is short term and ineligible for inclusion in WFP's staff union. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.