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Michigan ACORN will be registering 196,000 voters during the 2008 election cycle, 61% of them will be young voters between the age of 18 and 29 years old. Our history suggests we will add 77,000 new voters to the electorate or over 1.5% of all projected voters in the presidential election in Michigan
The Michigan ACORN Young Urban Voter Collective’s plan for 2008 is to use the power of this voting block to move issue campaigns and to engage candidates on issues that affect young voters such as child care, jobs, and access to education.
We have a long history in community activism and organizing, but have a short-history of on-line communication. Much of the responsibility will be to create and develop online systems to enhance our campaign and electoral work
Experience Required
* Web development and strong project management skills are required
* Demonstrated ability to use technology in creative ways to accomplish social or political goals.
Responsibilities:
Work with the organizing team to fulfill each day's urgent campaign needs, while developing tools and training materials to empower our leadership and membership
Specific responsibilities:
* Support active campaigns as needed
* Develop website and keep website up-to-date
* Write, edit, and send messages to our members.
* Expand our online presence and reach.
* Edit photos for the website and email outreaches.
* Execute graphic design and user interface tweaks for campaigns.
* Coordinate press strategy for campaigns
* To support “off-line” organizing through phone calls, member visits and mobilization work
Skills Needed:
* Writing for the web
* Web design and HTML
* Photo editing and basic graphic design
* Able to work very closely with other members of the team, but also to manage your work independently.
* A very strong writer.
* Creativity in your use of technology to solve problems.
Location: Detroit, MI
Salary: Salary commensurate with experience. Full-time work with benefits and vacations included
To Apply: Email a resume and a short writing sample to David Lagstein at miacorn@acorn.org