Description
About Shontel: Shontel M. Lewis was born and raised in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. She’s spent her time on Denver City Council — and her entire career — fighting for the Denver we deserve and is now running for Mayor of Denver! Her priorities for a thriving city include restoring city services, building social housing, implementing a vacancy tax on intentionally unoccupied buildings, ending mass surveillance, protecting small business, and taxing the rich.
About Shontel for the People: Our people-powered campaign launched in late July, just officially qualified for the Fair Election Fund, and now we’re looking for the right person to take us from this post-launch period all the way to the mayor’s office. We’re bringing on talent who can take us to the next milestones: qualifying for the ballot in December, building a coalition all across Denver, and winning the election on April 6. Learn more about both future Mayor Lewis and the campaign at shontelforthepeople.com.
Role Overview
Position: Campaign Manager (Temporary, 6–12 months).
Candidate: Shontel M. Lewis for Denver Mayor (endorsed by Denver DSA).
Location: Hybrid (Based in Colorado/Denver; requires 25–50% travel).
Compensation: $5,000 – $7,500 per month (depending on experience).
Timeline: Mid-November through April 30, 2027 (potential extension through June 30, 2027, if a run-off occurs).
Core Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning: Manage the master campaign timeline, oversee the organizational budget, deploy the grassroots field program, and guide candidate endorsement processes.
Staffing & Coordination: Hire, supervise, and organize day-to-day work for campaign staff, local vendors, consultants, and volunteers.
Candidate Support: Control the candidate’s master calendar, vet media and appearance requests, protect critical fundraising time, and prep the candidate for debates.
Candidate Requirements
Location: Must be based in Colorado (Denver area preferred) and able to assist with ground operations.
Experience: Minimum of two cycles of work experience with political candidates, labor unions, grassroots groups, or community/student organizing.
Technical Skills: Fluency with core campaign infrastructure software, including voter databases (VAN), polling data, NGP, and ActBlue.
Preferred Assets: Prior experience managing large-scale operations or municipal/statewide campaigns, specifically for candidates with local government experience.
To Apply
Interested candidates must email shontelforthepeople@gmail.com with:
A resume showcasing relevant campaign skills.
A letter of interest that includes 2–3 adjectives loved ones would use to describe your soul, plus one non-work item that brings you joy.