Are you looking for a mission-driven job post-election?

Apply to become a Blueline Fellow

Round 1 Deadline: November 24, 2024

Eligible candidates must have at least two years of full-time work experience to apply; positions will range from mid-level to senior roles across departments at our partner organizations.

Here’s why you should apply to Blueline:

  • Retain employment in the off-year, by working at a mission-aligned organization

  • Drive high-impact projects, diversify your work experience, and expand your network

  • Join a cohort of highly talented progressive operatives

  • Receive career development programming and tailored mentorship to chart out your long-term career

OUR PARTNER EMPLOYERS INCLUDE:

Labor Unions

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Issue Advocacy Nonprofits

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Political Technology Companies

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Progressive & Philanthropic Organizations

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Social Impact Start-Ups

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Government Offices

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Labor Unions • Issue Advocacy Nonprofits • Political Technology Companies • Progressive & Philanthropic Organizations • Social Impact Start-Ups • Government Offices •

 

FAQs for Applicants

  • Eligible candidates must:

    • Currently work on a campaign in 2024. This includes electoral, issue advocacy, and ballot initiative campaigns.

    • Staff from all departments are encouraged to apply — this includes organizing, data, finance, digital, operations, advance, communications, and campaign management.

    • Have at least two years of full-time work experience. Roles will range from mid-level to senior.

    • Be interested in working on a campaign in the future and committed to building a career in the progressive ecosystem

  • Our partner employers span the progressive and social impact ecosystem. Blueline provides a unique opportunity for campaign staff to work in a non-campaign organization. Employers include:

    • Prominent issue advocacy nonprofits, focused on top issues such as reproductive freedom, democracy reform, and climate

    • Government offices

    • Political technology companies developing tools for progressives

    • Philanthropic organizations investing in social impact initiatives

    • Social impact start-ups working on issues such as education access and health equity

    • Labor unions

  • Blueline Fellows will hold mid-level to senior level roles in our partner organizations in 2025. Key responsibilities, based off previous department experience, may include:

    • Strategic planning + communication strategy

    • Stakeholder management + coalition building

    • Product sales + client services

    • Launching new statewide + national programmatic initiatives

    • Data engineering + post-mortem analysis

    • Managing operations for major events (like fundraisers + conferences)

  • There are a mix of roles: some will be remote, some will be based in battleground states, and others will be based in: Washington D.C., Boston, and New York City.
    In first-round interviews, candidates will be able to express interest in specific geographic locations.

  • For Round 1, the deadline for Fellows to apply is November 24th. Blueline will conduct first-round interviews at the end of November into the beginning of December. From there, finalists will be matched with employers for final round interviews in mid-December. Round 1 roles will begin in mid-January.

    Round 2 Fellows will start in early March.