Description
This position is employed by Families for an Affordable San Francisco (FFASF), the field and organizing program supporting Scott Wiener's 2026 campaign for Congress (CA-11). The paid canvass runs August through Election Day, targeting up to 150,000 doors across the Base and Persuasion universe.
About the Campaign
Senator Scott Wiener is a leading voice for progress in California and a proven champion for our values. Scott has delivered real results on issues like housing, transportation, climate change, LGBTQ+ equality, and criminal justice reform. Now, he's running for Congress to bring his effective, progressive leadership to Washington, D.C. His campaign is building a diverse, passionate, and dedicated team to engage voters across the city and secure victory in 2026.
Position Summary
The Canvass Director will build and run the campaign's paid door program from the ground up — recruiting, training, and managing a team of paid canvassers to knock up to 150,000 doors before Election Day. This role owns the number: doors planned, doors knocked, and the team that delivers them. The Canvass Director sets the pace, holds quality, and ensures the program hits its weekly targets on time and on budget.
To Apply
Please submit a resume and no more than 4 sentences about why you want to do this work to maranda@teamwiener.com with the subject line "CANVASS DIRECTOR".
Deadline
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The position will remain open until filled.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Build and run the paid canvass program end to end: recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, and daily management.
Recruit and onboard the canvasser team (up to ~50 canvassers at full scale, including buffer).
Set and hit weekly door goals (up to ~11,500 doors/week at full scale).
Run paid trainings, enforce data quality, and manage canvasser performance.
Design and execute a high caliber quality control program. Conduct daily trainings, coaching sessions, quality control checks, canvasser shadowing, and ensure rigorous adherence to best practices for high quality voter interactions
Cut and assign turf; manage the data and tools stack (VAN, MiniVan, Mobilize) and reporting.
Manage the canvass budget and logistics — materials, lit, snacks, transportation — with the Canvass Coordinator.
Partner with field leadership on targeting and integrate the paid program with the volunteer organizing program.
Goals & Metrics
Weekly door goals met or exceeded across the program.
Fully staffed canvasser team recruited and retained through Election Day.
High data quality and clean reporting on every shift.
Program delivered on time and on budget.
Qualifications
Experience running a paid canvass or a large field/door program (multiple cycles strongly preferred).
Proven ability to recruit, train, and manage staff and hold a team to a number.
Fluency in VAN and turf-cutting (PDI experience ok as a stand-in); comfortable with MiniVan, Mobilize, and Google Workspace.
Strong organizational and data skills; unflappable under deadline pressure.
Ability to work long and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.
Commitment to progressive values and the Democratic Party.
