The Ocasio-Cortez team is looking for people excited about serving the people of New York’s 14th congressional district and passionate about joining a mission-driven office that is pushing for the biggest and boldest ideas to create a prosperous America that works for all of us.

 

The ideal applicant is someone who is comfortable working in an office that will often go against the grain of traditional political thought, who is comfortable voicing creative ideas in a group environment, who is interested in wearing multiple hats and changing roles as goals change, and who is excited to be a part of an office that will take significant risks (and make mistakes!) as it pursues unconventional approaches. We are building a team that believes in each other and gives each other the benefit of the doubt as all of us chart new territory together.

 

We believe in talented people over roles. So while we have listed some positions we are hiring for below, please don’t hesitate to apply if you think you can contribute in another way! Note that we may not hire for all these positions. If you are the right person for the team, we will find a role for you.

 

Salary and benefits for all roles will be competitive with similar positions in other congressional offices.

Job Descriptions

Deputy Chief of Staff

Description: The deputy chief of staff will work closely with the Chief of Staff to turn strategy into action. Responsibilities include driving the team in Washington, D.C. towards specific goals, ensuring projects and tasks are completed on time, handling HR-related issues on the team, and interfacing with staff from other congressional offices in Washington, D.C. If applying for this job, please submit 2 writing samples in your application.

 

Qualifications:

• Strong political judgment and ability to make decisions under pressure
• Strong manager with previous experience managing a team of 10-20 people
• Strong verbal and written communicator
• Has experience giving and receiving feedback
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to drive projects to completion without need for lots of direction
• Capitol Hill experience a bonus, but not required
• Ability to navigate the Washington, D.C. political terrain

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

Legislative Director

Description: The legislative director works directly with the Chief of Staff to advance the policy goals of the office. You will be responsible for developing the office’s legislative agenda, advising the Congresswoman on floor votes, interfacing with staff from committees, caucuses and other congressional offices to build political consensus around policies, and managing the legislative staff. Position requires hard-working self-starter with exceptional communication and organizational skills, good political instincts and judgment and ability to work quickly under pressure. If applying for this job, please submit 2 writing samples in your application.

 

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of legislative experience with a proven record of developing and advancing strategic legislative plans that achieve results
• Thorough knowledge of the legislative process and House procedures
• Previous experience managing a team of 5-10 people
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Flexibility with priorities and ever changing deadlines
• Ability to meet attendance requirements including a varied and often unpredictable work schedule
• Comfortable working in a flexible environment where deadlines and meeting dates change constantly
• Excellent political instincts

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

Legislative Assistant

Description: Legislative Assistants works directly with the Legislative Director to advance the policy agenda of the office. Responsibilities will include interfacing with other Hill staff to build consensus around policies, monitoring activity on assigned issues, advising and representing the Congresswoman, writing speeches and floor statements, and building relationships with constituent groups and advocacy organizations.  If applying for this job, please submit 2 writing samples in your application and let us know if you have previous experience in any particular policy area.

 

Qualifications:

• Previous legislative experience a bonus, but not required
• Excellent written skills
• Bronx or Queens ties a plus

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

Legislative Correspondent

Description: The Legislative Correspondent will be responsible for managing an active constituent correspondence program, as well as a range of other duties. This is a critical position that requires consistent follow-through and communication for the constituents of NY-14. Responsibilities for the position include sorting and tracking incoming mail, e-mail and social media messages, researching and monitoring legislation, drafting clear and readable letters, ensuring timely and accurate responses using our constituent mail system, and synthesizing information from incoming requests from constituents into reports that help inform our legislative agenda. If applying for this job, please submit 2 writing samples in your application.

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent writer
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish
• Bronx or Queens ties a plus

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

District Press Secretary

Description: The District Press Secretary will work directly with the Communications Director to manage communications for the New York press and to manage press at all in-district events. Responsibilities will include booking the Congresswoman on New York media, drafting press releases and official statements, writing speeches and talking points, working with the communications director to create communications and messaging plans, briefing the Congresswoman on press appearances, doing interview practice with the Congresswoman, and working with the Communications Director to manage the communications team.

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent writer with ability to write well under tight deadlines
• At least 1 year of previous communication work experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish
• Strong knowledge of New York press
• Residency in the Bronx or Queens a plus

 

Location: Bronx, NY or Queens, NY but with frequent travel to Washington, D.C.

Digital Content Manager

Description: The digital content manager will work directly with the Communications Director to develop long-term and short-term digital plans and strategies based on a data-driven approach, produce content with the Congresswoman for all social media platforms, manage the Congresswoman’s e-mail program, oversee the website, create medium production quality photo and video content for posting on social media, work with photographers and videographers to produce high-quality media content, and travel with the Congresswoman to events to create multimedia content for social media. This role is a mix between a social media director and a creative director for one of the most exciting social media platforms in US Government. If applying for this position, be sure to include any social media accounts you have run in the past as well as samples of multimedia content you have produced.

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish
• Ability to create medium quality video and still image content
• Basic design skills to create social media graphics
• Excellent ability to judge video and still image content for how they will perform on various social media platforms
• Ability to distinguish which kind of content will perform best on different social media platforms
• Prior experience managing or growing social media accounts
• Video content experience a plus
• Bronx or Queens ties a plus

 

Location: Bronx or Queens, NYC or Washington, D.C.; with frequent travel between both cities.

Scheduler

Description: The scheduler works directly with the Chief of Staff to manage the Congresswoman’s daily and long-term schedule in D.C. and New York, including organizing and tracking invitations/requests for the Congresswoman, coordinating travel arrangements, keeping the Congresswoman on-schedule throughout day, organizing the Congresswoman’s daily briefing materials, and coordinating with legislative and communications staff on materials needed for meetings/events, and various administrative duties. Individual must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to multitask.  The scheduler needs excellent judgment to be able to change the schedule appropriately on the fly and be able to create a sensible schedule by viewing it from the point-of-view of the Congresswoman.

 

Qualifications:

• Detail-oriented and well-organized
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to multitask
• Ability to make quick decisions under pressure
• Ability to drive a plus as you will often travel with the Congresswoman
• Bronx or Queens ties a plus

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

Staff Assistant

Description: Staff Assistant will be responsible for answering phones, processing mail, assisting with constituent requests for information, coordinating tours, managing the internship program, welcoming people to the office, drafting correspondence, and other administrative duties and projects as needed. The person also will handle some light press assistant duties, including compiling press clips, monitoring media, drafting e-newsletters and press releases, fielding some media inquiries, and updating the website.

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Oral and written skills in Spanish, Bengali, or Mandarin a plus
• Bronx or Queens ties a plus

 

Location: Washington, D.C. or Bronx, NY or Queens, NY

District Director

Description: The district director works closely with the Chief of Staff and the Congresswoman to manage all in-district operations for the congressional office. Responsibilities include managing all district staff, overseeing the development of one of the strongest constituent casework offices in the nation, building upon a strong grassroots network of organizers, keeping eyes and ears on the ground to detect early, budding issues in the community, developing and implementing policy objectives for the district, interfacing with local political and movement partners, conducting local town halls, representing and/or staffing the Congresswoman at local events, and work on resolving complex case work that are escalated by caseworkers. The district director is ultimately responsible for ensuring we are doing everything we can to serve the people of New York’s 14th district, and the ideal candidate will be able to diagnose problems and be creative in defining this role to make sure we are doing everything necessary to be the best district operation in the country. This is one of the most important and critical positions on the Congresswoman’s team.

 

Qualifications:

• Strong, intimate knowledge of the Bronx and Queens as well as the local political/grassroots landscape
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and at least one of Spanish, Bengali or Chinese.
• Excellent manager with previous experience managing a team of  5-10 people
• Thorough knowledge of local, state and federal agencies and departments a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to listen to others and empathize or problem-solve when issues arise
• Compassionate, strong leader, capable of building consensus and commanding a team towards specific objectives

 

Location: Bronx, NY or Queens, NY

Caseworker

Description: Caseworkers work directly with the constituents of NY-14 to resolve their specific issues. Caseworkers are responsible for finding solutions to individual constituent issues, resolving incoming casework quickly and with quality, and for making sure constituents leave our district offices feeling satisfied and supported by the Congresswoman’s team. There will be a heavy demand on immigration casework for our community, as well as liaising with federal agencies. This role is a mix of social work, research, and constituent service.

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and at least one of Spanish, Bengali or Chinese.
• Strong empathy and listening skills, with excellent ability to problem-solve
• Social work degree and/or immigration background a plus
• Residency in the Bronx and Queens a plus

 

Location: Bronx, NY or Queens, NY

Community Organizer

Description: Community organizers are our district office’s main point of contact with local grassroots groups, community groups, and constituents. While caseworkers are responsible for managing incoming caseload, community organizers are responsible for making sure we reach out to district to ensure that we are proactively reaching out and serving our community. Community organizers will be responsible for arranging town halls for the Congresswoman, working directly with political and movement partners to hear their concerns, passing out flyers and knocking doors to ensure the district knows the services our district office provides, and coming up with other creative ideas for making sure we are doing our best to develop a relationship with every single constituent in our district to hear from them and serve them.

 

Qualifications:

• Past experience as an organizer preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and at least one of Spanish, Bengali or Chinese.
• Strong knowledge of the Bronx or Queens
• Residency in the Bronx or Queens a plus

 

Location: Bronx, NY or Queens, NY

Financial Administrator

Description: The financial administrator will be responsible for making the office budget, making sure we stay on track, handling all personnel paperwork.

 

Qualifications:

• Past experience as a financial administrator for a congressional office
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Meticulous and detail-oriented

 

Location: Washington, D.C.

Intern

Description: Interns will work in a variety of different areas in either the DC office or in the district. They will be paired with an existing full-time staff member and their work will be directed by this staffer as needed.

 

Qualifications:

• Excellent written communication
• Willingness to be flexible and eagerness to learn

Location: Bronx, NY or Queens, NY or Washington, D.C.