Vice President of State and Local Campaigns

The Proportional Representation Hub

American democracy is at a breaking point. Across the country, voters increasingly find themselves throwing up their hands and turning away from a failing political system. Hyper-partisanship has become entrenched. Fewer than one in ten House races is competitive, and 97% of incumbents cruise to reelection: for most voters, the outcome was settled before a single ballot was cast. Little wonder that politicians feel little pressure to deliver legislative results. Public trust in democratic institutions continues to erode as more and more voters tune out.

But the problem isn’t the politicians. It’s the rules. U.S. elections are distorted by single-winner, winner-take-all districts. A party can win 45% of the vote in districts across a state yet it wins no power. The Supreme Court’s evisceration of the Voting Rights Act has made things much worse: voters in communities of color are being carved up and packed into districts engineered to drown out their voices, and the court has triggered a redistricting death spiral. The need for structural reform has never been more urgent.

There is a fix, and most of the world already uses it: proportional representation. The idea is simple––districts elect several members, and a party that wins a third of the votes wins about a third of the seats. It breaks the two-party monopoly, makes every district competitive, eliminates partisan gerrymandering, and reduces polarization.

The Proportional Representation Hub has launched to help build the next chapter of American democracy. We have raised more than $70 million to lead a campaign to advance proportional representation at the local, state, and federal levels and build a government that delivers again. Proportional representation is the best path to create a democracy that better reflects the diversity of the American people, and the best path to end the redistricting wars.

This work is ambitious: forging unlikely coalitions, winning new legislation and ballot measures, changing public narratives, and developing innovative political strategies. Above all, it demands a cross-partisan movement big enough to persuade the huge majority of Americans who say the political system no longer works for them that our democracy can work far better than it does today.

We are building a team of exceptional leaders working together to reshape the architecture of American democracy itself.

Position Summary

The Vice President of State and Local Campaigns will design, build, and win the campaigns that will make proportional representation a political reality across the United States, one of the most important democracy reform efforts of the next decade.

The Vice President of State and Local Campaigns will lead efforts to advance proportional representation through ballot measures and legislative campaigns at the state, city, and county level. This executive will develop and oversee a national portfolio of state and local campaigns, identifying opportunities for breakthrough victories while building long-term political power for the movement. They will work closely with local organizers, advocacy organizations, elected officials, coalition partners, philanthropic investors, and policy experts to build winning campaigns that can serve as models for replication nationwide.

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience winning state-level legislative and ballot campaigns, advancing policy reforms through complex political environments, and ideally leading sophisticated local campaigns.

The Vice President of State and Local Campaigns will serve as a member of the organization’s Senior Leadership Team.

This is a role for a senior strategist, movement builder, and campaign leader who understands how to translate ambitious ideas into real-world political victories.

What You’ll Lead

Win State and Local Victories

• Design and execute ambitious state and local campaign strategies that advance proportional representation and related democracy reforms.
• Secure legislative victories, ballot measure wins, municipal reforms, pilot programs, and other policy breakthroughs that move the field forward.
• Build a growing portfolio of successful campaigns that demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of proportional representation.
• Identify emerging opportunities and rapidly deploy resources where victories are achievable.

Build and Support State Campaign Infrastructure

• Develop and manage a national strategy for supporting state and local reform efforts across multiple geographies.
• Provide strategic guidance, technical assistance, campaign planning, communications support, policy expertise, and political analysis to partners.
• Help create campaign infrastructure, tools, training programs, and best practices that can be utilized across states and municipalities.
• Build systems that allow local victories to accelerate broader national momentum.

Build Powerful Coalitions

• Cultivate strong relationships with state and local advocacy organizations, community leaders, civic groups, labor organizations, democracy reform advocates, academics, elected officials, and grassroots organizers.
• Build broad-based coalitions capable of advancing reforms through diverse political environments.
• Help align local, state, and national stakeholders around shared campaign goals and strategic priorities.
• Foster partnerships that can sustain long-term movement growth beyond individual campaign cycles.

Raise Resources for Campaigns

• Partner closely with the senior leadership team to secure significant investments in state and local campaign efforts.
• Help raise funding for campaign partners, coalition efforts, and priority states.
• Cultivate relationships with major donors, foundations, and philanthropic collaboratives interested in democracy reform.
• Develop compelling investment cases for emerging campaign opportunities.

Build the Field

• Position the Proportional Representation Hub as the premier strategic partner and leader for state and local proportional representation efforts nationwide.
• Elevate successful campaigns through media, thought leadership, conferences, convenings, and strategic communications.
• Create opportunities for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and movement-wide learning.
• Help build a durable ecosystem of organizations and leaders advancing proportional representation across the country.

Lead Across the Organization

• Serve as a senior member of the Executive Leadership Team.
• Manage campaign staff, consultants, in-state directors, and external partners.
• Collaborate closely with communications, policy, research, partnerships, and development teams to maximize campaign effectiveness.
• Build a culture of excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

Who You Are

You have spent your career winning difficult state legislative and ballot measure campaigns. You understand how to build winning coalitions and teams across a diversity of geographies and organizations.

You are equally comfortable working with donors as with grassroots leaders and campaign staff.

You understand the rhythm and needs of local campaigns and can support campaigns with everything from strategic guidance to infrastructure-building to training.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior campaign, legislative, political, or advocacy leadership experience.
• Significant experience managing multi-state strategies and complex campaign portfolios.
• Demonstrated success winning state legislative campaigns, ballot initiatives, municipal reforms, or other major policy victories.
• Deep understanding of state and local political systems, legislative processes, and campaign dynamics.
• Proven ability to build and lead large coalitions across diverse political and ideological constituencies.
• Experience raising resources and working closely with major donors and philanthropic partners.
• Strong political instincts, strategic judgment, and campaign management skills.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Familiarity with campaign finance regulations (C3/C4 compliance).
• Experience managing high-performing teams and complex organizational initiatives.
• Deep commitment to strengthening American democracy through structural reform.

Equal Opportunity/Diversity Policy:

Proportional Representation Hub prohibits discrimination in employment, promotion, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, sex (including marital and parental status), religion, age, disability, actual or perceived gender identity or expression, political affiliation, economic status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Proportional Representation Hub is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.

Compensation Details:

The salary range is $185,000-$285,000. A person with fewer years of work experience living in a lower-cost metro area will earn in the bottom third of that range, while a person with more years of experience living in a higher-cost location will earn in the middle third of the range. The highest end of the range reflects the most work experience, the highest-cost metro areas, and more years at the Proportional Representation Hub.

The Proportional Representation Hub offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees professionally and personally. Benefits and perks Include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 100% company-paid
• 401(k) with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• 16 weeks paid family leave
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Free virtual therapy and wellness support
• Discounted fertility and family-building support

Originally posted on Himalayas