Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Organizer of Data Strategy

at Right To The City Alliance

🏢 About Right To The City Alliance

Right To The City Alliance is a unique national coalition of grassroots organizations fighting gentrification and displacement through racial, economic, and environmental justice frameworks. Unlike traditional political organizations, RTTC focuses on building power in urban communities through direct organizing and movement-building rather than electoral politics alone. Working here means contributing to a 15+ year legacy of community-led urban justice work that prioritizes democratic, sustainable cities over profit-driven development.

About This Role

As Senior Organizer of Data Strategy, you'll build the data infrastructure supporting multi-state campaigns against gentrification, translating movement goals into actionable voter targeting and field plans. This role is impactful because you'll enable organizers across the alliance to make data-driven decisions that amplify community power in electoral districts where displacement is occurring. You'll be creating systems that track voter engagement and volunteer mobilization specifically for urban justice campaigns.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing voter file data from multiple states to identify displacement-affected communities, then building targeting universes for upcoming campaigns. You'd likely spend time troubleshooting VAN/VoteBuilder access for organizers in different regions, while also developing training materials to help non-technical staff understand campaign metrics. The role balances database maintenance with strategic planning sessions about how data can support RTTC's specific gentrification fights.

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🎯 Who Right To The City Alliance Is Looking For

  • Has 8+ years in movement organizations (not just electoral campaigns) with hands-on field data experience, ideally in racial/economic justice contexts
  • Possesses deep expertise with VAN/VoteBuilder administration and has built custom political data workflows for multi-state operations
  • Demonstrates experience training non-technical organizers in data literacy within social justice environments
  • Understands how data strategy serves community organizing goals rather than just electoral wins

📝 Tips for Applying to Right To The City Alliance

1

Highlight specific VAN/VoteBuilder projects you've administered for movement organizations (not just campaigns), including how you customized systems for specific communities

2

Describe your experience building data infrastructure that served multi-state operations, emphasizing how you maintained consistency across different jurisdictions

3

Provide concrete examples of training non-technical staff in data skills within social justice contexts

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Demonstrate understanding of RTTC's specific campaigns against gentrification by mentioning how your data work could support their urban justice priorities

5

Show how your 8+ years include both technical data work AND field organizing experience in movement settings

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience administering political data systems specifically for movement organizations fighting for racial/economic justice', 'Examples of building automated reporting systems that tracked field performance across multiple states or jurisdictions', "How you've translated campaign goals into targeting universes that supported community organizing (not just voter turnout)", 'Your approach to making organizers more data-savvy in resource-constrained movement environments']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → RTTC's specific campaigns like Homes for All or Anti-Displacement Project and their geographic focus areas
  • → The alliance's member organizations and their local contexts to understand the multi-state data needs
  • → RTTC's theory of change around building democratic cities and how data might support community power building
  • → Recent gentrification battles in cities where RTTC organizes to understand the political landscape
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you build voter databases across multiple states while accounting for different local gentrification patterns and community needs?
2 Describe your experience creating targeting universes that align with both electoral districts AND community organizing priorities
3 How have you trained organizers with varying technical skills in data literacy within social justice movements?
4 What automated reporting systems have you built to track volunteer engagement in long-term movement building (not just election cycles)?
5 How do you ensure data infrastructure serves racial and economic justice goals rather than just quantitative metrics?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on electoral campaign experience without demonstrating movement organization background
  • Presenting data skills as purely technical without showing how they serve organizing and justice goals
  • Using generic political data examples rather than specific projects relevant to multi-state movement work

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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