Political Surrogates Manager

About the Role

Talarico for Texas is building a people-powered campaign rooted in grassroots support, integrity, and the belief that politics should work for everyday Texans. James Talarico's campaign for the U.S. Senate will focus heavily on coordinating closely with local leaders and community organizations across the state who are most connected to the issues that matter to Texans.

To support this work, we are seeking a full-time Political Surrogates Manager to lead the campaign's statewide ambassador and surrogate program. This role will serve as the bridge between the Political, Communications, and Creative teams, ensuring that trusted messengers—including elected officials, community leaders, faith leaders, labor leaders, advocates, and other validators—are equipped with the messaging, resources, and opportunities they need to effectively amplify the campaign.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the campaign's statewide surrogate and ambassador program
• Build and maintain strong relationships with elected officials, endorsers, validators, and community leaders serving as campaign surrogates
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Political, Communications, and Creative teams to ensure surrogate messaging is timely, accurate, and strategically aligned
• Develop and distribute regular newsletters, talking points, message guidance, digital toolkits, and campaign updates for surrogates and validators
• Coordinate rapid-response communications to surrogates during major campaign moments, policy announcements, debates, earned media opportunities, and breaking news
• Identify opportunities for surrogates to amplify campaign messaging through earned media, social media, public events, letters, op-eds, videos, and community engagement
• Work with the Press team to identify and prepare surrogate media opportunities and interviews
• Partner with the Creative team to amplify social media assets and other content tailored for surrogate distribution
• Maintain comprehensive databases of surrogates, endorsers, validators, and ambassadors, tracking engagement and communication history
• Coordinate surrogate briefings, virtual meetings, trainings, and appreciation events

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of campaign, communications, political, coalition, or public affairs experience
• Excellent writing skills with experience drafting newsletters, talking points, messaging documents, or stakeholder communications
• Strong understanding of political messaging and the ability to translate campaign strategy into accessible communications
• Exceptional project management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple teams and deadlines simultaneously;
• Experience working with elected officials, community leaders, or high-profile stakeholders preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and a customer-service mindset when supporting campaign surrogates and validators
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and political tools (e.g., NGP, VAN) preferred
• Ability to work nights and weekends as campaign needs require
• Access to reliable transportation

Reports to: Political & Coalitions Director

Location: Austin, Texas (Statewide Travel Required)

Salary: $7,000 per month

Benefits: Health care, paid time off, sick leave

Talarico for Texas is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique backgrounds and perspectives of every individual and strive to foster an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds. We especially encourage those whose voices and experiences are often underrepresented in political and public service spaces to apply.