Open Positions
HeadCount Wants You!
HeadCount is currently seeking candidates to fill the following positions. To learn more, simply scroll down or click on the individual titles below.
- HeadCount Intern
- Team Leaders
- Field Volunteers
- Web Development and Digital Media Intern
- Graphic Designer
- Nonprofit Consultant
HeadCount Intern
Fall semester internships are available to students looking to get involved with all facets of a dynamic and growing organization. Interns will work directly with our full time staff in our midtown Manhattan office.
Responsibilities include assisting with the creation of content (blogging, social media content, drafting and proofreading documents, creating excel data sheets, performing research), helping with grassroots and community outreach (assisting with volunteer program planning, conference calls, and coordinating events), working on fundraising and development (assisting in grant writing, researching potential donors, and finding new partner artists) and general nonprofit management.
College credit is available. Interns must be willing and able to work at least 15 hours a week generally during business hours.
Qualifications:
- Four-year college student working towards a degree in related field
- Nonprofit or social activist experience a plus
- Proficiency in excel and Word required
- Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills required
- Experience and enthusiasm about social media preferred
Please reply with a cover letter and resume (as attached documents) to resumes@headcount.org with “HeadCount Intern” in the subject line.
Team Leaders
HeadCount is looking for Team Leaders in many cities across the country. Team Leaders represent the organization any time a HeadCount affiliated artist appears in the team’s metropolitan area. Team Leaders organize and schedule teams of volunteers (using HeadCount’s Intranet database), train them in HeadCount’s field procedure and manage the entire process of setting up a table at an event. They are responsible for ensuring that HeadCount engages as many music fans as possible and that we present ourselves in a professional manner. They are asked to be problem solvers, diplomats, motivators and mentors, identifying solutions for each challenge that presents itself in the live concert environment. They must be accessible throughout the week to local volunteers and Regional Coordinators, file show reports after each event and participate in regularly scheduled conference calls. Most of all, they must be able to organize and inspire volunteers to work together toward the common goal of getting music fans to become more active, involved citizens.
Volunteer position. Team Leaders are eligible for a yearly performance-based stipend of up to $1,000.
Requirements
- Strong work ethic, maturity and sense of accountability
- Flexible schedule allowing them to be on site at concerts before doors open
- Natural leadership ability
- Commitment to following protocol
- Relevant leadership experience
Positions are currently available in the following areas:
| Athens, GA Buffalo, NY Central Mass. Charlotte, NC Dallas, TX |
Detroit, MI Hartford, CT Knoxville, TN Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY |
Madison, WI Memphis, TN San Diego, CA Southern Connecticut Tampa, FL |
To apply, please register as a volunteer by clicking HERE and follow instructions upon receiving an email response. In addition, email a brief cover letter and resume under the subject line "Team Leader" to resumes@headcount.org.
Field Volunteers
Field volunteers are the driving force behind HeadCount. Since our launch in 2004, music fans from all walks of life have signed on to help register other fans to vote and encourage participation in democracy. Our organizational mission is fulfilled through the interaction between our volunteers and thousands of other people. As the true frontline warriors in the fight for democracy, volunteers must be enthusiastic, good communicators and most of all reliable. They also must be willing to miss part (or, in some cases, all) of a concert and make HeadCount’s activities their priority the night of an event. Volunteers are asked to be at the concert venue before doors open to the public, help set up the table, and then proactively engage music fans. At the end of the night, volunteers help break down the HeadCount table and organize completed forms.
Volunteer position.
Requirements
- Maturity, strong work ethic and responsibility
- Enthusiasm
- Willingness to proactively register voters, which includes approaching people directly and asking them to register to vote
- Willingness to learn voter registration rules and participate in HeadCount training
- Ability to arrive at venue before doors open to the public on nights you are volunteering
To apply, please register as a volunteer by clicking HERE and follow instructions upon receiving email response.
Web Development and Digital Media Intern
Internships are available with HeadCount to assist with the development of HeadCount’s online presence and digital media strategy. Responsibilities of this position include:
- Maintenance and design of the www.HeadCount.org website
- Maintenance and design of www.HeadCount.org/blog
- Assisting with the development of a proactive digital media strategy
- Utilizing digital media assets as a political and community organizing tool
- Creation of Web Banners and other online marketing tools
- Managing, creating and sending regular electronic mailers
- Initiating creative media projects and managing their implementation
- Development of digital media content for Facebook, Twitter and other Web platforms
Requirements:
- Experience in HTML
- CSS, and JavaScript. PHP or Flash Experience a plus
Qualifications:
- Strong organizing skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work at least 15 hours a week
- Ability to prioritize and handle a variety of projects simultaneously
- Ability to produce concrete results with minimal supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively both individually and in a team
Details:
This is an unpaid internship but college credit is available. Intern must be located in New York City or be able to work from a remote locations. This is excellent opportunity to hone your digital media skills while gaining valuable and high-profile experience in the political, music or nonprofit arenas. To apply please send your cover letter and resume as attachments to resumes@headcount.org.
Graphic Designer
HeadCount is looking for graphic designers to assist with the design of materials, including banners, brochures, identity and other printed promotional items.
Volunteer position.
Requirements:
- Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and other design software
- Skilled in design, layout and typography
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Willingness to work as part of a team and commitment to HeadCount’s goals
- Understanding of print and print production. Ability to set up files for optimal print results
- High level of organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
Email brief cover letter and resume under the subject line “Graphic Designer” to resumes@headcount.org.
Nonprofit Consultant
HeadCount is always looking to add a greater level of experience and expertise to its operations by consulting with various individuals who have a background in nonprofit organizations and voter registration.
Volunteer position.
We look forward to working with professionals with expertise in various areas, including:
- Fundraising
- Nonprofit administration
- Nonprofit law
- Community and volunteer organizing
- Voter registration rules, methods and measurement
Please email HeadCount Executive Director Andy Bernstein at andyb@headcount.org with the subject line “Consultant.”
