Political campaigns are a fast-paced, high-stakes endeavor. Campaign workers operate in a highly competitive environment where both collaboration and individual skill and initiative are required for team success. Campaigns can be stressful and chaotic, and campaign workers need to have a broad-based skill set in communication, organization, leadership, data analysis, and strategic thinking to thrive in the dynamic landscape of a modern campaign. While these skills can be, and often are, acquired on the go, campaigns benefit greatly from workers who enter with the necessary skills and experience.
You'll learn:
- how election campaigns are organized and run at the local, state, and national level;
- how campaigns function within the political culture, party system, and electoral environment of the United States;
- demonstrate essential skills utilized by campaigns, such as fundraising, networking, field organizing, speech-writing, polling, and poll;
- interpretation, candidate management, media relations, etc.; and
- function as a productive team member in the high-intensity, high-stakes, and highly competitive environment of a present-day political campaign.
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