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About the Role
We're transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.
Why this role is on the menu
As the policy landscape evolves, so does the need for Instacart to deepen its grassroots presence across key regions of the country. This role is focused on expanding our public engagement footprint in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, and the South — connecting with shoppers, customers, and community members who care about issues like protecting the independence and flexibility of app-based workers, preserving access to online savings for customers, and improving access to food security programs. Imagine yourself building a network of Instacart advocates in new markets, leveraging digital tools to drive engagement and shape public opinion, surfacing proactive organizing opportunities before they become reactive scrambles, and showing up with speed and precision when policy windows open. This is a role for someone equally comfortable building relationships in person as they are running a sophisticated digital engagement program — and who thrives at the intersection of community organizing and public policy.
What you'll cook up in your first year
- Establish a structured cohort of Instacart shopper and customer advocates across priority Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southern markets, with a consistent cadence of in-person and virtual touchpoints.
- Utilize digital organizing levers — email, SMS, organic social, and other channels — to drive grassroots engagement, with clear benchmarks to measure performance.
- Monitor political and policy developments proactively, identifying strategic grassroots opportunities and surfacing them to leadership.
- Collaborate closely with the Federal Affairs team for targeted grassroots engagement with federal stakeholders, weaving community voices into federal advocacy.
- Demonstrate rapid response capacity through time-sensitive policy campaigns, mobilizing Instacart advocates quickly and effectively.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- check_circle Establish a structured cohort of Instacart shopper and customer advocates across priority Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southern markets with consistent in-person and virtual touchpoints.
- check_circle Fully utilize digital organizing levers including email, SMS, organic social, and other channels to drive grassroots engagement with clear performance benchmarks.
- check_circle Monitor political and policy developments proactively, identifying strategic grassroots opportunities and surfacing them to leadership before moments become reactive.
- check_circle Collaborate closely with the Federal Affairs team to execute targeted grassroots engagement with federal stakeholders.
- check_circle Demonstrate rapid response capacity through time-sensitive policy campaigns to mobilize advocates quickly and effectively across multiple geographies.
Prerequisites & Qualifications
- check 5+ years of experience in grassroots organizing, community engagement, digital strategy, political campaigns, or public affairs
- check Demonstrated ability to recruit, train, develop, and deploy advocate networks at scale
- check Subject matter expert on grassroots mobilization strategies with the ability to provide briefings and recommendations to leadership
- check Strong digital organizing skills including CRM systems, advocacy platforms, email and SMS programs, and organic social engagement
- check Metrics-driven mindset with experience tracking digital campaign performance and applying learnings for continuous improvement
- check Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling narratives for diverse audiences
- check Proactive self-starter who monitors political developments, identifies organizing opportunities, and leads with results
- check Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- check Willingness to travel regularly across the Midwest, the mid-Atlantic, and the South
- check Experience with Quorum or similar CRM and advocacy platforms (Preferred)
- check Background in gig economy, labor, food access or tech policy issues (Preferred)
- check Experience supporting elected official or government affairs team engagement (Preferred)
- check Familiarity with Slack, Google Workspace and AI tools (Preferred)
About Instacart Greenhouse Board
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Instacart Greenhouse Board is a remote hiring entity operating within the United States technology and software sector, associated with Instacart's broader recruitment and organizational infrastructure. Instacart is a leading grocery technology company in North America, operating an online grocery shopping and delivery service that connects customers with retailers. The engineering and technology teams at Instacart build and maintain complex distributed systems, logistics platforms, machine learning models for recommendations and search, and scalable web and mobile applications.