How to Hire a Campaign Manager

Your campaign manager will be your primary resource during any campaign for political office. If you want to hire a manager who is effective at achieving the ultimate goal--victory--then you should be sure that your choice has some of the necessary attributes that such a person must have. Successful campaign managers share certain skills and abilities. These are the talents that you should find before making your decision.

Instructions

Hire a Campaign Manager

1. Find candidates who have years of experience, years of relevant education, or a combination of both. Experienced candidates have a personal knowledge of success and failure in the field. Trained candidates are also knowledgeable in the reasons for success and failure in a variety of campaigns.

2. Confirm the ethical capacity of your candidate. Social responsibility and ethical behaviors can be the deciding factor in a campaign. A manger should align his ethics with yours.

3. Contact everyone on your candidate's networking list. A good manager will have a network of associates that can offer new and profitable possibilities and opportunities. These associates will be able to give you specific and relevant evaluations of the candidate.

4. Be sure that you hire a campaign manager who is well organized, as this is one of the most important leadership skills needed for the position.

5. Make sure that when you hire a manager that she is devoted and committed to your victory. She should be unshakeably loyal as well, no matter the cost.

6. Pay your chosen manager well. He works very hard for you at all hours of the day. He deserves a respectable wage if he does his job well.

7. Get references from previous assignments. Find out how she has run campaigns in the past and what her employers thought of her.

Tips & Warnings

• Ask for referrals from friends, family and acquaintances.

• Consider offering a benefits package if the position is expected to be long term.

• Make sure you share the same values as your campaign manager. You must be on the same page to prevent conflicts.

• Take a hands-on, partnership approach to managing your campaign. When you hire a campaign manager, you hire a consultant, not a replacement for your own efforts.

• Don't fire a manager in the middle of a campaign unless absolutely necessary. It cause a drastic down turn in public relations and in the running of your campaign.