Path 03 · Petition Circulators + Political Canvassers
Field wins races. Be the field.
Paid petition circulation, voter contact, issue advocacy and election operations. If you can talk to people, follow the rules exactly and show up every day, VFO has work for strong field professionals.
Current openings are posted on Indeed (opens in a new tab). The VFO application is always open for present and future opportunities.
The work
The kinds of work you can choose.
Choose one or several. Assignments depend on active programs in your area or the areas you’re willing to travel to.
Paid signature gathering
Collecting voter signatures on petitions for candidates, measures, referendums and recalls.
Petition circulation
Presenting petitions accurately and completing every sheet to the jurisdiction’s rules.
Voter contact + canvassing
Door-to-door conversations for voter ID, persuasion and turnout.
Issue advocacy
Educating residents and identifying supporters around public issues.
Election operations
Field staffing and logistics in the final stretch and on election day.
What we expect
Every signature, every door, done right.
Petitions and field data are reviewed closely. VFO trains you on the rules before you start and supervises the work — honest representation and accurate records are non-negotiable.
- Honesty
- Rule-following
- Reliability
- Respectful interaction
- Accuracy
- Hustle
Eligibility
Petition circulators may need to meet the eligibility, registration or disclosure requirements of the jurisdiction where they collect. VFO confirms these before you’re assigned.
Project-based work
Programs run on campaign and filing calendars. Assignments and their length are explained before you commit; work is not guaranteed between programs.
Working relationship
How each role is engaged and paid is explained clearly during hiring.
Why VFO
Why strong field professionals choose VFO.
Trained before you collect
Petition-specific training on the rules and the sheet before your first signature.
Supervised, organized teams
Field managers who plan your territory and support you in the field.
Choose your work
Petitions, canvassing, advocacy or election operations — or all of them.
Travel or stay local
Local assignments and travel programs, depending on what you want.
How we operate
One standard, in the office and at the door.
- Integrity
- We do what’s right — every project, every time.
- Accountability
- We hold ourselves and each other to the standard.
- Excellence
- We pursue elite execution in every detail.
- Innovation
- We continuously improve how work gets done.
- Ownership
- We take initiative, solve problems and own every outcome.
- Transparency
- We communicate with candor, operate with clarity and confront reality.
- Relentlessness
- We stay in the fight until the work is finished and the objective is achieved.
Apply
Apply for political field work
Tell us what kinds of work you want and where. It takes a few minutes.
Current openings
Positions VFO has posted are listed on its Indeed company page, which opens in a new tab.
Join our talent network
Petition and canvassing programs open on campaign and filing calendars. Apply now and we’ll contact you when a program matches your areas, availability and experience.
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