Technical Support Rep 1
Oakland, CAVolunteerPosted todayStill listed today
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WeVote seeks volunteers to provide technical support to political candidates and other users of its platform. The representative handles incoming tickets through Zendesk, responds promptly, investigates basic issues, and escalates problems when needed. The role also involves analyzing support trends and collaborating with partner teams. It is described as fully remote and requires at least five hours weekly, including availability for a weekly team meeting.
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- Fraud and phishing warning * Please apply directly via our volunteering portal/ATS at https://wevote.applytojob.com/apply. Do not apply via any other job portals, aggregators, or sites, as your information may not be secure, or the role may no longer be accepting applications. Thank you.
Be Part of Something Bigger – Join the WeVote Movement! WeVote is seeking a dynamic IT System Support Technician to join our passionate team of changemakers in a meaningful volunteer role (~5 hours per week). About WeVote WeVote is a nonpartisan nonprofit startup on a mission to strengthen American democracy through innovative technology. As a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee, we're building something special – a movement of 250+ dedicated volunteers creating open-source mobile solutions that reach millions of voters nationwide. Our challenge? Modern voters are busy, distracted, and pressed for time. Our solution? A streamlined voting experience that takes just 8 minutes, delivered through the downloading of our app. We're 100% volunteer-powered and fully remote, proving that passionate people can create extraordinary impact. For more information, view https://WeVote.US. The Role of the Technical Support Representative Within WeVote, we support our candidates as users of our platform. Timeliness in response is important to their user experience. We’re looking for volunteers to help manage the questions and issues coming in from political candidates and other platform users. Our user base is expanding, and will eventually be thousands across the United States. The technical support rep will communicate with candidates/user via our ticket tracking system (Zendesk). What You’ll Accomplish:
- Provide first-line support for incoming support tickets.
- Respond to incoming issues in a timely way.
- Identify problems and escalate to the appropriate next level of support as necessary.
- Understand the platform and data well enough to respond to basic issues.
- Maintain a 1 business day response time for candidate and internal support inquiries.
- Collect and analyze data to understand trends and potential solutions.
- Collaborate with partner teams in WeVote to investigate and resolve candidate/user needs.
Your background:
- Computer skills required: Google Workspace
- 1-2 years of experience in technical support
- Zendesk or similar ticket tracking tool preferred
- SAAS product support/knowledge preferred
- Detail oriented
- Good written communication skills
- Analytical thinker
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Capability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
Essential Requirements Availability: At least 5 hours each week during our core team hours M-F 9 a.m. - 6 p.m PST with the ability to work 1-2 hours during Pacific Time overlap. Hours are flexible as long as a 1 business day response time is met Monday to Friday. Must be available to attend the team meeting each week on Thursdays from 1-2pm PT / 3-4pm CT / 4-5pm ET. Why This Role Matters This isn't just volunteer work – it's experience that makes a real difference. You'll develop advanced technical skills, work with cutting-edge civic technology, and help millions of Americans participate more effectively in democracy. Plus, you'll join a network of passionate professionals committed to positive change. Ready to lead meaningful change while growing your career? We'd love to hear from you.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,078 open Technical Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$100–141K/yr175 salary ranges
- California median$29–39/hr86 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 383 open Technical Support jobs in California and 4,078 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Apple57 open
- Google11 open
- Northrop Grumman11 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Technical Support postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 2,622 postings).
- Education
- 328 of the 4,078 open Technical Support jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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