Senior Researcher

Conservative public affairs firm serving leading right-of-center political committees, advocacy groups, and corporate clients seeks an experienced researcher for a senior position combining effective investigative ability with diligent management responsibilities. Our company works with the most prominent corporate and political clients in Washington to solve sensitive and high-stakes challenges using cutting-edge open source intelligence and digital forensics techniques, presenting findings in clear, well-written, and actionable research products that inform high-level decision-making by principals and c-suite executives.

We are seeking individuals who are comfortable leading a team of researchers, delegating tasks, managing multiple projects simultaneously, and completing assignments on tight deadlines. Qualified applicants can expect to work on behalf of clients across several issue areas and sectors, including government, political campaigns, lobbying, litigation, public relations, and crisis communications. As a valued member of the team, you will be trusted to take ownership of projects and use your skillset and expertise to meet client goals.

Responsibilities:

• Compiling and writing thorough research backgrounders on policy issues and political candidates and organizations, presenting the information in a detailed and user-friendly manner 
• Managing a team of direct reports, delegating tasks, and establishing effective workflows to produce client-ready products on tight deadlines
• Preparing messaging documents and whitepapers to be used in advocacy campaigns and public-facing communications efforts
• Writing sourced and accurate talking points, maintaining data sets, and producing other content as needed 
• Generating opposition research on Democratic candidates and officials 
• Researching a variety of public records, including campaign finance filings, legal and court records, personal financial disclosures, business records, tax filings, and legislative records  
• Reviewing other open-source information, including social media, news reports, live events, and publicly posted audio and video

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Desire or proven experience working to further conservative causes, candidates, and policies 
• Candidates should be critical thinkers, hard workers, problem solvers, and good writers 
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to gather, analyze, and concisely summarize research into written content for both internal and external use 
• Any experience with research tools and databases such as LexisNexis, TV Eyes, legislative records, campaign finance filings, business records, legal and court records, or economic data is a plus 
• Strong candidates will have experience with a political campaign, issue advocacy group, media organization, think tank, member of Congress, or similar politically involved organization 

Salary is commensurate with experience. We offer generous benefits, including health, dental, and vision. Our office is hybrid-remote: in-person attendance is optional on Mondays and Fridays and required Tuesday through Thursday. The office is Metro-accessible.

Interested candidates should send a resume and brief note of introduction to publicaffairsconservative@gmail.com.