Data Contractor

50+1 Strategies is looking for a Data Contractor to join our Campaigns team for the 2024 cycle. We operate at the local, state and national levels to elect Democratic candidates, advance progressive issues at the ballot box, and support causes that create positive change.  

50+1 Strategies operate at the local, state, and national levels to elect Democratic candidates, advance progressive issues at the ballot box, and support causes that create positive change. We have worked with inspiring clients like Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Future Forward USA, Reproductive Freedom for All, House Majority PAC, and the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, as well as inspiring candidates like Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Cory Booker, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, to name a few. We have built organizing programs for industry leaders in the corporate and tech spaces and designed trainings for critical issue-based organizations, such as Everytown for Gun Safety and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. 

As a Data Contractor, your primary responsibility will be to work cross-functionally across teams to conduct analyses, pull voter universes, synthesize findings, and communicate recommendations that will help clients reach their goals. The Data Contractor will have the ability to visualize key information through dashboards and reporting to allow teams to understand and use data to power daily decision-making. You will be supporting multiple clients simultaneously, requiring exceptional self-organization and communication skills. They will report directly to the Vice President of Campaigns and will work closely with our Marketing, Campaigns, and Operations teams. 

Responsibilities:

• Campaign Strategy: Support clients through the development of campaign plans for electoral and issue-advocacy campaigns, providing analytics insights and support, responding to programmatic requests and participating actively in long-range strategic planning.  
• Voter File & List Management: Work with staff, clients, partners, vendors, and others for the acquisition, enhancement, manipulation, and management of voter and member data. Where appropriate, manage voter file access for 50+1 staff and client organizations and their teams. This includes administration and security, training end-users, and providing technical assistance as needed. You understand the importance of establishing data standards and unifying multiple sources of data to track program progress and optimize work over time.
• Campaigns & Paid Media Support: Support cross-functional coordination by tracking advertising placement, providing technical assistance with backend targeting/segmentation, helping parse raw data and distill quantitative insights, and identifying gaps in collective strategy.  
• Reporting & Analysis: Support the creation and development of written reports and products to highlight the impact of the campaigns we run by working across multiple teams to develop data reports and presentations for various clients (including generating performance metrics of paid media and digital ad campaigns, targeting profiles/landscape memos, slideshow presentations, and other documents), and creating/maintaining dashboards for ad/email programs. Support the Campaigns and Marketing teams in creating external-facing reports to share performance, insights, and updates with clients and stakeholders.
• Creativity and Innovation: Providing insight and expertise on cutting-edge campaign tools and campaign best practices and implementing them for your clients.

Qualifications:

• 2+ cycles of campaign or policy/issue advocacy experience. 
• Proficiency in SQL and comfortable with large datasets and experience working with political data like state voter files, election results, or voter contact data. 
• Experience tackling complicated datasets and structuring them for quick analysis.
• Familiarity with data software such as Google DataStudio, Tableau, etc.
• Interest in the analytical side of marketing (particularly advertising and CRM components).
• Superior time management, project planning, organizational, relationship-building, and communications skills.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to work well under tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage complex projects with internal and external teams and thrive in high-pressure environments. 
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to excellence in deliverables.  
• Self-directed with a strong ability to take initiative and problem solve. 
• Contributes a positive attitude in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Patience with people, ability to problem solve in a group structure, and love for working with teams of stakeholders, staff, volunteers, and other groups.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people from different backgrounds/areas of expertise and think strategically about how to motivate people towards your clients’ causes.
• Commitment to progressive policies through issue and legislative advocacy, electing Democratic and progressive candidates. 
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Compensation: Pay based on experience, ranging between $35-50 hourly commensurate with experience. This role is for the 2024 cycle only with the engagement expiring on November 30, 2024. Hours are expected to be up to a maximum of 35/week, with flexibility depending on your availability and client needs. 

Application: Please apply online here: Data Contractor  Application Form. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. No emails or phone calls, please.