Elections Director, Research

Role Overview

• Manage qualitative and quantitative research projects from beginning to end with full accountability for the success of the project.
• Conceptualize and produce client-ready survey questionnaires and qualitative research screeners and guides that require minimal edits from account lead.
• Conceptualize and produce analyses of research projects – both written analyses and visual PowerPoint presentations that require minimal edits from account lead.
• Provide insights and strategy to clients with a strong strategic voice.
• Ability to manage projects and client relationships independently with minimal oversight from account lead.
• Moderate qualitative research engagements, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and online discussion boards.
• Oversee and coordinate research projects by actively keeping track of project details, organizing tasks, and keeping team's adherence to timelines without prompting.
• Responsible for overseeing project fielding, i.e., review partials, provide edits, discuss weighting targets with data team, actively troubleshoot project fielding issues.
• Responsible for training, managing, and overseeing junior staff on the execution of projects. Must exhibit basic supervisory skills of any direct reports to manage their work and professional development, with guidance.
• Lead the development of new business proposals, including producing, editing, and delivering presentations with senior staff oversight and guidance.
• Conceptualize and develop research designs and methodological approaches for new business in order to meet client research objectives.
• Begin to identify growth opportunities and provide recommendations to the team.

Requirements

• 6-8 years of experience in research with a focus on politics.
• Has experience in executing every stage of a research project – both quantitative and qualitative.
• Strong strategic and consulting voice.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills and a proven ability to successfully juggle multiple projects.
• Experience with client-facing responsibilities, including leading client engagements a plus.
• Experience with conducting in-depth interviews, moderating focus groups a plus.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Strong analytical skills – going beyond descriptive findings to tell a story with actionable recommendations.
• Team player with the ability to collaborate and maintain strong working relationships.
• Ability to mentor, train, and manage entry-level employees.
• Strong attention to detail and experience with catching mistakes and being detail oriented.
• Experience/coursework with statistics and advanced quantitative methods a plus.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel Word).
• Expertise producing graphical representation of data.

Benefits

• excellent coverage for medical, vision, and dental insurance
• paid parental leave
• generous time off and holidays
• 401k with employer match
• additional benefits