House Majority PAC - Research Desk Position
TO APPLY:
Applicants should e-mail their cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to jobs@thehousemajoritypac.
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC:
House Majority PAC is an independent expenditure only committee (often called a "Super PAC") that is designed to help elect Democrats running for the House of Representatives and hold Republicans accountable. House Majority PAC is committed to building a long-term organization that can take on the Republican outside groups in the battle for the House Majority.
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Research Desks will be responsible for maintaining self and opposition research, identifying key candidate vulnerabilities and fact-checking polling and paid media in a set of congressional races around the country. Research Desks report to the Research Director.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Track assigned races on a daily basis including press clips and social media
· Work with political desk and consulting teams to identify data points for polls, mail pieces, online communications, and radio and television scripts and ads
· Fact check all polling and paid media and write side-by-side documents for legal approval
· Review tracking reports and identify new or important developments
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES DESIRED:
· Demonstrated commitment to promoting Democratic values and causes
- BA/BS degree
- Minimum 2 years experience in the political field
- Experience working on opposition research for a campaign, committee, or Democratic-allied organization
· Proficiency in Lexis-Nexis required, other research databases a bonus
- Priority given to candidates with experience fact-checking paid media
- Strong work ethic and willingness to take ownership of wide-ranging responsibilities; ability to work independently and proactively
- Ability to work under pressure and remain flexible and adaptable as needs and priorities change; experience managing to multiple deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills with keen attention to detail
- Solid verbal, written, research, and interpersonal skills
- Sense of humor, ability to have fun, and an interest in working within a high-performing team environment
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House Majority PAC is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that employees from diverse backgrounds are critical to achieving our goals. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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