Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate understanding of DLCC’s organizational strategy and our finance, communications, digital, and political departmental strategies.
• Maintain knowledge of state legislative-focused narratives and effective messaging for DLCC’s audiences.
• Maintain knowledge of salient electoral messaging for DLCC’s national audiences.
• Maintain knowledge and information systems that analyze the strengths and weaknesses of organizations focused on the state legislative, LG, and state supreme court elections.
• Provide analysis of the progressive and Democratic influence landscape and opportunities to elevate both the ballot level and the DLCC.
• Provide perspective and manage the research team to deliver research products that support the development and recognition of DLCC’s brand, principals, and surrogates.
• Design, plan, execute, and assist with research projects that are responsive to donor, partner, and press requests and topics of interest.
• Oversee the tact-checking of public-facing materials within a short time frame and provide final sign-off for the department when required.
• Play a primary role in reviewing materials from other researchers, providing edits and feedback that help team members improve their skills.
• Identify examples of DLCC’s work and impact statements, votes, or other events that offer opportunities for communications, digital, finance, and political teams to promote to their audiences.

Requirements

• Minimum four years of experience managing political or advocacy research projects and staff at the federal or state/local level, with often quick and rapid response deadlines.
• Proven project and people management skills, including communications with external parties.
• Advanced research skills and knowledge of LexisNexis, legislative resources, and campaign finance databases.
• Advanced attention to detail, precision, and organization.
• Advanced ability to write, edit, and fact-check with precision.
• Advanced ability to understand or clarify objectives and prioritize work.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office/Google Suite.
• Calm during high-volume, fast-paced periods.
• Shares our commitment to electing state legislative Democrats.

Preferred

• A keen political instinct.

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off, including time off for all Federal holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year, and sick days.
• Fully paid health/vision/dental insurance for the employee + spouse/partner + dependents.
• Up to 6% retirement employer contribution.
• Monthly use-it-or-lose-it $100 transit benefit for employees located in the DC region.
• Employer contribution of $500 to employee’s Flexible Spending Account, and opportunity to withhold pre-tax income for Dependent Care Account.
• Up to $5,000 employer-paid Health Reimbursement Account for IVF-related costs or Adoption Assistance, and up to $2,500 for employer-paid Health Reimbursement Account for out-of-pocket dental and orthodontic expenses.
• Monthly $100 student loan payment benefit.
• Monthly $100 mobile phone reimbursement.
• and more.