IE Research Associate, End Citizens United, Washington, DC

[End Citizens United PAC]

IE Research Associate

Reports to: IE Research Director

Job Summary: The IE Research Associate will work to support the research operations and organization on End Citizens United’s independent expenditure program. Along with the IE Research Director, the IE Research Associate will collaborate on research projects needed for ECU’s priority races, monitor campaign activity, and aid in ensuring accuracy of all materials. This position ends on November 30, 2018.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Research projects needed for ECU’s priority races (Senate and House)
• Assist in research projects to support the IE’s paid media priorities:
• Work independently on components of larger projects
• Collaborate with Research Director to brainstorm and execute research ideas
• Conduct research on our targeted races:
• Build out and continually update opposition research related to campaign finance, ethics, transparency, and other similar issues
• Draw connections between the influence of super PACs / dark money groups and the actions of elected officials or candidates
• Expose improprieties related to campaign finance, ethics, transparency, and other similar issues
• Use creativity and resourcefulness to devise and follow through on investigating potential research avenues
• Highlight the negative effects of unlimited and undisclosed spending 
• Monitoring campaign activity
• Compile and disseminate daily news clips
• Monitor activity from target campaigns including ad releases and press stories
• Monitor ad activity in target states using FEC, Critical Mention, FCC public inspection files, and other sources
• Fact-checking and accuracy:
• Assist in ensuring that all materials are accurate by backing up statements and maintaining accurate citations for all materials
• Assist in backing up ads and ensuring full maintenance of any backup, including screenshotting or reproducing news articles, keeping a video archive, and tracking social media

Qualifications: The IE Research Associate must have at least one cycle of political research experience (interning or as paid staff). Lexis-Nexis experience preferred but not required. They must have a strong interest in stopping big money in politics and helping elect campaign finance reform champions to Congress. The IE Research Associate should possess solid communication skills, good attention to detail, an entrepreneurial spirit, instinct for creative problem-solving and a sense of humor.

End Citizens United offers a competitive salary and benefits package. To apply, email resume and cover letter to jo...@endcitizensunited.org, -- subject line “IE Research Associate.” No calls, please.

End Citizens United is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multi-cultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.