Executive and Research Assistant at DC-based Voter Contact Firm

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Winning Connections, an award-winning, Democratic voter contact firm based in DC, seeks candidates for an Executive and Research Assistant. This person will serve as the Executive Assistant for Company President John Jameson, VP Mark Schauer,  and others in the firm. This team member will also conduct research, manage the office, and potentially execute a social media strategy. This position begins immediately. 

 

Winning Connections uses phone and digital services to persuade and mobilize voters. Over the past 20 years, Winning Connections has served clients from Senators Kyrsten Sinema, Gary Peters and Mark Kelly, to Planned Parenthood, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Environmental Defense Fund. The Executive and Research Assistant responsibilities may include:  

 

• Developing and implementing daily, long-term meeting, and travel schedule for John and others   

• Writing and sending cogent emails, transcribing emails and memos, drafting pitch decks, and preparing meeting briefings by either compiling or conducting research 

• Assisting the marketing team with research into potential electoral and legislative clients  

• Coordinating events at the company president’s home, when in-person events are once again safe 

• Managing the firm’s social media outreach 

• Managing the office by welcoming visitors, ordering supplies, answering the phone, and collecting the mail, when staff returns to the office 

• Assisting other company principals on an as-needed basis with administrative support. 

 

Qualified candidates will be: 

• Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive 

• A resourceful problem solver 

• Willing to eagerly take on entry level duties and work outside of normal business hours 

• Someone with campaign or Hill experience  

• A strong writer and editor 

• A capable team player with strong interpersonal skills 

• Understanding of the urgent nature and time demands of campaigns and able to multi-task, balancing multiple projects at a time 

• A fan of dogs and have a sense of humor! 

 

The salary range for this position is $42,000 - $46,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience, with a benefits package. Please send your resume, cover letter, and where you saw this listing to Joe Hayes, Programs Director, at j...@winningconnections.com with the subject line “Executive Assistant.” 

 

Winning Connections is an equal opportunity employer, and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or disability, or any other legally protected basis. We are committed to building a culturally diverse firm and strongly encourage people of color, women, and LGBTQ individuals to apply.