JOB: Marketing Associate, Catalist, Washington DC

[dani...@catalist.us]

Catalist is committed to using our talents and technology to nurture a vibrant, growing, progressive community.  Our mission is to provide progressive organizations with the data and services needed to better identify, understand, and communicate with the people they need to engage and mobilize.

As a Marketing Associate, you will have an opportunity to learn about cutting edge technology, our services, and our products that are leading the way in a fast paced and competitive market.  The marketing associate is responsible for learning about these product and service offerings and translating them into a variety of formats (traditional and web based) and for a variety of audiences.  Materials will include internal and external memos, proposals, and presentations for clients, board members, and prospective clients as well as collateral materials describing Catalist tools, services, models, and analytics for current and future users.  

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual with excellent writing skills, graphic design and website development experience, be willing to work in a collaborative environment, and a strong desire to learn new skills, and an interest in progressive politics.  

Catalist is a young company that values creativity and problem-solving. We want to revolutionize the way data is used by political campaigns, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of advocacy efforts. Our marketing team will be critical to growing our impact. For more information about our company and our clients, please visit http://www.catalist.us.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Drafting, editing, and designing presentations collaboratively with Catalist subject matter experts to clearly describe Catalist technology, products, and services to diverse audiences

• Keeping a catalog of materials produced and creating a marketing materials library for Catalist technology, products, and services

• Tracking the development, and the on-time, approved delivery of materials  

• Marketing Associate will be expected to develop a working knowledge of all internal and external Catalist tools (Q Tool, M Tool, Sandbox, and PDI-Q) and data and products (voter files, Enhanced Analytics, Catalist models, synthetics and specialty data) for the purpose of developing clear communication materials

• Marketing Associate will track and monitor all marketing and business development activities

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 2-3 years communications experience and (political expertise a plus)

• Excellent writing skills

• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear and concise language

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to be personable, creative, and articulate ideas clearly.  

ADDITIONAL, DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proficiency with publishing and/or graphical software (e.g. Photoshop)

• An eye for design and layout of published materials

• Knowledge of the c3 and c4 progressive community

EDUCATION

BS or BA degree preferred but not necessary

To apply please send your resume and cover letter to jo...@catalist.us with the subject line Marketing Associate