Director of Polling and Modeling, DCCC

[Megan Crowe]

Job: Director of Polling and Modeling

Reports To: Strategic Analytics Director

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Position Summary: 

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is hiring a Director of Polling and Modeling for the 2020 campaign cycle. The Director of Polling and Modeling will be responsible for managing the DCCC’s robust in-house polling operation, including helping develop and train staff on best practices of survey design, sampling, fielding, and weighting, and will lead Regional staff in their analysis and interpretation of internal and external polling data. The Director of Polling and Modeling will also manage vendors and logistics for the DCCC’s modeling programs and play a large role in the integration of polling data across multiple DCCC platforms. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain internal polling and modeling calendars and polling results report
• Oversee Regional staff in all aspects of internal polling and modeling program execution
• Train Regionals on polling process and guide them in their analysis of results
• Manage external modeling and phone vendors and polling and modeling budgets
• Ensure the highest level of accuracy through rigorous quality control measures
• Collaborate with external vendors on automation of polling data processing and storage of polling results
• Other duties as needed

Skills and Qualifications:

• Several years of polling or modeling experience in the political realm
• Well-versed in survey research theory and methodology
• Demonstrated ability to identify most important findings from data and communicate results to a diverse, non-technical audience
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to shepherd large scale projects in a fast paced environment
• Experience with staff management and training
• Familiarity with web-based voter file tools, such as VAN and Catalist
• Strong Excel skills
• Familiarity with SQL, VBA, or additional programming language a plus

Equal Opportunity/Diversity Policy: 

The DCCC prohibits discrimination of employment, promotion, compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of gender, disability, race, age, national origin, color, creed, sexual orientation, sex (including marital and parental status), gender identity and expression, religion, economic status, ethnic identity, veteran's status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of the DCCC, including opportunity for employment and treatment as a DCCC employee. The DCCC is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.

DCCC's equal opportunity policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of the DCCC, including opportunity for employment and treatment as a DCCC employee, as well as opportunities for Consultants to contract with the DCCC.

The DCCC is committed to building a staff that reflects the diverse communities that makeup our country and the Democratic Party. Working towards the goal of a diverse DCCC, our policy extends to both Staff and Consultants.