Data Director

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is seeking an experienced Data Director to manage the state party’s data operations. We are looking for a passionate, hardworking leader committed to supporting field organizing and turnout operations that will work alongside the coordinated campaign, candidates, and county parties to power Democrats to victory up and down the ballot in 2024.

Responsibilities

• Obtain Voter Files from State Election Authority on a semi-monthly basis and send to the DNC for processing

• Administer the State Party’s VAN (VoteBuilder) and all users and committees within it

• Administer the State Party’s Mobilize Instance

• Respond to VAN user support requests and train users on VAN data standards

• Obtain Election Day polling locations from State and Local Election Authorities, and format, and upload them to VAN, LBJ, and IWillVote.com

• During early voting periods, obtain data on voters who have requested/cast mail ballots or voted early in person as available, and upload to the DNC for processing

• Work with DNC and Sister Committee Staff on program goals, as necessary

• Administer Portal and Phoenix BigQuery

• Target and Voter Contact Universe Creation

• Create systems for program tracking and accountability, in partnership with in-state stakeholders (e.g., by building reports/dashboards to track organizer activity or progress to goal)

• Voter Registration program setup and administration

• Voter Protection program collaboration and implementation

  • Work with DNC to setup elections on LBJ Voter Protection tool

  • Work with State Party VoPro Director to onboard poll watchers and volunteers

  • Help make program decisions based on precinct prioritization and purged voter reports in coordination with DNC and State Party VoPro teams

Core Competencies

• Expert knowledge of VAN / VoteBuilder

• Experience working on a statewide campaign

• Proficient in SQL

• 1 cycles of experience in a data role

• Experience with targeting and building voter contact universes

• Familiarity with the Democratic data & tech ecosystem and commonly used tools

• Ability to clearly communicate deadlines, goals, roadblocks

• Comfort explaining technical concepts to non-technical users, especially VAN usage and data standards

• Willingness to ask questions and grow within a technical role with constantly changing priorities

• Appetite for independent learning

• Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with BigQuery

  • Experience as a statewide administrator for VAN / VoteBuilder

  • Expert in SQL

  • Experience building reports in Looker Studio or Tableau

  • Familiarity with GIS

The this is a full-time position 100% employer-paid health insurance. This position is remote in Pennsylvania until 2024, with up to 10% travel required in 2023. This position reports to the Pennsylvania Democratic Party Executive Director.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to keshavan@padems.com