TARGETING ANALYST

The 2010 Election represents an historic opportunity for Ohio Democrats and their allies to not only win at all levels, but to lock in those gains for the next decade or more. Our priorities are combined and interlocking: re-elect the Governor and all of our statewide Democrats including the open US Senate seat, protect our Congressional delegation, grow our State House majority, and make targeted pickups up and down the ballot.

To deliver this “big bang”, the Party, its candidates, and allies are working together in a Coordinated Campaign that is unprecedented in a non-Presidential year. The Ohio Democratic Coordinated Campaign is currently seeking applicants for the position of Targeting Analyst.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Targeting Analyst works under the leadership of the Targeting Director. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing timely and relevant political analysis and data to our coordinated campaign partners.
• Working with Targeting Director to field requests for specialized research projects, in many cases requiring rapid turnaround.
• Working with Targeting Director to implement system for tracking and disseminating analysis of voter contact results, early vote and absentee turnout, voter registration, and other data relevant to campaigns and caucuses.
• Collecting raw political data from County Boards of Elections and other sources and converting it to usable form for analysis; Hygieneing and matching acquired lists back to the voter file (VAN, Catalist or offline).
• Working with the Targeting Director to develop and implement an Early Vote data plan.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior campaign experience preferred
• Demonstrated interest in the 2010 political landscape and key races
• Demonstrated data analysis and writing skills, preferably in a political environment
• Ability to plan and manage time sensitive projects with competing needs.
• Working knowledge of statistical models, precinct targeting, etc. a plus.
• Knowledge and familiarity with Catalist and VAN
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel including formulas, functions, and pivot tables.
• Intermediate knowledge of Access (or other SQL database) including creating queries and manipulating large data sets.
• Familiarity with GIS preferred but not required.
• Experience standardizing data from multiple sources to produce complex reports.
• Strong attention to detail, including accuracy of data entry.
• Capacity and desire to work long hours in a campaign setting.

HOW TO APPLY:

This position is available immediately and will remain open until filled. Competitive salary, plus healthcare. Please send resume, cover letter, and three professional references electronically to gwetrosky@ohiodems.org.