Data Director

Position Summary

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is hiring a Data Director to manage the state party’s data operations. The salary for this full-time position is $85,000 to $90,000 with 100% employer-paid health insurance. This position is remote in Pennsylvania until 2024, with up to 10% travel required in 2023.

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 salary for this full-time position is $85,000 to $90,000 with 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.