Survey Data Assistant

A Republican polling firm is looking to fill the position of Data Assistant.  An ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter who has a strong attention to detail and a desire to take initiative.  Accuracy is paramount to the success of our business and therefore, every aspect of every job needs to be carefully proofed to maintain our clients as well as our reputation in our industry.

In order to achieve this, candidates will have knowledge and interest in Republican politics, campaigns and elections, public policy and/or survey research. 

DESCRIPTION

This position will assist current staff with most aspects of every project, including:

  • Ensuring survey analyses and memos are accurate and understandable

  • Assisting with the production of presentations using PowerPoint and Excel

  • Proofing data tables for number and grammatical inaccuracies

  • Proofing surveys prior to fielding

  • Running numerous quality checks before, during and after project completion

  • Learning how to program data tables, weight data and run data tables in statistical software

  • Various other project-related tasks depending on desire and aptitude

EDUCATION

Required candidate qualifications consist of at least a bachelor’s degree in political science, statistics, business/marketing, computer science or a related field. 

MUST-HAVE SKILLS

  • Desire to learn syntax driven statistical software

  • High attention to detail

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Skillful multi-tasker

  • Efficient and accurate worker

  • Experience with Microsoft Office (specifically: Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

Preferred but not required qualifications consist of familiarity with statistical software packages (Uncle, SPSS, R, etc.) and 1-2 years working in a related field such as market research, survey research, political campaigns and/or statistics as well as knowledge of SQL.

 This is a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits.  Please send cover letter and resume to info@amview.com with the subject line: Data Assistant