Junior Survey Data Specialist

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 both our reputation in our industry as well as our relationship with our clients.

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:

• programming data tables

• proofing tables for number and grammatical inaccuracies

• proofing surveys prior to fielding

• running quality checks

• weighting data

• running data tables

• various other project-related tasks

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)

• General computer knowledge

• Effectively work in a team environment

Preferred but not required qualifications consist of familiarity with statistical software package (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 researchjob@yahoo.com with the subject line: Polling Research Assistant.