Polling Manager

Summary

BlueLabs provides analytics services and technology to help partners use data to address social and analytical challenges. The Polling Manager will prepare and program survey questionnaires, pull samples, design survey weights, quality-control data, and oversee polling processes while collaborating with project, data science, and client teams.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with the BlueLabs project teams to design our polling solutions
• Oversee the polling process from end-to-end, including programming survey questionnaires, pulling samples, tracking and monitoring surveys while in the field, and weighting the results
• Help to prepare and deliver client deliverables such as toplines and crosstabs
• Coordinate with team members on experiments, modeling, and other analytics surveys
• Collaborate with our Data Science team on polling methodology and work to improve our operations and polling processes
• Work with the Director of Polling to suggest and implement polling process improvements and keep a pulse on new innovations in the industry
• Help oversee relevant vendor relationships; regularly interact with and evaluate our vendors

Skills

• You likely have at least a Bachelor's degree and a few years of experience working with survey data
• You understand how to distill requests down to the most important points and find the most relevant information in a sea of facts
• You are a stickler for detail and ensuring each element of the process gets done right
• You're able to conduct a data analysis on tight deadlines where the problem is unstructured, or the guidance is open ended
• You have experience with programming languages such as SQL, R, and/or Python
• You can manipulate data and are comfortable working with spreadsheets
• You are passionate about harnessing data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes
• Experience working in the polling field is a particularly strong bonus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• You likely have at least a Bachelor's degree and a few years of experience working with survey data
• You understand how to distill requests down to the most important points and find the most relevant information in a sea of facts
• You are a stickler for detail and ensuring each element of the process gets done right
• You're able to conduct a data analysis on tight deadlines where the problem is unstructured, or the guidance is open ended
• You have experience with programming languages such as SQL, R, and/or Python
• You can manipulate data and are comfortable working with spreadsheets
• You are passionate about harnessing data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes

Nice to Haves

• Experience working in the polling field is a particularly strong bonus

Benefits

• Premier health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401K matching
• Unlimited paid time off
• Paid personal and volunteer leave
• 13 paid holidays
• 15 weeks paid parental leave
• Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
• Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Supportive & collaborative culture
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
• Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
• Lunches and snacks