Job Descriptions

Associate – Fundrayse

Fundrayse was created to help conservative political candidates and nonprofits take the guesswork out of fundraising.  Utilizing our unique platform we locate and contact potential donors on our clients behalf.

 

Our ideal candidate must have a love for politics, be competitive, have a logical thought process that solves problems, hate losing elections, and be willing to work some evenings.

 

If this is you and you want to have an impact on the direction of the country, then reach out to Rob Volmer at rob@fundrayse.com

Description:

You will assist with projects at every level:

  • Message crafting
  • Proofreading
  • Create message playbooks
  • Conduct research
  • Implement text message campaigns

Must Have:

  • Has a passion for politics and issues facing our country
  • College Degree or Equivalent Experience
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Working experience with Microsoft Office such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Can clearly and intelligently communicate him/herself in writing.
  • Most important is how much changing the direction of the country matters to you and your willingness to work as hard as you have to in order to win.

Should Have:

  • Passion for conservative politics
  • Be organized, and
  • Have a track record of winning whether in politics, sports, or the spelling bee.
  • Enjoys working in a fast-paced setting with collaboration and debate

Nice to Have:

  • Graphic design skills
  • Experience managing freelancers and vendors

 

About Fundrayse:

We are a startup that is part of both WPAi and Axiom Strategies network.  Our clients include Senators, Governors and numerous nonprofits.

We operate in a political culture, which can mean long hours and intense stress on occasion but also means a flexible, casual environment and opportunities to expand your skills and responsibilities quickly.

Benefits:

This position typically starts around $42,000 base salary and is commensurate with experience. In addition to your base salary, you’ll be eligible to participate in our bonus pool after each quarter. In addition, WPA pays 60% of your medical, dental and vision insurance. We also offer a retirement 401K match at 4%. Finally, WPA has a flexible time off policy as well as snacks and coffee provided the office.

Data Scientist

The most impactful Republican polling and analytics firm in the nation is seeking a top recruit to join our data team as a Data Scientist.. In this job, you will build models of public opinion, voting behavior, media usage, and other politically-relevant views and activities, and use these models to shape campaign strategy for political campaigns, party organizations, and advocacy groups.

 

At WPAi we love winning campaigns and have a track record for success. If this is you and you want to have an impact on the direction of the country toward freedom, then reach out to Matt Knee at mknee@wpaintel.com and Crystal Caragine at ccaragine@wpaintel.com

 

Responsibilities and Duties: 

A Data Scientist at WPA Intelligence is a core member of our data science team, and will serve as data science lead on projects as well as be involved in assorted data and development tasks. These individuals are responsible for:

  • Building models of public opinion and political behavior, constructing target universes, and participating in advising clients as to data-driven campaign strategy.
  • Developing surveys and survey experiments informed by political science.
  • Conducting quantitative analysis of electoral data and other information to help clients’ achieve their goals.
  • Building data visualizations and graphic representations of data.
  • Assisting in analytics product development.
  • Managing data science projects and interns and coordinating with other departments.

Qualifications:

  • Solid knowledge of tidyverse R, SQL knowledge is a plus.
  • Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks from many different stakeholders.
  • A willingness to work for Republican candidates and conservative causes (Active desire preferred)
  • Knowledge of American politics, marketing, political psychology, and/or polling.
  • Experience in managing resources and teams is a plus.

 

About WPA:

We are one of the leading Republican opinion research and data science firms in the country. Our clients include Senators, Governors and numerous Members of the House; major PACs and party committees; and state and local officials across the country. We have offices in Washington, DC; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; and Melbourne, FL. This position is attached to the Washington, DC office. We operate in a political culture, which can mean long hours and intense stress on occasion but also means a flexible, casual environment and opportunities to expand your skills and responsibilities quickly.

Benefits:

  • In addition to your base salary, you’ll be eligible to participate in our bonus pool after each quarter.
  • WPA pays 60% of your medical, dental and vision insurance. We also offer a retirement 401K match at 4%.

Project Coordinator

The most impactful Republican polling and data analytics firm in the nation is seeking a top recruit to join our research team as a Project Coordinator.

Our ideal candidate must have a love for politics, an understanding of how political campaigns, and some experience in campaign data, market research, statistics, or quantitative fields like micro-economics or quantitative political science.

Description:

This position is an advanced position on a WPAi research team and will allow the team member to use their data and political skills to help a Principal create campaign research, use data to develop strategic and tactical guidance, and convey that guidance to campaigns and other clients.

In an average week, a Project Coordinator could be called upon to:

 

  • Create polling instruments, including developing messaging to test using opposition research reports, voting records, and candidate biography information;
  • Create polling stratifications to ensure accurate data collection by our data collection vendors;
  • Manage the data collection process and ensure quality and accuracy throughout the process,
  • Ensure quality of initial deliverables and write an initial findings report in collaboration with Principal;
  • Draft memos and other analyses based on data;
  • Assist in creating proposal, research plans, and letters of engagement; and
  • Participate in client briefings and strategy meetings.

 

About WPA:

We are one of the leading Republican opinion research and data science firms in the country. Our clients include Presidential campaigns, Senators, Governors and numerous Members of the House; and state and local officials across the country. We have offices in Washington, DC; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; and Satellite Beach, FL. We currently have openings for Project Coordinators in our Washington, DC and Oklahoma City offices.

 

Benefits:

WPAi offers competitive salaries commensurate with responsibilities and experience. In addition to your base salary, you’ll be eligible to participate in our quarterly bonus program; excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits; and a 401K program with company matching.

Research Associate

The most impactful Republican polling and data analytics
firm in the nation is seeking a top recruit to join our research team as a Research
Associate.

Our ideal candidate must have a love for politics, an
aptitude for numbers and using data to make decisions, the willingness and
ability to learn some basic skills in languages like R, SQL, and Python, and
fluency getting things done in Microsoft Office tools like Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint.

Description:

This position is a great way for someone passionate about
conservative and Republican politics to increase their impact on the political
process, improve their quantitative skills, and deepen their understanding of
how data can inform the decision-making of campaigns, advocacy groups, and
other organizations.

In an average week, a Research Associate could be called
upon to:

  • Create PowerPoint presentations, or other data
    visualizations, to communicate survey data and implications to clients,
  • Conduct research on Secretaries of State/Elections
    Department websites and the Census website on past election turnout,
    results, and voter demographics;
  • Interact with WPAi’s Bonfire data platform to
    research information from the voter file,
  • Use SQL query and other tools to produce counts
    and summary statistics from WPAi voters databases;
  • Assist in developing survey research instruments,
    memos, and other client-deliverables;
  • Serve as part of an internal QA/QC process to
    ensure accuracy for our client deliverables.

 

About WPA:

We are one of the leading Republican opinion research and data science firms in the country. Our clients include Presidential campaigns, Senators, Governors and numerous Members of the House; and state and local officials across the country. We have offices in Washington, DC; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; and Satellite Beach, FL. We currently have openings for Project Coordinators in our Washington, DC and Oklahoma City offices.

Benefits:

WPAi offers competitive salaries commensurate with responsibilities and experience. In addition to your base salary, you’ll be eligible to participate in our quarterly bonus program; excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits; and a 401K program with company matching.

Internships

WPA Intelligence hosts several internship opportunities throughout the year. Below you will find descriptions of our current available internships. Not sure what internship to apply to? Submit a general application to careers@wpaintel.com

Data Science Internship

 

 

WPA Intelligence welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to participate in our rolling internship program. Data science interns will gain valuable experience in analytics, modeling, consulting, politics, marketing and analysis from the nation’s most innovative polling, analytics, and data firms. This internship is available in our Washington D.C. office.

In this job, you will support the operations of data-driven campaigns up and down the ballot, from school board to president. Data Science interns will gain valuable experience in data science and politics from the nation’s most innovative polling, analytics, and data firm. Internships are available in our Washington, DC office only.

Intern Daily Job Responsibilities:

  • A Data Science intern at WPA is a member of our data science team and will assist on daily data science tasks. These individuals are responsible for: 
  • Pulling samples for modeling and polling surveys.
  • Working closely with the research team an account executives to generate counts and lists based on client’s needs. 
  • Generate reports to gauge the current state of a race.
  •  Background research on various elections, clients, and issues.
  • Assist in building and cleaning modeling presentations for clients.
  • Assist in various other data support tasks.

Intern Qualifications:

  • Solid foundation in R, preferably Tidyverse.
  • SQL knowledge is a plus but not required.
  • Strong time management skills and the ability to juggle demands from multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • A willingness to work for Republican candiates and conservative causes (active desire preferred).
  • Knowledge of American politics, marketing, political psychology, and/or polling is a plus.
If you are interested, please email your resume to Crystal Caragine at ccaragine@wpaintel.com

 

Research Internship

 

WPA Intelligence welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to participate in our rolling internship program. Research interns will gain valuable experience in polling, analytics, consulting, politics, marketing and analysis from the nation’s most innovative polling, analytics, and data firms. This internship is available in our Washington D.C. office.

 

Intern Daily Job Responsibilities:

  • Background research on prospective clients and issue areas.
  • Pulling together topline results and writing memos to clients from recent polling.
  • Creating and editing research presentations for client projects.
  • Analyzing poll and analytics data.
  • Access to free coffee and snacks.

Intern Qualifications:

  • Has a passion for conservative politics, policy, campaigns, and elections.
  • Reads poll results and cares about the latest in who’s winning and losing and what issues matter to voters and our clients.
  • Took coursework in two or more of the following: political science, public policy, statistics, computer sciences or programming, sociology, government, international relations, communications, business, economics, or any blended coursework that teaches qualitative and quantitative research concepts.
  • Does not fear numbers or trying new technologies.
  • Enjoys working in a fast-paced office setting with collaboration and debate.
  • Is an Excel and PowerPoint ninja.
  • Can clearly and intelligently communicate him/herself in writing.
If you are interested, please email your resume to careers@wpaintel.com