Pennsylvania Democrats: Data Associate

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SALARY

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DEPARTMENT

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Summary

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking a Data Associate for the 2026 Coordinated Campaign. The Data Associate will support the statewide data program, helping to manage and implement data tools, analytics, and reporting processes that power the campaign’s organizing, voter contact, and voter protection programs.

The PDP is committed to electing Democrats at every level of government and building a strong, inclusive organization across the Commonwealth. This is a full-time position ** based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,** with potential for travel as needed. This position reports to the Deputy Data Director.

Key Responsibilities

Though not an exhaustive list, duties of this position include:

• Support the Deputy Data Director in implementing the campaignʼs statewide data program, including analytics, reporting, and targeting.

• Build and maintain automated and ad-hoc reports to evaluate organizing, volunteer recruitment, and voter contact programs.

• Help manage NGP VAN and other volunteer and voter contact tools, presenting and maintaining trainings, best practices, and support documentation.

• Maintain data standards to ensure data capture and hygiene.

• Respond to data support requests and flags.

• Collaborate with Organizing, Digital, Voter Protection, Communications, and Operations departments to integrate data insights into program execution.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

The ideal candidate will have some combination of the following:

• Demonstrated interest in electoral politics; volunteer or professional experience preferred.

• Experience with Votebuilder/VAN.

• SQL experience; advanced experience preferred.

• Experience using coding languages like R or Python preferred.

• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, Shiny) preferred.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively and clearly communicate with others.

• Good personal organization, including ability to meet deadlines and multitask.

• Desire to ask questions, receive constructive feedback, and grow as a professional.

• Commitment to equity and inclusion in working with staff and other stakeholders.

• Capacity and desire to work long hours in a campaign setting.

• Registered Democrat.

If you don’t meet all the requirements, but you are passionate about Democratic politics and think you would be a good fit, please apply.