Local Expansion Staff Researcher
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BallotpediaElection research
Source API remote eligibility restrictions: United StatesFull-Time
SalaryThe starting pay range for the Local Expansion Staff Researcher is $42,500-$44,000/year, commensurate with experience. In addition to salary, Ballotpedia offers an annual benefits stipend equivalent to $8,000
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Job Details
- Required Skills
- Google SheetsCritical thinkingResearch
Requirements
- Have excellent research skills and be able to locate appropriate online and direct outreach sources.
- Record information in an organized, concise manner to answer detailed questions.
- Use resourcefulness and curiosity to investigate information that falls outside existing processes and communicate findings.
- Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and consistently follow instructions across many iterations.
- Accurately and concisely summarize complex concepts, difficult text, and detailed structures.
- Apply critical thinking to understand varied source structures and use general categories and logical statements.
- Collaborate with a team by communicating progress, sharing discoveries, and coordinating research efforts.
- Use Google Chrome, Docs, and Sheets, or similar tools, to find, record, organize, and clean up information gathered from the Internet.
- Have an interest in or experience using AI tools to increase productivity.
- Have a computer with Internet access.
Responsibilities
- Research reliable election information sources and conduct outreach to gather official documents for local contests.
- Process and ingest election and candidate data into Ballotpedia’s database using automated tools and manual review.
- Monitor changes to election schedules and documentation to keep information up to date.
- Maintain and improve databases of sources and research processes.
- Review data for accuracy and completeness, and make corrections based on Ballotpedia’s data standards and current information.
- Build knowledge of state and local election practices across assigned jurisdictions to interpret election materials accurately.
- Research election laws and other relevant electoral topics as needed.
- Identify and implement workflows that improve the depth and quality of local election coverage.
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