Analytics Engineer

DCCC

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About The Position

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the official national Democratic campaign committee charged with electing Democrats to the U. S. House of Representatives. The DCCC recruits Democratic candidates and supports Democratic campaigns – both challengers and Democratic incumbent Members – with a variety of services including field operations, fundraising support, communications assistance, digital strategy, research support and management consulting. The DCCC is supported by the contributions of individuals and organizations, along with Democratic Members, from throughout the country. We look for talented and hard-working professionals who are committed to electing Democrats and winning the House majority. Due to the cyclic nature of our organization, all positions are subject to separation at the end of the election cycle. Position Summary: The Analytics Engineer is responsible for working across the DCCC to ingest and structure data from various vendors and public sources into high-quality datasets to facilitate departmental reporting, targeting and fundraising needs. They will join a team of engineers working closely with other DCCC departments to build products, reporting, and workflow automations for fundraising and direct voter contact. The ideal candidate will have experience with both political data and data engineering. This position is part of a collective bargaining unit.

Requirements

1-3 years of data engineering or analytics experience in politics or technology required
Strong SQL and analytics database experience required — preference for BigQuery
Experience with dbt or other workflow orchestration tools preferred
Experience with Tableau or other business intelligence and data visualization tools preferred
Experience using R or Python for data processing or visualization preferred
Familiarity with database architecture and modern data workflows, particularly as they relate to campaign data preferred
Familiarity with voter file tools (such as VAN, PDI, Catalist), Census data, and the DNC ecosystem (Phoenix and Portal) preferred
Proactively fosters an inclusive atmosphere and commitment to equal employment opportunities
Ability to demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant and productive ways
Personal and professional commitment to promoting and investing in cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability
Proven interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with staff at all levels

Responsibilities

Centralize data from various DCCC vendors and public sources, building and maintaining ELT workflows to deliver data into our Google BigQuery data warehouse, including (but not limited to) fundraising, voter file data, scores and models, polling data, geographic and census data, and media data
Collaborate with other DCCC departments to design and maintain data products, reports, and automated workflows in alignment with the strategic needs of their programs
Become a subject-matter expert on the national voter file, working with the DNC and other vendors to follow updates to source data and maintain voter file ingestion pipelines
Structure and document key datasets for analytics and reporting needs
Automate common workflows to facilitate the core work of end-users
Perform other duties as necessary to ensure the success of the Data Operations team and that of stakeholders across the Committee

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans with premiums fully paid for by DCCC
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and Life Insurance fully paid for by DCCC
More than 25 days of paid time off (which includes federal holidays, time off around the holidays, vacation, and sick days)
Paid parental leave
Fertility and growing family support with $10,000 subsidiary paid by DCCC
Pet Insurance Discount
Up to 6% retirement employer match contribution
Long-term Disability fully paid for by DCCC
Monthly mobile phone stipend
Monthly metro benefits (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
Gym Access (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
Capital Bikeshare Discount (for employees located in the DC metro area only)
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Resource Groups