Data Entry Specialist

State Affairs

2d•$20 - $20•Remote

About The Position

State Affairs is the nation’s leading news and policy intelligence platform focused on state governments. We combine nonpartisan coverage of Statehouses across the country alongside state government data and AI-native tools into a singular platform. We inform and empower decision makers, policy professionals and citizens through our award-winning journalism and data – delivering profound insights to help our customers decode and act on state politics and policy. We’re building a category-defining business that will reshape America as we strengthen visibility into what’s happening and why at the state level. We are hiring a Data Entry Specialist. This is a US-based remote position. As the Data Entry Specialist, you will:

Requirements

Attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to learn and follow detailed workflows, data standards, and state-specific legislative terminology
Ability to work in fast-paced environments with rapid updates during legislative sessions
Ability to identify reliable sources and follow verification protocols
Organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and states concurrently
Communication skills
Prior professional work experience working in a CMS, database, or spreadsheet-based data entry environment

Nice To Haves

Prior professional work experience in fast-paced data entry operations
Prior professional work experience in government, politics, journalism, research, or policy analysis
Prior professional work experience with legislative tracking systems or bill data entry
Knowledge of legislative processes, bill lifecycles, and committee structures

Responsibilities

Enter and update bill information, including bill actions, amendments, sponsors, summaries, and status changes.
Ensure bill action histories are complete, properly sequenced, and aligned with official legislative sources.
Maintain accurate committee and floor session schedules, including dates, times, agendas, documents, and locations.
Enter and verify vote roll calls, including committee votes and chamber votes.
Enter and update broader governmental and political calendar information, including: Fundraisers, Press conferences and media events, Government meetings, Public policy events, Stakeholder or advocacy events
Monitor multiple official and external sources daily to ensure calendar data remains complete and up-to-date.
Conduct regular audits to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across states.
Correct discrepancies and omissions flagged by the Director of Legislative Data & Insights or data/operations staff.
Follow State Affairs’ data standards, taxonomy, and naming conventions.
Enter and maintain administrative rules, notices of rulemaking, and related state agency data.
Support new feature rollouts and special data projects across the State Affairs platform.