Polling Fellow

BlueLabs, Inc.•Washington, DC

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Fellows will be provided a chance to work directly with data scientists, strategists, analysts, and client leads on meaningful, hands-on work, while being guided and supported by their manager. Fellows will also be expected to complete a capstone project as part of their program with BlueLabs. The Polling Fellow will work with our team to help our clients harness their data to improve and test their outcomes. The Polling Fellow will work with BlueLabs for 12 weeks from June 3, 2026 - August 23, 2026, with the option to be either full-time or part-time based on availability. In this position you will:

Requirements

Genuine passion for working with a progressive social impact organization
Familiarity with best practices of polling and survey methodology
Familiarity with a coding language such as R or Python - SQL is a plus!
Self-motivated and intellectually curious
Interest in finding solutions to hard, often ambiguous problems
Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience both in writing and verbally

Responsibilities

Help oversee the polling process from end-to-end, including programming survey questionnaires, pulling samples, tracking and monitoring surveys while in the field, and weighting the results.
Coordinate with team members on experiments, modeling, and other analytics surveys.
Collaborate on polling methodology and research to improve our polling operations and processes.
Find new and innovative ways to apply new and existing data to our work
Perform rigorous data cleaning and analysis to inform our work across our political, non-profit and corporate projects