Data and Targeting Director

Location: Remote in the US (prefer Washington, DC)

Temporary through December 23, 2024.

 OVERVIEW

The climate emergency is here and it is the greatest societal threat that we face. The world as we know it is running out of time and the window for small, incremental action has closed. Instead, we need an emergency-level response to accelerate decarbonization around the world.

ACE works at the nexus of youth, media and civic engagement to accelerate our pathway toward a decarbonized world. We reach tens of millions of people with our programs each year and are driving a new climate narrative to engage audiences that our movement has yet to reach. We utilize leading-edge media strategies to combat dangerous disinformation, drive action-taking, and increase diverse participation in the democratic process.

Our staff and board members are dynamic, diverse and talented, and our team is currently growing to meet this critical moment of opportunity.

 JOB SUMMARY

The Data and Targeting Director makes decisions about which voters and members of the general public are likely to be engaged on environmental issues and maintains voter file information that permits the organization to educate the public and motivate supporters to become active civic participants in an efficient manner. This position will be housed in the Campaigns & Civic Engagement Department but will work across the entire organization to develop and oversee data and targeting related activities on issues and elections. We are seeking a strategic thinker who can help ACE and its sister organization, CEA, utilize data and analytics to engage environmentally minded citizens across the country and build support for environmental priorities.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate, manage and track voter, membership and volunteer lists for programs, including mailings, online outreach, canvasses and phones, in a fast-paced campaign setting.
• Conduct voter targeting and analysis with an emphasis on the application of demographic and geographic factors.
• Manage contracts and relationships with voter file, data, analytics and technology vendors, and serve as a liaison to other organizations that LCV & LCVEF work closely with on data-related issues.
• Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into our advocacy and electoral programs by targeting racially diverse groups of people.
• Explore and devise opportunities to test and measure the impact of all our programs, including working closely with entities such as the Analyst Institute and leading academics.
• Work with partner groups to identify opportunities for collaboration and grow relationship with them.
• Work across departments to synchronize member and activist data.
• Assist in-state programs with integrating data best practices into their programs, including providing guidance with database structure, data syncs across databases and training state staff.
• Put together regular program reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience on either issue or electoral campaigns focused on voter contact, data management, experimentation and targeting.  Must have experience with utilizing modeling in a campaign setting.
• Strong data management skills; able to handle multiple projects simultaneously; proficient with VAN, Catalist Q & M tools and other data management tools; proficiency with SQL or other similar languages; understanding of and commitment to testing and running metric-based programs; strong understanding of strategic use of data; ability to collaborate well with others; works well in a fast-paced environment and able to multitask without sacrificing quality of work; ability to communicate effectively about complex topics; ability to translate analysis into a digestible and actionable format; understanding of environmental issues and their potential to engage the public a plus; familiar with Tableau.
• Shares our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.

POSITION DETAILS

• Annual salary range: $7,000-$8,330/month, commensurate with experience
• Generous benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b retirement savings plan, Vacation, Sabbatical, Paid Parental Leave, 2 Floating Holidays, 2 Community Service Floating Holidays, sick time, two weeks of full-staff time off (July 4 week and Christmas-New Years week) and 13 observed holidays
• Location: Remote

ACE is an equal-opportunity employer that highly values staff diversity

This description reflects ACE’s assignment of essential functions, it does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. ACE retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position at any time. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. ACE has a zero tolerance standard for abuse and inappropriate behavior by staff members.