Data Acquisition Specialist

🏢 Civitech · 📍 Austin, TX or Remote · 💼 remote · ⏰ Full-time 💰 $65,000 - $85,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes. Since its founding in 2019, over 1400 partners—a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns—have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy.

The Data Acquisition Specialist will lead research focused on the extraction, normalization and ingestion of civic data. This person would join a team working to build an unparalleled database used to inform the public and register new voters. Civitech is a remote-first company hiring within our current footprint of 27 states (AL, AK, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY); Civitech does have an office in Austin, TX.

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.

What You Will Do:

(50%) Data Acquisition:

File hundreds of public records requests to obtain publicly available data
Work closely with technical staff to build and apply web scrapers
Use internal data platforms, SQL and Google Sheets to extract, clean, explore and upload data
Drive fast-paced, complex research projects through thoughtful planning, organization and delegation
Troubleshoot data issues, resolve flags, and share learnings to enhance data quality and the end user experience

(50%) Project Management:

Lead a research project focused on the collection of data from public information requests
Delegate tasks, monitor progress, and find creative solutions to meet tight deadlines
Independently develop project checkpoints, milestones, and dashboards for assessing and communicating progress to the broader team
Scope out new research projects and communicate requirements around timeline, scope and s

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Civitech Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Interviewers intensely scrutinize your technical execution capability within progressive political campaigns or advocacy tech, testing for data integrity, mission alignment, and agility.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Showing apathy toward the progressive political mission or treating the work as 'just another tech gig'.
2. Proposing slow, enterprise-style waterfall development cycles unsuited for election cycles.
3. Failing to grasp data privacy, security, and voter file compliance regulations.

✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I build robust, secure civic tech tools that empower progressive movements to mobilize voters and win tight electoral cycles.

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