Data Scientist

Who We Are:

ActBlue builds and maintains a powerful online fundraising platform for Democratic campaigns, progressive organizations, and nonprofits working to create a better future. We put power in the hands of small-dollar donors by making it easier for grassroots supporters to make their voices heard and by helping thousands of groups — from presidential candidates to environmental organizations —  build people-powered movements.

We’re a nonprofit organization, and our team has a big impact on the future of our country. Each and every one of us, from the political activists to the software engineers to the customer service pros, is fully committed to our mission. We're excited to grow this team and get ready to take on even bigger challenges as we look toward 2020 and beyond.

This Role:

The Communications and Marketing Team is responsible for managing ActBlue’s communications, as well as our online and in-person presence. This means we are the public advocates for small-dollar donors and the keepers of ActBlue’s brand and mission. We are looking to hire a Data Scientist to join our Communications and Marketing Team, working to tell the story of grassroots donors. You should be curious about small-dollar donor giving patterns, figuring out how campaigns and organizations can increase engagement with small-dollar donors, identifying sustainable fundraising strategies, and demonstrating how ActBlue’s tools have an impact on small-dollar giving. You’ll have several different audiences that you’ll need to keep in mind and build data stories for: campaign and organization professionals, digital fundraising experts, internal stakeholders, and small-dollar donors themselves.

The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who can help scale our analytical capacity to ask and answer questions. We are looking for someone experienced in reporting analytics and and building reproducible workflows. The candidate would also be quick to explore proprietary data and adept at seeking out external data sources to knit together compelling narratives. Responsibilities range from quick analytical dives to developing internal tools — R packages, dashboards, documentation — to assist in reporting and storytelling. This requires a broad range of data science skills, from transforming and cleaning data to statistical testing and visualization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Explore and understand our data schema and contribute to an internal data dictionary.
• Work both independently and with the Communications and Marketing Team to come up with questions to investigate and tell the story of the small-dollar donor movement.
•  Work on a variety of internal and external reports — from blog posts and visualizations highlighting recent fundraising successes to organization analytics.
• Manage multiple requests and projects — some under tight deadlines, and some with loosely defined instructions and desired outcomes — and prioritize accordingly.

Required Qualifications:

• Understanding of statistical testing, A/B, multivariate, and time series analysis
• Data visualization skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to confidently share insights with various stakeholders
• Understanding of ways to integrate data sources
• Advanced proficiency with SQL (we use PostgreSQL)
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with R (tidyverse, ggplot2)
• Dedication to our mission of empowering small-dollar donors and helping nonprofits, progressive organizations, and Democratic campaigns build better fundraising programs
• Ability to use a combination of exploratory analysis and statistical inference to discern patterns from outliers

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with JavaScript libraries or dashboarding tools for web visualization
• Experience with automating workflows
• Previous experience working with data in a media organization or political campaign

Location & Compensation:

ActBlue’s office is located in Davis Square in Somerville, MA, just a few blocks from Boston’s MBTA Red Line train. This posting is for a full-time, salaried position centered in our office. We offer a competitive salary and a generous compensation package, including commuter benefits; fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance; an employer-sponsored 401k contribution plan; and a flexible time off policy.

Salary range: $75K-$90K, commensurate with experience and technical abilities

ActBlue is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and members of other minority or marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

ActBlue cannot at this time sponsor work visas.