SignOn.org Analytics and Tech Development Manager
Time and again, MoveOn.org has changed the face of politics in America by harnessing the power of the Internet and our 5 million members. We've taken on hugely ambitious campaigns—and we've won. We've proven that progressive candidates can fund their campaigns entirely through grassroots online fundraising.
And now we're changing the game again with an innovative new organizing platform called SignOn.org that gives everyday folks the tools to run their own MoveOn-style campaigns on the issues they care about most—everything from ending corporate personhood to keeping fracking out of local communities. And by connecting these local efforts to our 5 million members, we're making sure that even small start-up campaigns have the grassroots muscle they need to win.
For years, one of the secrets of MoveOn's success has been our ability to harness the power of technology to run huge grassroots campaigns with a small, nimble staff and low overhead.
The SignOn.org Analytics and Tech Development Manager will build on that success by working with our tech team to develop and test new web tools for SignOn users and using data-driven analytics to assess the effectiveness of all of the SignOn team's work.
Key responsibilities:
- Building, testing, and optimizing web tools for SignOn users.
- Providing ongoing technical support to SignOn users.
- Developing advanced metrics for gauging the virality of petitions and other shared online content.
- Create tools to allow effective, ongoing communication between elected officials and the SignOn users targeting them.
- Helping other members of the SignOn team tap the power of data-driven analytics in their work.
- Develop strategies to identify the issues and campaigns that each MoveOn member will be most interested in.
- Ability to build and maintain websites and interactive web tools, including HTML, CSS, Javascript, and version control (especially SVN). A plus to candidates who have experience with Perl, Mason, command line interfaces, jQuery, Search Engine Optimization, or Google Analytics.
- Experience with database management, ideally including SQL.
- Strong aptitude for analytic, data-driven approaches to problem-solving.
- Ability to figure out creative ways of leveraging technology for political change.
- Willingness to work as part of a team, while also managing large projects independently.
- Ability to thrive in an environment demanding constant innovation, experirmentation, and high rate of failure for new ideas.
Location: Anywhere in the U.S.—MoveOn operates on a virtual office model, collaborating online.
Salary: Salary is highly competitive and benefits include health and dental insurance and four weeks vacation.
To Apply: Click here to submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you're interested in working with MoveOn and the SignOn team in particular.
MoveOn.org Civic Action and MoveOn.org Political Action are equal opportunity employers.
