Democracy Works is hiring a Seasonal Voting Information Project Fellow for the 2026 election cycle. In this role, you will be instrumental in collecting, cleaning, and ensuring the accuracy of a nationwide set of election data. You will coordinate with state and local election offices to publish standardized information about where and how to vote, supporting our mission to provide Americans with the guidance they need to participate in every election.
What You'll Do
- Collect accurate, up-to-date election information by researching online and conducting phone and email outreach to local election offices.
- Perform data entry and quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy and completeness of the information.
- Collaborate with teammates in meetings and asynchronously to work through sticking points and help continuously improve internal processes.
- Research partner and user-reported errors.
- Assist the team with other tasks as they arise.
- Investigate and verify location details, ensuring the pinpoint accuracy of addresses on a map.
- Support the training of additional team members who may assist in this work as the November election approaches.
What We're Looking For
- Extremely attentive to details.
- Proficient at working with data.
- Excellent at communicating by telephone and email.
- Able to organize non-centralized, non-standard information into a coherent format.
- Knowledgeable on a basic level of American politics, elections, and/or election administration.
- Skilled at managing competing priorities and problem-solving.
- Happy to pitch in wherever help is needed.
- Able to work effectively within a remote team.
- Experience conducting concise, clear phone and email outreach with a specific ask.
- Experience communicating across different areas of expertise and working in teams.
- Experience working on tight deadlines and quickly turning around deliverables.
- Experience working with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or other data management software.
- Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for Democracy Works.
- Must be available to work full-time from April through November 2026.
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Sheets
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $22.50-$25.00/hour
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates located within the United States.
Democracy Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.
