We are currently hiring qualified candidates for:
POSITION:Development Operations Engineer
Become a part of a team responsible for creating and maintaining infrastructure for the Democratic Party and its internal and external applications, and coordinating application deployment and testing with the development team. Will build and configure physical and virtual Linux servers, provide on-call systems support, assist development and research teams, manage monitoring and backups of all systems, maintain network infrastructure, and create and maintain documentation about systems.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience in Linux-based, production server environments
- BS in Computer Science, Information Technology or other related field
- Be able to carry cell phone and be on call at all times
- Ability to work off hours as needed
- Excellent communication skills
Preference given for experience with:
- Experience managing layer 3 or higher networks Familiarity with Xen, EC2, and/or other virtual server software
- Experience with web server and web application deployment
- Scripting/programming skills (Perl, shell, etc)
- Understanding of MySQL or other database administration tasks iSCSI and/or Fibre SAN protocols BGP, STP and other network protocols Nagios, OpenNMS, Cacti, Zenoss, or other system and network monitoring tools
- Ability to manage firewalls
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to techresume@dnc.org with subject line "Development Operations Engineer".
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
POSITION: Writer/Editor
| POSTING DATE: | February 1, 2012 |
| Position: | Writer/Editor |
| DEPARTMENT: | Communications |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The "Writer/Editor" will work with senior DNC officials to manage and coordinate the daily message for staff. S/he is responsible for writing a variety of materials to support the communications department, including but not limited to: talking points, press releases and advisories, press statements, scripts, blog posts, web copy, marketing materials, op-eds and speeches.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Candidate must have at least 5 years professional writing and editing experience;
- Strong organizational skills, experience meeting deadlines, and the ability to write quickly about complicated matters with minimal direction;
- The ideal candidate will have a policy background, experience writing for different audiences, demonstrated flexibility and a good sense of humor;
- Strong interest in and commitment to politics is a must.
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to DNCPress@gmail.com with the subject line "Writer/Editor".
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
POSITION: Database Engineer
| POSTING DATE: | August 11, 2011 |
| Position: | Database Engineer |
| DEPARTMENT: | Technology |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The Database Engineer will be responsible for supporting the DNC's SQL Server databases and ensuring their performance, availability and security, as well as supporting and assisting with development related to SQL Server. The DBE needs to be able to work closely with developers and analysts to create and optimize data schemas, processes, and queries.
Responsibilities:
- Ensuring availability and performance of SQL Server databases
- Troubleshooting and optimizing queries and SQL Server related development
- Managing database access and security
Requirements:
- Strong understanding of the SQL Server database engine, including but not limited to: Physical storage, indexing, physical database design best practices, and query optimization
- Experience managing multiple MS SQL 2008 RDBMS on large systems
- Practical experience in monitoring and tuning a database to provide a high availability service
- Demonstrated ability to create and optimize database schemas.
- Understanding of normalization, de-normalization, and the difference between the two.
- Ability to both write T-SQL code and assist developers in tuning their T-SQL code
- Experience working in a high pressure collaborative fast-paced environment
Preference given for the following:
- Other database management experience
- Knowledge of voter file and political data
- Ability to program in languages such as Python, Ruby, PHP or Java
- Understanding of ETL concepts
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to techresume@dnc.org with the subject line "Database Engineer".
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
POSITION: Quickbase Administrator
| POSTING DATE: | Sept. 7, 2011 |
| Position: | Quickbase Administrator |
| DEPARTMENT: | Technology |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The Quickbase Administrator will be in charge of maintaining DNC Quickbase applications, developing new applications for to help the party reach its goals, and provision new users in the correct roles. Quickbase is a dynamic application development tool that is a Software as a Service (SaS) which the DNC uses for many management and operations tasks.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience with Quickbase
- Experience with relational databases
- A proficiency for learning new tools
- Experience as an technology administrator
Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or an equivalent
- 1-2 years experience working in politics or technology
- 1 year experience working with databases (sqlsrvr, access, etc.)
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to techresume@dnc.org with the subject line "Quickbase Administrator".
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
POSITION: Systems Administrator
| POSTING DATE: | Sept. 26, 2011 |
| Position: | Systems Administrator |
| DEPARTMENT: | Technology |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
Part of a team responsible for creating and maintaining infrastructure for Democrats.org and associated internal and external applications, and coordinating application deployment and testing with the development team. Will build and configure physical and virtual Linux servers, provide on-call systems support, assist development and research teams, manage monitoring and backups of all systems, maintain network infrastructure, and create and maintain documentation about systems.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in Linux-based, production server environments
- BS in Computer Science, Information Technology or other related field
- Be able to carry cell phone and be on call at all times
- Ability to work off hours as needed
- Good communication skills
Preference given for experience with:
- Experience managing layer 3 or higher networks
- Familiarity with Xen, EC2, and/or other virtual server software
- Experience with web server and web application deployment
- Scripting/programming skills (Perl, shell, etc.)
- Understanding of MySQL or other database administration tasks
- iSCSI and/or Fibre SAN protocols
- BGP, STP and other network protocols
- Nagios, OpenNMS, Cacti, Zenoss, or other system and network monitoring tools
- Ability to manage firewalls
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to techresume@dnc.org with the subject line "Systems Administrator".
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
POSITION: Creative Strategist
| POSTING DATE: | Feb. 9, 2011 |
| Position: | Creative Strategist |
| DEPARTMENT: | Digital |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
Do you have a passion for politics and digital organizing? Are you a master at persuading people to take action? We're looking to hire an expert creative strategist—a critical position on our team of digital experts, running one of the largest and most active digital programs in the country.
The creative strategist should have real world, senior level organizing and/or fundraising experience, great writing skills, and strong personal initiative. You should bring creative thinking, a passion for motivating the masses, and an eagerness to push the envelope and constantly improve our digital organizing.
If you want to help re-elect President Obama and Democrats up and down the ballot, this is the best place to do it. Our staff is made up of creative, passionate and experienced individuals who love the work we do. We're a team of great collaborators, and we have a lot of fun.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic consulting for campaign planning, content, and fundraising
- Create content for our web and social media properties, as well as email
- Devise campaigns and tactics to meet our organizing, communication, and fundraising goals
Qualifications:
- Great copywriter with excellent communication skills—you should be able to write clear, structured, artful, and persuasive content, including content for the web
- Exceedingly creative thinker
- Expertise using social media for campaigns
- Comfortable with technology and digital advocacy—you don’t need to be a programmer, but must have a strong understanding of and enthusiasm for how online systems can support our efforts
- Familiarity with content management systems
- Passion for politics
- Must thrive on change, innovation, and teamwork
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Strong contributor in team environments
- Goal and outcomes-oriented
- Passionate and resourceful
Preference given for experience with:
- Familiarity with Blue State Digital
- Information architecture or user experience expertise
- Expertise with Google Analytics and/or other web and email statistics
POSITION: Deputy Digital Director
| POSTING DATE: | Sept. 29, 2011 |
| Position: | Deputy Digital Director |
| DEPARTMENT: | Digital Media |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The Democratic National Committee is looking to hire a deputy digital director—the number two position on a team of digital experts, running one of the largest and most active digital programs in the country. The deputy digital director should have deep experience with and command of digital strategy and best practices. In addition to partnering with the director to run the DNC's digital team, you will be responsible for proposing, coordinating, and executing digital campaigns in response to breaking news and political developments, as well as acting as a key liaison between the DNC and OFA digital teams.
You should bring creative thinking, an innovative spirit, and an eagerness to push the envelope and constantly improve our digital organizing.
Qualifications:
- Experience running a digital organizing program at the director or deputy-director level
- 2+ years high-level digital work experience with an electoral campaign, advocacy organization or non-profit
- Expert knowledge of digital strategy, organizing, and fundraising best practices
- Strong understanding of how to recognize a great hook moment, how to build digital campaigns that move people to act, and what actions will achieve the right impact at the right time
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with online organizing platforms (e.g. Blue State Digital, Convio, GetActive)
- Proven leadership managing staff and running a team
- Willing to work long hours as needed
- Ability to work under deadline pressure
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects
- Passionate about engaging millions of Americans in advancing President Obama's agenda, strengthening the Democratic party, and changing the country
- Bachelor's Level Degree required, higher degree preferred
- Candidates must be willing to relocate to Washington, DC
Preference given for experience with:
- Statistical analysis and reporting
- Multiple areas of digital work (i.e. social media, design, development, email, etc.)
POSITION: Senior Email Campaigner
| POSTING DATE: | Sept. 29, 2011 |
| Position: | Senior Email Campaigner |
| DEPARTMENT: | Digital Media |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The Democratic National Committee is looking to hire a senior email campaigner to run one of the largest and most active email programs in the country. You will be responsible for planning, writing, and executing grassroots email campaigns using fundraising, citizen advocacy, and local organizing tactics to achieve our goals.
You will work daily to engage millions of Americans to support President Obama and Democrats across the country, and coordinate with senior leadership to shape our voice.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years experience running an email program for an electoral campaign, advocacy organization or non-profit; or working in a high-level position for a major digital organizing program
- Expert organizing and campaigning knowledge; should be familiar with email/digital organizing, communication, and fundraising best practices
- Keen understanding of how to recognize a great hook, how to craft emails that move people to act, and what actions will achieve the right impact at the right time
- Excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail
- Strong, sharp, and personable writing style
- Familiarity with online organizing platforms (e.g. Blue State Digital, Convio, GetActive)
- Familiarity with mail list segmentation and mass mail platforms
- Willing to work long hours as needed
- Ability to work under deadline pressure
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects
- Passionate about engaging millions of Americans in advancing President Obama's agenda, strengthening the Democratic party, and changing the country
- Bachelor's Level Degree required, higher degree preferred
- Candidates must be willing to relocate to Washington, DC
Preference given for experience with:
- Statistical analysis and reporting
- Graphic design and page layout
POSITION: Software Engineer
| POSTING DATE: | Oct. 11, 2011 |
| Position: | Software Engineer |
| DEPARTMENT: | Technology |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The Software Engineer will join the DNC's Technology Department and build key software tools and infrastructure to advance the party.
They will work with our talented team on ambitious projects that will redefine Democratic technology.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with stakeholders to design and build scalable, web-based applications
- Contribute to multiple projects in a fast-paced team environment
Qualifications:
- BS/BA in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
- 1-2 years experience with web application programming and associated technologies; MVC framework experience (Rails, Django, etc.) nice to have
- 1-2 years experience with Linux or similar POSIX-based OS
- Proficient HTML and JavaScript skills, familiarity with jQuery/Prototype and CSS nice to have
- Proficient with SQL and experience working with relational databases (we prefer PostgreSQL)
- Experience with source code management tools (we use git)
- Experience with test-driven development, behavior-driven development nice to have
- A strong sense of ownership in your product
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Ability to iterate quickly
- Ability to balance product requirements and time constraints without sacrificing code quality
- Passionate about clean code, eschews overly-complex solutions
- Passionate about politics and making a difference
- Located in the DC metro area or willing to relocate
Preference given for experience with:
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, etc.)
- Experience with Chef and/or Puppet
- Experience with Fabric
- Experience with geospatial tools, databases, web maps (GeoDjango, OpenLayers, mapnik, PostGIS, etc.)
- Experience with mobile application development
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to techresume@dnc.org with the subject line "Software Engineer"
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
POSITION: Web Application Engineer
| POSTING DATE: | Dec. 15, 2011 |
| Position: | Web Application Engineer |
| DEPARTMENT: | Technology |
| LOCATION: | Washington, DC |
The Web Application Engineer will join the DNC's Technology Department, building essential software and infrastructure to advance the party. He or she will work with our talented team on an ambitious project that will redefine political technology.
Responsibilities:
- Work in a fast-paced, team environment using agile software development methods
- Develop features for an exciting and cutting-edge Rails application
- Adapt to requirements from diverse stakeholders
Qualifications:
- BS/BA in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
- At least 1-2 years experience with web application programming and MVC frameworks (Rails experience nice to have, but other MVC frameworks suffice)
- Proficient HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills, familiarity with jQuery or Prototype
- Familiarity with SQL and relational databases (we prefer PostgreSQL)
- Experience with source code management tools (we use git)
- Experience with test-driven, collaborative development
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Located in the DC metro area or willing to relocate
Preference for:
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, etc.)
- Experience with UI design
- Portfolio example of a delivered software project
- Passionate about politics
TO APPLY:
Resumes should be emailed to webdevresume@dnc.org with the subject line "Web Application Engineer"
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.
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