Research Strategist

Job description

Grow Progress makes persuasion radically more efficient and affordable for social good strategists, progressive activists, marketers, and brands.

Who We Are

• We’ve built powerful software that gives our customers unprecedented ability to run scientific message tests quickly and affordably, so they can identify the most effective messages. This capability powers campaigns, causes, and companies to make the world a better place. We currently work with many of the most prominent Democratic pollsters, marketing agencies, advocacy groups, and labor unions in the country.
• Grow Progress empowers our clients to persuade more people by tailoring their messages to what motivates their audience, their identities, and how they think. We help customers harness the latest persuasion science to create messages that are up to five times more effective than ads they didn’t test.
• We’re a team of experienced field organizers, campaigners, political researchers, and data scientists who are obsessed with harnessing the power of evidence to help our clients win hearts, minds, customers, and votes.

Your Role

The Research Strategist will advise our customers on how to more effectively use our products to improve their persuasion techniques. This role will report to the Director of Research Strategy, and will work closely with the Client Success, Sales, Survey Management, and Data Science departments, acting as a key team member across these critical teams.

While this position requires familiarity with statistics, it is not a technical position.

Job requirements

Who We’re Looking For

As part of our team, you will:

• Proactively identify opportunities for clients to use our products in new ways or to answer emerging research questions
• Evangelize our tools with prospective and existing clients; upsell services and products
• Work with clients to develop research plans that take advantage of our platform and tools
• Empower clients by coaching them to use our tools independently
• Help clients analyze and interpret their results, conduct basic analyses to fulfill ad hoc requests
• Work closely with our Data Science and Product teams to ensure clients’ perspectives are reflected in our tools and roadmap
• Build institutional knowledge by documenting project best practices, lessons learned, etc.

You’ll bring the following skills and experience:

• Passion for and experience with campaigns, advocacy groups, research design, and public opinion research
• Knowledge of best practices in political science, psychology, sociology, or other related field
• Applied experience with survey data and message testing. You’ve written and/or interpreted survey questions, tested messages for their efficacy, and know how to interpret data with a skeptical eye.
• 1-2 years of experience managing client projects and accounts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in communicating quantitative results clearly to non-technical audiences
• Strong time management and organization skills, with the ability to handle multiple work streams and stakeholders with minimal supervision
• Understanding, empathy, and problem-solving skills
• US work authorization
• Progressive values and an interest in politics

You have some of the following bonus skills:

• Experience working in SaaS Customer Success environment with a track record of driving customer results
• Familiarity with online survey platforms, market research tools, or market research vendors
• 1-2 years of experience in statistical software or a programming language (e.g., R, Python, SQL)

Hiring Process

• Phone Screen: (~30 minutes) This is a short interview with our Director of People to answer some behavioral and logistical questions, and a chance for you to ask questions about the position and the company.
• Experience Interview: This will be an opportunity to share more about your professional background and the experience you have to step into this role (45 minute interview)
• Behavioral Interview: (50 minutes) This step is a panel interview with members of the team and cross-functional peers in which all candidates will be asked the same ~10 questions.
• Skills Exercise: ( 50 minutes) This is a chance for you to demonstrate your skills. You will be asked to follow a prompt and present to a panel of staff.

More About Grow Progress

Our culture is fun, fast-paced, and focused on evidence. We aim to cultivate an environment where data drives our decision making rather than just anecdotes, and where everyone feels comfortable contributing ideas — even if it’s on a topic outside of their expertise. We work hard to get smarter together by giving each other feedback that’s direct, actionable, and respectful. We’re deeply motivated by the work we do and committed to using this technology ethically, so we’re looking for teammates who feel the same way.

We believe that inclusion and equity are the keys to a better future. We center these issues by creating accessible and affordable products, partnering with progressive organizations, and building transparency across our company.

We strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work and we continuously examine our efforts through our Growing Progress DEI&B working group. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and experiences. Our goal is to create a workplace where every person feels supported and encouraged to thrive.

We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse company. Qualified people of any race, ethnicity, culture, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, social class, marital status, religion, veteran status, or disability status are strongly encouraged to apply.

Grow Progress is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact people@growprogress.ai.

Compensation: $85,000 - $95,000 annually, plus equity in a fast-growing startup. Benefits include a 100% paid company health plan with medical, dental, and vision insurance, a flexible PTO plan, and a 401(k) with employer matching. Staff are also offered stipends for professional development, $1,300 annual work from home resources, and wellness, and access to Carrot insurance among other benefits.

Location: DC, NYC, or Remote

To Apply: Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

Please note that if you email your resume to our team directly or apply through a different site rather than applying on our job site, you may not be considered for the position. No recruiters, please.

Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Please note that if you email your resume to our team directly or apply through a different site rather than applying on our job site, you may not be considered for the position. No recruiters, please.