Description
Movement Labs is an incubator and consulting firm that uses technology, data, and experimentation to stop fascism and build progressive power. We help progressives win and defeat MAGA extremists through year-round work grounded in research and real-world testing. Our team partners with leading advocacy groups, grassroots organizers, and electoral campaigns to develop innovative tactics, win elections, and shift power for the long term.
As the R&D powerhouse for the progressive movement, we’ve run over 100 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on voter behavior and helped hundreds of organizations increase their impact. We work hard, and the environment evolves rapidly. We are adaptable, nimble, and shift quickly as needed to meet the moment. We are looking for candidates that thrive in this type of environment.
This role is fully remote. This is a temporary hire for the 2026 election cycle that will run from ASAP to November 15, 2026.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly organized Senior Innovation Associate to help drive the development of innovative persuasion and mobilization programs to net Democratic votes. This role requires an organized thinker who can lead project research, assist in program execution, and juggle multiple complex initiatives simultaneously. The ideal candidate thrives in ensuring timely execution in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
Project Management and Implementation:
- Project manage experiments to ensure that programs are adhering to planned timelines:
- Develop plans and timelines for novel interactions, often launching on short timelines.
- Keep projects on track, flag potential delays, manage priorities, resource use, and overall effectiveness of the team projects.
- Collaborate with Program and Data teams to support successful projects implementation
- Evaluate and measure success goals on experiments projects owned.
- Source creative content, including working with partner organizations and finding messengers for mobilization and persuasion campaigns.
- Serve as point of contact with external contractors to ensure prompt delivery of campaign materials.
Research in persuasion and mobilization programs:
- Propose and innovate on approaches based on context and experimental results.
- Contribute to research for persuasion and mobilization programs, including: scoping potential target universes, searching public records, and tracking legislation.
- Ensure accurate information for use in innovation programs.
- Draft presentations of experimental learnings
- Synthesize analysis and insights, and share findings across teams.
https://apply.workable.com/movement-labs/j/29D1F76D19
Requirements
- 2-5 years/cycles in project management in electoral politics, progressive organizations, or non-profits
- Comfortable working with voter data & voter file tools
- Exceptional project management skills, with a proven ability to manage complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results
- Demonstrated problemsolving skills and capacity to propose improvements complex with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and quality
- Comfortable with data, spreadsheets, and data-driven workflows
- Experience managing multiple contractors or vendors
- Comfortable with project management tools and planning (Asana, Google Suite)
- Alignment with Movement Labs' mission and a desire to help build progressive power
