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Hansell Tierney is proud to be assisting USAFacts in their search for a Software Development Manager to lead a dedicated group of software engineering professionals. This is a fulltime, direct-hire role is based in Bellevue, Washington. The Organization... At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed Hansell Tierney is proud to be assisting USAFacts in their search for a Software Development Manager to lead a dedicated group of software engineering professionals. This is a fulltime, direct-hire role is based in Bellevue, Washington.

The Organization...

At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed debate and we are here for it. We model our shared values of being Trustworthy, Empowering, Approachable, and Measured in everything we do including internal leadership and external communications.

Founded and funded by Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, USAFacts answers questions around government spending and outcomes. While these are basic questions, finding the answers is hard. But it is also pretty exciting. We pull together data from thousands of jurisdictions, normalize, contextualize, and visualize these metrics so that it is approachable and understandable. We learn something about our country every day, how to make complex data understandable, and how to make the American people interested in the numbers. We’re a very collaborative group and are always learning from each other, too. The team is mission-driven. We have no political agenda nor commercial incentive; we do this work purely as a public service.

Oh, and to top it off? USAFacts was named #14 on Fast Company’s 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators.

We’d love for you to bring your talents, your curiosity and come make a difference!

The Opportunity

The Engineering Manager is a key member of the core technology team, located in Bellevue, WA. In this role, you will mentor and guide more junior Engineers and collaborate with the CTO and a growing team of committed professionals. Responsibilities include:

Key Priorities and Responsibilities
• Build elegant, scalable, extensible, cost-effective solutions with an eye towards innovation and agility.
• Analyze, propose, and manage timelines, budgets, technologies, and resources for projects.
• Plan strategies for the development of designs and products on schedule and on budget.
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, stakeholders, and contractors.
• Prioritize, delegate, and supervise all engineers’ activities and deliverables.
• Effectively manage and lead a team of direct reports, including setting expectations, supporting development, and evaluate engineers’ performance.
• Build an effective team through hiring new talent as needed, offering coaching and development opportunities, and engaging the team to apply diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Work with the CTO to define the technical vision and provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions, when needed.
• Build the entire technical documentation and project roadmaps.
• Write testable, documented code that is highly maintainable.
• Build the entire technical documentation and project roadmaps.
• Write testable, documented code that is highly maintainable.
• Develop for maximum performance, compatibility, and a world-class user experience, across devices and form-factors.
• Support full-stack development.
• Constantly explore and adopt the technologies best suited for the organization’s needs.

The Ideal Candidate

Required Experience and Skills
• 3+ years of management experience leading and mentoring junior engineers; 10+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with Frontend Languages and Frameworks (React, Node, HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Experience with Backend Technologies and Frameworks (C/C++, Python, Java, Kotlin, Scala).
• Experience building responsive web applications.
• Bachelor’s or Masters's degree in computer science or a similar field.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• People management experience, and ability to lead and motivate others and establish team-based outcomes.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.

The position is located in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, Washington, and operates as a hybrid role. Typical team norms include Tuesdays, Thursdays, and key meetings requested as in-person collaboration opportunities in the office.

As a mission-driven organization and culture, USAFacts, a division of Ballmer Group, invests in employee success and satisfaction. We support employees to strive and achieve, and we give recognition for contributing to our impact. We offer a total rewards package that includes competitive cash compensation and benefits, plus additional perks.

Compensation

The pay range for the Software Development Manager role is $159,000 to $254,000. We aim to hire new employees between $165,000 to $215,000 allowing future compensation growth within the range based on aptitude in the role and context, and progress and performance against goals over time.

Featured Benefits & Perks
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee and dependent premiums entirely paid for by Ballmer Group.
• 3 weeks per year of paid vacation annually.
• 11 paid holidays, plus paid days off for the weekdays between Christmas and New Year.
• 80 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• 401(k) with 6% employer contribution.
• 2:1 Ballmer Family Giving Match for charitable contributions.
• Professional development reimbursement up to $2,000 per year.
• $300 monthly incidentals stipend.
• Tax-Free Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care (DCFSA) plans offered.
• Parking and transportation (Orca card) up to $250 monthly.

Ballmer Group and USAFacts are equal opportunity employers and dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued. Individuals seeking employment at Ballmer Group are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Location

Bellevue, WA.

COVID Vaccination Policy

Proof of vaccine required, prior to onsite interviews.

About Hansell Tierney:

Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients’ unique needs
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via LinkedIn posted_at: 3 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 180K–220K a year
Hansell Tierney is proud to be assisting USAFacts in their search for a Data Engineering Manager to lead a dedicated group of Data Engineers and Data Science professionals. This is a fulltime, direct-hire role is based in Bellevue, Washington. The Organization... At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, Hansell Tierney is proud to be assisting USAFacts in their search for a Data Engineering Manager to lead a dedicated group of Data Engineers and Data Science professionals. This is a fulltime, direct-hire role is based in Bellevue, Washington.

The Organization...

At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed debate and we are here for it.

Founded and funded by Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, USAFacts answers questions around government spending and outcomes. While these are basic questions, finding the answers is hard. But it is also exciting. We pull together data from thousands of jurisdictions, normalize, contextualize, and visualize these metrics so that it is approachable and understandable. We learn something about our country every day, how to make complex data understandable, and how to make the American people interested in the numbers. We’re a very collaborative group and are always learning from each other, too. The team is mission driven. We have no political agenda nor commercial incentive; we do this work purely as a public service.

Oh, and to top it off? USAFacts was named #14 on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.

We’d love for you to bring your talents, your curiosity and come make a difference!

The Opportunity

The Data Engineering Manager is a key member of the USAFacts core technology team. This role will mentor and guide more junior engineers and collaborate with the CTO and a growing team of committed professionals.

Key Priorities and Responsibilities
• Guide the vision and roadmap for the team, prioritize the most impactful analysis, and guide the team in solving ambiguous and complex problems.
• Partner to develop strategy and support leadership as the Engineering Team’s “data advocate,” prioritizing what to build and setting goals for execution.
• Drive Engineering projects end-to-end in partnership with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy.
• Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Data Engineers.
• Solve complex business problems for the organization, leveraging conventional and new age data sources and applying cutting-edge advanced analytics techniques.

The Ideal Candidate

Required Experience and Skills:
• 3+ years of experience in an engineering leadership or management role managing data professionals including data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists.
• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining data pipeline, data platform, and data warehouse architectures.
• Experience identifying data-related process improvements and building tools that enable data science activities.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, Econometrics, Business Analytics, or Information Management) with a specific emphasis on data.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Intelligent Data Platform and services like Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Purview.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Ballmer Group and USAFacts are equal opportunity employers and dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued. Individuals seeking employment at Ballmer Group are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientations.

As a mission-driven organization and culture, Ballmer Group invests in employee success and satisfaction. We support employees to strive and achieve, and we give recognition for contributing to our impact. We offer a total rewards package that includes competitive cash compensation and benefits, plus additional perks.

Compensation

The pay range for the Data Engineering and Data Science Manager role is $177,000 to $266,000. We aim to hire new employees between $180,000 to $220,000 allowing future compensation growth within the range based on aptitude in the role and context, and progress and performance against goals over time.

Featured Benefits & Perks
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee and dependent premiums entirely paid for by company.
• 3 weeks per year of paid vacation annually.
• 11 paid holidays, plus paid days off for the weekdays between Christmas and New Year.
• 80 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• 401(k) with 6% employer contribution.
• 2:1 Ballmer Family Giving Match for charitable contributions.
• Professional development reimbursement up to $2,000 per year.
• $300 monthly incidentals stipend.
• Tax-Free Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care (DCFSA) plans offered.
• Parking and transportation (Orca card) up to $250 monthly.

Location

Bellevue, WA. Candidates must be willing to work onsite in office 2-3 days per week.

COVID Vaccination Policy

Proof of vaccine required, prior to onsite interviews

Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients’ unique needs
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Content Strategy Director USAFacts (a Ballmer Group organization) is seeking a Content Strategy Director who can lead a team of data analysts and content creators in the pursuit of one goal: Empowering Americans with the facts... https://usafacts.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafacts/ You will help guide this team to leverage government data to answer people's most pressing questions and to produce content that can effectively engage Content Strategy Director

USAFacts (a Ballmer Group organization) is seeking a Content Strategy Director who can lead a team of data analysts and content creators in the pursuit of one goal: Empowering Americans with the facts...

https://usafacts.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafacts/

You will help guide this team to leverage government data to answer people's most pressing questions and to produce content that can effectively engage people on our site and across all the digital channels where they are seeking answers—from written articles at USAFacts.org, to fact-based videos on TikTok and beautiful data visualizations on Instagram. You will be responsible for bringing together our award-winning content into one cohesive strategy. You will be charged with developing and overseeing a consistent voice and tone throughout our work. You will also embrace and model our shared values of being Trustworthy, Empowering, Approachable, and Measured.

Duties

Create Content –You will lead a team of data analysts and content creators to share the facts with Americans. Using everything from data visualization and infographics to long-form content and video, you’ll experiment with how our target audience wants to understand the facts.

Update Content – We are a data-driven organization, and data updates all the time. Knowing how to update the content regularly and precisely is key to this work.

Design & Manage a Comprehensive Content Calendar – Syncing across multiple teams and platforms you’ll make sure that we are all aligned on what messaging should be published to the world and when.

Lead & Manage Talented People – You know how to effectively manage and lead a team of direct reports and how to create systems that allow work to flow across an organization.

Skills

Content Strategy (The Big Picture) – You operate with a strategic lens on content—not just how to produce great work, but a deep understanding of why you’re doing it. The vision you set for the team allows people to feel empowered to get creative and find pride and autonomy in their role. You are skilled at bringing in data and research to inform your approach and are dedicated to meeting the organization’s goals to achieve our lofty mission. You know when it’s appropriate to invest time and money to create something fantastic and you know when something needs to go out quick and easy to meet an urgent need. People trust your tactics and investments because they always ladder up to a clear strategy.

Leadership – You are a skilled leader and communicator. Not only will you manage a team of direct reports, you will also work across all facets of the business. You are skilled at sharing a strategic vision, getting stakeholder buy-in, and leading cross-functional teams to meet and exceed the organization’s goals.

Measuring Success – You know how to create KPI’s. Setting quantitative and qualitative goals are a key part of kicking off anything you work on. You use this data to continually improve your team’s output and measure progress to meet our organization’s mission.

Data-Driven – You are conversant in data visualization and know how to tell contextual stories with data that deliver complex information in a way that is easy for people to understand. You are energized by the constraint of doing this work using US government data as the source. We believe that using the data gathered by civil servants who span administrations is one of the best ways to understand what is really happening in our country by the numbers.

Organic & Paid Distribution – You have a knack for knowing how to create content that breaks through the noise. You know how to build a content flow that capitalizes on organic audience development, influencer outreach, traditional PR, and paid social campaigns.

SEO – You shun clickbait but know how to use keyword research to provide answers to the real questions that people are asking. You weave SEO into your process in a natural and empowering way.

Social – You always think about where to reach your audience. Repackaging and mixing content to use between all social channels is foundational to how you approach the art and science of this role. You stay up to date on the trends in the industry and enthusiastically embrace new channels and ways of creating and distributing content.

Email Marketing — You know the importance of email in driving engagement with a loyal audience, and how to partner with people to use the latest tools and technology to build email campaigns and automations that serve our audience at different points in their journey.

Background

You have 8-10 years of experience leading content teams with skills that easily transition between marketing and editorial in a mission-driven organization.

Your portfolio of accomplishments includes multiple forms of content (video, graphics, writing) and metrics that explain your successes and where you have learned from failures.

You have successfully led cross-functional teams to create content that earns shares. You know how to seek out internal resources while smartly supplementing with external resources when appropriate.

You’ve worked in mission-driven organizations. You understand when to push boundaries while still upholding an organization's mission. You find this constraint to be a terrific creative opportunity.

Compensation

The pay range for the Content Strategy Director role is $132,000 to $218,000. We aim to hire new employees between $140,000 to $175,000 allowing future compensation growth within the range based on aptitude in the role and context, and progress and performance against goals over time.

Featured Benefits & Perks
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee and dependent premiums entirely paid for by Ballmer Group.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 3 weeks per year of paid vacation annually.
• 11 paid holidays, plus paid days off for the weekdays between Christmas and New Year.
• 80 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• 401(k) with 6% employer contribution.
• 2:1 Ballmer Family Giving Match for charitable contributions.
• Professional development reimbursement up to $2,000 per year.
• $300 monthly incidentals stipend.
• Tax-Free Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care (DCFSA) plans offered.
• Parking and transportation (Orca card) up to $250 monthly.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
• Bellevue, WA: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Work Location: One location
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Hansell Tierney is proud to be assisting USAFacts, in their search for a Head of Product to lead digital strategy for the organization. This is a fulltime, direct-hire role based in Bellevue, Washington. The Organization... At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed debate and we are here for Hansell Tierney is proud to be assisting USAFacts, in their search for a Head of Product to lead digital strategy for the organization. This is a fulltime, direct-hire role based in Bellevue, Washington.

The Organization...

At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed debate and we are here for it.

Founded and funded by Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, USAFacts answers questions around government spending and outcomes. While these are basic questions, finding the answers is hard. But it is also exciting. We pull together data from thousands of jurisdictions, normalize, contextualize, and visualize these metrics so that it is approachable and understandable. We learn something about our country every day, how to make complex data understandable, and how to make the American people interested in the numbers. We’re a very collaborative group and are always learning from each other, too. The team is mission driven. We have no political agenda nor commercial incentive; we do this work purely as a public service.

Oh, and to top it off? USAFacts was named #14 on Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.

We’d love for you to bring your talents, your curiosity and come make a difference!

The Opportunity

The Head of Product is a key member of the USAFacts leadership team. This person will guide the development of the USAFacts website, lead the direction of how existing and future products come to life online and recommend tools, dashboards and other enhancements that improve Americans access to and usability of government data. Direct reports include a team of eight responsible for UX design and research, government data and quality, and data visualization. The Head of Product will work collaboratively with our technology, special data projects, marketing, and advocacy and research teams. As a member of the leadership team, this individual will help set the direction of the organization with a focus on prioritizing products that drive audience growth. Experience in digital products and data-as-a-product solutions to customers at scale is highly recommended.

Key Priorities & Responsibilities
• Own digital product strategy, roadmap & goals for a large, cross-functional workstream. This includes identifying and sizing new opportunities, making trade-off and prioritization decisions, and driving relevance and ranking to optimize for search and align with broader organizational strategy and goals.
• Align partners from across the organization around shared customer understanding, product vision & success criteria. Drive clarity on complex decisions and ensure healthy cross-functional collaboration through strong communication and execution skills
• Inspire a high-performing team to develop the vision for the digital experience and technology in partnership with stakeholders across Marketing, Technology, Special Data Projects, and Research and Advocacy.
• Use data, research, and market understanding to deliver impactful product solutions that are grounded in a deep understanding of customer circumstances and needs.
• Evaluate trends, competitive set, industry gaps, and audience pain points to identify problems to solve that differentiate our value in the market.
• Develop holistic view of customer experience/journey, user design, and apply data and insights to inform ongoing development of the website experience.
• Develop metrics and KPIs to measure the success products and identify areas for improvement.
• Evolve USAFacts platform to increase accessibility and usability of data and information and meet the needs of the organization’s customers.

Required Experience
• 10+ years of overall product experience with 6+ years of digital data-as-a-product management experience.
• Experience with Government Data Standards and Formats preferred; experience working with disaggregated data to deliver insights to consumers also extremely relevant.
• A track record of successful consumer-facing digital product solutions at scale.
• Experience owning product strategy and roadmap for large, cross-functional area.
• Comfortable driving leadership alignment around complex decisions.
• Demonstrated fluency in using data, research & market insights to inform strategy.
• Able to proactively identify and address operational risks, gaps & opportunities.
• Passionate about building inclusive products that put the customer first.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking & communication skills
• Over 5 years of people management experience coaching and leading Product Managers.
• Proven track record of building, coaching and mentoring teams.
• Experience hiring and retaining talent by creating a culture where everyone comes together to deliver their best.
• Comfortable working in a fluid, fast-paced environment.

Ballmer Group and USAFacts are equal opportunity employers and dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued. Individuals seeking employment at Ballmer Group are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientations.

As a mission-driven organization and culture, Ballmer Group invests in employee success and satisfaction. We support employees to strive and achieve, and we give recognition for contributing to our impact. We offer a total rewards package that includes competitive cash compensation and benefits, plus additional perks.

Compensation

The pay range for the Head of Product role is $209,000 to $345,000. We aim to hire new employees between $220,000 to $275,000 allowing future compensation growth within the range based on aptitude in the role and context, and progress and performance against goals over time.

Featured Benefits & Perks
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee and dependent premiums entirely paid for by Ballmer Group.
• 3 weeks per year of paid vacation annually.
• 11 paid holidays, plus paid days off for the weekdays between Christmas and New Year.
• 80 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• 401(k) with 6% employer contribution.
• 2:1 Ballmer Family Giving Match for charitable contributions.
• Professional development reimbursement up to $2,000 per year.
• $300 monthly incidentals stipend.
• Tax-Free Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care (DCFSA) plans offered.
• Parking and transportation (Orca card) up to $250 monthly.

Location

Bellevue, WA. Candidates must be willing to work onsite in office 2-3 days per week.

COVID Vaccination Policy

Proof of vaccine required, prior to onsite interviews

About Hansell Tierney:

Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney partners with candidates and clients to match the best candidates with interesting local opportunities. We navigate every relationship with the highest level of discretion and service while holding ourselves accountable to our promises. Our business thrives on our deep understanding of the job market and our ability to skillfully tailor our recruitment process to meet our clients’ unique needs
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We are seeking a Communications Leader who can manage a team of data analysts and content creators in the pursuit of one goal: Empowering Americans with the facts. You will help guide this team to leverage government data to answer people's most pressing questions and to produce content that can effectively engage people on our site and across all the digital channels where they are seeking... answers—from written articles at USAFacts.org, to fact-based We are seeking a Communications Leader who can manage a team of data analysts and content creators in the pursuit of one goal: Empowering Americans with the facts.

You will help guide this team to leverage government data to answer people's most pressing questions and to produce content that can effectively engage people on our site and across all the digital channels where they are seeking... answers—from written articles at USAFacts.org, to fact-based videos on TikTok and beautiful data visualizations on Instagram. You will be responsible for bringing together our award-winning content into one cohesive strategy. You will be charged with developing and overseeing a consistent voice and tone throughout our work. You will also embrace and model our shared values of being Trustworthy, Empowering, Approachable, and Measured.

Duties

Create Content – You will lead a team of data analysts and content creators to share the facts with Americans. Using everything from data visualization and infographics to long-form content and video, you’ll experiment with how our target audience wants to understand the facts.

Update Content – We are a data-driven organization, and data updates all the time. Knowing how to update the content regularly and precisely is key to this work.

Design & Manage a Comprehensive Content Calendar – Syncing across multiple teams and platforms you’ll make sure that we are all aligned on what messaging should be published to the world and when.

Lead & Manage Talented People – You know how to effectively manage and lead a team of direct reports and how to create systems that allow work to flow across an organization.

Skills

Content Strategy (The Big Picture) – You operate with a strategic lens on content—not just how to produce great work, but a deep understanding of why you’re doing it. The vision you set for the team allows people to feel empowered to get creative and find pride and autonomy in their roles. You are skilled at bringing in data and research to inform your approach and are dedicated to meeting the organization’s goals to achieve our lofty mission. You know when it’s appropriate to invest time and money to create something fantastic and you know when something needs to go out quickly and easily to meet an urgent need. People trust your tactics and investments because they always ladder up to a clear strategy.

Leadership – You are a skilled leader and communicator. Not only will you manage a team of direct reports, you will also work across all facets of the business. You are skilled at sharing a strategic vision, getting stakeholder buy-in, and leading cross-functional teams to meet and exceed the organization’s goals.

Measuring Success – You know how to create KPI’s. Setting quantitative and qualitative goals is a key part of kicking off anything you work on. You use this data to continually improve your team’s output and measure progress to meet our organization’s mission.

Data-Driven – You are conversant in data visualization and know how to tell contextual stories with data that deliver complex information in a way that is easy for people to understand. You are energized by the constraint of doing this work using US government data as the source. We believe that using the data gathered by civil servants who span administrations is one of the best ways to understand what is really happening in our country by the numbers.

Organic & Paid Distribution – You have a knack for knowing how to create content that breaks through the noise. You know how to build a content flow that capitalizes on organic audience development, influencer outreach, traditional PR, and paid social campaigns.

SEO – You shun clickbait but know how to use keyword research to provide answers to the real questions that people are asking. You weave SEO into your process in a natural and empowering way.

Social – You always think about where to reach your audience. Repackaging and mixing content to use between all social channels is foundational to how you approach the art and science of this role. You stay up to date on the trends in the industry and enthusiastically embrace new channels and ways of creating and distributing content.

Email Marketing — You know the importance of email in driving engagement with a loyal audience, and how to partner with people to use the latest tools and technology to build email campaigns and automation that serve our audience at different points in their journey.

Background

You have 8-10+ years of experience leading content teams with skills that easily transition between marketing and editorial in a mission-driven organization.

Your portfolio of accomplishments includes multiple forms of content (video, graphics, writing) and metrics that explain your successes and where you have learned from failures.

You have successfully led cross-functional teams to create content that earns shares. You know how to seek out internal resources while smartly supplementing with external resources when appropriate.

You’ve worked in mission-driven organizations. You understand when to push boundaries while still upholding an organization's mission. You find this constraint to be a terrific creative opportunity.

Compensation

The pay range for the Content Strategy Director role is $132,000 to $218,000. We aim to hire new employees between $150,000 to $190,000 allowing future compensation growth within the range based on aptitude in the role and context, and progress and performance against goals over time.

Featured Benefits & Perks
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee and dependent premiums entirely paid for by Ballmer Group.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 3 weeks per year of paid vacation annually.
• 11 paid holidays, plus paid days off for the weekdays between Christmas and New Year.
• 80 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• 401(k) with 6% employer contribution.
• 2:1 Ballmer Family Giving Match for charitable contributions.
• Professional development reimbursement up to $2,000 per year.
• $300 monthly incidentals stipend.
• Tax-Free Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care (DCFSA) plans offered.
• Parking and transportation (Orca card) up to $250 monthly.

More details on USAFacts can be found here:

https://usafacts.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/usafacts
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via StartWire posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Internship
USAFacts is seeking interns for Summer 2023! As an Intern on the Content Team, you'll gain experience working with our Data Analysts to perform hands-on research and writing, providing key findings and insights from government data. The Organization... At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed USAFacts is seeking interns for Summer 2023! As an Intern on the Content Team, you'll gain experience working with our Data Analysts to perform hands-on research and writing, providing key findings and insights from government data.

The Organization...

At USAFacts, we believe facts deserve to be heard. We are on a mission to provide a comprehensive and unbiased look at our country by the numbers. Democracy thrives on serious, reasoned, and informed debate and we are here for it.

Founded and funded by Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, USAFacts answers questions around government spending and outcomes. While these are basic questions, finding the answers is hard. But it is also pretty exciting. We pull together data from thousands of jurisdictions, normalize, contextualize, and visualize these metrics so that it is approachable and understandable. We learn something about our country every day, how to make complex data understandable, and how to make the American people interested in the numbers. We’re a very collaborative group and are always learning from each other, too. The team is mission-driven. We have no political agenda nor commercial incentive; we do this work purely as a public service.

Oh, and to top it off? USAFacts was named #14 on Fast Company’s 2021 Best Workplaces for Innovators.

We’d love for you to bring your talents, your curiosity and come make a difference!

Key Priorities and Responsibilities
• Assisting in data analysis process including sourcing, cleaning, contextualizing, and analyzing data from government sources
• Performing research and writing to provide key findings and insights from government data to USAFacts’ team members, partners, and users
• Contributing to content creation process where appropriate, including pitching and drafting articles, creating charts in Datawrapper, and working with content management system (CMS) to bring content to production
• Learning about the USAFacts audience, taking in feedback from Google Analytics and social media engagement.
• Ideating and working across teams to create new data-based content and products. This could look like experimenting with video on different social media platforms, audio or other creative storytelling platforms.
• Follow all Ballmer Group security and office procedures, rules, and regulations
• Performing such other tasks, projects or services as directed by your supervisor(s)

The Ideal Candidate
• Proficient in Excel
• Interest in applying search engine optimization to drive article creation
• Follows current events and strong awareness of what’s happening in the news
• Comfortable working with, cleaning, and interpreting complex datasets
• Passionate about storytelling and open to using new social media platforms
• Coursework and/ or professional experience in public policy, journalism, statistics, economics, statistics or data analysis and visualization
• Familiarity with one of the following data extraction and analysis tools such as SQL, python, R, Tableau, PowerBI
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to work in an unstructured environment
• Collaborative and willing to take on new responsibilities

Compensation for our internships is $30.00 per hour.

This intern position is a not-exempt role located in Bellevue, WA. The intern is not eligible for company benefits but will be provided with an ORCA card for transportation to and from work or parking in/near the building. The internship is available from May-September, depending on school schedule and we do not coordinate credits through the intern’s institution
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