Category: Job/Internship Opportunity

Hi all! My name is Jonathan Robinson and I am a UHP Alum (Class of 2012). I work at Catalist, a progressive data and technology company looking for fall interns for a paid position in our Analytics Department where I work.
We are looking for students interested in politics (campaigns in particular), empirical political science (and social science research more generally), data analysis and all sorts of nerdy stuff like that. Folks can definitely email me at my email: jrobinson@catalist.us if they have questions or just follow up with the email given in the job posting. Catalist is an important progressive institution and would be a great entry for someone interested in the world of big data in practice as well as the growing data revolution in politics.
One thing I’ll say is that if you are interested in this gig, apply. We look for lots of things in interns and just because you only know Excel and the a few things in the email don’t make sense (you don’t know what Ruby or a UNIX environment is) it shouldn’t discourage you from applying! Being smart and excited to learn new things, etc is the most important thing here and something I know UHP students have a lot of.
Our offices aren’t too far from Foggy Bottom–off of the McPherson Square Metro.
Thanks,
Jonathan Robinson (c/0 2012)

Offering an opportunity to get first-hand experience in the intersection of technology and politics. Catalist is a data services company that offers progressive organizations and Democrats a unique and comprehensive database of voting-age Americans. We are presently seeking college students/ recent graduates for paid fall internship positions. Candidates should have a passion for progressive causes. Skills preferred include familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel); good internet/database research experience; comfortable operating in a UNIX environment; familiarity with databases and the database language SQL; familiarity with statistical modeling software (extra credit: candidates who are Rusers); quantitative research experience in social sciences, engineering, computer science, statistics, mathematics, life sciences technology, or similar field. Experience with any of the following a plus: bash scripting, Python, C/C++, Ruby, GIS. Most importantly, though, we’re looking for candidates who are highly motivated self-starters with a solid work ethic and a desire to learn. This position includes the potential for advancement into full time work. For more information on Catalist, including a list of the clients we work with, visit our website: www.catalist.us
Internship responsibilities could potentially include:

• Researching datasets and merging them with the current Catalist dataset
• Constructing database queries
• Statistical modeling and regression analysis
• Database hygiene, sanitization, and standardization
• Writing technical requirements for productization of departmental research projects
• Automating data reporting and statistical processes
• ETL on a variety of database platforms

Experience would be especially relevant to students studying Political Science, Statistics, Computer Science and related fields, however, interested applicants in all study areas are encouraged to apply. We always make reasonable accommodations around student’s academic schedules and are looking for a weekly commitment between 15-20 hrs. Our offices are located near McPherson Square in downtown DC for easy Metro access.
To apply:
Send your resume, including references, job and academic experience, to jobs@catalist.us

Are you obsessed with the idea of being one of the lucky few that works for an IT start-up that makes it big? Do you like shopping around for local products sold by retailers, restaurants and online businesses and sharing what you find with friends? Do you live on social media?
YOPP is a mobile application that is going to change the way that you shop. Instead of spending hours online searching for sales, events and promotions, driving all over the place looking for amazing products and always walking away wondering whether you found the best price, shoppers can join YOPP. YOPP is a shopping social network that helps you find exactly what you’re looking for, wherever you are, with help from other shoppers and local businesses, saving everyone time and money and making everyone’s shopping trips more fun and rewarding. YOPP, shoppers can see where other people are shopping, post images of awesome stuff they spot at local businesses, ask other shoppers to help them find what they are looking for and receive special invitations to sales events and promotions based on their preferences and location.
YOPP is seeking a talented self-starter intern who craves learning new skills and isn’t afraid to tackle big projects in a fast-paced, ever changing work environment. As a Marketing Strategy and Social Media Campaign Intern, you will work directly with the Founder and other interns on a variety of marketing projects that will help YOPP grow. Specific tasks will include: implementing a strategy to increase the number of YOPP’s followers, managing YOPP’s current social media accounts, creating social media advertising campaigns and social media contests and tying these campaigns into other promotional campaigns and events being run by YOPP, creating imaginative videos to promote and advertise YOPP, posting videos to social media sites to generate buzz, managing YOPP’s blog including interviewing local business owners and potential YOPP shoppers to be featured on the blog, taking pictures of the shoppers being interviewed and managing the professional photographer that YOPP has hired to take pictures of the business owners. Our ideal candidate is someone that walks into a room of people and always leaves with a new friend, is creative, imaginative, likes to work hard and is enamored with marketing and social media.
What You Will Learn:

• How to implement a marketing strategy and social media plan
• How to gain more social media followers for a business
• How to create social media advertising campaigns and contests
• How to create videos that capture peoples’ attention
• How to create compelling social media content including blog posts that will be shared by influencers
• How to generate buzz about an app
• How to create a media campaign to build YOPP’s user base

The Marketing Strategy and Social Media Campaign Intern will work with other interns on daily task. She/he will also be invited to attend start-up tech events with the Founder.
What We Require:

• Background in marketing, communication, social media, video production, public relations or other related disciplines
• Obsession with social media
• Experience with blogging is a plus
• Strong communications skills
• Creative and flexible
• Self-starter
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Organized with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments in a fast-paced environment
• Familiar with social networking sites

To Apply:

• Email info@yoppapp.com for application instructions.