Staff Assistant - Rep. Howard Berman (Democrat)

February 16th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | 1 Comment »

Congressman Howard L. Berman, a senior Democrat on the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees, seeks highly-motivated, detail-oriented Staff Assistant with excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced Capitol Hill office. Duties include: overseeing the front office, greeting guests, processing constituent tours and flags, supervising and training interns, and maintaining the computers. Staff Assistant will also be in charge of policy related to the United States Postal Service, arts programs, public broadcasting, animal rights, science, technology, Native Americans, U.S. territories, and commemoratives. Please email cover letter and resume to californiadem@gmail.com. No calls or walk-ins please.

Email Producer and Copywriter - Obama for America

February 14th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Campaign Jobs | 8 Comments »

Short-Term Contract

Employer - Obama for America (Barack Obama Presidential Campaign)

Role: Email Producer and Copywriter

Location: Chicago, IL (Must be local or willing to be on site for the duration of the contract, no exceptions.)

Duration: Short-term contract through March 15th, 2008

Compensation: $2,000; Supporter Housing Available in Chicago

Department: New Media

Reports to: National Email Director

Description: Experienced email writer and producer to work with email outreach team on writing, editing, and production of campaign emails.

Requirements:
• Excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail
• Degree in Journalism, English, Political Science, or related field
• At least one year of professional writing experience, preferably for a progressive elected official or non-profit organization
• Experience constructing HTML emails and using mass email software (e.g. Convio, GetActive, Blue State Digital)
• Functional knowledge of HTML
• Ability to work under deadline pressure and manage multiple projects

Preference given for experience with:
• Email or speechwriting for political campaign or office
• Email list segmentation and mass mail platforms
• Graphic design and page layout
• Statistical analysis and reporting
• Online marketing and fundraising

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to jobsforchange@gmail.com. Include the job title in the subject line of your message.

Staff Assistant - New York Democrat

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

New York Democrat seeks bright and energetic staff assistant. Candidates must have excellent phone etiquette and inter-personal skills, professional demeanor and a positive personality. Staff Assistant’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, greeting guests, managing constituent mail system and performing data entry, scheduling Capitol and White House tours, taking constituents on tours of the Capitol, answering phones, processing flag requests, overseeing interns, and room scheduling. Candidates must also have solid computer skills and ability to accomplish multiple projects in a quick, efficient, and accurate manner. Some Hill experience preferred (Interns ok). Knowledge of Capitol Correspond a plus. New York ties a plus. Please submit a resume, cover letter and list of references to: Apply.now@mail.house.gov. No drop ins or phone calls please.

Press Secretary - Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat)

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Veteran New York Democrat seeks Press Secretary. Successful candidates will have previous Hill or media relations experience. Responsibilities include pitching stories to local and national media outlets; managing content on member web site; speechwriting; drafting talking points, op-eds and newsletters. To apply, please send resume and three writing samples to robert.recklaus AT mail.house.gov

Special Projects Associate - Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (Democrat)

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Special Projects Associate, Office of Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire District Office. Principal duties include working on a range of projects with businesses, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. The individual will work collaboratively with the legislative staff in Washington to solve problems for New Hampshire constituents.

A successful applicant will have experience working for an institution as a principal liaison to other organizations. He or she must have the maturity and judgment required to interact with community leaders and to serve as a representative of the Congressional office. The individual must have great attention to detail, excellent research and writing skills, and the ability to follow multiple projects through to conclusion. Experience with grants or with federal agencies is helpful. Previous experience in New Hampshire is preferred.

This is not an entry-level position. Starting salary will depend on the experience and skills of the applicant. Some evening and weekend hours are required.

Interested individuals should email a resume and cover letter with the words “Special Projects Associate” in the subject line to: NH01jobs@mail.house.gov

Temporary Staff Assistant/Permanent Legislative Staff - Rep. Abercrombie (Democrat)

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

A temporary staff assistant will be hired while the current staff assistant is on maternity leave starting mid-March 2008. When the staff assistant returns from maternity leave, the new hire will be trained for a position on the legislative staff.

Staff Assistant duties include greeting visitors, answering the telephone, and answering constituent requests for general information and tours. The Staff assistant also monitors delivery and pickup of materials, maintains the front office, logs in mail and e-mail, and assists with various administrative and legislative duties.

Legislative Staff duties may include developing and planning legislative initiatives and monitoring legislative developments within Committees and on the House floor. Writing committee and floor speech notes, drafting constituent correspondence, creating background memos, and meeting with constituents and special interest groups on behalf of the Member are also regular responsibilities.

Start date is mid-March 2008. Salary will start in the mid twenties.

PLEASE FORWARD INQUIRIES TO:
Amy Asselbaye
Chief of Staff
Phone: (808) 541-2570
Fax: (808) 533-0133
E-Mail: Amy.Asselbaye AT mail.house.gov

Please include a cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references.

Scheduler - Rep. Grace Napolitano (Democrat)

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA-38) seeks a flexible, self-motivated Scheduler for her fast-paced Washington, DC office. The Scheduler is responsible for coordinating the Member’s DC schedule, managing meeting requests, arranging travel, drafting Member’s personal correspondence, and coordinating with the District Scheduler. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and have strong organizational and communication skills. Candidates with administrative assistant or Hill experience are encouraged to apply. Spanish language skills and California ties are preferred. Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Daniel.Chao@mail.house.gov. No phone calls or drop-ins please.

Senior Legislative Assistant - Rep. Lee (Democrat)

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Progressive CA member and active leader in the anti-war movement seeks Sr. LA to handle global peace and security portfolio. Foreign policy and defense experience critical. Civil liberties experience helpful. Appropriations experience desired but not required. Deadline for applicants is Monday, February 11. Please send resumes and cover letter to lee.resumes@mail.house.gov. No phone calls or drop ins, please.

Legislative Assistant - Rep. Betty McCollum (Democrat)

February 9th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Minnesota Democrat seeks legislative assistant capable of managing large policy portfolio including: health care, housing, human services, labor and social security. Also, ability to provide staff support for the Congressional Global Health Caucus. Health care background is a must, along with excellent writing and organizational skills. Connection to Minnesota is a benefit but not necessary.

No phone calls. Send resume and cover letter to bill.harper AT mail.house.gov .

PolFeeds

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Articles | 1 Comment »

I almost never post items that aren’t jobs, but I’ve just started a new website that I think you might be interested in. The address is www.polfeeds.com. It provides news from all of the Presidential campaigns and the White House, as well as many Members of Congress. If you’re interested in a particular politician, you can just go to “name.polfeeds.com”, for example, barackobama.polfeeds.com. You can also limit your view to particular types of items. If you want to see only blog posts by House members, you can go to polfeeds.com/house/blog.

For those of you familiar with RSS feeds, the site works by syndicating all of the RSS feeds from these politicians. So, obviously, the site only has news from those Members of Congress who have RSS feeds (all of the Presidential candidates and the White House have feeds).

PolFeeds also allows you to subscribe to these RSS feeds. You can either pick individual RSS feeds to subscribe to or subscribe to an entire group of feeds. Just put “/rss” at the end of any address to subscribe to that group. So, if you wanted all of Speaker Pelosi’s feeds, you can just subscribe to nancypelosi.polfeeds.com/rss. That way, you don’t have to track down every RSS feed she has.

One of the benefits of this site is that many of the RSS feeds provided by Members of Congress are almost impossible to find on their sites. It took hours of searching to find them. Since I’ve already searched for them, you don’t have to.

I hope you enjoy the site. If you try it out and have any problems, suggestions, or if you just like it, let me know in the comments on this post.

Staff Assistant - Rep. Hilda Solis (Democrat)

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Progressive California Democrat seeks a Staff Assistant. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering phones, sorting mail and faxes, conducting and organizing tours, hiring and supervising interns, drafting constituent correspondence and assisting staff with various projects. California ties and fluency in Spanish are strongly preferred, but not required. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, strong writing ability, and a desire to learn required. Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to ca32jobopening@gmail.com.

Staff Assistant - Rep. Tim Mahoney (Democrat)

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Active Democratic Freshman Member in competitive district seeks a Staff Assistant. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering phones, sorting mail and faxes, conducting and organizing tours, managing constituent flag requests, hiring and supervising interns, drafting constituent correspondence and assisting staff with various projects. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, strong writing ability, and a desire to learn required. Florida ties are strongly preferred, but not required. Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to FloridaDem@mail.house.gov or fax to (202) 225-3132 Attn: Staff Assistant Position. NO CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE!

Legislative Assistant - Senator Debbie Stabenow (Democrat)

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Senator Debbie Stabenow seeks highly motivated and energetic individual for open Legislative Assistant position. Issues will include Banking, Housing, Education, Social Security, Telecom, & Transportation. Responsibilities include managing and completing all legislative work in assigned issue areas, preparing materials for meetings, briefings, and hearings, drafting legislation, advising the Senator on substantive and political information related to legislation, representing the Senator at events and in constituent meetings, and working with Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to strategically accomplish the Senator’s goals. Qualified candidates should be knowledgeable in the issue areas assigned, be well-organized, resourceful, and be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment. Prior Hill experience preferred, but not required. Send resume and cover letter to mary_topolinski AT stabenow.senate.gov or fax to 202-228-0325. No phone calls please.

Legislative Assistant - Rep. Tim Mahoney

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Active Democratic Freshman Member in competitive district seeks a legislative assistant to cover a variety of issues including appropriations, veterans, science and technology, education, and transportation. Applicants should be able to multi-task and work in a fast paced office. The position will entail answering mail for the assigned issue areas. The ideal candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills and experience with the appropriations process. Prior experience as a legislative assistant is required. Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and three brief writing samples to FloridaDem@mail.house.gov or fax to (202) 225-3132 Attn: Legislative Assistant Position. NO CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE!

Rules Associate/Legislative Assistant - Rep. Peter Welch (Democrat)

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Vermont (VT00) Representative Peter Welch seeks a highly motivated Rules Associate/Legislative Assistant to staff him on House Rules Committee and manage a portfolio of legislative issues, including veterans, housing, and financial services. Candidates should be self-starting team players with a track record of creating legislative opportunities for a Member of Congress. Two years of House Legislative Assistant experience strongly preferred. Superb writing, verbal, organizational and analytical skills are a must. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position available in mid-February.

Systems Administrator - Senior Democratic Leadership Office

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Senior Member of House Democratic Leadership, seeks applicant with a strong interest and background in both technology and politics to work with both Congressional and Leadership Offices. Applicants should have Capitol Hill experience. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, organized, have excellent verbal communication and writing skills and work well in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, including long hours and some late nights. Responsibilities will include: network administration, desktop support, constituent database administration/development, website administration/development. An applicant must meet following qualifications: knowledge of HTML and Web 2.0, experience with some programming, knowledge of computer hardware, in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Vista/XP/Server/Office. Salary commensurate with experience. Cover Letter, Resume and References should be e-mailed to resume.inbox@mail.house.gov.

Deputy District Director - Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz seeks Deputy District Director to administer district casework operation and to foster workplace culture of excellence, accountability and teamwork in Rochester, Minnesota district office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assigning casework, assessing and redistributing workload of casework staff, reviewing all outgoing mail related to casework, as well as performing some administrative tasks consistent with office management. In addition to management duties, Deputy District Director will also handle all cases related to veterans and active duty military members. The ideal candidate possesses Minnesota ties, a bachelors degree or higher, management experience, background in social work or related field, understanding of VA and military systems, and familiarity with constituent advocacy. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, exceptional organizational ability, strong detail orientation, and the ability to be available evenings and weekends as necessary. It offers opportunity for professional growth in a friendly, fast-paced, team-centered environment. Competitive salary, dependent upon experience. Please send cover letter, writing sample, resume, and three references meredith.salsbery AT mail.house.gov. This office is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people of color strongly encouraged to apply.

Legislative Correspondent - Congressman Tim Mahoney (Democrat)

January 30th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Active Democratic Freshman Member in competitive district is seeking a talented writer for a Legislative Correspondent position in our Washington, DC office. The ideal candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills coupled with an ability to quickly adapt to writing styles. Applicants should be able to work in a fast paced office that handles a high volume of mail. Knowledge of Internet Quorum (IQ) and prior CRS training is necessary. This is not an entry level position. Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and three brief writing samples to FloridaDem@mail.house.gov or fax to (202) 225-3132 Attn: Legislative Correspondent Position. NO CALLS OR DROP-INS PLEASE!

Senior LA/Legislative Counsel - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (Democrat)

January 29th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Senior Midwest Democrat looking for an experienced individual for senior LA position focusing primarily on Budget Committee assignment, Health, Seniors, and Veterans. Position involves helping to develop and manage the Member’s legislative agenda on authorizing committees, writing floor statements and talking points, mail oversight. In depth knowledge and understanding of legislative process and excellent writing ability is required. Hill experience a requirement; law degree and appropriations knowledge a plus. Salary is commensurate with experience. Please email cover letter, resume, references, and brief writing sample to ohiohealthjob@mail.house.gov.

No calls, drop-ins, or faxes please.

Legislative Correspondent - Congressman Bart Stupak (Democrat)

January 29th, 2008 by DemWork | Posted in Hill Jobs | No Comments »

Congressman Bart Stupak is seeking a talented writer to serve as Legislative Correspondent in our Washington office. The ideal candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills coupled with an ability to quickly adapt to writing styles. Applicants should be able to work in a fast paced office that handles a high volume of mail. Knowledge of Internet Quorum (IQ) and prior CRS training would be a plus.

We are looking to fill this position quickly. Interested candidates should fax their resume along with 3 short writing samples to 202/225-4710. No calls or drop-ins please!