Policy Staff Writer (Remote)

The Position

Ballotpedia seeks a full-time, 100% remote Staff Writer to join our Policy Team. Ballotpedia’s Policy Team researches, curates, and neutrally presents the basic facts, key terms, and core arguments surrounding many important public policy debates in America. As a Policy Staff Writer, you will be part of a team helping Ballotpedia focus on becoming a complete Encyclopedia of American Politics. As we seek to grow our coverage areas of different public policy verticals and close the political information gap, you will strive to understand and help our readers understand the true nature of complex policy debates. This may include building indices of key arguments for an issue on all sides of the political spectrum or participating in large, 50-state research projects on policy areas in question.

Applicants should know that the day-to-day work is generally balanced between writing and research. In this role, you will write encyclopedic pages and...

The Position

Ballotpedia is seeking a full-time, 100% remote, Staff Writer to join our Policy Team. Ballotpedia’s Policy Team researches, curates, and neutrally presents the basic facts, key terms, and core arguments surrounding many important public policy debates in America. As a Policy Staff Writer, you will be part of a team helping Ballotpedia focus on becoming a complete Encyclopedia of American Politics. As we seek to grow our coverage areas of different public policy verticals and close the political information gap, you will strive to understand, and in turn, help our readers understand, the true nature of complex policy debates. This may include building indices of key arguments for an issue on all sides of the political spectrum or participating in large, 50-state research projects on policy areas in question.

Applicants should know that the day-to-day work is generally balanced between writing and research. In this role, you will be writing...