Political Risk Expert - Fully Remote | Up to $200/hr
$100 per hourMercor
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About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Local Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–$200/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Author point-in-time political reports and forecasts from a stated evidence cutoff.
- Make and document directional judgments about polling, win probabilities, and market-implied odds.
- Explain the causal mechanism behind an event's expected political and market impact.
- Review model-generated analyses and grade them against your own standard.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Local political analysts with hands-on experience on specific races in swing states.
- On-the-ground knowledge of the electorate, candidates, and the local political environment.
- A record of making live judgments about polling, win probabilities, or odds in those races.
- Strong polling literacy and causal event analysis.
- Typically 8+ years of direct experience, or unusually strong evidence of equivalent performance.
Preferred
- Backgrounds in political science departments and survey research centers at universities in the target states.
- Experience with state and regional pollsters, state-level campaign and party analytics teams.
- Decision desks or race-ratings outlets with state-specific coverage.
- National forecasting or political-risk experience with deep knowledge of a specific state.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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