Data and Coding Internship

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 24,796 - 35,817; Part time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC, is offering a part-time internship to support the research team with market research, data collection, and basic scraping tasks. You will help develop scrapers, process large datasets, and assist with media monitoring and transcription efforts for gubernatorial campaigns.

The role requires a BS in CS, data analytics, or engineering, with Python/R exposure, Beautiful Soup experience, and a strong interest in NLP.

Qualifications

• Student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in computer science, data analytics, or engineering.
• Intermediate knowledge of Python, R, or another scripting language.
• Experience with web scraping packages such as Beautiful Soup.
• Interest in natural language processing.
• Excellent punctuality and attendance.
• Good, professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Good and consistent attention to detail.
• Ability to cooperate and effectively communicate with a diverse staff and other interns.
• Ability to ask appropriate questions to gather information to complete a task on time and up to expectations.
• Strong commitment to the principles of the Democratic Party.
• For Fall terms, remote and/or hybrid availability for a minimum of 18 hours per week is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in market research to keep the research department up to date on new tools.
• Assist in developing scrapers and basic programming to improve department functionality.
• Scrape and use large datasets to recognize fundraising patterns.
• Assist in media monitoring and compilation of news articles on governors and gubernatorial candidates.
• Assist with transcriptions of media appearances of Republican governors and candidates for campaign communications.
• Help with other special projects, assignments, and tasks as assigned by the Research Team.

Skills

Python

R

NLP interest

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Questioning

Democratic party commitment

Education

Bachelor of Science in computer science, data analytics, or engineering

Tools

Beautiful Soup

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assist in market research to ensure that the research department is up to date on new research tools.
• Assist in developing scrapers and other basic programming to improve the functionality of the research department.
• Scrape and use large datasets to recognize fundraising patterns.
• Assist in media monitoring and the compilation of news articles pertaining to the political landscape of governors and gubernatorial candidates.
• Assist with transcriptions of media appearances of Republican governors and candidates for use in campaign communications.
• Help with other special projects, assignments, and tasks as assigned by the Research Associates, Analysts, or other members of the Research Team.

Requirements

• A student working on a Bachelor of Science in computer science, data analytics, or engineering.
• Intermediate knowledge of Python, R, or another scripting language.
• Experience working with web scraping packages such as Beautiful Soup.
• Interest in natural language processing.
• Excellent punctuality and attendance.
• Good, professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Good and consistent attention to detail.
• Ability to cooperate and effectively communicate with a diverse staff and other interns.
• Ability to ask appropriate questions to gather information to complete a task on time and up to expectations.
• Strong commitment to the principles of the Democratic Party.
• For Fall terms, remote and/or hybrid availability for a minimum of 18 hours per week is preferred.