Policy Advocacy - Political Research

The role

This person will build and expand an in-house polling and research function. They will conduct public opinion research to understand how audiences perceive Anthropic's policy positions and messages.

What you will do

• Develop a strategy for the in-house political research function
• Identify and establish relationships with research and polling firms
• Conduct research to test messages, policy proposals, and campaign themes
• Execute rapid-response polling regarding external events and policymaker actions
• Work with external affairs and policy communications colleagues
• Develop and maintain a knowledge management system for polling data
• Manage polling vendors at scale
• Participate in strategy sessions for message and campaign design
• Create deliverables distilling polling findings into insights
• Identify opportunities to build and scale the polling function

Required qualifications

• Experience designing and executing public opinion research
• Experience with survey and questionnaire design, sampling approaches, and message testing
• Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative polling data
• Ability to translate findings into written recommendations
• Experience selecting, briefing, and managing external polling or research vendors
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• 8+ years of professional experience in political or public opinion research
• Corporate public affairs experience
• Strategic thinking that spots emergent issues
• Track record of building relationships with vendors and stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments
• Resourceful, collaborative working style
• Passion for AI policy

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.