This position will allow GPUS to make the best strategic and cost effective decisions by providing stakeholders with the most up to date information and analyses. The role will be instrumental in the research needed to develop strategy for our electoral work by evaluating previous texting strategy for what approach yielded the best results. Additionally, as the country begins to re-open and more extensive canvassing becomes viable, the specialist will provide key insight into the best areas to target, using publicly available data to maximize profits as well as to diversify our supporter base. The position will also expand the organizations’ ability to capture audience attention by creating beautiful and impactful maps for use on our social media channels, email campaigns, website, and promotional materials. It will also take on some of the mapping work currently done by the Data Strategist & GIS Lead, so that they can focus on the long term impact plan of GIS systems at GPUS.

This position will be responsible for:

• Analyzing spatial data through the use of mapping software
• Discovering patterns and trends through spatial mapping of data
• Designing digital maps with geographic data and other data sources
• Producing maps and visualization showing the distribution of various kinds of data, for example: fire spread, melting of ice caps, electoral strategy, and supporter base patterns
• Developing and evaluating mapping applications and tools
• Performing data manipulation and cleaning to convert data into its desired form
• Produce reports on geographic data utilizing data visualizations
• Managing a digital library of geographic maps in various file types