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Position: Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk Type: Contract Compensation: $150–$250/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 A senior elections forecaster, campaign strategist,
polling or statistical-methodology expert, or political-risk analyst. A record of making live judgments about polling, win probabilities, or odds.
Solid polling literacy and causal event analysis. 8+ years of direct experience or unusually strong evidence of equivalent performance.
Preferred Experience with top national polling and election-forecasting organizations, major decision desks, or senior analytics teams from presidential, Senate, or governor races.
Background in political-risk desks at leading banks, funds, or firms such as Eurasia Group and EIU.
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