Gravity Research is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join our growing firm as a Survey Research Associate. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical skills and be exceptionally detail-oriented, organized, and collaborative.

Gravity Research, born of National Journal, is a premier custom research and insights organization supporting corporate, association, and nonprofit clients. Our mission is to empower organizations to anticipate risk, spot opportunities, and rationalize reputational concerns against a backdrop of evolving public pressures.

What is the Gravity Insiders Survey?

The Gravity Insiders Survey team polls senior communicators across the Fortune 1000 on a wide range of topics, including emerging societal issues, influential decision-makers, communication strategies, and employee engagement. These insights help clients make informed decisions grounded in exclusive peer perspectives and rigorous analysis. Associates work directly with senior leaders at Gravity Research and collaborate across teams to support innovation and drive growth.

The Role:

Survey Research Associates are responsible for contributing to all aspects of Gravity Research’s survey product. Associates on the Gravity Insiders team work with internal stakeholders to support the design, analysis, and marketing of monthly surveys and deliverables. They leverage strong technical, analytical, and organizational skills to ensure surveys are accurately programmed, cleanly executed, and rigorously processed to be translated into meaningful insights for senior executives at client organizations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process survey data to generate accurate tabulated results, including subgroup data cuts and trend comparisons

• Clean and prepare survey datasets to ensure compatibility with internal Python processing scripts

• Organize and maintain survey data files so they are easily accessible and well-documented for team use

• Program and configure surveys in Qualtrics

• Partner with cross-functional teams to set up and launch surveys effectively

• Monitor surveys in the field to ensure smooth operations and timely issue resolution

• Support internal teams with survey outreach and marketing efforts

Qualifications:

• Earned Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university

• Strong Excel skills and experience with Python (preferred), SQL, R, or comparable data analysis tools

• Previous experience supporting survey fielding or survey operations

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy

• Familiarity with AI-enhanced coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Windsurf, Warp)

• Strong work ethic driven by intellectual curiosity, persistence, and tenacity

• Excellent written and oral communicator

• Creative thinking and resourcefulness in problem-solving

• Strategic thinker with a track record of finding creative solutions to improve workplace processes and systems

• High-level organization and time management skills with the ability to be proactive, effectively prioritize tasks, and efficiently respond to urgent requests

• Awareness of and interest in what happens in Washington

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: The salary range for this role is $60,000-$65,000

Location: This job is based in Washington, DC. Gravity Research operates on a hybrid schedule, with employees required to be in the office every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

About Us

Across Gravity Research, generally, the firm looks for three “pillar gifts” in you, and everyone else.  In all of us, these are more aspirational than actual, but they are central in our intentions –

• Force of Ideas: At the center of Gravity Research’s work are the ideas within our work. We believe that ideas—the good and not—have consequences. Our ultimate objective is to bring rigor, insight, and intellectual honesty to the goal of separating the bad from the good, and giving voice, argument, and flight to maintaining the latter.

• Spirit of Generosity:  Gravity Research seeks in its ranks a spirit of generosity: a natural disposition in each colleague toward service and selfless conduct. Our writing should be cut from the same cloth—critical on the merits, but informed by charity and forbearance in measuring motive and personal character.

• Radical Responsibility: We give our people a lot of responsibility early on, and our top performers embrace it. We believe in holding ourselves and our colleagues accountable, taking ownership over big things, striving for excellence, and celebrating success.

Gravity Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.