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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a Manager, Creative Services to work with the director of brand strategy and the Manager of Creative Services to execute a wide variety of design projects that help communicate the value of CQ-Roll Call Group offerings and position the company as a world-class provider of premium content and tools. This position may transition from temporary to permanent, based on business needs.

This position will be required to manage a broad portfolio of projects in accordance with established styles and guides, communicate the status of projects in order to guide expectations and produce high-quality work. This position is responsible for embracing internal stakeholder guidance and input, while leveraging his/her training and expertise to guide the project toward an optimal outcome.

Accountable For:

• Collaborating with key individuals in multiple departments to design marketing and sales materials, including print and online advertisements, marketing collateral, direct marketing efforts, sales presentations, product logos and more.
• Develop marketing copy for design projects.
• Designing and executing company materials including business cards, letterhead, envelopes and more.
• Managing workload and deadlines, communicating project statuses with key individuals within various departments.
• Enforcing the company brand style guide.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• 5+ years of relevant design experience.
• Copywriting experience.
• Experience with marketing and branding.
• Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of print design and production.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and Web-based content management systems.
• Communication skills.
• Creativity, drive and initiative.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution, coursework in design required.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Manager, Creative Services" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group was formed from the merger of two of Washington’s most respected and relied upon sources for information on Congress – Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call. As our combined finance team of 19 has successfully integrated, we now seek a Staff Accountant to support the Accounts Payable process and to maintain various balance sheet account reconciliations.

CQ-Roll Call Group utilizes PeopleSoft for their accounting and has a fully integrated “workflow” system to handle electronic processing of A/P invoices approvals and vouchers. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their drive to advance their skills and responsibilities as well as show a knack for problem solving and delivering results.

Accountable For:

• Full Accounts Payable responsibilities split with another Staff Accountant.
• Account reconciliation responsibility for numerous A/P related balance sheet accounts.
• Additional support for the Controller depending on skill set.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Degree in Accounting.
• 3-5 years accounting experience, especially Accounts Payable and account reconciliation.
• Strong Microsoft Excel abilities.
• PeopleSoft experience.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Staff Accountant" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a part-time researcher to support multiple online and print publications. Responsibilities include data collection and review; fact checking for CQ Weekly and other publications; and general research assistance for the newsroom. The position requires a solid grasp of federal, state and local political structures as well as a general understanding of the legislative process. Candidates must have a broad skill set that includes: knowledge of research tools; attention to detail; office diplomacy and database management. Experience with Access, Excel and InCopy a plus.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Researcher" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a Director of Network Engineering to oversee the day-to-day and long-term management of the CQ-Roll Call business networks and systems, including all publicly available web sites, and editorial publishing systems. Plan and manage budgets for hardware and IT needs, including server upgrades for all internal business and publicly available systems. Work with developers and database engineers to plan system and network configurations. Work with other IT directors to plan hardware and software deployments. Work with upper management to determine network and hardware capital and expense budgets.

Accountable For:

• Maintaining uptime and availability of all business systems, including MS Exchange servers; phone and voicemail systems; editorial publishing systems and databases; internal network, routers and firewalls; and other key business databases and servers.
• Planning for the efficient operation of all internally and externally hosted data centers.
• Monitoring all internal and external systems to ensure maximum uptime. Oversee response to system outages.
• Establishing measurements and expectations for evaluating system performance.
• Hiring and management of network and system support staff.
• Designing primary and backup systems for all mission critical servers, data storage and network devices.
• Provide technical leadership in areas of expertise and mentor more junior team members in terms of best practices and processes.
• Works with Help Desk staff and management on projects and systems affecting internal network and desktop systems.
• Providing training and technical assistance to development and support teams.
• Monitoring system performance, including performance meters and error logs, and determines necessary upgrades to modules to solve system problems.
• Maintaining weekly report of completed tasks, projects and issues, including estimates of time spent on each project.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Seven or more years UNIX Systems administration and Cisco Networking experience, including management and or team leadership.
• Experience with server virtualization strategies.
• Proficient in DNS administration and other IP network management skills.
• Proficient in firewall and router configuration and management.
• Familiarity with Apache and other web server configuration.
• Ability to quickly learn new network-based skills and systems.
• Detail oriented, strong organizational and time management skills required.
• Demonstrated competence in developing efficient and effective technical solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• System monitoring and response.
• Hardware/software/network configuration and troubleshooting.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Experience in publishing or advocacy industries preferred.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Director, Network Engineering" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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The Capwiz and Knowlegis Account Manager’s primary responsibility is to pro-actively establish, nurture, and grow relationships with their assigned clients in order to increase and improve usage, retain existing customers, and identify additional areas where up-sell opportunities exist. Account Managers work cooperatively with staff across several departments to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction. Account Managers possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills, are resourceful in resolving customer issues, and feel comfortable working in a high-energy environment.

For this specific opening, we are looking for an individual to help clients troubleshoot more technical issues and work with the IT department to identify solutions.

The successful candidate will have 3 or more years of relevant account management/customer service experience, familiarity with US Government and advocacy, and have knowledge of how databases, ETL and scripts work; proficiency in the use of Excel macros; and experience with file transfer protocols (FTP/SFTP). Must be able to work the afternoon/evening shift daily.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Account Manager" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a Digital Media Coordinator to manage online advertisements for the CQ-Roll Call Group’s four websites. Other responsibilities include: trafficking and ensuring delivery to ensure advertiser and agency renewals; working directly with Finance, Marketing, and external vendors as it relates to online ad operations; processing secure financial payments from external vendors; providing sales support and data analysis.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Digital Media Coordinator" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks an Account Associate to assist clients in real time with research, strategy and problem resolution via telephone and chat help line and report client interactions. Lead and assist on data integrity projects. Work on special projects with other departments and staff.

Accountable For:

• Answering client hotline calls and chats.
• Updating and maintaining account and user information in Salesforce and Unified Fulfillment.
• Recording all client interactions in Salesforce.
• Reporting and following up on website and content problems and client concerns.
• Reporting client suggestions for website/content improvements.
• Reporting up sell opportunities to sales and inside sales.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Knowledge of the legislative and policy arena.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a close-knit team.
• Strong professionalism and judgment.
• Goal oriented.
• Problem solver.
• Mental agility to respond quickly, correctly and efficiently to client queries.
• Grace under pressure and a sense of humor.
• BA/BS from a four-year institution.
• Must have ability to adapt to new challenges quickly.
• Strong writing skills, must be able to summarize issues in a clear and concise manner.
• Customer service experience and/or training is a plus.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Account Associate" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks an experienced Copy Editor/Web Producer to join our fast-paced team. This person will be responsible for editing content for grammar, spelling and style, posting content to the website and assisting in other editorial operations. Ability to multi-task, handle several different platforms, and work well within a team is essential. Knowledge of InDesign and InCopy is helpful.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Deputy Editor, Copy and Production" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a full-time reporter for its Legislative Action team which is responsible for CQ’s coverage and analysis of legislation as it moves through Congress. This reporter will write news stories and descriptions of votes, schedules and other actions in Congressional committees and on both floors for CQ.com, CQ Today and CQ Weekly, as well as write longer analytical pieces for House Action Reports and CQ BillAnalysis. In addition to demonstrated attention to detail and experience in news reporting and writing, candidates also should have familiarity with Congress and legislative procedure. Evening and occasional weekend work required.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Legislative Action Reporter" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a full-time Legislative Analyst for its Legislative Action team to cover measures scheduled for House floor action, primarily for House Action Reports. This analyst likely will handle legislation dealing with health, education, labor, judicial affairs and the environment, as well as three appropriations bills. The analyst will be expected to describe in detail the major provisions of bills, as well as relevant background information and anticipated floor amendments and will be responsible for summarizing arguments made by supporters and opponents of major bills, among other tasks. The analyst will work with legislative text, committee reports and other documents and is expected to build and maintain relationships with sources both within CQ-Roll Call Group and on Capitol Hill. Demonstrated research and writing experience is required and successful candidates will have extensive experience with Congress, public policy or both. Familiarity with government documents also is preferred. Some evening and occasional weekend work required.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Legislative Action Analyst" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is looking for a User Experience Designer to work on a team responsible for the presentation and usability of all group online publications and services. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, this position will be responsible for information architecture, visual design, user interactions and navigation from concept through requirements and implementation across CQ-Roll Call Group electronic products ensuring that our products meet an exceptional standard of usability and design excellence.

As part of the Economist Group, CQ-Roll Call Group provides an excellent career opportunity for User Experience professionals. We offer a great place for creativity and provide a strong foundation for UX careers. The candidate will have an excellent opportunity to make an impact on the quality of our online products. You will be part of our highly motivated and talented team and will be working on industry leading products and applications.

The successful candidate will collaborate with cross functional team members including key editorial, strategy, technology and other stakeholders to plan, research and execute product solutions that deliver on CQ-Roll Call Group's business objectives and support CQ-Roll Call Group's brand, marketing, Editorial mission, IT performance standards and revenue strategies.

Accountable For:

• Create engaging, usable, and effective visual design solutions for content driven websites and web applications with the ability to generate multiple visual concepts, page comps and style guides.
• Approach all projects with a focus on communication hierarchy using layout, color, typography, proportion, iconography, photography, motion / rich media and brand.
• Define site architecture and navigation, mapping out user flow and defining interaction and visual design of CQ-Roll Call online publications and services.
• Work with front-end development technologies like XHTML, AJAX, Flash, Javascript and CSS.
• Develop prototypes, screen-flow diagrams, annotated wireframes, page mockups and written user interface specifications to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Utilize quantitative and qualitative market research to understand customer needs and gather input and feedback on product design ideas.
• Conduct usability testing.
• Ensure product design and functional requirements are in sync throughout the product development cycle.
• Analyze competitors and monitor and incorporate industry trends and best practices into product designs.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Ability to hand-code XHTML, CSS, and Javascript (AJAX, jQuery, etc.).
• Experience working with Java and/or Perl (or another back-end language and development environment) is highly preferable.
• Expert in web design and prototyping tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite).
• Experience with cross-browser debugging: Firefox, IE6, IE7, IE8, Safari, Chrome and Opera.
• Excellent visual design skills with an eye for detail.
• Creative and pragmatic problem solver.
• Professional, team player with strong interpersonal skills – with the ability to learn and collaborate with diverse team and stakeholders.
• A strong portfolio showing great sense of design, creativity, and good communication skills.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "User Experience Designer" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a reporter to write about budget and fiscal policy, including the annual budget process, the development of deficit-reduction measures and the relationship between budget and economic policy. This staff writer will produce stories for our online and daily news publications and our Weekly magazine on policy and politics. The opening, on our economics and finance team, is for a reporter who understands the federal budget, how fiscal policy is made and carried out, and can write with authority about ideas, developments and trends in budgetary policy as it is developed on Capitol Hill and implemented in the agencies.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Staff Writer–Budget and Fiscal Policy" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a Vice President of IT to be responsible for managing and planning CQ-Roll Call Group’s infrastructure, processes and applications. This includes all data centers (in-house and co-located), technical service centers, help desks, communication networks (voice and data), applications program development and acquisition, and computer systems operations.

The VP of IT reviews all computerized and manual systems and processes; information processing equipment and software for acquisition, storage and retrieval; and definition of the strategic direction of all information processing and communication systems and operations. He or she provides overall IT management and definition within CQ-Roll Call Group including responsibility for providing a leadership role in the day to day operations of the Information Technology functions as well as providing direction as the Company grows through internal growth and external acquisition.

Accountable For:

• Leads the process to identify scope and prioritize strategic initiatives involving IT resources.
• Prepares Company objectives and budgets to facilitate the orderly and efficient capture, storage, processing and dissemination of information.
• Interacts frequently with all Strategic Company management on internal and external operations that are impacted by the capture, storage, processing and dissemination of information including review and approval of all major contracts for services and equipment.
• Prepares quarterly and annual reports on the operations of all Information Technology operations of the Company.
• Develops and maintains statements of necessary policies and procedures to assure proper documentation and communication of necessary controls.
• Maintains external links to other companies in the industry to gain competitive assessments and share information, where appropriate.
• Identifies the emerging information technologies to be assimilated, integrated and introduced within the corporation which will significantly impact the Company.
• Provides a source of specialized expertise that can serve the needs of other IT activities.
• Establishes proactive organizational framework that supports both end-user computing and IT professional computing with proper balance to maximize benefits for the Company.
• Identifies programs to measure benefits, particularly productivity-related, in order to insure value is being added consistent with Company productivity goals.
• Monitors procedures to insure that, for potential information technology projects of any size, a comparison is made of internal development versus purchase.
• Monitors the inventory of installed or planned-to-be installed Information Technology.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in computer science and or systems engineering.
• The position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, previous leadership, management and supervisory experience; and excellent time management abilities.
• The individual should demonstrate initiative, exercise good judgment strong profit orientation, and have the ability to achieve results through others.
• Strong knowledge of contracting, negotiating, organization development/change management, action planning and supervision are required for successful performance.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "VP, IT" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is currently seeking a Vice President of Client Services, with responsibility for delivering a world class experience to all clients interacting with CQ-Roll Call Group.

Accountable For:

• Leading and inspiring a team client service professionals and account managers to achieve and their career aspirations and company goals.
• Establish and monitor performance metrics across the client services organization.
• Achieving renewal goals for electronic products.
• Establishing client outreach and customer training programs to ensure maximum engagement with CQ-Roll Call Group products.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• BA in related field.
• 5-10 years related management experience.
• Experience managing a team of people, including demonstrated coaching and mentoring skills.
• Experience working with CRM solutions and an established sales force.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "VP, Client Services" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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Roll Call is seeking an experienced copy editor to join our fast-paced team. This person will be responsible for editing all Roll Call content for grammar, spelling and style; posting content to the website; and assisting in other editorial operations. Ability to work well within a team is essential, as is the ability to handle intense deadline pressures.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Copy Editor, Roll Call" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks an experienced political reporter to cover Congressional campaigns and elections for print and web platforms. The successful candidate will have prior experience covering elections or Congress and will have demonstrated an ability to break news. Essential skills include understanding of political campaigns, campaign finance law and the structure of Congressional campaign committees, as well as the ability to digest and report on broad electoral themes. Understanding of new media technologies a plus. Three to five years of reporting experience required.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Politics Staff Writer" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a Design Director to oversee the design and graphical presentation of Roll Call and rollcall.com. The design director works with the director of art and graphics to ensure design consistency in print and online, advises on layout decisions for Roll Call, designs special sections for the paper, and oversees the visual design of rollcall.com. As a member of the CQ-Roll Call Group Art and Graphics team, the design director participates in development of visual design and interface ideas for other products as well. Candidates must have significant experience in print and online design, including editing graphics, photos and layouts within a news context and managing a production team. Skills should include an ability to work in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Flash. A solid grasp of Congress and its workings is a plus.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Design Director" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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Roll Call is seeking an experienced reporter to join our Congressional leadership team. The ideal candidate must have at least three years of experience covering the United States House of Representatives or Senate, in-depth knowledge of Congressional procedure and key players on Capitol Hill, and a passion for covering under-the-Dome politics. Fast, clear writing, and the ability to work in a team environment are essential.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Staff Writer, Roll Call" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking an experienced magazine journalist to take a lead role in conceptualizing, editing and producing CQ Weekly, our magazine on policymaking, politics and the people of Congress. It is published 48 times per year. The successful candidate will be someone who is able to act in the managing editor’s stead on all matters – from proposing cover stories to clearing final pages proofs. He or she will work with the Managing Editor to assure the execution of a steady and journalistically diverse collection of feature stories, and on producing a weekly news report that is thorough, unbiased and analytically perceptive. Deep experience as an editor with a major publication covering Washington policy issues in depth is required, as are strong writing skills, the capacity to imagine and edit a long-form feature story, a capacity for multi-tasking, and a fine attention to detail and precision. This is a position for an experienced editor with a deep understanding of policy issues.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Deputy ME-CQ Weekly" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a Software Engineer (CA) to be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining new and existing applications for use both within the company as well as customer-facing in a variety of environments. The Engineer will build and maintain applications, provide maintenance and support programs and systems our Department builds as well as those provided by any third party. The Software Engineer will apply his/her knowledge of programming techniques and implement them while working collaboratively with inter-departmental teams on the projects.

Accountable For:

• Developing applications (primarily web-based) using the platforms currently in use by CQ-Roll Call Group.
• Delivering high quality, on-time releases.
• Working collaboratively with inter-departmental teams on requirements analysis, design and features, estimates and schedules.
• Identifying inefficiencies and determine solutions.
• Sharing unique skills and knowledge with other engineering team members to ensure high productivity and teamwork.
• Working with product design staff to develop application flow charts and other application requirements.
• Reviewing client requests and suggestions for possible incorporation in our applications.
• Identifying, prioritizing, developing and execute solutions and programs throughout the life cycle of each of our products ending in customer sign-off and user acceptance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Strong understanding of, and experience with object-oriented design and coding.
• Familiarity with formal algorithms, design patterns, software development methodologies.
• Experience as a developer in a combination of these technologies: Apache, tomcat, mod_perl, Perl, Catalyst and back-end applications.
• Experience with XML and XML data processing.
• Experience with relational database concepts, SQL and Oracle.
• Experience developing in a Model-view-controller (MVC) programming environment. Good software design practices: version control, test frameworks, documentation, etc.
• Experience developing enterprise scale web applications.
• Knowledge of XML, XSL, HTML, JavaScript and CSS.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, including at least 3 years experience in web development and systems maintenance.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Software Engineer (CA)" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining new and existing applications for use both within the company as well as customer-facing in a variety of environments. The Engineer will build and maintain applications, provide maintenance and support programs and systems our Department builds as well as those provided by any third party. In addition, the Senior Software Engineer will help and occasionally direct the work of more Junior colleagues as well as apply his/her knowledge of programming techniques and implement them while working collaboratively with inter-departmental teams on the projects.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Senior Software Engineer" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call is seeking a reporter to write about regulatory policy affecting energy, environment, transportation and other businesses for our daily, online and weekly publications. The opening, on our industry and commerce team, is for a reporter who understands the ways in which business and government interact, how regulatory policy is developed and implemented, and can write with authority about ideas, developments and trends in regulatory policy as it happens on Capitol Hill and in the agencies. We are looking for a strong writer who can also serve as an editor from time to time and can work with editors to develop ideas enterprise stories and news coverage.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Staff Writer–Regulatory Policy" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking an experienced, hands-on editor to manage coverage and edit stories for CQ HealthBeat, CQ-Roll Call Group's daily electronic newsletter and web site on health care policy. The HealthBeat managing editor will work laterally with HealthBeat's Editor to oversee oversee news coverage of health care issues in Congress and the agencies, edit stories from the HealthBeat team, and ensure that the publication is rich with original content as well as as government documents, health care legislation and schedules. The managing editor must have a thorough grasp of all health care policy issues, excellent news judgment, an understanding of specialty publishing and a demonstrated ability to write and edit accurate, thorough and timely news stories. The job entails interacting with other CQ editors and reporters to guide the product on a daily basis.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Managing Editor–CQ HealthBeat" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group seeks a detail-oriented individual to help compile schedule information on congressional and non-congressional events occurring around Washington. Responsibilities include: obtaining and entering information from a variety of sources into our database and monitoring various sources to ensure our database is up-to-date. The position requires accuracy, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines. Assisting in the layout and production of pages for the print edition of CQ Today is possible. Flexibility to work late on some occasions is necessary for this office-based position.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "CQ Schedules Researcher" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking an editorial assistant to handle various administrative duties for the Congressional Quarterly newsroom and its editorial operations. The EA also reports and writes for the People on the Move column and performs other journalism duties as assigned. The ideal candidate will use this position as a launching point for other opportunities in the newsroom — including reporting, research, Web production, data management or technical operations — but must also demonstrate excellent organization skills and the ability to handle many of the daily chores around the newsroom that are necessary to keep it running smoothly. This position shares with a second EA duties for the two departments within the newsroom.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Editorial Assistant" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a full-time content processor for its CQ StateTrack product. The responsibilities of this position include the acquisition, conversion, and editing of state regulatory documents via the internet or email/telephone request and verification of state legislation on the CQ StateTrack site. Candidates should have advanced word processing skills and be able to quickly learn new software applications. Basic HTML knowledge is required. Must be exceptionally detail oriented, have decision making and problem solving skills. Knowledge of state legislative and regulatory processes desired.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "CQ StateTrack Content Processor" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ is looking for a database editor to maintain its online databases on campaign finance and lobbying activity. The ideal candidate has at least two to three years’ professional experience developing and maintaining SQL-type relational databases (e.g., Oracle or Access) and written and oral communication skills. Responsibilities include maintaining databases and data feeds, monitoring the timeliness and accuracy of automated updates of data: FEC, IRS, and congressional data, responding to queries from CQ staff and subscribers regarding the data’s scope and limitations, and assisting IT staff and data sources to identify and correct inaccurate or incomplete data. Hill experience, a good understanding of U.S. government and politics, knowledge of government documents and Web publishing are highly desirable.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "CQ MoneyLine Database Editor" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a Product Development Manager within the Strategy & Development organization.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Represent and advocate the customer viewpoint and business objectives for new products and features.
• Document high-level requirements that state business objectives for a project and a vision for what project will accomplish.
• Develop detailed requirements that specify how specific features and functions should operate.
• Review test plans and procedures to ensure requirements are properly tested.
• Review project plans to ensure requirements are properly included.
• Review new product/features in the testing environment and ensure they meet the requirements.
• Responsible for life-cycle maintenance; prioritize open bugs and plan service upgrades.
• Market/Customer Research
• Assist with qualitative and quantitative market research vehicles, including focus groups and surveys.
• Evaluate and summarize results from market research activities.
• Understand the competitive landscape and translate how new competitive offerings (both free and fee-based) can affect the CQ-Roll Call Group.
• Product Launch/Rollout
• Coordinate with marketing to produce launch materials such as brochures and FAQ documents.
• Develop technical training materials (e.g. stumble points) for account managers and sales team.
• Conduct training for account managers and sales team on new products/features.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Product Development Manager" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ HealthBeat is seeking an editor-web producer with knowledge of health policy and experience publishing an online newsletter and managing a website. The ideal candidate has strong writing skills, a track record editing copy on deadline and works well under pressure. The position requires an efficient multitasker with proven attention to detail. The successful candidate will edit stories and ensure the online afternoon newsletter is published on time. Other duties include keeping the CQ HealthBeat website updated with the latest news, schedule of events, transcripts, regulations, and bills. The candidate works with interns and other outside reporters writing for the site and handles inquiries about the product. Familiarity with Adobe InCopy, relational databases, HTML and XML is helpful.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Editor-Web Producer" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking an HR Administrator to provide HR support for data collection and data entry of critical HR functions including employee benefits, staffing and other administrative processes. The HR Administrator also serves as the primary point of contact to all employees in answering basic questions regarding benefits and other routine inquiries.

The successful candidate for this position will have an in-depth understanding of HR practices – benefits administration, PeopleSoft/HRIS and other electronic systems. Excellent communications and organizational skills, including the ability to understand computer systems, maintain accurate records in the HRIS system, develop working relationships with outside vendors, and ability to manage time and tasks efficiently. Candidate must be self-directed, resourceful, and flexible; able to juggle projects and meet deadlines; and work independently and as part of a team. Computer proficiency, ability to do independent research, and solid writing and proofreading skills are required. Knowledge of all office systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products is necessary. Knowledge of the ADP Payroll System is a plus. An undergraduate degree is preferred, and a minimum of 5 years human resources experience is necessary. Must have experience working with staff at all levels of the company.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "HR Administrator" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking a Project Manager to lead web development projects, oversee project teams, interact with key stakeholders, and produce projects on time and on budget. The Project Manager must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment as well as working on a variety of assignments and technologies. The PM will thrive on learning and keeping up with new technologies and have a direct contribution to the success of the business The Project Manager must be able to think critically.

Key responsibilities include, and are limited to, the following:

• Manage and deliver multiple (4 - 8) web development projects simultaneously on-time and on-budget.
• Create, maintain and deliver detailed project plans.
• Identify, document, and manage scope or deliverable change requests.
• Create and maintain activity and progress reports for stakeholders.
• Create internal processes and procedures that will affect the project’s success.
• Ensure the use of best practices and applies lessons learned from previous projects; share lessons learned with other project management team members.
• Display confidence and enthusiasm when communicating to the stakeholders and the internal project team – demonstrate a “can-do” attitude.
• Maintain an understanding of industry trends.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Project Manager" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group is seeking an editorial operations coordinator to manage and prioritize large and small projects, including both product changes and operations, to meet Editorial goals. The position requires an in-depth understanding of how group's editorial products are operated by internal and external users. The coordinator acts as a deputy to the director of editorial operations. The successful candidate will have a strong writing background and a firm grasp of congressional procedures and data.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Editorial Operations Coordinator" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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CQ-Roll Call Group’s Sales department seeks an outstanding outside sales professional. Candidates must have exceptional organizational skills and the ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, deadline oriented, high-demand sales environment. Must be a team player and manage high-pressure situations and multiple tasks simultaneously. Experience in print and digital sales, publishing, and communications is preferred. Great affinity for legislation, politics and public policy a plus.

The ideal candidate is highly professional, assertive, possesses a mature and positive attitude especially when dealing with colleagues, customers, vendors and other corporate contacts. Must have Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook experience.

Job responsibilities include all aspects of facilitating client relationships by working together with their Inside Sales Representative, the Account Manager, and the Managers to get the most they can out of their territory. The Outside Sales Representative is responsible for variety of sales related issues at CQ-Roll Call Group. Requirements include selling the appropriate level of new sales in order to meet and exceed the quota set on their territory. The Representative also has to get a minimum level percentage wise of existing renewals in their territory to continue to subscribe to the services in both print and electronic services.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Outside Sales Representative" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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The Inside Sales Representative is responsible for supporting a minimum of two Outside Sales Representatives with Sales related activities.

Accountable For:

• Cold calling to generate sales leads and opportunities
• Managing trial volume for assigned outside reps
• Setting up trial access and alerts for prospects and current clients
• Tracking trial subscription usage and following up with prospects
• Ability to develop an understanding of prospects/clients needs and objectives
• Understanding of CQ- Roll Call Group products and businesses
• Keeping up with key industry issues and its players
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
• Working with outside sales reps on pricing and proposals if needed
• Reporting of sales and lead generation activity to management as needed
• Assisting Outside Sales Representatives with all sales activities

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 2 years experience in sales or sales-support highly desirable
• Excellent computer and interpersonal skills a must; proficient in Excel and Word
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and follow up
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written and the ability to
• Communicate with all levels of employees and external contacts
• Must be detail oriented
• Highly self-motivated and intuitive with an entrepreneurial spirit

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Inside Sales Rep" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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We have an immediate opening for a National Sales Representative to join our advertising team. This position is responsible for meeting individual advertising goals, maintaining and growing existing accounts and actively prospecting for and developing new business for all CQ-Roll Call Group print, online and event offerings.

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3-5 years advertising sales experience
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Proven track record in advertising or media sales
• Ability to meet and exceed sales goals
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to apply marketing solutions to meet advertiser objectives
• Computer skills should include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other basic programs
• Cooperative and professional work habits essential
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently as necessary.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "National Sales Exec" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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Accountable For:

• Develop web applications in Apache, mod-Perl, Catalyst framework environments.
• Deliver high quality, on-time releases
• Work collaboratively with inter-departmental teams on requirements analysis, design and features, estimates and schedules
• Identify inefficiencies and determine solutions
• Share unique skills and knowledge with other engineering team members to ensure high productivity and teamwork
• Flexibility in learning new programming techniques
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Essential Skills and Capabilities:

• Strong understanding of, and experience with object-oriented design and coding
• Familiarity with formal algorithms, design patterns, software development methodologies
• Experience as a senior developer in Apache, mod_perl, Perl and back-end applications
• Experience with relational database concepts, SQL, Oracle and Hibernate
• Experience developing in a Model-view-controller (MVC) programming environment with Catalyst
• Good software design practices: version control, test frameworks, documentation, etc.
• Experience developing enterprise scale web applications
• Knowledge of XML, HTML, JavaScript and CSS

Desired Skills:

• Data warehousing design and development
• Experience with relational database query optimization

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@cq.com with the words "Software Engineer" in the subject line. Each resume will be evaluated against the minimum job qualifications identified in the job posting above. If your professional experiences meet our minimum qualifications, you will receive an application and a voluntary EEO survey to complete and return to us within 5 business days. Failure to return the completed application will negatively impact your candidacy for the position. By returning the completed application, you will be considered an applicant, but it does not guarantee an interview.

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