A great candidate will be able to formulate a social media plan for specific goals and audiences, write content for it with a clear, consistent voice, and analyze outcomes to make the next campaign even better. You should have a head for politics, a sense of humor, and buckets of common sense.

The post from the campaign, Obama for America, says the team is hiring staffers at all levels.

In July, we noticed that team Obama was going through a similar staffing-up process for data, seeking people who could help the campaign use predictive modeling to figure out where to put voter turnout and persuasion efforts, where to make ad buys and how to approach digital media.

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