Manager, Survey Research & Campaigns

Applecart is the leading technology company that C-suites rely on to reach business-critical decision makers. The most important decisions are made by the hardest people to reach and influence. Historically, C-suite leaders have lacked the tools to reach the stakeholders who matter most to their business. The C-suites of hundreds of Fortune 500 companies, major agencies, trade associations, nonprofits, and governments use Applecart to put their best content in front of business-critical decision makers and those they trust — from policymakers and investors to CEOs, key employees, members of the media and more. Decision makers are informed by what they read, learn from advisors, hear from colleagues, and discuss with family and friends. To break through to them, you must reach them through the only channel that really moves them: those they know and trust. Applecart’s platform uses publicly available data to map billions of social relationships between nearly every American adult and enable clients to deliver content directly to decision makers and those who matter most to them.

We are hiring a Manager, Survey Research & Campaigns in our New York City office.

About the Role:

You will be responsible for managing a wide range of research projects – from advocacy and political polling to brand lift studies to predictive modeling. Ideal candidates are passionate about uncovering answers and solving problems for our clients, comfortable collaborating with others to conduct the best work possible, and able to juggle multiple projects and competing timelines at once. In this position, you will collaborate closely with a talented team of survey researchers and data scientists to conduct work for a wide range of nonprofit, corporate, and political clients. This role will report to the Director of Survey Research & Campaigns.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as project manager on complex survey research and analytics projects, ensuring all aspects are on track and troubleshooting issues as they arise
• Craft memos and PowerPoint presentations presenting research clearly and effectively, including strategic recommendations on how to optimize existing and upcoming campaigns
• Present findings from survey research and other analyses to key stakeholders, including business executives, consultants, PACs, and candidates for political office
• Conceptualize and construct smart survey instruments and focus group guides
• Build and present compelling new business proposals and pitch decks that reflect a deep understanding of the company’s survey research products and the client’s specific challenges
• Manage multiple projects and clients simultaneously to ensure Applecart is meeting client needs
• Oversee fielding of research projects, including reviewing partial data, assessing quotas, and working with data analysts on survey weighting decisions

Experiences and Capabilities You Bring:

• 6+ years of experience in a related role working at a market research or political polling firm, a data science or analytics firm, or as an in-house researcher for a company, nonprofit, political committee, or advocacy organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including in client presentations
• Proven ability to thrive in a client-facing role and fast-paced environment juggling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Experience creating and delivering reports in presentation, slide deck, and memo form to high-profile client stakeholders and strong data visualization skills
• Understanding of survey/market research fielding, including managing quotas, reviewing survey programming, and troubleshooting issues as they arise
• Familiarity with a range of measurement and research designs including max-diff, conjoint, difference-in-differences, and brand lift
• Willingness to be a team player and mentor more junior-level employees
• Excellent project management skills with strong attention to detail
• History of being a self-starter
• Experience constructing and/or presenting new business proposals a plus
• Experience developing and testing methodological improvements a plus
• Experience producing culturally competent materials with diverse audiences a plus
• Spanish language proficiency a plus

This is a hybrid role. Work from home on Monday and Friday and in Applecart’s New York City office Tuesday through Thursday.

Compensation:

Our compensation package consists of three components: (i) a base salary, (ii) annual cash bonus, and (iii) generous equity compensation.

The base salary range for this role is between $115,000-$130,000,based on the candidate's experience and skills relative to the requirements listed above. The salary range provided is exclusive of discretionary annual cash bonus and equity compensation. The salary range provided for this role is specific to candidates located in the New York City area.

A few facts about us:

• Applecart’s platform has been used by hundreds of industry-leading clients spanning Fortune 500 companies like Blackstone and Intuit, leading nonprofit organizations like the Environmental Defense Fund, and top-tier advertising and communications agencies like Teneo, FGS, Weber Shandwick, and OMD.
• Applecart is growing quickly — over the last 4 years, we’ve increased our revenue by 10X, grown our headcount by almost 5X, and we’re cashflow positive.
• Our senior leadership team includes two members of the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Marketing and Advertising, the former Head of Product at Moat, Oracle’s online ad measurement platform, a former senior White House advisor, early sales and talent leaders from Google and Twitter, two of the Democratic Party’s most successful pollsters and strategists, and alums of top-tier organizations like Bain & Company, Amazon and Simpson Thacher.
• Applecart raised a $100M Series C from Blackstone’s tech growth fund at the end of 2025. The company’s other investors include Bain & Company, global sports, entertainment and marketing giant Endeavor, KKR Co-Founder Henry Kravis, entrepreneur Chris Burch, a founder of Palantir, senior engineering leaders at Twitter and Yelp, former Fortune 50 and advertising agency CEOs, and a number of well-known venture capitalists. Ari Emanuel, CEO of TKO and Executive Chairman of WME, Wayne Berman, Blackstone’s Head of Global Government Affairs, and Risa Heller, CEO of HELLER, serve on our board.
• Our work has been featured on Morning Joe on MSNBC, BloombergTV, and The Colbert Report, and in Axios, Semafor, BusinessWeek, the Associated Press, Forbes, the Washington Post, and Politico, among many others.