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Market Curation Editor — Politics

Meridial
Location
World Wide - Remote
Posted
3 days ago
Department
Business & Professions
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 3+ years in political trading or prediction markets, political data operations, political/data journalism or editorial, polling and election modeling, or a comparable role requiring current subject-matter expertise
  • Demonstrable current fluency in U.S. politics and elections
  • Fluency with political media and political social media
  • Working knowledge of official election administration and settlement conventions
  • Proven judgment on edge cases: contested results, recounts, litigation
  • Ability to interpret official sources quickly and reach a defensible determination
Nice to have
  • Direct experience trading on, or working with, political prediction markets or exchanges such as Kalshi or Polymarket
  • Background in polling and election modeling
  • Prior work on a political trading desk, or standing as a super-user of political prediction apps
  • Political journalism background and/or experience contributing to guidelines, style guides, rulebooks, or annotation standards
  • Familiarity with content policy, moderation frameworks, or editorial standards
What the job really is

As a Market Curation Editor for Politics, you will be responsible for reviewing and refining automated political prediction markets, ensuring their accuracy and adherence to established guidelines. Your role involves assessing candidate markets, confirming timing and resolution criteria, and making editorial decisions based on current political events. You will also monitor live markets for errors and participate in calibration reviews to maintain consistency with guidelines.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role requires flexible availability for evening and weekend work around key political events
  • Emphasis on current political knowledge rather than historical knowledge may limit candidates who are not actively engaged with current events
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