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Data Analyst – News Analytics – Insights & Training
| Company | The Washington Post |
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| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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| Salary | $73600 – $101300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in website analytics
- Proven expertise and deep experience with Google Analytics (or similar) and data analysis using Google Sheets or Excel
- Skills in visualizing data, drawing conclusions, synthesizing insights and explaining to a non-technical audience
- Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision as well as in a collaborative team environment
Responsibilities
- Support key strategic analyses on audience behavior and trends for the newsroom
- Design reports, dashboards and data workflows that support the daily analytics needs of audience and curation editors
- Answer ad hoc questions about how The Post’s journalism reaches and engages audiences
- Partner with colleagues in the data, analytics and product teams to design data tools that scale to the needs of The Post’s newsroom
- Support editors by conducting regular deep dives on coverage reach and engagement
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience fetching and analyzing data using tools such as SQL, Python, R and/or analytics APIs
- Experience working in a newsroom with a variety of stakeholders including editors, reporters, and newsroom leaders
- Strong analysis and experimental design skills with a keen sense for data gaps and inconsistencies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to develop narratives around findings and adjust delivery for different audiences
- Self-starter with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment
