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About the Role, Mission or Department Overview
As part of the Data and Insights Group (DIG), you will join a large community of accomplished data analysts who partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and PMO teams across the business. You will help inform the data and insights strategy for the Customer Care team as an individual contributor. You will have a direct and quantifiable impact in our subscribers business. You will report to the Executive Director, Growth Analytics.
Responsibilities:
You will define strategy within your team's problem space and oversee the definition and execution of solutions
You will present data-oriented analyses to high-level partners to guide team strategy
You will develop best practices for experiment design, including advising on hypothesis generation, sample size, and counter metrics
You will deliver test analysis, advice on future tests and next steps
You will collaborate with product, data science, and tech to bring to life new targeting and insight tools
You will lead all phases of analytic work: from problem definition to representation of results
You will produce insights, advocating for them and driving them into action
You will demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of experience working with data analytics or data science teams to deliver analysis or a quantitative degree
Mastery of Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases
You are proficient in Python or R
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with Google BigQuery, AWS, or other big data environments
1+ years of experience with dbt
Comfort with version control (Github, code review)
1+ years of experience with data visualization tools such as Mode, Tableau, or Looker
1+ years of experience applying statistics to strategic problems
1+ years of experience data modeling
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For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
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