Senior Data Analyst

The New York Post delivers the best in News, Sports, Entertainment and Pop Culture with wit, irreverence and authority. Over the past 220 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our team. We’re looking for a team member with experience in the analytics process: from asking the right business questions to presenting data and everything in between.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with editorial and audience development teams to build and maintain custom dashboards, reports, and data analysis decks and fulfill ad-hoc data requests through data visualization platforms (Looker Studio, Tableau, etc.)
• Monitor and provide real-time tech and tag support of traffic fluctuations to the audience development team
• Create audience identity cohorts that segment users of digital content
• Merge multiple datasets, including (but not limited to) website data and social platforms
• Lead management of our javascript analytics tags, ensuring quality data collection across website interactions, including across distributed content sites
• Collaborate with other analysts and data scientists to develop large-scale projects and performance reporting
• Lead initiatives focused on analytics implementation, customization, and automation of data collection processes. The ideal candidate will have solid analytics implementation experience across the life cycle and digital platforms (including web, responsive, and native apps) using Adobe or Google Analytics
• Ensure that all analytical tracking tags are correctly configured to provide robust metrics and insights
• Train incoming employees on in-house analytics tools
• Independently prioritize analytical needs of team and business based on complexity, timing, and visibility

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in analytics; media experience preferred
• BS, MBA, or Masters in statistics, mathematics, tech, engineering, analytics, or comparable areas preferred
• A solid understanding of the behavior of online visitors with experience in improving user experience and increasing page views and/or user engagement
• Experience in leading projects that include data wrangling and exploration
• Analytics tools: Big Query or similar SQL databases (a must), Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics (a must), Parse.ly or Chartbeat a plus, social analytics tools a plus
• Portfolio of data visualization work in Excel, Tableau, Plotly, Google Data Studio, Looker, or similar
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, charts)
• SQL for relational databases and Javascript tag creation. Knowledge of graph databases and identity management of anonymous datasets is a plus
• Experience joining and analyzing multiple datasets
• Extensive data validation experience
• Great written and verbal communication skills, especially when presenting ideas to senior management
• Eagerness to present findings to multiple audiences

Note: The NY Post adheres to a hybrid work model.

Join us! The NY Post offers a host of benefits/perks including:

• Health/Dental/Vision insurance (employer sponsored at 80%)
• Health Savings Accounts
• 401(k) match up to 5.5%
• Commuter benefits via WageWorks
• Referral Bonus
• Mental Health Resources & Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off (vacation, personal days, and holidays)
• Fertility benefits
• Support for all LGBTQ+ health related needs
• On-site Gym & Bike Storage
• Access to free PDF version of the Post & free Sports+ membership
• and much more!

Salary Range: $50,000- $145,000

At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship. ​

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