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    The Daily Beast

    News & Media

    Director of Analytics

    Oakland, United StatesOn-SiteFull-timePosted 3w ago
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    Job description

    You

    ·         Are passionate about using data and analysis to have a big impact on business outcomes

    ·         Have an innate ability to conceptualize, analyze and explain complex and abstract problems

    • Enjoy working in fast paced, constantly changing environment and have natural inclination to take initiative, multi-task and find creative solutions
    • Are a strong mentor and committed to developing your team to achieve their full potential
    • Have a strong client-orientation, collaborate effectively with internal to drive collective success

    Your Role

    • Mentor, grow and attract a team of high performing analysts. Provide oversight and analytical thought leadership to ensure that outcomes are robust, actionable and reliable
    • Shepherd all analytics activities including but not limited to revenue and traffic monitoring, reporting and forecasting, data research, product experimentation and supporting self-service dashboards for non-analysts
    • Design, implement and track KPI’s to measure performance against strategic goals, identify emerging trends and provide insights about the drivers of performance
    • Collaborate with Product Development, Marketing and Content teams to use data to identify new opportunities and measure outcomes in an iterative manner
    • Evaluate large and complex data sets with sophisticated quantitative analyses and develop advanced models that translate data into actionable data products that support ongoing business decisions
    • Create business models leveraging internal and 3rd party data sources to support investment decisions
    • Become an expert in leveraging Dictionary.com data sources. Partner with the data engineering team to operationalize metrics and reports that advance the Dictionary.com analytical toolkit and increase the impact of analytics on business outcomes
    • Deliver clear verbal and written explanations of analyses to senior management that translate findings into strategic recommendations

    Your Skills and Qualifications

    • BA/BS in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field (MBA a plus)
    • Demonstrated success managing a team of analysts in an internet advertising, internet search, e-commerce or related field
    • Excellent communication and presentation skills
    • Expert level knowledge of variety of web reporting technologies & site reporting tools

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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    The Daily Beast

    The Daily Beast delivers award-winning original reporting and sharp opinions from big personalities in the arenas of politics, pop culture, world news, and more. Fiercely independent and armed with irreverent intelligence, The Daily Beast now reaches more than 20 million readers per month.

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