Analyst, Measurement & Insights

Thenewyorktimes
New York, NY
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior analysts in media or advertising who can build data narratives and collaborate across teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3-5 years of experience in media or advertising analytics and a track record of client-facing insights work
    — “3-5 years of insights / analyst experience at a publisher or media/research agency managing advertiser-facing products”
  • Professionals skilled in data visualization and comfortable with multi-team collaboration
    — “Work with 3rd party vendors in the setup and delivery of campaign effectiveness reports”
  • Individuals who can translate complex data into actionable client recommendations
    — “Build holistic narratives from large, integrated data sets using data visualization and analytics platforms”

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence for 3 days per week despite being a hybrid role
    — “You can typically expect to be in the office 3 days per week.”
  • Commitment to journalistic independence is a stated company value and expected of candidates
    — “Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Brand Lift Studies and Sales Lift reporting in your resume and interviews
    — “Work with 3rd party vendors in the setup and delivery of campaign effectiveness reports, such as Brand Lift Studies, Attribution and Sales Lift.”
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate across multiple teams and deliver client-focused insights
    — “Collaborate with Strategy to ensure initial campaign goals and client's desired outcomes are incorporated into all post-campaign outputs.”
  • Showcase your expertise in data visualization tools like Tableau or DOMO in your application materials
    — “Experience with data visualization (e.g., Tableau, DOMO, and Chartio)”
  • Demonstrate your ability to train and educate internal teams on measurement products and results
    — “Be a training resource for educating internal Advertising partners about measurement capabilities and results.”
  • Include examples of how you've used performance data to recommend ad products to advertiser goals
    — “Identify and recommend ad products to advertiser goals and KPIs based on relevant performance data.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • successful campaign performance analysis
  • improved ad revenue
Typical background
3-5 years of insights / analyst experienceunderstanding of ad operations and digital media landscape

Skills & requirements

Required

Data AnalysisCampaign PerformanceData Visualization3rd Party Vendor CoordinationAdvertising StrategyClient Communication

Preferred

Google Analytics

Stack & domain

Data VisualizationCampaign Performance Data AnalysisCampaign Effectiveness ReportsGoogle AnalyticsAd OperationsDigital Buying And TraffickingDigital Media LandscapeData Analysis And InterpretationBusiness Case DevelopmentCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipAdvertisingMediaResearch

About the role

Original posting from Thenewyorktimes via Greenhouse

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

Job Description:

The New York Times' Advertising team is looking for an Analyst, Measurements and Insights who is experienced in analysis of campaign performance data and campaign stories for clients advertising. You will support the Measurement team within The New York Times Advertising. You will turn campaign results into applicable findings for clients by using first- and third-party campaign metrics. You will help identify opportunities, bring the strategy and ongoing output of insights, innovate processes, methodologies, and reporting, directly affecting future business.

This is a hybrid role based in our New York headquarters, reporting to the Manager, Insights and Analytics. You can typically expect to be in the office 3 days per week.

About the Role:

You will evolve how we measure media and creative across a portfolio of diverse clients. This collaborative and strategic role will work with top tier advertising clients. You will also work with multiple teams, including Sales, Sales Planning, Ad Product, Audience Insights, Product Marketing, and Strategy teams. This collaboration ensures success with strengthening partnerships with marketers and increasing ad revenue.

Responsibilities:

Build holistic narratives from large, integrated data sets using data visualization and analytics platforms

Work with 3rd party vendors in the setup and delivery of campaign effectiveness reports, such as Brand Lift Studies, Attribution and Sales Lift.

Develop expertise in the full suite of NYT research capabilities and measurement products that deliver main performance metrics across the full marketing funnel, to current and potential clients.

Collaborate with Strategy to ensure initial campaign goals and client's desired outcomes are incorporated into all post-campaign outputs.

Identify and recommend ad products to advertiser goals and KPIs based on relevant performance data.

Be a subject matter expert and provide a high level of service when coordinating and communicating in-depth reporting to clients.

Be a training resource for educating internal Advertising partners about measurement capabilities and results.

Socialize industry-level measurement findings across all partners

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:

Bachelor's degree in statistics, engineering, economics, or related subject

3-5 years of insights / analyst experience at a publisher or media/research agency managing advertiser-facing products including ad performance tracking, marketing or digital analytics

Understanding of ad operations, digital buying and trafficking, and the digital media landscape required.

Experience in data analysis and interpretation, extracting insights from large datasets, and business case development to guide decisions and improve products

Familiarity with Google Analytics and web analytics platforms

Experience with data visualization (e.g., Tableau, DOMO, and Chartio)

Experience diplomatically navigating complex team member relationships

Experience prioritizing competing programs, responsibilities, and projects

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical familiarity with measurement and attribution partners such as Kantar, Nielsen, Comscore, Brand Metrics & ABCS Insights

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Additional Compensation and Benefits

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, employee stock purchase 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.

The annual base pay range for this role is between:$75,000—$85,000 USDCandidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here. 

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Source: Thenewyorktimes careers (Greenhouse)

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