Join The Information as Our Growth Analyst
The Information is a San Francisco-based subscription publication known for original, in-depth reporting about the technology industry. We’re the go-to daily read for the most important people in technology and business and are building a one-of-a-kind community of subscribers. More than 20% of our subscriber community is a founder or CEO, including Dustin Moskovitz, Julia Hartz, Chamath Palihapitiya, James Murdoch and Jonah Peretti. We have a financially healthy business, plenty of capital and big ambitions to grow our business and team. We’re looking for a Growth Analyst to help unlock explosive growth. A quantitative mind and obsession with data and numbers is a must.
Who are you?
You are obsessed with data and believe the stories it can tell unlock the answers to the universe. You love building Excel models and running regression analyses. Discovering new cohorts makes you giddy. You sometimes feel a bit nerdy and have been known to run data projects for fun on a Friday night.
You've got a growth mindset and are continually trying to learn. Ideally, you’ve got 2-4 years experience on marketing or analytics teams and know most of the acronyms and how to calculate them: CPM, CPC, CPA, LTV, CAC, etc.
As The Information's Growth Analyst you’ll be charged with understanding, analyzing and unlocking insights from The Information’s data.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy metrics and frameworks for analysis across all portions of the funnel including acquisition channels, engagement, and retention.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders from the marketing, product, and editorial teams to develop and maintain reporting for actionable metrics for all new features and products.
- Identify, monitor and report regularly on key metrics that are leading indicators for the health of the business.
- Love data. Focus intensely on analytics: dashboards, reporting, insights.
- Always be testing. You love and have broad experience with A/B testing, experimentation, and iteration to design, analyze and interpret marketing results.
Requirements
- B.S. in quantitative degree (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, Statistics, Business, Economics or related field). Advanced degree a bonus.
- 2+ years experience in web-based or mobile performance marketing
- Exceptional Excel, SQL, and data analysis skills, including a good grasp of statistics. Python/R is a plus.
- Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (Periscope, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
- Ability to translate insights from data into actionable outcomes
- Track record of independent work that meets or exceeds goals against clearly stated objectives
- Significant experience with SQL and large datasets; in-depth understanding of statistical analysis, common quant techniques like regression, etc., experiment design.
Benefits
We have excellent benefits, including:
- Company-paid health coverage for employees and their dependents;
- Generous paid leave that increases over time;
- A parental leave policy for new parents;
- Access to a 401(k);
- A gym and fitness stipend;
- A highly professional, inclusive, diverse workplace with a zero-tolerance policy for harassment; and
- Beautiful offices in the heart of the Financial District in San Francisco with an outstanding view of the Bay.
Next Steps
If this sounds interesting, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
We'd love to hear from you.