Job Description
Description:
Seeking analytical talent to turn passion for data and support of world-class journalism and games into tools and insights. The analyst collaborates with the internal tech and Games product teams to deliver tools and analyses that deepen engagement and habit of The New York Times Games audience. This position requires a strategic and tactical viewpoint and strong problem solving skills.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand the business and develop data driven insights that are both strategic and operational
- Design, execute, and analyze complex A/B tests to optimize the customer journey and pathway to subscription
- Democratize data and insights through use of visualizations/dashboards and tools to improve access to data
- Work with Games data lead to support all phases of analytic work: from problem definition to representation of results
- Formulate insights, champion them and drive them into action
- Support analytics implementations and tracking specs
Minimum Qualifications:
- Strong skills in SQL
- Experience with visualization tools
- Track record of collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Strong communication and presentation skills – written, visual, and verbal presentations.
- Excellent analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills
- A collaborative mindset and sense of curiosity is essential
Desired Qualifications:
- Familiarity with big data environments
- Experience with A/B testing
- A love for games!
The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does 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 New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local "Fair Chance" laws.
