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Zillow · 2 days ago
Senior Economist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$137K/yr - $219K/yr
6+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Produce research blending Zillow’s proprietary data with relevant government and industry data, extracting key trends impacting the housing market and those participating in it.
Lead research efforts from start to finish: Influence the research agenda towards the best econometric practice and actionable insight; identify and access data; conduct analyses by applying the appropriate statistical techniques and validation; and communicate final results to a variety of audiences with varying levels of analytic and housing market knowledge, including internal decision makers, policymakers, industry professionals and media.
Build novel measurements or metrics to understand real estate trends at scale (replicable, localized and over time).
Serve as market expert and Zillow data spokesperson to media and to industry partners on specific research, market statistics, and Zillow’s point of view on the latest housing market & economic trends. This includes live or recorded presentations, panels, and interviews for print and broadcast media
Use data visualization tools such as Tableau and D3.js to build charts and infographics for research reports and blog posts.
Be willing and able to deliver results in tight deadlines.
Qualification
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Required
Master’s degree in economics, finance, statistics, or similar. PhD preferred
6+ years of work experience in a fast-paced environment applying insights from big data to real-world problems
Commanding knowledge of econometrics, multivariate statistics, and economic theory
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and works well on teams of all sizes with representatives from a diverse set of technical backgrounds
A passion for public speaking and giving public-facing presentations
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
Experience working cross-functionally between business, tech, communications, and science teams
You have a love of teaching and telling stories using data and a curiosity about real estate, housing policy, and urban affairs
Excited by and willing to learn new analytical tools and techniques
Expertise with R and Python programming and SQL (or similar) for data querying and transformation. Experience with common big data platforms such as Spark and Hive is a plus!
Proven experience with Tableau (or other data visualization software and excitement to learn Tableau)
Demonstrated experience with Git, Gitlab and s3
Ability to travel within the United States approximately 5-10% of the time
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages
Parental leave
Family benefits
Retirement contributions
Paid time off
Company
Zillow
Zillow is an online real estate marketplace for finding and sharing information about homes, real estate, and mortgages. It is a sub-organization of Zillow Group.
5,001-10,000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (122)
2022 (219)
2021 (272)
2020 (238)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$96.63MKey Investors
Legg MasonPAR Capital Management
2016-08-01Post Ipo Equity· Undisclosed
2014-04-01Post Ipo Equity· Undisclosed
2012-12-12Post Ipo Equity· $4.13M
Leadership Team
Lloyd Frink
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
David Beitel
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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