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The Washington Post · 5 hours ago

Staff Data Analyst, Analytics Capabilities

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $199K/yr

6+ years exp

The Washington Post is on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. As a Staff Data Analyst, you will lead data initiatives to drive audience growth, engagement, retention, and monetization through actionable insights and collaboration with various departments.

Newspapers

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Drive deep analysis of audience behavior across platforms (web, app, newsletters, video, social, etc)

Develop and refine customer segmentation frameworks to inform content strategy and personalization

Analyze customer journeys to optimize acquisition, onboarding, engagement, retention, and reactivation

Build lifetime value (LTV) models and customer propensity models

Develop and maintain content performance dashboards and reporting to surface actionable insights

Analyze content consumption patterns to inform editorial strategy, content formats, and programming decisions

Partner with editorial, product, and marketing teams to test and optimize content strategies

Identify trends in audience preferences and emerging content opportunities

Serve as a trusted thought partner to leaders across Content, Product, Marketing, and Revenue teams

Translate complex analytical findings into clear business recommendations

Present insights and influence senior leadership on customer and content strategy

Mentor and coach junior analysts on advanced techniques and best practices

Help define and measure key KPIs for audience engagement, content success, and customer value

Advocate for improvements in data collection, tagging, and experimentation frameworks

Partner with Data Engineering and Product teams to ensure high data quality and instrumentation coverage

Explore and test new analytical approaches (e.g., causal inference, behavioral clustering, NLP for content tagging)

Leverage tools like SQL, Python, R, Tableau, and other BI platforms

Qualification

SQLPythonData VisualizationData ScienceAI FrameworksCustomer AnalyticsContent PerformanceCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsMentoring Skills

Required

Education: Bachelor's or master's in data science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or related field

Experience: 6+ years of experience in data analytics, with significant focus on customer and content in subscription businesses

Expertise in SQL, Python, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

Expertise in relational Database Systems, Advanced SQL and Microsoft Excel. Experience with MySQL on cloud or AWS Redshift

Experience with data science and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face

Strong ability to translate AI outputs into business-relevant insights and strategic recommendations

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

Experience in media, publishing, streaming, ecommerce, or content-driven businesses

Experience operationalizing AI models within business intelligence tools or self-service platforms

Proven track record of developing or scaling AI-powered agents or insight generation systems

Familiarity with LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and generative AI applications in analytics

Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and ethical considerations when deploying AI in enterprise environments

Experience mentoring and developing other analysts

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

Company-paid pension and 401(k) match

Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave

Nine paid holidays and two personal days

20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent

Robust mental health resources

Backup care and caregiver concierge services

Gender affirming services

Pet insurance

Free Post digital subscription

Leadership and career development programs

Company

The Washington Post

Glassdoor4.1

The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform, and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions.

Founded in 1877

Washington, DC, US

1001-5000 employees

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

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