Insights Analyst, Mobile Analytics

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Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.

You will be critical to building a new, leaner, audience-centric, data-driven app that could serve NPR and partnering stations in multi-modal formats. We will drive a significant increase in weekly audience and known users, and build engaging experiences that deepen daily habits, increase listening hours, and maximize revenue yield.

• 2+ years demonstrated expertise in SQL and databases
• Experience in BigQuery and/or Dataform
• 2+ years demonstrated expertise in Google Firebase data and app analytics
• Proven expertise with GA4 or similar large, raw datasets of digital behavior.
• 2+ years experience making measurement plans for and QCing tags using Google Tag Manager implementation standards
• Experience in Looker
• Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including writing complex formulas, validating data, and automated reporting.
• Understanding of the life cycle of data tracking within videos, websites, and/or apps from tagging to analysis to inform measurement plans based on practical usage. 
• Proven experience working with technical teams in a successful cross-department collaborative environment, in particular creating and executing measurement plans for digital products
• Proven expertise collaborating with team members and stakeholders to assess needs for dashboards and translating those needs into data infrastructure plans.
• Ability to initiate work independently with little supervision, as well as in a collaborative team environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment.
• Eagerness to contribute to team culture, providing input on standards, stakeholder management, team resources, etc. 

• Experience in news media
• Proven experience in analyzing data and building statistical models using R or Python.
• Proven experience in identifying complex analytical issues that require cross-functional collaboration and building partnerships to solve them

• NPR Remote-Permitted: This is a remote-permitted role. This role is based out of our Washington, D.C. office, but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location that NPR approves. You will have the option of working (a) remotely from a location of your choosing within the United States that is supported by NPR; (b) on-site at an NPR facility, based on the availability of desks and approval from NPR; or (c) a combination of both. Regardless of where you choose to work from, you may be expected to travel to other locations from time to time to perform the duties of your position.

• This is a full-time, exempt position.

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