Research Data Standards Analyst:

BuzzFeed is seeking an enthusiastic, driven and intellectually curious individual to join Research Data Standards (RDS). This position will support RDS’ data accessibility and education initiatives to ensure everyone on BuzzFeed’s business team understands the performance standards of BuzzFeed’s products, and how to talk about performance and metrics to BuzzFeed’s clients. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills. The candidate should look beyond just “what” an analysis shows and discover “why”. The candidate should also have an understanding of the relationship between social media and digital advertising, and a desire to deepen that understanding through research. This role will also require the ability to communicate effectively with internal partners across multiple teams in order to convert data into actionable insights for both our internal stakeholders and our clients.

Responsibilities

• Understand and document the data tracking methodology used by BuzzFeed’s internal and external data tools as well as those not used by BuzzFeed, but available in the market
• Monitor BuzzFeed’s audience measurement using 3rd party measurement tools like comScore and Nielsen, communicate when and why changes occur
• Regularly analyze product performance and communicate best practices for enhancing performance to relevant stakeholders. Increase data access through the construction of dashboards and repeated reports to ensure primary data sources are accessible, accurate, and meet the needs of our internal stakeholders
• Templatize and standardize repeated analyses
• Take ownership of assigned projects and serve as a central point of contact between the research team, the tech team, business team and other internal stakeholders
• Monitor data accuracy and raise issues to relevant stakeholders
• Determine short and long-term fixes for data issues working with available reporting tools and resources within BuzzFeed’s tech team
• Host education sessions and send out educational communications to ensure all internal stakeholders understand BuzzFeed’s measurement and product performance

Experience Requirements:

• 2+ years experience in an analytical role or primary research role.
• Digital analytics a plus, but not required
• Familiarity with audience television and digital measurement tools (comScore, Nielsen) a plus
• Deep familiarity and fascination with digital video and social media is a must!
• Some business knowledge through work and/or internship experiences
• Strong Microsoft Excel Skills
• Ability to analyze and translate data-based findings into clear, relevant and actionable insights, or have a deep desire to further develop these skills
• Detail oriented with excellent oral and written skills; the ability to interface effectively with different levels of BuzzFeeders is a must
• Experience with R, MySQL, Looker, Python, or VBA a plus, but not required
• Curiosity and deep desire to learn!

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 18 cities around the world and more than 1300 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We infuse hard work and fun though a culture of experimentation, teamwork, equality, and humble confidence. As an employee, you’ll enjoy perks like office events, snacks, career development courses, and no work on your birthday! But most importantly, you’ll work with inspiring colleagues to build tools and create content that helps connect people all over the world.