About Us

Speakable is a technology company with top investors and advisors, on a mission to change the way the world consumes news. Our product,  Action Button, enables audiences to take civic and charitable action on world-changing news stories so audiences can do more than read headlines - they can change headlines. And we’re changing the industry fast: you can find Action Button live across thousands of articles on Vice, The Guardian, Time, Refinery29, and more. We have core relationships with key international news outlets, with major expansion planned for 2019. We are looking for smart, creative thinkers who are entrepreneurial and critical of the digital experiences around them, and innovators who are energized to re-imagine the way news, brands and civic causes mesh in the digital world.

About You

At Speakable, we put users first. We are seeking a Data Analyst who helps our team deliver valuable insights for our publisher, brand and NGO partners, and accelerates our internal understanding of key performance indicators.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and enhance our databases, data collection systems and data analytics to increase statistical detail, quality and efficiency

• Prepare insights on core KPIs that are critical to the business

• Help create beautiful reports for our clients and brands, lifting out the key performance data that convey the value of Action Button campaigns

• Identify and assess metrics that drive improvements in our toolset and internal systems

• Find and search for yet-undiscovered patterns in complex data sets

• Review reports and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems

• Work with management to prioritize business and information needs

• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities

Skills and Experience

• Extensive knowledge and experience with relational databases, specifically SQL, with the skills to explore them and the statistics to analyze them

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to prepare and visualize information that it is understandable by different stakeholder groups, creating easily consumed reports with accessible findings

• Comfortable using tools and libraries to visualize data (ggplot, matplotlib, etc)

• Have a curious and inquisitive mindset with a keen interest in news media and civic activism, and enjoy being at the center of where public opinion happens

Key Details

• Reporting to: Head of Product

• Full-time position in NYC Headquarters

• Compensation: Competitive salary + vesting equity

• Benefits: Excellent healthcare/dental/vision insurance + 4 weeks PTO + $500 educational or volunteering stipend (and up to 3 days for educational or volunteering initiatives) annually