Conduct experiments and analyses to inform product strategy, build self-service analytics and dashboards, define metrics, collaborate with Product and Engineering on event tracking and data pipelines, and provide actionable insights to increase user engagement for a subscription sports media product.
About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About the role
Data is central to The Athletic’s decision-making process—it guides how we build and market our product, as well as how we produce content. We’re looking for a Data Analyst who will be conducting experiments on user behavior, guiding feature creation for our product, answering high-impact strategic questions for our leaders, and scaling analytics tools and methodologies for our team. You’ll be collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, and Data Science to deliver insights that shape the user experience and drive engagement.
This role is 100% remote for candidates currently residing in either the United States or Canada.
Responsibilities
- Inform our product strategy by developing a deep understanding of sports media, our users, and how they engage with our product.
- Communicate with and advise a variety of stakeholders in the product org.
- Establish a relationship and build trust between them and our team.
- Work closely with product managers to provide insights into user behavior and feature performance and help iterate on products that are loved by our users.
- Build and own self-service analytics tools and dashboards and define new metrics to provide better visibility into business performance and improve forecast accuracy.
- Collaborate closely with engineers to implement event tracking, experiments, and data pipelines.
Requirements
- 1-2+ years experience in data analytics for a subscription based or consumer facing digital product.
- Highly analytical mindset and ability to communicate complex analytic concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency in SQL and comfortable navigating data to perform a wide range of analyses.
- Experience with analytic and BI tools like DBT, Mode Analytics, Tableau, etc
- Familiarity with concepts and the process of experimentation and A/B testing.
- Familiarity with advanced analytic techniques like segmentation, clustering, regression, power analysis.
- Familiarity with using Python, R, or another scripting language to model data.
The annual base salary range for this role is $85,000 - $95,000 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Top Skills
A/B Testing
Dbt
Mode Analytics
Python
R
SQL
Tableau
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