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Data Analyst

The Athletic delivers powerful stories and smart analysis that bring sports fans closer to the heart of the game. From breaking news and live commentary, to deeply-reported long reads and exclusive interviews, subscribers rely on The Athletic for every sports story that matters.

The Athletic

Employee count: 501-1000

Salary: 85k-95k USD

United States only

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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.
Click here to review our Applicant Privacy Notice, which describes how and when The Athletic Media Company collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of job applicants and prospective employees.
Beware of fraudulent job recruiting schemes! Our recruiters use careers@theathletic.com exclusively, and our team members will use an email address with @theathletic.com domain. We do not conduct interviews via text or instant message and we do not ask candidates to download software, to purchase equipment through us, or to provide sensitive personally identifiable information, such as bank accounts or social security numbers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a member of the recruiting/HR team at The Athletic but operating from a different email address about a job offer, please report it as potential job fraud to the law enforcement and to people@theathletic.com.

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Salary: 85k-95k USD

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About The Athletic

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The Athletic delivers powerful stories and smart analysis that bring sports fans closer to the heart of the game. From breaking news and live commentary, to deeply-reported long reads and exclusive interviews, subscribers rely on The Athletic for every sports story that matters.

Local expertise and league-wide perspective

The Athletic's newsroom of 450+ 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.

The Athletic has every major league covered by award-winning talent, spanning the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NWSL, PGA, NCAA Football, NCAA Men's College Basketball, NCAA Women's College Basketball, EPL, Champions League and much more.

Get a taste of our game-changing sports news coverage:

What you'll love about The Athletic

  • Select the teams and leagues you want to follow. Whether you’re crazy about Manchester United or the Minnesota Wild, we'll show you the most relevant sports news possible, including coverage you can't get anywhere else.

  • Rely on The Athletic's highly-rated iOS and Android apps for scores, stats, breaking news, long-form features and audio offerings.

  • Listen to podcasts from The Athletic for in-depth analysis and exclusive storytelling. Our experts dish on everything from women's soccer to fantasy baseball, and motorsports to hockey.

  • Read Newsletters from The Athletic to keep up to date on the most important stories in sports and get personalized content recommendations.

  • Engage with our journalists via Live Rooms and Live Q&A sessions. Ask real-time questions and get real-time answers, and see what your fellow fans have to say.

Our roots

The Athletic is the brainchild of Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, former colleagues at the fitness tracking app Strava. In 2016, they founded The Athletic with the goal of building the best newsroom in sports, filling a void for fans hungry for deeper sports news and better coverage of their local teams. In 2022, The Athletic was acquired by The New York Times Company. The Athletic is available as a standalone subscription, or with an All Access or Home Delivery subscription from The New York Times.

Employee benefits

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Disability insurance

Disability insurance coverage.

Free subscription

All employees get a free sub to The Athletic.

Savings accounts

Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.

Life insurance

We'll cover your basic life insurance so you don't have to worry.

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501-1000 employees

Founded in

2016

Chief executive officer

Alex Mather

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