Analytics Manager, Bluelabs
$85k
Data science & analytics firm
Open for applications
Data science & analytics firm
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$85k
21-100 employees
Company mission
BlueLabs' mission is to help organizations improve the efficacy of their communications with individuals, fine-tune their strategy, identify opportunities, and measure outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- You likely have at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field with a statistical background or at least 2+ years of experience analyzing data and building reports
- You are passionate about harnessing data-driven solutions to improve social outcomes
- You’re eager to learn techniques in data management, analysis, and visualization
- You can recognize patterns and are careful to check assumptions--whether they are your own or someone else’s
- You have excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for design
- Your experience manipulating data to identify clear insights allows you to be able to conduct data analysis even on tight deadlines, where the problem is unstructured, or the guidance is open ended
- You’ve created reports and worked with data visualization and business intelligence tools
- You’ve created maps with GIS data and used software such as QGIS or ArcGIS
- You have experience with programming languages such as Python and SQL
- You have worked with spreadsheet and presentation software (Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Keynote)
What the job involves
- As part of the Insights at BlueLabs, you’ll be working with a group of analysts and data scientists who work across BlueLabs’ client sectors, including commercial, political, and non-profit clients, to inform data-driven decisions and strategy
- This position requires a mix of analysis and data management as well as client presentation and communication.
- You’ll be responsible for hard analysis as well as putting together the data infrastructure, reports, and calculators that will power our solutions as well as creating the client-facing materials that summarize those findings
- Analysts at BlueLabs are the ones with the best understanding of the nuances of a client’s data and our solutions.
- They can execute on the perfect solution but can also discover the answer that gets us 95% of the way there is a quicker and more efficient way
- Some of our work is templated, but our team excels when they come up with creative solutions to the problems. This will require creating new calculators or analyzing existing outputs in a new light
- Analyze polling data to discover trends and insights and then create a report that clearly communicates your findings
- Build crosstabs that detail the makeup of an advertising audience, target universe, or group of survey respondents
- Present your findings to clients and other stakeholders who may be made up of non-technical and/or highly technical people
- Mentor analysts or fellows and support their growth and development
- Such other reasonable tasks may be assigned by management
Application process
- We expect to onboard this position in May 2025. The successful candidate will complete up to three interviews (HR phone call, team member interview, and panel interview).
- There will also be a technical assessment.
- During the interview process, you will be asked questions to describe your background and experience relevant to the position
- This may include providing examples of projects you worked on, tools or applications you've used, and knowledge you have applied.
- We often look for explanations of "how or why" so it's helpful to have details ready
Our take
BlueLabs leverages big data to gain an understanding of and engagement with audiences, allowing its customers to launch more effective communications campaigns. The majority of its work initially came through political campaigns and social impact drives, though the company has expanded its activities into more commercial fields like brand perception and sales in the last few years.
BlueLabs has an interesting origin story, with the founding quartet all working in senior analytics roles for the Democratic Party during the 2012 presidential campaign, where Barrack Obama won a second term against Mitt Romney.
Though the jury is still out on the ethics of big data methods for political motivation - for instance, the Cambridge Analytica scandal regarding its use of social media data in influencing elections - this approach has proven to be extremely effective in persuading and activating audiences. There’s also little doubt that it can be used for great causes too, as shown by BlueLabs’ work with the likes of the UN Refugee Agency, and environmental organization The Sierra Club.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Premier health insurance plan
- 401K matching
- Unlimited vacation
- Telecommuting options
- Pre-tax transportation options
- 14+ weeks paid parental leave
- Professional development & learning stipend
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Program
- Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
Company HQ
Northwest Washington, Washington, DC
Leadership
Elan Kriegel
(Co-founder)Previous Battleground States Analytics Director for the 'Obama for America' campaign in 2011-2012, and Chief Analytics Officer for the 'Hillary for America' campaign in 2015-2016.
Chris Wegrzyn
(Co-founder & Senior Advisor)Previous Director of Data Architecture for the Democratic National Committee. Current Fellow at Schmidt Futures.
Dan Porter
(Co-founder & Head of Data Science)Experience as Director of Modeling for the 'Obama for America' campaign in 2011-2012.
Erek Dyskant
(Co-founder & Civic Tech Partner)Previous Analytics Technical Lead for the 'Obama for America' campaign, and experience in consulting for Me! and International Medical Corps.
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