Analytics Associate, Bluelabs
$67k
Customer analytics and behavioral science solutions
Job no longer available
Customer analytics and behavioral science solutions
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$67k
21-100 employees
Company mission
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 1+ 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 the fundamental 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
- Preferred skills include at least some, but not all, of the following:
- Experience with a programming language (Python, Java, Ruby, SQL, etc.)
- Statistical programs (SAS, SPSS, R, etc.)
- Spreadsheet and presentation software (Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Keynote)
- Data visualization and business intelligence tools (GIS, Tableau, Periscope etc.)
- This position requires a mix of analysis, data management, presentation, and communication skills
What the job involves
- The Strategic Analytics Team at BlueLabs drives high quality, innovative research and analysis across BlueLabs’ client sectors, including commercial, political, and non-profit clients, to inform data-driven decisions and strategy
- Team members analyze and interpret data, provide strategic program insight, drive innovation across sectors, and collaborate closely with both our client and technical teams
- 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
- You’ll be responsible for technical analysis as well as putting together the reports and calculators that will power our solutions as well as working on the client-facing materials that summarizes those findings
- Analytics Associates at BlueLabs focus on the nuances of a client’s data and creating and implementing our solutions
- Some of our work is templated, but our analysts excel when they come up with creative solutions to the problems
- This will require creating new tools or analyzing existing outputs in a new light
- This is a great role for those who have done data work in the past, either at school or in a professional environment, and are looking to become experts in their field
- Some examples of projects you might work on:
- Answer defined analysis questions such as "what is the demographic makeup of this audience?" or "what was the turnout rate in our target counties?"
- Contribute to client-facing materials like memos or decks
- Clean and standardize datasets for yourself and others to run analysis on
- Use SQL to build tables and run counts
Application process
- The process for this position will include an HR phone screen, a technical assessment, and two virtual interviews
- 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 Barack 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 leave
- Paid sick, personal, and volunteer leave
- 14 paid holidays + winter break
- 15 weeks paid parental leave
- Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Supportive & collaborative culture
- Flexible working hours
- Remote friendly
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.
Share this job