Revenue Data Analyst

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Technology

Job Category: Data

Salary: $95,000.00- $105,000.00 USD

Union Status: Non-Union

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented analyst to join the Revenue Analytics team at BuzzFeed Inc. The members of the Revenue Analytics team are industry-leading experts in affiliate, direct, and programmatic advertising data. This individual will be a critical part of our data-driven decision-making process. You will be using Advanced SQL to connect a vast network of first-party data & third-party revenue sources to generate impactful recommendations. The candidate will monitor data connections, ensure data integrity, and assist in projects that are essential to the business. This candidate will focus largely on our affiliate data with exposure and growth potential to move into additional revenue streams including programmatic and direct advertising. We are seeking a talented analyst who thrives at the intersection of data, creativity, and business.

This role is an incredible opportunity to explore the world of advertising data across affiliate marketing, direct advertising, and programmatic advertising.

The Revenue Analytics team works directly with many business-side stakeholders and is part of the broader Analytics team that also includes Product and Content-focused analysts. This is a full-time position, with a strong preference for candidates in the New York City area. Exceptional remote candidates will also be considered. Team members are based in Los Angeles, New York, and remote.

You Will

• Explore data to find insights and communicate these to stakeholders in easily digestible data formats.

• Work closely with business and tech teams to deliver accurate reporting and informative analysis.

• Work with tech and content teams to ensure that data collections for affiliate data streams are working and up to date.

• Set up and maintain alert systems and procedures to ensure revenue data is accurate and timely.

• Engage in data processing tasks such as cleaning, connecting and validating data.

• Create analytical reports using BI tools that include Looker/LookML & Google Suite.

You Have

• 2+ years experience with SQL

• 2+ years of quantitative or statistical analysis experience

• Ability to process and analyze large data sets, and interpret them to inform business decisions

• Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex analysis to non-technical teams

• Interest in affiliate marketing and digital advertising

• Knowledge and familiarity with the BuzzFeed Inc. sites

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced SQL, experience with materialization strategies, Joins, Partitioning, Window Functions, etc.

• Experience with commerce data is a plus, (Trackonomics, Amazon, and/or other 3rd party platforms)

• Development experience with Looker or other BI tools

• Knowledge of Python, R, or other scripting languages

• Experience with Git/Version Control

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at applicationhelp@buzzfeed.com. Requests received for non-disability-related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more

• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary.

• A benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, and much more.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and is open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non-sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.