The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. Job Description About the Role The New York Times is looking for a Business Data Analyst who has an interest in advertising analytics and optimization challenges in our digital advertising business. You will support the Advertising and Sales teams by analyzing our products and their supporting data sources, using insights to help improve and increase our sales efforts. You will partner with Ad Product, Sales, Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, and Finance to provide sales performance and trend insights. You will report to the Director of Business Analytics. Responsibilities: Analyze advertising and sales datasets to optimize overall performance. Develop and analyze performance through dashboards and provide strategic optimization alerts and recommendations. Manage daily ad performance and sales requests from Ad Product, Sales, and Finance teams, providing product recommendations, inventory trends, or alternative options. Help establish requirements for analytics tools and reporting dashboards. Provide important business insights to senior sales and advertising leadership based on sales performance trends. Develop quantitative analysis, ad hoc reports, models, and A/B tests to support advertising decisions. Conduct ad hoc analysis to provide guidance to engineering around bugs and issues. Monitor NYT properties to ensure ads are delivering as expected. Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world. Basic Qualifications: BA/BS in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field Experience with the following tools preferred: Tableau, Salesforce, Einstein, BigQuery, BusinessObjects, or Google Ad Manager 2-4 years post-collegiate work experience in a quantitative field or equivalent educational experience Experienced working with both business and technical (IT) teams Experience synthesizing large dataset into important insights Motivated self- starter possessing experience establishing communication and engagement with prospects Preferred Qualifications: Previous analytics experience in digital advertising. You can operate both autonomously and collaboratively. You have an enthusiasm for spotting and implementing new opportunities to lead business and cultural impact. The annual base pay range for this role is between $75,000.00 and $85,000.00. The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply. 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The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws. The New York Times Company follows the pay transparency and non-discrimination provisions outlined by the United States Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Click here for details. As of February 28th, we have changed the application system for jobs in Engineering, Product, Design, Program Management, Data Insights and Wirecutter groups. For job openings in those areas, please go here. Help shape the future of The New York Times Whether it’s bringing new truths to light through reporting, optimizing products and formats to deliver a world-class digital and app experience, or analyzing data to better understand how we can best serve our readers, Times employees are part of a growing, unified team that is driven to build the best destination for journalism in the world. That’s always been the case, but it is especially so today. In a time of uncertainty we’ve provided information and guidance to help readers navigate daily life — whether it’s understanding health risks or getting advice on staying sane and productive at home. This would not be possible without our journalists, data scientists, marketers, designers, engineers, project managers and many, many more. Home to world-class talent To create journalism and supporting products that stand apart, we must recruit the finest talent in the world. Journalists, data designers, videographers, agile marketers, art directors, and many others, we’re looking for people at all stages of their careers to bring different perspectives and practices to our teams. Together, we can make our journalism more insightful, meaningful and essential to the daily lives and understanding of people around the world. 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