What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Analyst position at MediaNews Group?
Summary
The Product Analyst will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and analytics frameworks that drive audience engagement and revenue optimization across our digital media landscape. You will be responsible for end-to-end data workflows—ranging from data ingestion and transformation to visualization and storytelling. You will advocate for best practices, version control, and clear documentation, ensuring that our data processes are reliable, transparent, and scalable. Your work will have a direct impact on the evolution of our digital offerings, helping to inform data-driven decisions that improve our audience experiences and empower local newsrooms nationwide.The Product Analyst is highly technical, detail-oriented, and possesses a natural tendency toward analytical thinking and problem-solving.
What You Will Do
The salary is $80,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to geographic location, education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, the Company offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k, as well as paid time off and select paid holidays (all benefits are based on eligibility). Please click the following link for more detailed information: https://mybensite.com/mng
Who We Are
MediaNews Group is a leading local news provider and digital marketing partner, with a 175 year history dedicated to delivering impactful journalism and advertising that informs, inspires, and engages readers across diverse, local communities. With a portfolio of 77 daily and over 150 weekly publications nationwide, our products reach 47.2 million readers monthly with essential local news and information, including through brands such as: The Denver Post, San Jose's The Mercury News, Boston Herald, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, The Orange County Register, and more. The Product & Technology team's mission is to create people-centric digital technology that empower our local news and partners by putting people, product, and performance first. Our team builds product experiences across MediaNews Group's entire digital portfolio, including local news publications and the Adtaxi digital marketing agency. At MediaNews Group, you’ll join a team that values expertise, continuous learning, and autonomy, while embracing business agility through decentralized decision-making and scaled agile principles.
“3x Built In Best Places to Work Winner - 2023, 2024 & 2025”
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
How To Apply
The Product Analyst will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and analytics frameworks that drive audience engagement and revenue optimization across our digital media landscape. You will be responsible for end-to-end data workflows—ranging from data ingestion and transformation to visualization and storytelling. You will advocate for best practices, version control, and clear documentation, ensuring that our data processes are reliable, transparent, and scalable. Your work will have a direct impact on the evolution of our digital offerings, helping to inform data-driven decisions that improve our audience experiences and empower local newsrooms nationwide.The Product Analyst is highly technical, detail-oriented, and possesses a natural tendency toward analytical thinking and problem-solving.
What You Will Do
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to capture audience engagement and revenue data from multiple sources (e.g., Google Analytics, internal systems, APIs)
- Implement data transformations and validations to ensure data quality and reliability
- Develop and maintain intuitive, scalable reporting and dashboards in business intelligence tools such as Tableau and Looker Studio
- Optimize the existing reporting structure and back-end code to improve performance and data fidelity
- Optimize SQL queries, manage database schemas, and implement data modeling best practices
- Provide technical expertise on big data technologies, cloud-based data warehousing, and analytics tool integrations as needed
- Perform advanced analyses to identify trends, correlations, and opportunities within large, complex datasets
- Communicate findings clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Work within an Agile framework, participating in Agile ceremonies to deliver iterative improvements
- Utilize GitHub or similar version control systems to collaborate with team members, track changes, and maintain code quality
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for data pipelines, analytics workflows, and code repositories
- Ensure clarity and best practices for cross-team knowledge sharing and handoffs
- Advanced knowledge of SQL (writing queries, optimizing performance, working with relational databases, etc.)
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, R) for data manipulation and automation
- Familiarity with data pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, or similar) and concepts of data orchestration
- Proficiency with Tableau, Looker Studio, Power BI, or similar tools
- Experience with web analytics platforms such as Google Analytics; Google Analytics certifications and Data Analytics certifications are a plus
- Familiarity with statistical concepts and experimental methods is a plus
- Ability to design and execute complex analytical projects, interpret results, and convey actionable insights to stakeholders
- Proven ability to solve complex problems efficiently and creatively while meeting deadlines
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- Team player with solid interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively across functional groups in a fast-paced, Agile environment
- Ability to handle multiple ongoing tasks, manage priorities, and work independently to ensure on-time delivery
- Familiarity with GitHub (or similar) and best practices for branching, pull requests, and code reviews
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field preferred; equivalent work experience will be considered
- 3 years of experience in analytics, data engineering, or business intelligence role (or relevant training/portfolio) preferred
The salary is $80,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to geographic location, education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, the Company offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401k, as well as paid time off and select paid holidays (all benefits are based on eligibility). Please click the following link for more detailed information: https://mybensite.com/mng
Who We Are
MediaNews Group is a leading local news provider and digital marketing partner, with a 175 year history dedicated to delivering impactful journalism and advertising that informs, inspires, and engages readers across diverse, local communities. With a portfolio of 77 daily and over 150 weekly publications nationwide, our products reach 47.2 million readers monthly with essential local news and information, including through brands such as: The Denver Post, San Jose's The Mercury News, Boston Herald, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, The Orange County Register, and more. The Product & Technology team's mission is to create people-centric digital technology that empower our local news and partners by putting people, product, and performance first. Our team builds product experiences across MediaNews Group's entire digital portfolio, including local news publications and the Adtaxi digital marketing agency. At MediaNews Group, you’ll join a team that values expertise, continuous learning, and autonomy, while embracing business agility through decentralized decision-making and scaled agile principles.
“3x Built In Best Places to Work Winner - 2023, 2024 & 2025”
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
How To Apply
- Please submit an online application along with your resume for this position here https://myworkdaycenter.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/MNG/job/Denver-Colorado/Product-Analyst_R2374.
- Continuous recruitment until the position is filled
- A full pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Must be willing to submit and pass the necessary required checks
Salary : $80,000
