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Email Marketing Analyst

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington D.C.
Closing date
Apr 17, 2019

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Application Instructions

Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history.

Job Description

Bring your analytical and marketing skills to work at one of the world's most trusted and respected news sources.  As Email Marketing Analyst, you'll take a data-driven approach to one of the most important channels for reader engagement and subscriber acquisition at The Washington Post.  The goal of the Email team is to increase engagement among and generate revenue from millions of digital readers through news and commercial email products.   In this role, you will interact with virtually every department at The Washington Post, from News to Marketing, to Sales to Technology.

Responsibilities
  • Design, build and maintain key periodic reports, dashboards and analyses utilizing email platforms and third-party services, web analytics tools, R, Tableau and other reporting and visualization tools
  • Answer ad hoc questions on email subscriber behavior and engagement, campaign performance, and email deliverability trends
  • Proactively identify potential issues in email performance and analyze the root causes
  • Compile compelling audience data to be included in marketing materials and client proposals
  • Create and deploy email campaigns to support new product launches, special newsroom features, and marketing efforts
  • Help maintain quality and accuracy of email lists
  • Monitor and report on the delivery of millions of daily email sends
  • Communicate with readers to resolve email-related issues and identify opportunities for operational improvements
  • Work with product team on in-house email tool Carta
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 2+ years of work experience with data reporting experience
  • A strong quantitative, creative and problem-solving mindset
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines. Execute high-quality work under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills. Ability to work successfully in a team environment, as well as independently and exercise sound professional judgment
  • Proficiency in relational and non-relational Database Systems, Advanced SQL and Microsoft Excel.  Experience with MySQL on cloud. 
  • Working experience with R, Python, Hive, Tableau, R Shiny or other visualization/ reporting tools is strongly preferred

Company

Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!


Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.

More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
 

Company info
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Location
1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US

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