{"id":1993,"date":"2009-08-28T21:25:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/08\/28\/job-data-analyst-position-at-meetup-2\/"},"modified":"2009-08-28T21:25:34","modified_gmt":"2009-08-28T17:25:34","slug":"job-data-analyst-position-at-meetup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/08\/28\/job-data-analyst-position-at-meetup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Data Analyst Position at Meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html;<br \/>\n\tcharset=&#8221;WINDOWS-1252&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><b><span>Data Analyst<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>Do you love digging into large data sets=<br \/>\n to solve complex problems? Do you thirst for the chance to assess and expla=<br \/>\nin what motivates people to act the way they do online and offline? Do you w=<br \/>\nant to see your work influence a company strategy AND help fuel a social mov=<br \/>\nement? If just reading these questions makes your heart beat a little faster=<br \/>\n, than have we got the job for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our goal is a &#8220;Meetup Everywhere about Most Everything&#8221;, and we&#8217;re on our w=<br \/>\nay.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>We help people use the internet to get off the i=<br \/>\nnternet and form community.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Meetups make a dif=<br \/>\nference in people&#8217;s lives and can change the world. We&#8217;re fast-growing, down=<br \/>\ntown NYC-based, venture capital-backed, and a great place for top talent to =<br \/>\ndo their best work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Th=<br \/>\ne Data Analyst is a key role on Meetup=92s Strategy Team.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;You=92ll be part of a SWAT team that conducts extensive research to in=<br \/>\nform and influence the direction of our product and company.<span>&nbsp;&amp;nbs=<br \/>\np;<\/span>We are looking for a unique individual to help drive all things qua=<br \/>\nntitative and to evolve into a thought leader on the team.<\/span>=\n<\/p>\n<p><span>This new role is a great position for a candidate wi=<br \/>\nth a traditional quantitative background looking to branch into business.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>There is tremendous room for growth in this posi=<br \/>\ntion.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>The ideal candidate will learn how to apply hi=<br \/>\ns\/her quantitative skills to strategy and in doing so make an enormous impac=<br \/>\nt on the company and product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/span>Primary Responsibilities:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&amp;nb=<br \/>\nsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Manage periodic reporting of k=<br \/>\ney performance indicators while providing insightful analysis of website and=<br \/>\n marketing data<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;nb=<br \/>\nsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Create ad-hoc reports from SQL database and web analyt=<br \/>\nics tools as needed to guide strategic insights<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>=<br \/>\n=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Work with teams thr=<br \/>\noughout the company as an analytical contributor to provide data-driven insi=<br \/>\nghts that lead to a better user experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7&nbsp;=<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Build reporting systems to =<br \/>\nstreamline the operations of internal teams<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"3D=\"><span>=B7&amp;nbsp=<br \/>\n;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Become the company data ex=<br \/>\npert, owning parts of the data model and optimizing it<\/span><\/p>\n<p>=<\/p>\n<p><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Proactively ins=<br \/>\npire colleagues at Meetup to address opportunities you=92ve discovered<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Other Activities May Include:<\/div>\n<div><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Developing, execut=<br \/>\ning, and analyzing split testing routines for key website experiences<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>=<br \/>\nHelping develop profitability, retention, customer profile \/ segmentation, a=<br \/>\nnd ROI models<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;nbsp=<br \/>\n;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Participating in data-driven strategic analysis of poten=<br \/>\ntial growth opportunities (new services, price optimization, new markets, et=<br \/>\nc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><span>Requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>=B7<span style=\"3D=\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;nbs=<br \/>\np;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Bachelors=92 Degree in a quantitative field (Mathem=<br \/>\natics, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, etc.=<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>2-4 years=92 experience (profess=<br \/>\nional or academic) with SQL, RDBMS, and data warehousing concepts=<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>1-3 years=92 experience with Jav=<br \/>\na and\/or scripting languages (Python, PHP, Perl)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>=<br \/>\n<span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;=<br \/>\nnbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Manic attention to detail<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&amp;nb=<br \/>\nsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Ready to do whatever it takes to help the te=<br \/>\nam succeed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>Ability to work well independently or in a team<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7&nbsp;=<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Highly organized, self=<br \/>\n-motivated thinker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>Desire to think about data at a strategic level to tie it b=<br \/>\nack to business insights<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;n=<br \/>\nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Extensive experience and interest in latest web trends=<br \/>\n and players in the social networking space<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"3D=\"><span>The Ideal Candidate Will Also Have:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span style=\"3D=\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;nbs=<br \/>\np;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Extensive experience working wit=<br \/>\nh large datasets, particularly with statistical software packages (R, SAS, S=<br \/>\nPSS, or similar) applied to real-world business situations<\/span>=\n<\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7&amp;nbs=<br \/>\np;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Experience working w=<br \/>\nith web analytic packages such as Omniture, Google Analytics, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Experience w=<br \/>\nith A\/B testing, factorial design, preferably in the context of web business=<br \/>\nes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>=<br \/>\nStrong experience programming with OO languages and web technologies (Javasc=<br \/>\nript, Ajax, SOAP, etc.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>=B7<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;nb=<br \/>\nsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Market research, direct marketing, &amp; strategic cons=<br \/>\nulting experience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"3D=\">Whew!<span>&nbsp;=<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/span>Got all that?<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>So=85 if you have a desir=<br \/>\ne to make a significant difference, solve complex problems and work to see i=<br \/>\nnsights change the Meetup platform,<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span><span>please submit your resume and cover lette=<br \/>\nr to&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>jobs@meetup.co=<br \/>\nm<\/span><span><span>.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure your letter includes your compensation requirements and why =<br \/>\nyou were inspired to apply for this job.<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Please refe=<br \/>\nrence the job title in the subject line. Resumes without cover letters will =<br \/>\nnot be considered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&amp;=<br \/>\nnbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><BR><br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n459ffd6927690e6c1@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html; charset=&#8221;WINDOWS-1252&#8243; Data Analyst Do you love digging into large data sets= to solve complex problems? 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