Come Join One of Baltimore's Best Places to Work!
We’re looking for a business-minded analyst to help us use data to achieve our operational & mission-driven goals. You’ll use strong analytical thinking to support decision making & strategy development with stakeholders across Newsroom, Marketing, Product, Finance, Philanthropy, and Executive teams. In addition to those teams, you’ll collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues in Tech and Project Management to bring analytical rigor to daily operations.
To ensure success, you’ll report to our SVP of Finance & Analytics to measure and evaluate progress of data & strategic initiatives and operations.
This is a full-time position located at our headquarters, conveniently situated in the heart of downtown Baltimore along the captivating Inner Harbor.
Responsibilities:
- Assess data and processes for actionable insights and requirements that improve decision-making capabilities for growth or new business recommendations
- Write clear and well-structured business requirements, translating business problems into analytics solutions
- Gather and analyze data to support business operations & strategic initiatives
- Create and maintain dashboards, reports & other data-driven outputs to translate findings to nontechnical stakeholders
- Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of operations & business decisions
- Process large datasets with SQL or other programming languages
- Bachelor’s degree in analytics, business, or a related quantitative field
- 3+ years of experience in a related role (BI, analytics, business analyst, etc.)
- Proficiency with Excel, Google Analytics, & Dashboarding / BI Tools such as Power BI, Google Data Studio, etc.
- Knowledge of SQL
- Strong collaboration & clear communication skills
- Ability to translate between technical & nontechnical audiences from various domains
- Innate curiosity, intellectual humility & a growth mindset keen on continuous learning
- Experience with cloud architecture (AWS preferred)
- Experience with Agile software development process (Scrum, Kanban etc.)
- Experience configuring & integrating SaaS platforms such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, etc.
- Experience with Google Tag Manager & digital analytics tracking implementations
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, R & JavaScript
The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to providing high-quality local journalism to the Baltimore metro area. We hope to reimagine the future of local news by building a vibrant, strong, trustworthy, and sustainable news organization. With a multi-platform news operation, we cover a wide range of topics, including local government, culture, and the arts. Our goal is to tell stories that reflect the community, foster connections among neighbors, hold government institutions accountable, and provide a comprehensive understanding of the world. Everything we do is rooted in truth, and we believe that our work can contribute to a more vibrant, informed, and united Baltimore, surrounding counties, and the state of Maryland.
The Venetoulis Institute embraces diversity and inclusion, and we are wholeheartedly committed to being proactive in inspiring a culture of inclusion across our organization. We are dedicated to establishing an organization that reflects the fundamental respect for different ways of working and living, and we assure every employee the opportunity to reach their full potential. #J-18808-Ljbffr