Data Analyst, Content (UK)

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The Athletic is a subscription-based media publisher of smarter sports coverage for die-hard fans. Founded in 2016, The Athletic’s full-time writers, alongside talented contributors and freelancers, have produced thousands of in-depth articles for subscribers free of ads, pop-ups and auto-play videos. With existing coverage in 45 markets and counting across North America, The Athletic is officially expanding into the United Kingdom. Our employees are talented reporters, writers, editors, engineers, designers, marketers, brand strategists and more, who are committed to helping sports fans fall in love with the sports page again.

About the Role

We are looking for a data analyst who can identify the types of content that resonate most with our readers and deliver these insights to our editorial and marketing teams. Our ideal candidate will combine their intuition for great sports content with a strong, data-driven approach to measure and contextualize the value of different story types to our subscribers. Our analyst will work very closely with our editorial team to deliver insights on what’s working and what can be improved with our product. This role will be based in our London office.

Responsibilities

  • Read, research, and tag all of the content produced by The Athletic with characteristics about the article
  • Analyze all of our content to understand what resonates with our subscribers 
  • Work closely with our writers and editors to answer any questions that they might have about the engagement of their work
  • Provide objective and constructive analysis for a variety of content produced by the UK editorial team
  • Deliver contextualized insights to our editorial staff and management team to improve our product

    • Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics or other quantitative field 
  • 1-3 years of prior experience in a data scientist or content analyst role 
  • Extensive knowledge of professional/collegiate sports and the sports media landscape (NHL, NBA, MLB, NCAA, NFL, Soccer, etc)
  • Must be proficient in SQL and Excel
  • Experience in Python, R, or another scripting language 
  • Ability to execute against tight deadlines in a fast-moving start-up
  • Role will be based in London
    • The Company is backed by Founders Fund, Evolution Media, Courtside Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Advancit Capital, Y Combinator, and other leading investors. The Athletic is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


    The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.