Job Description
Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it, and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 140 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE and Forbes Virtual events, custom marketing programs and 32 licensed local editions in 71 countries. Forbes Medias brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements. For more information, visit the Forbes News Hub or Forbes Connect.
The Forbes office is currently remote. The expectation will be for this role to be based out of Jersey City when that staff returns.
Forbes is hiring a BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST within our Business Intelligence team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and curious individual to join a dynamic and growing team.
The Business Intelligence Analyst will help support a wide array teams including product, business development, ad ops, and sales, marketing, product, and business development to craft compelling data-driven stories to take to market as well as generate meaningful and actionable insights that drive business decisions. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, has an inclination for problem-solving, a team player interacting well with multifunctional team members, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has a background in data and analytics.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze data to find trends, patterns, and insights from complex data sets from a wide range of platforms and sources and in a format presentable to upper managementGenerate queries, analyses, and reports on complex datasets from a range of platforms to facilitate actionable insights and recommendations.
- Formulate regular and ad hoc analyses of cross-channel, cross-platform, and cross-segment analyses drawing from both third-party and first-party data sources of traffic, audience, content, social, and advertising
- Development and support of Business Intelligence tool Assisting in the automation of transparent reporting and communication across the organization
- Contribute to the analysis of site performance and A/B testing to generate key insights
- Play and active role in the growth of Forbes Data and Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE)
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have strong analytical skills, curiosity, a passion for working with numbers, and willingness desire to learn
- One to three years of relevant work experience in Digital Analytics
- Demonstrated experience with SQL (preferably BigQuery)
- Experience with Business Intelligence tools (preferably Looker)
- Experience using Web Analytics (Google Analytics is preferred)
- Strong Excel skills, with knowledge in advanced formulas and interactive charting
- Possess strong attention to detail while being able to maintain focus on the big picture
- Ability to self-motive and work independently as well as in a team-oriented environment
- Strong communication skills and can clearly communicate data findings in laypeoples language to various audiences with differing degrees of research and technical knowledge