Commerce Analyst (5 Month Contract)

Vox Media; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home opportunities

401k program for eligible employees

Learning and development opportunities

Employee-assistance programs

Flexible arrangements depending on job

Generous paid time off

Parental leave

Comprehensive healthcare

Job summary

Vox Media is seeking an Ecommerce Data Analyst to translate numbers into clear narratives for editors, business development, and social teams. You will own analyses for specific brands, structure your day, and bring a balanced, calm approach to a fast-moving media environment.

This full-time, benefits-eligible position operates with autonomy during a five month term, with potential extension based on performance and business need.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical background with ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Present in-depth analyses of ecommerce performance and explain bigger trends behind it.
• Translate data into plain language for editors, business development, and social teams.
• Identify growth opportunities and design tests to act on them.
• Own solving problems and automate or improve data workflows.
• Support the business with regular reporting, dashboards, and insights; maintain them over the term.
• Lead ad-hoc analyses for major commerce moments (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holidays, Q1).
• Set up reporting and processes for clean hand-off at end of term.

Skills

Statistical concepts

Data storytelling

Data visualization tools

Google Analytics

BigQuery / SQL

Excel / Google Sheets

LLMs in marketing

SEO / SEMRush

Paid social

Affiliate / retail brand experience

Analytical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree not required

Tools

Looker

Looker Studio

Tableau

Google Data Studio

BigQuery

Job description

• You'll be the primary point of contact for ecommerce data questions and analysis, translating numbers into clear stories and recommendations for editors, business development, and social teams
• This is a role with a lot of autonomy - you'll help own the analysis of specific brands and verticals, structure your own day-to-day, and bring a level-headed approach to a fast-moving media environment
• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with an initial five month term, with the possibility of extension based on performance and business need
• Present in-depth analyses of ecommerce performance that go beyond reporting what happened, to explain the bigger trends behind it
• Translate data into plain language for non-data stakeholders, and make clear recommendations to editorial, business development, and social teams
• Identify growth opportunities and design tests to act on them
• Own solving problems as they come up - looking for ways to automate or use tools and data rather than patch things manually
• Support the business with regular reporting, dashboards, and insights, and keep them well-maintained over the course of the engagement
• Lead ad-hoc analysis for major commerce moments during the contract window (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday season, and into Q1)
• Help set up reporting and processes that can hand off cleanly at the end of the term

Benefits

• Work from home opportunities
• 401k program for eligible employees
• Learning and development opportunities
• Employee-assistance programs
• Flexible arrangements depending on job responsibilities
• Generous paid time off
• Expansive parental leave
• Comprehensive and inclusive physical and mental healthcare

Understanding of statistical conceptsStrong understanding of affiliate ecommerceExperience with a data visualization tool - Looker, Google Data Studio (Looker Studio), or TableauHands-on experience with Google Analytics and Big QueryProficiency in Excel; experience with Google Sheets a plusStrong analytical ability, with a track record of synthesizing data into concepts non-data people can act onUnderstanding of LLM's and how they relate to retail/affiliate marketingComfortable hitting the ground running - this is a short-term engagement over our highest-volume seasonBackground at an ecommerce company, media company, or tech company preferred - we're open to other paths that show the same analytical muscleNo formal degree required. We've worked successfully with people who didn't go to college - what matters is that you're analytical and get resultsTitles like Analyst are typical, but we care more about the work than the title4+ year working in an analytical roleExperience with BigQuery or another SQL-based analytics toolSearch experience - SEO, SEMRush or a competitor tool, Search ConsolePaid social experienceExperience with an affiliate or retail brand businessExperience with LLM analytics