Lead BI/Data/Web Developer

NAB Leadership Foundation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) with match

Teladoc and Spring Health

PTO and holidays

Job summary

TEGNA is seeking a Senior BI/Tableau Report Developer to lead the design, development and deployment of advanced Tableau dashboards in the Media and Entertainment space. You will transform complex media data into clear, actionable visuals that drive content, distribution and revenue strategies.

You will set visualization standards, mentor teammates, and collaborate with Data Engineers and business stakeholders to align reporting with audience, advertising performance and subscription metrics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in BI development, with at least 5 years Tableau in an enterprise environment.
• Deep experience in Media/Entertainment/Ad-Tech industries with knowledge of core media metrics.
• Expert proficiency in Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server/Cloud administration and governance.
• Exceptional SQL for complex data querying, ETL processes, and performance tuning.
• Experience with large-scale cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Google BigQuery, or AWS Redshift).
• Expertise in data modeling for BI reporting efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment) of complex Tableau dashboards focusing on media metrics such as subscriber churn, ad impressions, video views, and campaign ROI.
• Translate advanced analytical models into intuitive, high-impact visualizations for executive and operational users.
• Establish visualization standards tailored for media data consumption and ensure compliant reporting (e.g., Nielsen standards).
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and Scientists to define/refine data models (e.g., star schemas in Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Mentor junior developers on data storytelling, dashboard design principles, SQL optimization, and BI governance.

Skills

Tableau

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/Data warehousing

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Tableau Desktop

Tableau Server/Cloud

Snowflake

Google BigQuery

AWS Redshift

Apache Tomcat

PHP

JavaScript

Tableau API

Job description

Senior BI/Tableau Report Developer

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior BI/Tableau Report Developer to join our data team, specializing in the Media and Entertainment industry. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience developing advanced, performance-optimized Tableau solutions. This role is crucial for transforming complex media data—including audience consumption, advertising performance, content performance, and subscription metrics—into clear, actionable dashboards that drive content, distribution, and revenue strategies. You will be a technical leader, setting visualization standards and providing mentorship across the analytics function.

Responsibilities

Media Data Visualization Leadership

• Lead the entire lifecycle (design, development, testing, and deployment) of complex Tableau dashboards focusing on key media metrics such as subscriber churn, ad impressions, video views, content watch time, audience demographics, and campaign ROI.
• Translate advanced analytical models (e.g., attribution, predictive content scoring) into intuitive, high-impact visualizations for executive and operational users.
• Establish best-in-class visualization standards tailored for media data consumption, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting (e.g., Nielsen standards, privacy compliance).

Data Strategy & Technical Excellence

• Utilize 10+ years of BI experience to architect scalable and highly efficient Tableau data sources, optimizing performance against large datasets from various media platforms.
• Collaborate extensively with Data Engineers and Scientists to define and refine data models (e.g., star schemas in Snowflake, AWS Redshift, or Google BigQuery) to ensure optimal structure for media reporting.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for advanced Tableau functionalities, including complex LOD expressions, sophisticated data blending, dynamic parameters, and performance tuning for 100+ million row datasets.

Stakeholder Management & Mentorship

• Partner directly with Advertising Sales, Marketing, Content Strategy, and Finance teams to elicit and document precise reporting requirements and KPIs.
• Mentor and guide junior developers on data storytelling, dashboard design principles, SQL optimization, and adherence to BI governance policies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in Business Intelligence development, with at least 5 years dedicated to Tableau in an enterprise environment.
• Deep, demonstrable experience in the Media, Entertainment, Publishing, or Ad‑Tech industries, with a strong understanding of core media metrics.
• Expert proficiency in all facets of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server/Cloud administration and governance.
• Exceptional command of Advanced SQL for complex data querying, ETL processes, and performance tuning.
• Proven experience working with large‑scale cloud‑based data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Google BigQuery, or AWS Redshift).
• Expertise in data modeling and designing data structures specifically for BI reporting efficiency.
• Comfortable with designing, building, and supporting a BI Portal environment using Apache Tomcat, PHP, and JavaScript.
• Develop custom BI applications that act as a wrapper around Tableau reports using the Tableau API.
• Integrate the BI portal with backend AI agents to facilitate user interaction via text prompts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Tableau Certified Professional or equivalent high‑level certification.
• Familiarity with data from major Ad‑Tech platforms (e.g., Google Ad Manager, DSPs, SSPs) or audience measurement tools (e.g., Nielsen, Comscore).
• Experience with scripting languages like PHP and/or JavaScript, Python for data wrangling, and Tableau APIs for custom Web BI portal development.

Pay Range

$130,000–$155,000 USD

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Employees are offered two medical plan options for full‑time and part‑time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance. Our 401(k) program offers full, part‑time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1%‑80% of their pay on a pre‑tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one. All employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health. TEGNA also offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

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