Survey Strategy and Data Insights Consultant

U.S. News & World Report; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 88,000; Part time

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report in Washington, DC is seeking a survey expert to guide expansion of consumer surveys used in editorial content and data‑driven stories, including co‑branded surveys for advertising clients.

You will work with the executive editor, vertical managing editors, PR managers and advertising sales teams to craft topics, ensure data integrity, and oversee survey builds, execution and analysis while evaluating third‑party vendors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience creating survey methodologies, writing questionnaires, and analyzing data sets.
• Experience using survey platforms to build and deploy surveys.
• Strong statistical analysis skills to interpret data.
• Data management and summary skills, summarizing data into clear visualizations and fact sheets.
• Experience managing multiple survey projects simultaneously.
• Experience translating statistical results to PR, editorial, stakeholders and clients.
• Experience working with survey vendors and acting as point person on invoices, projects, etc.

Responsibilities

• Review and help create surveys to be used in content creation and promotion efforts.
• Determine survey topics that drive high-quality external backlinks and editorial coverage, brand awareness, social engagement, and new traffic sources.
• Determine best cadence and volume of surveys for timely, engaging results without oversaturation.
• Evaluate third-party survey vendors for fit to needs.
• Work with survey vendors on cost, volume and execution.
• Act as the point of contact for data verification of responses and ensure data is sound.
• Partner with ad sales to create co-branded surveys for clients targeting specific audiences.
• Evaluate subscription/pay B2B survey opportunities in health, education and money areas.

Skills

Survey design

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Project management

Vendor coordination

Data visualization

Tools

Survey platforms

Job description

U.S. News & World Report in Washington, DC is seeking a survey expert to guide expansion of consumer surveys used in editorial content and data‑driven stories, including co‑branded surveys for advertising clients.

You will work with the executive editor, vertical managing editors, PR managers and advertising sales teams to craft topics, ensure data integrity, and oversee survey builds, execution and analysis while evaluating third‑party vendors.