Job Specifications
Job Description:
THE OPPORTUNITY
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for data? Do you want to make a real impact on how readers, educators, and families around the world connect with books and educational resources? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
About Us: At Scholastic's Digital Services division, we partner with all lines of business -- Book Fairs, Book Clubs, Education Solutions, and Trade Publishing -- to craft innovative data and digital strategies. Our mission is to strengthen our bond with readers, educators, and families globally.
The Role: As an Analyst in our Digital Analyst team, you'll be a key player in our efforts to create a data-driven culture and enhance Scholastic's digital presence. This team is our center of excellence for organic digital analytics and optimization. This is a hands-on role that will directly help drive growth by providing end-to-end reporting and analytics to boost site merchandising, promotions, functionality, and overall website experience. You will work closely with the business to help them make key decisions using data.
Responsibilities
Data analysis & insights
Stakeholder management/communication
Reporting and visualization
Data Collection
A/B Testing & Performance optimization
Campaign performance
The role is based in the NYC office and requires being in the office three days per week.
About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are - at school, at home and in their communities - by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
Some benefits that we offer:
Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
Generous Parental Leave Program
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount
Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.
Qualifications
HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The Analyst's responsibilities require a mix of technical skills, analytical thinking, and the ability to communicate insights effectively. This includes:
Data Collection and Analysis: Gathering data from various digital channels (web, mobile apps, social media) and analyzing it to identify trends and insights.
Reporting and Visualization: Creating detailed reports and dashboards to visualize data and present actionable insights to stakeholders.
Campaign Performance: Assessing the performance of digital marketing campaigns and identifying optimization opportunities across different channels.
Technical Implementation: Managing and working with engineers to implement analytics tags (e.g., Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics) to ensure accurate data collection.
A/B Testing and Optimization: Measuring and analyzing A/B tests to inform digital strategy and improve user experience.
Collaboration: Working closely with IT, marketing, and other departments to ensure that analytics requirements are met and to support various projects.
Curiosity: Generally curious about data and is willing to dive deeper to learn more and uncover insights
Experience:
1-3 years of Digital Analytics experience
Ability to analyze data, build dashboards, and generate insights with Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics
Can manipulate, aggregate, enrich, and connect data using domain-specific tools
Ability to interpret data and find insights
Proven track record of working in a team setting to collaborate and execute on projects
Project management skills
Communication skills to be able to present data insights in a clear and concise way.
Experience with SQL or Python preferred
Experience with BI/Visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau a plus
Education: Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or Economics.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
Job Family Group:
Internet/E-Commerce
Location Region/State:
New York
Compensation Range:
Annual Salary: 95,000.00 - 105,000.00
EEO Statement:
Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Emplo
About the Company
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports ...
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