Data Journalist

Muck Rack · Remote

Company

Muck Rack

Location

Remote

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s Public Relations Management (PRM) platform enables PR teams to work together to find the right journalists for their stories, send customized pitches, build meaningful relationships with the media, monitor news, and quantify their impact.

Founder controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc.,G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, & customer devotion and infuse these values into everything we do.

We’re looking for a creative, analytical and highly curious Data Journalist to join our team and make a big impact. 
As our first Data Journalist, your mission will be to conduct research and develop marketing materials that tell compelling stories to our audience of PR pros and journalists. You should be excited about the opportunity to play a key role in Muck Rack’s research practice, including methodology, analysis and developing data visualizations. You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have a passion for storytelling using data-driven insights.

What you’ll do:
  • Conduct surveys of our audience of journalists, podcasters and PR professionals
  • Report findings via slide decks, articles, white-papers, etc. to internal and external stakeholders
  • Own and improve upon Muck Rack’s research methodologies, including identifying which surveys to conduct, which audiences to survey and refining a process for conducting research
  • Analyze and manipulate large datasets from Muck Rack’s PR platform in order to create best practice materials, generate audience interest and provide opportunities for newsjacking
  • Collaborate with Product and Tech teams to identify and source data that provides compelling insights to our audience and aligns with marketing goals
  • Work with other members of the Content Marketing team to provide guidance on data visualizations for Muck Rack’s blog, website, social media and other channels
How success will be measured in this role:
  • The ability to improve upon and refine a process for existing research efforts
  • Expand our audience and drive engagement for research reports and other data-driven content
  • Help scale content production
If the details below describe you, you could be a great fit for this role:
  • 2-4 years of content production experience, including writing and providing guidance on data visualization, specifically within journalism, communications, and/or marketing
  • Experience with research and data analysis, with an excitement for experimenting with new techniques and processes
  • Proficiency in an analysis language such as R or Python, and familiarity with SQL and Excel/Sheets
  • Comfort with Tableau or other data visualization software
  • Creative mindset, preferably a background in design or web design
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to explain complex concept
  • Collaborative and enthusiastic about working with our audience as well as internal teams
Interview Overview

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for our Data Journalist role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

  • 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
  • A 1 hour zoom interview with the hiring manager
  • Take-home assignment (2 hours max)
  • A final interview with several team members
Salary

In the US, the starting salary for this role is between $79,000 and $95,000+, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards.

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Why Muck Rack?

Remote Work, Forever. We’re a fully distributed team and have pledged to remain that way forever. We offer employees a full home office setup, phone & internet reimbursement, and a monthly coworking membership. We build culture through virtual and in-person team bonding opportunities including team lunches, friendly competitions, and celebratory events!

Transparent Compensation. We offer competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S. and review compensation at least once annually to ensure internal equity and alignment with the external market. Depending on the role, we offer either a standardized bonus program or attainable commission structure and an opportunity to earn equity in the company. All employees are eligible for our 401(k) plan* with employer contributions.

Health & Wellness*. Muck Rack provides comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability insurance for employees and their families. We offer two plans with 100% premium coverage for individuals and 85% premium coverage for dependents, as well as a range of other plans. Our team also has access to OneMedical, 24/7 Virtual Care, an Employee Assistance Program, as well as FSA and HSA options. Team members have access to a quarterly wellness stipend and a free Headspace subscription.

PTO and Family Benefits. Our team enjoys 4+ weeks of off-the-grid PTO, plus paid sick/mental health days, summer Fridays, and 13 paid holidays. In order to combat Zoom fatigue and allow for deep work without interruption, we have implemented “No Internal Meeting Fridays” year round. We also provide up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.

Personal & Professional Development. We grow talent by creating internal pathways for advancement and promotion. Muck Rack conducts bi-annual performance reviews, hosts team-wide workshops, and offers management training and leadership training opportunities. We also provide unlimited subscriptions to L&D platforms including Coursera & O’Reilly, as well as 2 additional days of PTO to dedicate to learning and development.

Culture of Inclusion. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and help us better serve our customers. We are committed to ensuring employees feel their identities are valued and that people of all backgrounds and points of view are treated equitably.

Customer-First. Founder-controlled means we have the freedom to be nimble, highly collaborative and innovative, building forward-thinking products that enable 3,000+ companies around the world to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media.

*These benefits are specific to US-based employees. In some, but not all, cases we are able to offer equivalent benefits to employees located outside of the United States.

If you're excited about an opportunity at Muck Rack but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the requirements of the role outlined here, please don't let it stop you from applying. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we want to hear from you. You may be a great fit for this role or another position on our team. We deliberately encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability status to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and candidate experience.
 
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10/11/2022

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