Join the future of news
We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.
About Our Team
The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.
Why This Role Matters
The DAI (Data, Analytics & Insights) department drives strategic and operational decisions for The Washington Post. This highly visible team applies data, analytics, and research to support strategic initiatives and day-to-day operational support company wide.
As our Staff Data Analyst, you’ll lead data initiatives to understand and unlock actionable insights that drive audience growth, engagement, retention, and monetization. Your insights will be instrumental in fostering long-term customer loyalty and maximizing recurring revenue.
You’ll work in close collaboration with the newsroom, product, marketing, engineering, advertising and finance departments on a diverse range of projects that have a critical and strategic impact on all aspects of the company. You will regularly interact with various stakeholders in these departments, understand needs, build reports, conduct data analysis, and make actionable recommendations. You will love solving open-ended problems by taking mountains of data, transforming it into meaningful analysis aimed at identifying solutions and opportunities.
Motivation
- The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about using data to solve the unique challenges of content-based businesses.
- Passion for advancing the use of AI to drive smarter, faster analytics solutions.
- Motivated to translate complex data and AI models into actionable business insights.
- Eager to shape the future of data-driven decision-making by integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities.
- Driven to elevate analytics maturity within an organization by embedding AI into core workflows.
Responsibilities
- Audience & Customer Analytics
- Drive deep analysis of audience behavior across platforms (web, app, newsletters, video, social, etc).
- Develop and refine customer segmentation frameworks to inform content strategy and personalization.
- Analyze customer journeys to optimize acquisition, onboarding, engagement, retention, and reactivation.
- Build lifetime value (LTV) models and customer propensity models.
- Content Performance Analytics
- Develop and maintain content performance dashboards and reporting to surface actionable insights.
- Analyze content consumption patterns to inform editorial strategy, content formats, and programming decisions.
- Partner with editorial, product, and marketing teams to test and optimize content strategies.
- Identify trends in audience preferences and emerging content opportunities.
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to leaders across Content, Product, Marketing, and Revenue teams.
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear business recommendations.
- Present insights and influence senior leadership on customer and content strategy.
- Mentor and coach junior analysts on advanced techniques and best practices.
- Data Excellence & Innovation
- Help define and measure key KPIs for audience engagement, content success, and customer value.
- Advocate for improvements in data collection, tagging, and experimentation frameworks.
- Partner with Data Engineering and Product teams to ensure high data quality and instrumentation coverage.
- Explore and test new analytical approaches (e.g., causal inference, behavioral clustering, NLP for content tagging).
- Tools & Technologies
- Leverage tools like SQL, Python, R, Tableau, and other BI platforms.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s or master’s in data science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or related field.
- Experience: 6+ years of experience in data analytics, with significant focus on customer and content in subscription businesses.
- Skills & Expertise:
- Expertise in SQL, Python, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Expertise in relational Database Systems, Advanced SQL and Microsoft Excel. Experience with MySQL on cloud or AWS Redshift.
- Experience with data science and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face.
- Strong ability to translate AI outputs into business-relevant insights and strategic recommendations.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in media, publishing, streaming, ecommerce, or content-driven businesses.
- Experience operationalizing AI models within business intelligence tools or self-service platforms.
- Proven track record of developing or scaling AI-powered agents or insight generation systems.
- Familiarity with LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and generative AI applications in analytics.
- Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and ethical considerations when deploying AI in enterprise environments.
- Experience mentoring and developing other analysts.
Collaboration makes us stronger. That’s why our offices are designed with open layouts, modern technology, and easy access to transportation. With certain exceptions for newsgathering and business travel, we work on-site five days a week.
Compensation and Benefits
Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:
Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
Nine paid holidays and two personal days
20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
Robust mental health resources
Backup care and caregiver concierge services
Gender affirming services
Pet insurance
Free Post digital subscription
Leadership and career development programs
Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.
The salary range for this position is:
$119,700 - $199,300 Annual
The actual salary within this range will depend on individual skills, experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements. This position may be eligible for a bonus or incentive program, and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will discuss bonus payment terms and conditions during the interview process.