comScore is seeking a self-starting, motivated Data Analyst to work with high-level clients and client service teams on data investigations as well as design product / system enhancements at our Reston, VA headquarters. We are seeking someone with strong initiative to improve and automate systems and who enjoys working with technical teams and external clients.

You’ll work with Media Metrix 360 clients, analyze large amounts of data, diagnose potential issues, and design technology improvements. You’ll be improving the way we measure Internet audiences. The ideal candidate has 2-4 years of experience, a technical background (SQL preferred), and fantastic communication skills.

PLEASE NOTE: This position will involve more data analysis, client communication, and project management than technology development, though SQL skills and willingness to work with code will be important to your success.

What will you do on a daily basis?
• Manage clients and the Media Metrix Product through monthly production process; identify client issues; design fixes and long term solutions.
• Communicate findings and design specification across our various technology and client service divisions; test and push new technology changes.
• Work with production resources within Engineering, Statistic Services, Dictionary Management and Operations to implement technology design to improve client experience, processing time, and data quality.
• Initiate and perform data investigations on Media Metrix 360 and other data products (requires working across functional teams from initial investigation through resolution including final review with Sales and Client Service teams).
• Extract, transform and analyze data from our data warehouse (and other sources), conduct analysis, investigate source data, and report conclusions.

The skills you need to succeed:
• 0-2 years of experience with data analysis, data quality investigations, and issue resolution.
• Strong analytic skills and problem solving with large amounts of data.
• Excellent communication skills required to coordinate technology team.
• Experience with SQL Server or knowledge of relational databases and methods for efficiently retrieving data. Candidates with hands-on coding experience from scratch are preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative subject such as Statistics, Social Sciences, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, etc.
• Ability to autonomously multitask across projects and take initiative when problems arise.
• Experience with panel data and/or Internet behavior data a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. In an independent survey of 800 of the most influential publishers, advertising agencies and advertisers conducted by William Blair & Company in July 2008, comScore was rated the ‘most preferred online audience measurement service’ by 54% of respondents, a full 20 points ahead of its nearest competitor. comScore’s capabilities are based on a massive, global cross-section of approximately 2 million Internet users who have given comScore permission to confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that gathers and integrates their attitudes and intentions. Using its proprietary technology, comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of digital behavior and attitudes, helping clients design more powerful marketing strategies that deliver superior ROI. With its recent acquisition of M:Metrics, comScore is also a leading source of data on mobile usage. comScore services are used by more than 1,100 clients, including global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, BBC, Carat, Cyworld, Deutsche Bank, France Telecom, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Financial Times, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestlé, Starcom, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, the University of Chicago, Verizon Services Group and ViaMichelin. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com.