If you have the ability to dissect large portions of data, and make sense of it all, if you can be a leader by demonstrating your work ethic and ability to convey new ideas, and if you want to change the landscape of how Internet behavior is collected, then we have room for you at comScore. comScore is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to be a contributing member of our Custom Analytics Media team, at our Reston, VA headquarters.

Title: Senior Data Analyst, Media Solutions – Custom Analytics

Reports To: Senior Manager, Custom Analytics

Location: Reston, VA

What it is:
Senior Analyst role for proficient and dedicated person with experience in analysis of consumer data and/or large data sets with a focus on creation and automation of statistical models. Analysts will extract, manipulate, and analyze data in order to provide reports and findings for various custom projects.

How you fit into the company structure:
• Support the Sales and Client Service teams by producing high-end ad-hoc analyses to support sales initiatives, within SQL Server and Excel.
• Extract, transform and analyze data from corporate warehouse, then generate final reports and key findings on problems that don’t always have a clear solution.
• Provide guidance to team members and concurrently manage multiple projects at different stages of the project life cycle.
• Will be required to interact directly with internal and external clients.
• Implement efficient and repeatable processes for producing ad-hoc analyses.
• Will have a good understanding of the market, methodology, and technology that make up each of the products in the product suite.
• Recognize data issues and work efficiently with other internal departments to get problems resolved and implement future safeguards.

Skills that we’ll need you to have include:
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative subject such as Statistics, Engineering, Economics, etc. and at least 2 years professional experience
• Experience in leading or managing a project team (up to 5 people) is preferred.
• SQL (SQL Server preferred) experience plus proficiency with numbers/statistics is a must.
• Strong analytic skills that include analysis design and execution, with large data sets.
• Knowledge of relational databases and methods for efficiently retrieving data from them.
• Experience in data analysis and problem solving with large amounts of data
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to autonomously manage simultaneous projects in a fast paced business environment.
• Experience with panel data and/or Internet behavior data and how the Internet works.

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.

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