US News & World Report ,L.P. Hiring for Data Analyst (Remote) at Washington, DC Full Time

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.

We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills toward producing the company’s graduate school, college and K-12 rankings. One week you may update code to the ranking algorithms; another week you may be performing quality assurance on statistical data collected. You will be working on a small team and very quickly will be involved in the facets of the rankings – from research and analysis through reporting data and testing the website.

Are you up to the challenge?

• Possess a keen eye for detail and sharp critical thinking skills for conducting quality assurance of datasets.
• Are proficient ingesting, merging and transforming messy, disparate files.
• You have an evaluative, analytical mindset which you can employ to solve coding and methodology challenges.
• Feel comfortable explaining technical information to non-technical audiences.