Educational Data Analyst

Newsela • Full-time • Remote (United States) • $110k - $120k / year • 13h ago

We are seeking a skilled Educational Data Analyst to join our dynamic team. This role involves direct interaction with school district administrators to understand their data analysis needs and challenges. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining custom data dashboards while managing and updating data integrations. This role will report to the Head of Data Science.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Engage with school district leaders and educators to understand their data analytics needs and to educate diverse stakeholders on how to effectively use the dashboards to interpret data.
Design and develop customized metrics and dashboards.
Utilize SQL for database management and queries, ensuring accurate and accessible data solutions.
Provide ongoing support and maintenance for the data dashboards by troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving platform and data quality issues to ensure reliable reporting and effective data modeling.
Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and Product to enhance the data platform.

Why You’re a Great Fit

Experience in working with educational data and familiarity with K-12 schools.
Experience working with data visualization tools and dashboard design.
Ability to translate complex data into digestible and actionable information.
Advanced SQL skills.
Experience working independently on projects.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Passion for education and improving educational outcomes.
+4 years of experience as a data analyst, data engineer, or similar role.
Nice to Have: Experience with Python for data cleaning, analysis, and automation.
Nice to Have: Experience working with a K12 Student Information System such as Infinite Campus, PowerSchool, Skyward, or Aeries.

Why You’ll Love Working At Newsela

Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!
Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more!
Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.
Time Off: Flexible PTO, paid sick time off, company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).
Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.

Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.

Compensation

Base compensation: $110,000 - $120,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.

About Newsela

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.

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