Principal Data Analyst

We’re looking for someone with 7+ years of data analysis experience to become a Principal Data Analyst in our Analytics and Optimization Area.

When you come work with us, here’s what you’ll find:

• Work that is meaningful. We are a fast-paced, deadline-driven consulting firm that only works with nonprofit clients who are essential to advancing the cause of justice, alleviating suffering, and solving the greatest challenges we face.
• Commitment to Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion (AEI). We envision an anti-oppressive workplace that ensures an inclusive employee experience, promotes equitable outcomes for staff, and supports clients to center accessibility and anti-racism in their programs.
• Colleagues you can count on. Kind, dedicated, passionate people who work collaboratively to get things done and help you do your best.
• An organization that embraces change. We strive to improve and adapt and always seek new ways that we can contribute to a just, inclusive, and sustainable world. We are also continually working on making M+R a better place for our staff.

So that’s us. Now about the work:

• We run digital fundraising, membership, and advocacy programs for our clients, which include lots of politically progressive groups like Planned Parenthood, League of Conservation Voters, and PETA, as well as cultural organizations we love, like the American Museum of Natural History. And our clients also include organizations that are working in the most dire situations in the world such as the International Rescue Committee.
• Day-to-day, we’re using data to answer the fundamental questions and tackle the complicated challenges our clients face.

Here’s what you’ll be doing in this role:

• Work with account teams to produce reports and analyses such as: return on investment analyses, retention analyses, testing analyses and other reporting.
• Develop custom reporting dashboards (reporting, social, news, ads, etc), including managing data collection processes and procedures.
• Assist with our annual Benchmarks report, collecting, analyzing and proofing data.
• Support teams at all levels in reporting and analysis, from providing hoc training support in Excel and Google sheets to explaining complex analyses to clients and staff. 

Skills and experiences required for this role:

• 7-9 years of work experience in data analysis, with at least 5+ years of experience in marketing, advertising, or eCommerce, including familiarity with testing.
• Experience with data analysis in non-profits or political/issue campaigns.
• Experience project managing other analysts, developers, vendors, and staff on complex projects.
• Proficiency in manipulating and analyzing data in both Excel, SQL, and R or Python.
• Proven ability to break down complex data problems into smart, logical processes.
• Ability to identify and gather all requirements at the outset of a project.
• Ability to annotate data deliverables and communicate your thinking and processes to others.
• Ability to explain the necessity and methods for complex data analyses to clients and client teams. 
• Knowledge of fundraising and/or e-commerce database information, and how efforts are coded and measured.
• Identified and led the implementation of new tools to provide additional services for internal or external clients.

Skills and experiences we expect of all M+R employees:

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to gain trust and give respect to others through honesty, integrity, kindness, empathy, and authenticity.
• Acute attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritize time to meet deadlines for multiple projects.
• Proven track record to successfully pick up new skills, including learning new technologies.
• Drive to seek what can be improved and offer ways to fix any potential roadblocks.
• Comfort admitting what you don’t know and recognizing that feedback is part of the learning process.
• Ability to communicate persuasively in a way that articulates your ideas and conveys your expertise, whether on the phone, in-person, or in writing.
• Able to work within equitable and inclusive decision making models in moving decisions and initiatives forward.

Skills and experiences that are preferred, but not required:

• Experience with Google Analytics, and Tableau.
• Experience designing and evaluating A/B tests.

Salary, benefits, and some perks:

• This is an exempt, unionized position, represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. The salary for this position is $123,000. As part of M+R’s commitment to compensation equity and t