The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

Job Description

About the Role

The New York Times is looking for a Strategy Senior Analyst to join the Times’ Subscriber Growth Planning team within Strategy. This is a small, high-impact team that partners with the CEO and senior executives to shape our strategy, and to translate that strategy into results. 

This is an important and exciting moment to work at The Times. Our journalism has never been stronger or more relevant. Our products are used by millions of passionate and engaged users every month. And our strategy of providing journalism worth paying for has helped us surpass 10 million subscribers. Still, we see enormous potential for growth en route to becoming the essential subscription service for every curious, English-speaking person seeking to understand and engage with the world. 

As part of the Subscriber Growth Planning team, you will manage analyses that help leaders solve the most important opportunities and challenges facing their teams and our company, focusing on the subscription business. 

This role is based in our New York City headquarters.

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects that support The New York Times’ near- and long-term subscription goals by conducting rigorous quantitative analysis and providing insights that shape company and departmental strategies.

• Communicate important findings to senior leadership and ensure recommendations are relevant, with clear ownership for execution.

• Collaborate and build trusting relationships with leaders across partner teams (e.g., Product, Growth, Data, and Finance) to implement relevant recommendations

• Support partner teams on regular strategic planning, driver-based forecasting and performance management processes.

• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

• You will report to the Vice President of Growth Planning and Corporate FP&A

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant work experience

• Experience creating data analysis, financial models and strategic frameworks on par with leading professional services (e.g., management consulting, investment banking) firms

• Experience communicating recommendations to senior company leadership in writing (e.g., memos, slide presentations) and verbally

• Experience working in direct-to-consumer digital subscription businesses

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience breaking down complex problems into pieces that can be solved with data, analysis and clear assumptions

• Experience exploring quantitative problems and understanding how and why different data inputs impact key metrics

• Understanding of trends and challenges facing the media industry

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The annual base pay range for this role is between $100,000.00 and $115,000.00.

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