Job Description
Description
Ad Age is seeking a leader who can support our premier Datacenter product by ensuring our data is organized and governed in a way that facilitates the development of data products and analysis. In this role, you will work with our data journalists to elevate our data ecosystem in a way that allows for Ad Age to deliver special reports and more in-depth reporting and analysis. We are looking for a strategic thinker who has a track record of improving data infrastructure.
What you'll be doing
Design, manage and edit MS Access databases and spreadsheets to organize and analyze large datasets effectively.
Demonstrate proficiency in manipulating, editing, importing and exporting diverse datasets to ensure the seamless operation of the Datacenter product.
Develop data product roadmaps that are aligned to newsroom priorities.
Market datasets and ensure seamless onboarding and enablement to drive usage and adoption.
Work across the newsroom to identify and understand their needs around data.
Serve as a data editor, ensuring consistency and accuracy in styles for company names, executive titles, geography and numeric data.
Who you are
5+ years of experience in designing, managing and editing MS Access databases and spreadsheets.
Experience as a data editor with a keen eye for maintaining consistent styles in data representation.
Basic knowledge of HTML, SQL and Adobe Creative Suite.
Knowledge of the ad business, including key corporate holdings and organization structures is a plus.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
If you're excited about the intersection of data, journalism and the advertising industry, and you have the skills to elevate our Datacenter product, we want to hear from you. Apply today to be a key player in shaping the future of Ad Age's data-driven insights.
This position would work a hybrid schedule if the manager is located near one of our offices. We are open to remote candidates who reside in one of the states listed on our career site.
This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.
Pay Transparency Disclosure:
The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $120,000.
The final salary offering will take into accounta wide range of factors, including experience, accomplishments and location. The salary range provided should not be considered as a salary limit or cap. In addition to base salary, Crain also offers competitive benefits including retirement plan savings contributions and bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.
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Brand Overview:
Ad Age is a daily must-read for an influential audience of decision makers and disruptors across the marketing and media landscape.
Created in 1930 to cover a burgeoning industry with objectivity, accuracy, and fairness, Ad Age continues to be powered by award-winning journalism. Today, Ad Age is a global media brand focusing on curated creativity, data and analysis, people and culture, and innovation and forecasting.
From vital print editions to must-attend events and innovative platform offerings, its industry-leading offerings include the coveted A-List & Creativity Awards, the Ad Age Next Conference, and proprietary data such as the Leading National Advertisers Report from the Ad Age Datacenter.
Crain Overview:
has been at the forefront of the publishing industry for more than a century.As a privately held company, we maintain a personal responsibility for elevating our work to be the best it can be.
Environmental Demands
Where you work matters. The job posting will provide specific information on where and when your amazing work would be performed. Employee work location is determined by the needs of the specific team and may include on-site, hybrid or remote.
An "in-office" role would require the employee to come into the office most days with occasional flexibility to work remotely if tasks can be performed elsewhere and if the manager approves.
A "remote" role would allow an employee to work from a home office that is in one of the states Crain does business in. See list accompanying this job posting. We cannot employ a work from home employee unless they reside in one of these states.
A "hybrid" role would be a mix of in-office and remote work. There may be a specified schedule for coming into the office or it could be at the discretion of the employee with the manager's approval.
Many positions will also include work done in "the field." Depending on the role, this may include conducting in-person interviews, attending work-related events, meeting with sources or clients. Specifics will be noted in the job posting. Employees may be exposed to adverse environmental conditions, specifically during field work. Other typical job functions are performed under conditions such as those found in general office work.
Travel to cover news stories/events, meetings with clients, and to our geographically separated offices may be required. It is the nature of many positions to experience non-standard working hours and be on-call when needed for responding to email, meeting with clients, attending work-related events, story development or breaking news. Most employees perform work Monday through Friday, although early-morning, evening or weekend shifts may be required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of many Crain jobs.
Physical activities will include frequent in-person or virtual interactions. For most positions, it is essential to be able to remain at a desk/computer workstation for prolonged periods, perform computer-related tasks, and create/maintain documents within filing systems. Must have close visual acuity to perform an activity, such as preparing and analyzing reports and information, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, or extensive reading. The typical physical requirements are light work-exerting up to 25 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion. Some positions will have additional physical requirements, including exerting up to 50 lbs of force to move and/or carry equipment, supplies, files, or other materials as the role requires.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions and meet the environmental and physical demands of the role.
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