Research Analyst, Home Services

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 to help people make smart decisions about the things that really matter.

The Research Analyst, Home Services will analyze products and services including home security, cell phone plans, home warranty, and local home services categories using our unique 360 approach of unbiased, data-driven reviews.

The 360 Reviews team operates as a startup within the larger U.S. News organization, giving it a fast-moving, innovative culture, along with the stability of an established and respected media company.

Analysts on the 360 research team have the opportunity to make a real impact on the development and direction of a U.S. News product.

Though 360 Reviews is based in our Washington, DC office, this position is open to remote workers.

Collaborating with an enthusiastic team of product managers, SEO analysts and editors, the Research Analyst, Home Services will have the opportunity to leverage strengths and skills to analyze and review the developments of methods and models to make recommendations about products and services to people who visit our website.

Are you up to the challenge?

Conduct and review analyses of Home Security, Cell Phone Plans, and expanding the local Home Services pages among other categories as the point person in the growing Home Services segment

Assign and review the collection of research data, including web search volumes and other key metrics, to support new online initiatives within the Home Services segment of 360 Reviews

Review all Home Services monthly content, content expansion, and data collection especially including Home Security and Cell Phone Plans

Assign and review any Home Services data points gathered by the offshore team

Test and implement optimizations on each of the Home Services research methodologies

Work closely with editorial, product, tech, and offshore team members to optimize pages and review data quality for accuracy

Create and update tracking spreadsheets for various research projects.

Note : while this role primarily focuses on Home Services categories, analysts in this role may also help out with other segments (i.

e. Business, Insurance, Technology)

Position Requirements

You should definitely have :

Oversee and optimize the methodology, data, processes, and improvements for US News’s 360 Reviews consumer rankings and ratings

Conduct research to source data and turn data into actionable information for consumers

Create new rankings products and improve existing ones in collaboration with our editorial, product, production, and business teams

Cultivate relationships with data providers and identify new partners to support and improve our rankings projects

Implement processes and systems to ensure that all rankings leverage best practices for data management and quality assurance

Experience conducting consumer survey and interview studies

Strong Excel / Google Sheets data analysis skills and the ability to pinpoint and fix small errors in spreadsheets .

It would be nice if you had :

A love of helping consumers make smart choices

Experience with SEO

Working knowledge of insurance (ex : car insurance, life insurance, etc.)

Experience working with online content management systems

Excellent communication and organization skills

Self-starter who can identify opportunities to improve content and better engage our audience

Ability to create roadmaps, manage your own project timelines, and meet multiple deadlines

Previous experience working with project management tools such as Airtable and Jira

Entrepreneurial / startup experience.

What it’s like to work with us :

Talent is our best asset!

We invest in people with passion and potential who understand U.S. News’ dedication to our consumers.

Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity

Focus on fostering personal and professional growth

Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training

Collaborative Work Environment Fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers

Other job info :

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.

Preference for New York or Washington, DC based applicants to work a hybrid schedule in those office locations.

U.S. News & World Report strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (including boosters).

The anticipated base salary for this position is $57,000 - $67,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, interview performance, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will be performing the job.

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