The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain key data assets (data models, data transformation processes, etc).
• Develop and implement strategies to improve data quality and its value to stakeholders.
• Work cross-functionally between analysts, product managers, data engineers, and engineers to define data logging requirements.
• Design, build and automate key business metrics into visualizations, dashboards, slack bots, scorecards, etc.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in analytics, data engineerings, or engineering, especially around designing and building data models using SQL to code business logic.
• Experience with SQL and familiarity with Python.
• Some experience with ETL or ELT processes.
• Some experience with either Redshift or DBT strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with app development frameworks strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of industry trends for digital subscription based businesses.
• Strong communication skills.