Business Analyst at one of Chicago’s fastest-growing companies Job in Chicago 60610, Illinois Us
Spartz Media is a world leader in using mass collaboration to make people happy
Our websites make it easy to create and share content so others can learn, laugh, and feel inspired. The Spartz Media Network, including OMG Facts, GivesMeHope, and MuggleNet, receives 9 million visitors each month across a dozen websites, mobile sites, and apps.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, the company is one of the fastest-growing startups online, seeing a consistent 35% network traffic growth per quarter. Our brands boast a massive social media presence of over 6 million followers on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. The communities of Spartz Media are passionate and loyal - close to 60% of our young, highly engaged audience visits a Spartz Media site every day.
We're hiring the best people in Chicago
Are you always asking why things are a certain way? Do you get excited when using data to recognize patterns and look for opportunities? Are you a big picture thinker who is also comfortable with numbers and spreadsheets?
Great. You're perfect.
Now, here's what we'll need you to do...
- Analyze data with standard statistical methods, interpret the results, and provide summaries of what you discovered.
- Learn to use exciting new tools to answer urgent business questions
- Uncover simpler and more efficient ways of doing things
- Search through data, recognizing patterns and opportunities
- Engage in passionate debates with your team members to discuss the implications of your research
Why this job is really, really important
We love data. We launch a new site every month and data is a major guiding factor in our decision regarding what type of site to launch. Tiny differences in the way you collect, analyze and present your research and data can mean the difference between launching a website that receives 1 million monthly page views and 10 million monthly page views.
This isn't a normal Business Analyst job. It's important for you to be comfortable with statistics, but business smarts are more important. We're looking for people who know what questions to ask and who can "connect the dots" between seemingly unrelated pieces of data. You'll spend your time solving problems so interesting that you'll never want to take a vacation. Well, that's our goal anyway.
If you're successful at this job, your ideas and contributions will positively impact the lives of millions of people. Our current Data Analyst, Vladimir, is an idea-factory whose insights have added millions of monthly page views. Our experiments to clone Vladimir have been unsuccessful so we are seeking a superstar dot-connector to work with him .
Reasons to work at Spartz Media
- Come to work every day and feel like you’re building something important. Your work will be seen and used by millions of people. We don’t have the pressures of investors or client-work, so we’re driven by our own motivation to build something awesome and change the world.
- Do what you’re best at. First, we’ll work with you to determine your strengths. Then we’ll make sure you’re spending most of your time on activities that complement your strengths.
- Work with people who inspire you to be better. We are as selective as the top tech companies - we often receive hundreds of applications before we fill a position. We believe if your teammates don’t bring out the best in you, you’re probably on the wrong team.
- Everyone contributes ideas. Regardless of what department you’re in, it’s part of your job. We’re helping to write the rules of a blindingly fast-paced industry and innovation is the lifeblood of our business. Ideas are celebrated and innovation is everyone’s job here. We believe there’s a better way to do everything.
- Do what you love to do. You spend most of your waking life at work. It is vital that you do something that enhances yourself, and society, on a higher level. We’ll do whatever we can to match your tasks to your interests.
- We’re committed to helping you reach your potential. Personal and professional development is a top priority. And we put our money where our mouth is - you’ll have an unlimited budget to spend on learning materials.
Full list of reasons to work at Spartz Media.
The office environment is fun and energetic. We have napping couches, unlimited free food/drinks (soda, coffee, tea, waffles, cereal, milk, pop, candy, chips), an incredibly popular darts league, and we're in the process of constructing a replica of the Chicago skyline out of energy drink cans. As you can see, Spartz Media a serious company run by serious people.
We're looking for full-time individual applicants in the Chicago area to work in our downtown office. Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in a relevant field (business, statistics, math, economics). Development firms: please do not contact.
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