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Digital Analytics Associate

The Office of Communications is seeking a Digital Analytics Associate (Communications Associate) who will analyze and synthesize data from an array of various sources to provide strategic insights and recommendations to the Strategic Communications team and other internal stakeholders within the Office of Communications and University leadership. The ideal candidate will be able to shift nimbly from regular reporting cadences (I.e., weekly/monthly/quarterly) to assisting with acute crisis communications situations on tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will be capable of creating reports with graphics and visualizations with similarly strong abilities in verbal and written communications to explain trends to non-technical audiences.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Track and analyze the wide range of public external communications that impact the University across earned media and online platforms, ranging from news outlets and social networks to forums and blogs.
  • Provide audience insight and digital performance reports and data visualizations to University Communications teams and help support a culture of analytics research, discussion, and strategic goal setting.
  • Create and distribute online conversation insights and dashboards within the Office of Communications and to designated individuals or offices within the University.
  • Collaborate with the department’s media, editorial, creative, and digital teams in using insights to inform broader communications strategies, and to help shape the University’s media approach.
  • Tracks issues and potential crises of importance to the University, and, in an actual crisis, provides timely information and analysis concerning online conversations to inform the University’s response.
  • Develops new digital methods as needed to help make the internal reporting process more efficient, including use of automation technologies.
  • Works closely with the department’s vendors of analytics software and services and stays informed of industry best-practices for performance reporting and relevant online tools.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

  • At least 2 years related experience in digital communications, with an emphasis on media monitoring, reporting, data analytics and visualizations required.
  • Additional years of experience preferred.
  • Ability to assess the impact of a wide range of digital and social media and offer succinct written, verbal, and/or visual analytical insights in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel and PowerPoint.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in higher education preferred but not required.
  • 3+ years using social listening and media monitoring platforms, such as Brandwatch and Meltwater, or similar.
  • Strong written and verbal communications.
  • Digital marketing analytics experience (organic and/or paid).
  • Certain programming languages as applicable to this position are a strong plus.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Working knowledge of Google Data Studio.


Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Experience in website traffic analysis using Google Analytics and/or similar applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze data and translate that analysis into specific and actionable recommendations, reports, dashboards, and other kinds of data visualizations for non-technical key stakeholders and decision-makers.

Classified Title: Communications Associate
Working Title: Digital Analytics Associate
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $59,870 - $82,250 annually (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: ​​​​​​​JH at Keswick
Department name: ​​​​​​​University Communications
Personnel area: University Administration

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons or because the individual is pregnant or attempting to become pregnant. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
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The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm

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