What makes us different…
- We run one of the top 20 mobile websites in the USA, according to Quantcast (22words.com)
- Fully remote, we measure what matters and prioritize RESULTS over where you work
- #beatyesterday is our mantra… we optimize incrementally so we’re always beating our own records
- We’re scrappy doers who love getting into the weeds to solve problems…
- Titles don’t matter. Results and drive do. Everyone is a chief problem solver at Brainjolt
- Bureaucracy is bulls&*t. We don’t like red tape. We prefer to work biased to action, led by data
- We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we enjoy playing the game and being on the journey
THE OPPORTUNITY: BUSINESS ANALYST
At the heart of it, we need someone who’s a numbers monster to analyze pricing and bidding strategies to help develop, grow and support Brainjolt’s revenue strategy. As the Business Analyst, you will provide insights related to ad revenue KPIs and discover ways to automate the revenue reporting and data analysis process. We’re keen to partner with someone who has Excel/modeling skills related to pricing, and possibly has worked at a trading desk or in fin-tech in the past.
Specifically…
- Provide clean, trusted reporting about revenue.
- Analyze pricing and bidding strategies to produce compelling models that are action-biased.
- Work with the VP of Product and Director of Revenue to optimize existing revenue models and create new revenue streams
- Produce detailed reports with clean, actionable data.
- Provide thoughtful, deep analysis on areas of concern or question for the revenue team and provide recommendations on next action items.
- Create and draft test plans and requirements for hand-off to the Company developers.
- Structure and report on A/B tests to increase site monetization.
- Reports to the VP of Product.
Requirements
- EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. (Non-traditional paths welcome!)
- EXPERIENCE: 2+ years of revenue, pricing, yield experience building pricing/bid strategies.
- Strong foundation in Excel/data modeling with experience in aggregating 1st and 3rd party data.
- Knowledge of data management technologies and third party data sources like GDS, GA, and GAM.
- Desire to continually develop and discover new opportunities in the ever-changing programmatic ecosystem.
- A love of working in a fast paced environment.
- A self-starter with a results + growth driven mindset.
EXPECTATIONS
- REPORTING: Primary responsibility around revenue and performance reporting to ensure accurate data is provided daily either through automation or manual pulling of data.
- TROUBLESHOOTING: This position will require some on-call availability on weekends (when needed) to deliver revenue reporting, troubleshoot issues and Ad Stack needs, communicate with revenue partners and coordinate with appropriate internal stakeholders on revenue and/or UX initiatives.
- MITIGATE RISKS: Constantly monitor performance to eliminate any/all issues that negatively impact Brainjolt’s revenue and overall performance.
- DATA INTEGRITY & KNOWLEDGE: Expert attention to detail and knowledge as it relates to Brainjolt’s revenue and performance data with a keen ability to deliver key insights and recommendations to ensure trust is constantly maintained with all internal stakeholders.
- THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Deliver key insights to the entire Brainjolt team in an effort to educate and enhance the entire company on opportunities for optimization and overall improvement.
Benefits
This position is fully remote. Occasional meet ups in LA for face-to-face time (approx. one time per quarter).
Brainjolt is a fun, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment that empowers its employees to work independently and drive results that greatly impact the business. Since early on, one of our go-to values has been Fight boredom, spread happiness. We strive to do this not just for our audience, but for our team, too. In addition to basic benefits, here are some additional ways we support your continued success and happiness:
- Unlimited PTO
- Home internet & mobile phone assistance
- Gym membership assistance
- 2 tickets to a concert of your choice per year
- Spotify, Netflix, & Audible subscriptions.
- Monthly Personal & business-related book budget
- And more…