Senior Insights & Analytics Editor

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Data Science
New York, NY, USA
USD 85k-90k / year
Posted on Aug 6, 2025

Business Insider is hiring a Senior Insights & Analytics Editor to work on pivotal decisions and strategies that will deepen reader engagement and drive the company’s growth.

The Role & Team

The Editorial Insights & Analytics team is responsible for creating and implementing actionable, data-driven initiatives across the Business Insider newsroom and the Strategy and Operations team broadly.

As a Senior Insights & Analytics Editor you will be a key player in shaping our content strategy. You will be responsible for analyzing data to provide actionable insights to our editorial team, helping them understand our audience and what resonates with them. You will work to identify growth opportunities and inform decision-making with data-backed recommendations to enhance our content performance and drive reader engagement.

Reporting to the VP, Analytics & Insights, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the global newsroom. This role is based in our New York City HQ, and is union-eligible.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze content performance across platforms to uncover actionable insights that help inform editorial decision-making.
  • Develop and deliver regular reports and presentations for the newsroom, translating complex metrics into clear, strategic recommendations.
  • Refine dashboards, reports, and KPIs that serve editorial needs.
  • Act as a data-driven advisor to editorial teams, proactively identifying opportunities to increase traffic, retention, and user loyalty.
  • Contribute to the development and execution of newsroom-wide performance frameworks and editorial goals.
  • Stay current with media and analytics industry trends to ensure Business Insider’s insights capabilities remain best-in-class.

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • Experience in analytics, insights, and audience development within a newsroom or media environment.
  • Understanding of the media industry, audience engagement, and user-centric metrics.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and a bias to action.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex data into understandable and actionable insights for the newsroom and editorial leadership.
  • Proficiency with analytics tools (i.e., Google Analytics, Looker, etc.) and experience with data visualization.
  • A strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling and journalism.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects at once.

Salary & Benefits:

  • Base salary: $85,000 - $90,000 (dependent on relevant expertise).
  • Unlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
  • Matched and vested 401k plan.
  • Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health reach-out, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
  • Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more.

Business Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and, when making employment decisions, does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality or national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.

Are you passionate about this opportunity, but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Business Insider.

About Business Insider:

Business Insider is a global journalism company that covers the world of business, tech, innovation, and beyond. With headquarters in New York and offices in San Francisco, London, Belfast, and Singapore, we reach an audience of more than 375 million with storytelling that’s fascinating, unexpected, and always helpful.

As a company, we strive to be inspiring and effective, we value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Our company motto is “get better every day,” which means we value all people. Diversity reflects the different life experiences, identities, and perspectives that make each of us unique. For more information on our DEI mission click here.