Media Ops & Analytics Intern

Job Description

SUMMARY: Stride, Inc. is seeking an up and coming marketing professional to support the director of Media Ops & Analytics and the paid media team in driving significant revenue growth across our lines of business, including Career Learning and General Education.

Stride is looking for an intern to assist the reporting and analytics director to broaden the efficiency and scale of its digital marketing team across all channels and lines of business. Reporting to and collaborating with the Director of Media Ops & Analytics, the Intern will learn to create and maintain a full suite of financial/performance and forecasting reports for the paid media team.

This position requires an individual who is very analytically minded, extremely data-driven, and open to learning new technologies. The individual in this position must be able to learn the role various digital marketing channels play in the overall user funnel and develop knowledge of lead generation environments with an emphasis on downstream performance. The individual will work closely with channel owners across the media team as well as the analytics team.

The responsibilities of the role can vary based on evolving marketing team structure and business needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Work with Director to develop and maintain marketing channel budget plan by month and by quarter
• Develop forecast by day of spend and inquiry volume at the channel level Create series of daily, weekly, and monthly reports for paid media team using inputs from various data sources, including Adobe, Google, Bing, Meta, and more
• Work with Analytics team to create reports and views using Salesforce data at a granular channel level to support paid media optimization efforts
• Work closely with Director on various marginal curve analysis projects to develop more effective monthly paid media plan at a state level
• Work with paid media channel owners to develop reporting views of paid tests to evaluate results, and deep dive analysis to help improve channel performance and ROI
• Create regular cadence of reports in digestible formats to be shared with executive team and board members
• Manage overall paid media budget, purchase orders, and reconciliation with Finance team, providing regular cadence of reports as needed
• Additional reporting/analytics projects as required by the executive team

Supervisory Responsibilities: none at this time

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• One (1) Year relevant internship or work experience OR
• Equivalent combination of math-focused education and experience
• Basic to Intermediate Microsoft Excel user
• Highly organized and punctual

OPTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Intermediate to Advanced level user of Microsoft suite of products, with emphasis on Excel
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, and/or other data platforms is a plus
• Relevant media agency experience
• Experience with marketing analytics platforms, including Google, Adobe, and Snowflake

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a fully remote position. 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. 

We anticipate this position will pay $20.00 - $22.00 per hour. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.