Media Monitoring Analyst

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver curated, high-quality daily news reports and/or clippings, or ad hoc reports as needed on time to government leadership and key stakeholders, including entire departments or agencies in some cases.
• Work with a team of analysts to identify, collect, and report news, broadcast, and social media reports or insights as applicable using software tools, websites, and other open-source research methods.
• Analyze the media landscape or specific topic areas or stories of interest to provide key takeaways and recommendations to clients.
• Attend and support tool or analyst training as required.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree (communications, journalism, media, national security, criminal justice, sociology, or international affairs/political science preferred).
• 2+ years of experience in Media Monitoring and analysis or relevant communications, media, journalism, or open-source/PAI research experience.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• A problem-solver.
• Attention to detail under pressure and time constraints.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Experience with Google Docs and Google Sheets.

Preferred Qualifications

• MA/MS
• Experience working on government contracts, especially consumer finance, criminal justice, law enforcement, military, veterans, nuclear energy, and regulation.
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing to produce concise summaries and analyses of news topics with minimal formatting or grammar errors.
• Experience developing advanced Boolean logic to inform data queries and/or advanced Google search skills.

Bonus

• Hands-on experience with Google automation, Meltwater, LexisNexis, and TVEyes.
• Data analytics/text as data experience (Python preferred).
• Looker/Tableau experience.
• Can start immediately.
• Flexible schedule.