Description

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews.

We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our "Best" series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities.

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

U.S. News empowers everyone to thrive. In this position you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths and skills to launch new products and optimize existing ones.

We are seeking a motivated, highly analytical, and detail-oriented Product Manager. You will join a high-growth expansion team, collaborating with product managers, editors, digital producers, and web developers.

Are you up to the challenge?

• Act as a product owner of the insurance segment, which covers a number of rating and review categories, and be in charge of optimizing existing categories
• Analyze key metrics to understand program performance
• Present findings to management and key stakeholders on a weekly and monthly basis
• Collaborate with product management to make product and business decisions using data-driven insights and analyze the impact of product changes
• Collaborate with the UX/Design, editorial, SEO, production and development teams to explore opportunities to improve user experience

Position Requirements

You should definitely have:

• A Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business or a similar major, or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years of experience in product analytics and/or product management, or equivalent experience; one year preferred.
• Proficiency in Office applications (Google Docs, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Experience with web analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics
• Experience with A/B testing, heatmapping tools, and other product analytics platforms, and interpreting results from platforms
• Strong analytical skills; ability to build a strong understanding of product metrics and business KPIs; ability to extract insights from data analysis and translate them into actionable takeaways
• Strong presentation skills; ability to build tables and visualizations to communicate takeaways to management and key stakeholders
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize workload, and meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality and detail
• Strong storytelling, communications, and organizational skills
• Experience working with cross-functional teams

It would be nice if you had:

• Led and managed a product from PRD to post-launch with support from product leadership and matrixed teams
• Experience with Jira, Airtable, Confluence, or equivalent project management platforms
• Experience working in the insurance industry
• Experience working in lead generation

• Experience with HTML/CSS/JS

What it's like to work with us:

• Talent is our best asset!
• We invest in people with passion and potential who understand U.S. News' dedication to our consumers.
• Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity
• Focus on fostering personal and professional growth
• Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training
• Collaborative Work Environment ~ Fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers

Other Job Info:

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
• U.S. News & World Report strongly encourages all employees to be fully vaccinated (including boosters).
• Preference for New York or Washington, DC based applicants to work a hybrid schedule in those office locations. Remote applicants will be considered.
• The anticipated base salary for this position is $70,000 to $115,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, interview performance, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-Time

Number of Openings
1

About the Organization
U.S. News & World Report is a publisher of news and information that empowers people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives.

EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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