Overview
Job Description:
BookBub seeks a talented individual to help our editorial and business development teams with strategic business analysis and data-based research projects. Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and proactively optimizing daily performance statistics for BookBub listings
- Supporting editorial and business development teams with analysis around business operations including pricing, new category launches, a/b testing, and partner communication metrics
- Conducting targeted, project-based research and analysis around book performance and sales metrics to inform internal operations, conference presentations, press materials, blog posts, product research, and more
- Gathering and analyzing author feedback to help improve products and optimize communication strategy
- Synthesizing data and delivering both internal and client-facing insights
- Serving as an internal resource for editorial and biz dev teams around performance reporting, problem solving, and industry knowledge
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates for the position will have:
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills
- Experience in conducting business or academic research
- Ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data to achieve business objectives
- Inquisitive, investigative nature and interest in business strategy
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with Excel
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and work independently with little guidance
- Excitement for a fast-paced, rapidly changing start-up environment where work can occasionally get chaotic and be required at off hours
- A Bachelor’s degree from a selective college
- Interest in reading and books a plus
- Experience in data analysis at a management consulting firm or similar a plus
About BookBub
BookBub is a rapidly-growing startup launched by serial entrepreneurs in 2012. Millions of readers interact with the site every day and the service helps thousands of leading publishers and authors drive sales and find new fans. Connecting readers with great deals on ebooks is just the beginning for BookBub. We're growing our team to launch new consumer-facing book discovery features, tools for authors and publishers, and other web and mobile products that address the digital transition of the publishing industry.