Research Lead, The Athletic

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About the Role

The Audience Insights team is hiring a researcher who will manage essential research projects for The Athletic and other teams at The New York Times. We are looking for a Research Lead with experience with ensuring that reader-centric insights are at the heart of product development. You will lead end-to-end research projects that drive short and long-term strategy for The Athletic as a part of a digital product team, collaborating with Product, Design, Marketing, Editorial and Engineering. You will report to the Managing Director, Growth Audience Insights and will be a part of the larger Audience Insights Group within The New York Times. You will work hybrid out of our New York, NY office.

We at The New York Times seek the truth and help people understand the world. This mission is rooted in our belief that great journalism has the power to make each reader's life richer and more fulfilling, and all of society stronger and more just.

The mission of the New York Times Audience Insights team is to help The Times grow by understanding our audience. The Audience Insights team is a team of researchers that employ methods and tools across several research domains, including product research, market research, UX research and human-centered design, and we draw from principles in the social sciences (Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology and Behavioral Economics). We feel that your best work is achieved when we support healthy work-life balance. We support people in managing their workload and encourage team members to take all of their personal and vacation time each year.

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If you see a job opening here that might be a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply. We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their families, health and wellness programs, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, paid parental leave, and much more.

The annual base pay for this role is between $125,000 and $145,000.

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