What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Analyst position at FreightWaves, Inc.?
Are you smart, driven, curious, resourceful, and not afraid to fail? Then we want to meet you! Our team of bold, innovative, and creative teammates is what makes us the top startup to work for. FreightWaves delivers news and commentary, data, analytics, risk management tools, and actionable market insights to the industry. If you are ready to join our team, it is time for you to apply!
FreightWaves’ SONAR is the leading freight forecasting platform in the industry, and its proprietary research provides the freshest data in the market. FreightWaves is seeking a research analyst with logistics experience who can understand the proprietary data, identify trends and key developments, and disseminate the information on our various platforms. Candidates should be comfortable generating written content, engaging in social media platforms, and making multimedia appearances.
**** This position is 100% remote.
What you will be doing:
- Work with FreightWaves Market Experts to identify and mine key developments and trends
- Research a variety of data sources including FreightWaves and third party data to create research and analysis for proprietary research customers.
- Write research/commentary white papers to showcase our unique insights to readers
- Contribute copy to relevant publications and the online news service
- Attend meetings, conferences and industry events as a freight expert
- Appearing on FreightWavesTV and podcasts to give in-depth analysis of spot rate developments and its impact on the freight industry
What you bring to the table:
- 2 years of experience in logistics
- Bachelor degree preferred, but not required.
- Ability to assimilate large amounts of information and data and create a compelling story supported by the facts and trends
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience with using spreadsheets for analyzing and quantifying data
- Deep knowledge of financial markets and corporate finance activity
- A passion for the unique story and ability to create content that will serve both professionals and a broader audience
Our Benefits:
- An excellent work environment, flat hierarchies, and short decision paths.
- Competitive salary
- Work from home
- A generous benefits package including 100% employer-paid health, dental, vision and Life insurance, STD, LTD
- Concierge doctor on-call
- Stock options
- 401k with up to 3.5% match
- Training programs and career development opportunities
- Student-loan reimbursement
- Annual life achievement bonus of $2,000 for having a baby, buying a house, or getting married (max one per year)
- No set days off Vacation policy (our team takes time off as needed with supervisor approval)
- Gym Membership (or virtual membership while COVID is still a part of our daily lives)
- Audible or Kindle Unlimited subscription
- FreightWaves strives for sustainability. We offset our carbon emissions.
- Discount on Ford vehicles