Expert - Media Analyst

Department: Federal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: McLean, VA

Reporting To: David Gentile

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement research designs centered around Social Media and open source systems with practical strategies for conducting evaluations of policies, processes, programs, and training
• Work cross functionally to develop and implement a team of social media experts to assist in our customer's growing need for open source data
• Develop and implement new cutting edge solutions revolving around social media to assist in our customer's program evaluation activities
• Work with a diverse team of mission specialists and data scientists to leverage open source, classified, and social media data to assist in our customer's program evaluation activities
• Perform a variety of research activities to include document reviews, structured interviews, and focus group facilitation; involves stakeholder identification and design of interview guides and focus group questions as well as logistical coordination for data collection activities and documentation of discussions
• Design and conduct survey research; includes sample identification, instrument development, survey distribution and response analysis
• Analyze both qualitative and quantitative information to provide the customer with comprehensive insights into organizational strengths and challenge areas
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership based on research plans, activities, findings and recommendations
• Brief Senior-level customers on research plans, status of activities, findings and recommendations

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A Bachelor’s degree is required for this position.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in a consulting role in the IC.
• Master’s degree in business, social science, or behavioral science preferred but not required for this position.

• US Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• Demonstrated experience running social media advertisements
• Demonstrated proficiency with highly prevalent social media platforms
• Demonstrated experience leading qualitative research and program evaluation activities
• Demonstrated experience leading structured interviews and focus groups
• Experience developing presentations and providing briefings to middle and senior management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including visual representation of data using charts and graphs
• Ability to perform in an individual contributor role while also excelling in a team environment
• Ability to analyze information and identify implications for policy, processes, communications and training 

• Familiarity with advanced statistical concepts
• Experience with survey design
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Routine video conference and/or in-person meetings.
• Ability to attend planned meetings within the Washington Metro Area region.