Crisis Text Line
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- Data Researcher
- Data Scientist, Marketing Analytics
- Sr. Marketing Analyst - Marketing and Communications
- Data Scientist - Decisions
- Senior Data Scientist, Machine Learning and Research
- Director of Data Science
- Senior Data Scientist - Analytics
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer
- Staff ML Research Scientist
- Staff Data Engineer
- Senior Data Engineer
- Data Engineer
Data Scientist, Marketing Analytics
Data Scientist, Marketing Analytics
Overview:
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis. With over 150 million messages processed to date, we’re growing quickly, but so is the need.
Data Scientist, Marketing Analytics
Role
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis, available in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Ireland. In the U.S., text 741741 to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor. With over 6 million conversations and 200 million messages exchanged with people in crisis to-date, we’re growing quickly, but so is the need.
Our Data Team is looking for a curious and thorough Data Scientist to collaborate with our Marketing and Communications Team to gather and analyze data, study industry trends, and articulate insights to inform opportunities for reaching more volunteers and people in crisis. Using complex datasets, you will build tools and communicate analytical insights that will guide decision making around marketing strategies and tactics.
The ideal candidate in this role has a natural analytical way of thinking and feels comfortable explaining their rationale to key stakeholders.
What you will be doing:
- Provide data informed expertise to the marketing and communications team to improve texter, volunteer, and partner-facing engagement. This includes defining metrics, performing deep analysis, setting up tools to track impact, and distilling clear, relevant insights.
- Implement and analyze A/B tests to understand the impact of marketing efforts
- Work with the marketing and communications team to understand our needs, evaluate strategies, and support the goal-setting process
- Produce monthly marketing performance report
- Conduct NLP research to identify SEO and SEM trends and tactics
- Assist in managing the backend of the corporate website and performing regular technical updates through WordPress
Who you are:
- Impact-oriented. You want to work on meaningful projects that lead to positive impact. You develop analysis and tools with people in mind.
- Curious. You have a lot of questions, and you love answering them with data.
- Thorough when it comes to analyzing and interpreting data.
- Brave. You enjoy learning new skills and exploring new areas.
- Deliberate, mindful, team-player. You involve stakeholders early, emphasize consistent rigor and a high standard of ethics in your analyses, and document your work so it is both transparent and replicable.
You have:
- 2+ years of experience in a Data Science / Analytics role
- Proficient in Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Ads
- Experience with statistical modeling and data science techniques like A/B testing, NLP, and statistical inference.
- Familiarity with dashboard tools like Periscope, Looker, or Tableau
- Intermediate skills in SQL
- Preferred familiarity with Python or R
- Ability to understand and articulate market trends and marketing performance metrics
Benefits:
- 20 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays
- Generous paid time off: 15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 5 sick days
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for the staff member and family
- 403B retirement plan (the nonprofit equivalent of a 401K): 3% contribution by Crisis Text Line.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave (available after 6 months of employment)
- 4 weeks of volunteer sabbatical (after 2 years of continuous full time service)
- Mental health stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Internet service stipend
- Home office setup stipend
(benefits do not apply to interns, contractors, research collaborators, and part-time positions.)
Crisis Text Line is an equal opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who have a disability and meet the skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the role to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job.