Media Monitoring Analyst

Summary

Join us as a Part-Time Media Monitoring Analyst in a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree (communications, journalism, media, national security, criminal justice, sociology, or international affairs/political science preferred)
• 2+ years of experience in media monitoring and analysis or relevant communications, media, journalism, or open-source/PAI research experience
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• A problem-solver
• Attention to detail under pressure and time constraints
• Experience with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Experience with Google Docs and Google Sheets

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver curated, high-quality daily news reports and/or clippings, or ad hoc reports as needed on time to government leadership and key stakeholders
• Work with a team of analysts to identify, collect, and report news, broadcast, and social media reports or insights as applicable using software tools, websites, and other open-source research methods
• Analyze the media landscape or specific topic areas or stories of interest to provide key takeaways and recommendations to clients
• Attend and support tool or analyst training as required

Preferred Qualifications

• MA/MS
• Experience working on government contracts, especially consumer finance, criminal justice, law enforcement, military, veterans, nuclear energy, and regulation
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing to produce concise summaries and analyses of news topics with minimal formatting or grammar errors
• Experience developing advanced Boolean logic to inform data queries and/or advanced Google search skills