Survey Operations Analyst

Summary

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Statistics, Data Science, or similar fields; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education
• At least 1 year of programming experience in Python and/or R
• Experience manipulating and summarizing large datasets with statistical packages and data management tools (e.g., R, Python, SPSS)
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time
• Results-driven focus and ability to see issues to completion in a timely manner
• Excellent communication skills with internal clients, both written and oral
• Ability to excel and work with cross-functional teams, all while working remotely

Responsibilities

• Programming complex surveys using an in-house scripting language based on Python
• Setting up surveys for fielding in YouGov’s multiple markets and languages
• Testing survey appearance and user experience on various web browsing platforms and devices
• Monitoring, investigating and reporting on data collection issues resulting from survey programming
• Cleaning and preparing survey data deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience or training in survey research
• Experience with terminal commands and Git