Community Analytics Intern

Job Description

Stride is seeking a college intern pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in social sciences, computer science or data science. The Community Analytics Intern will work with a team focused on developing and implementing metrics and insights for online communities via analyzing chat streams. The intern will work collaboratively with product and technical experts as well as other interns on the project but is expected to be able to work independently on assigned projects and contribute original ideas to accomplish team goals.
We are looking for smart and ambitious individuals who thrive on the challenge of asking the right questions, analyzing data to find context-driven answers, and translating those findings into actionable insights that make a difference for our customer communities. This is an opportunity to work on a small, innovative project with a startup vibe within a larger company as the new product is taken to market.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Perform data manipulation, analysis and presentation;
• For some roles, build web application components including back-end API connectivity.
• Participate in team meetings;
• Pursue deep, exploratory understanding of data in raw and curated forms to expand our knowledge of its real-world context;
• Engage with customers and conduct potential-customer pipeline research;
• Ensure that work projects are documented and hit closure points such that work product can be fully incorporated into ongoing workflows

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• High School Diploma OR
• Currently pursuing a BS/BA or MS/MA degree

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Passionate about translating data into actionable insight in context of the human experience the data represents.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong self-motivation and ability to work independently.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and execution skills.
• Detail-oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to listen effectively, respect others’ perspectives and contributions, and offer and accept constructive feedback.
• Ability to clear required background check.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases
• Familiarity with Discord and other online communities
• Python programming and familiarity with core data libraries (e.g., pandas, numpy, matplotlib, scikit learn)
• WordPress and/or HTML, php, javascript

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

• We anticipate the salary range to be $22/hr.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and D.C.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.