Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Data Services Products, Platforms and Analyses
- Research, recommend, and support hardware and software to align services to our data storytelling framework, improve data visualization deliverables and expand services to support the business.
- Provide expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) including data/file management, geospatial analyses, and storymapping in ESRI for customer outputs and internal analyses.
- Analyze robust data sources and effectively format data to tell relevant stories through data visualization and insights.
- Uphold data integrity through statistical methods and reporting and continuous quality processes.
- Solve internal and external data visualization and communications challenges in a variety of formats including infographics, charts, diagrams, and maps.
- Develop quantitative and qualitative methods/analyses for National Demonstration Site program and Custom data projects.
- Participate in project meetings and cross functional collaborations relating to appropriate data visualization/information needs to meet project requirements and ensure continuous quality improvements.
- Complete ongoing competitive analyses and benchmarking to ensure expertise on innovative technologies and analytics and understand the trends and needs of our customers.
Customer Facing Reporting
- Coordinate backend analysis, data management processes, and data translation techniques to ensure alignment to the Community Vitality Index for all customer deliverables.
- Collaborate with marketing team to ensure consistency with the overall branding guidelines.
- Work with CDSL team on National Demonstration Site projects including creation of relevant reports and other ad-hoc analysis. Coordinate with NDS Analyst on template and formatting of reports for scalability and quality.
- Assist with creation of Statewide Initiative Reporting and coordination with Marketing on asset deliverables.
- Create and deliver other Strategic Account reports (NDS+, Impact Areas/Opportunity Zones, etc.) to support the business.
- Assist in developing analysis for Custom Data projects.
- Assist in coaching Agency Partners (where applicable) of creation and delivery of reports.
- Assist in projects related to Business Intelligence and other Business Unit data initiatives.
Other
- Support annual budgeting and outcomes reporting processes.
- Assume additional responsibilities as directed by the CDSL Supervisor.
- Assist in creation of larger customer and internal facing Dashboards using ESRI, Power BI, or other applicable technologies
Analytical Decision Making
- Communication skills
- Learning & Development
- Planning & Organizing
- Professionalism & Integrity
- Risk-Taking/Creative Thinking
- Teamwork & Relationship-Building
- Results Orientation
Education and/or Experience
- Required bachelor’s degree, and a minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in data visualization/information design, geospatial mapping, or other advanced analytics.
- Emphasis in data storytelling and research translation preferred.
- Preferred background in working with planning/ analysis around parks &/or urban spaces.
Travel
- Travel up to 25% of the time for company events, professional learning conferences, trade shows, and customer/distribution outreach meetings and sessions.
Computer Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word,PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).
- Experience with ESRI, database management, and other data platforms.
- Ideal candidate will have some experience with other common data platforms (Power BI, Tableau, etc).
Other Requirements/Skills
- Eager and able to quickly learn, operate, and apply new data visualization software and systems.
- Ability to create data-based reports, correspondence, presentations, and narrative translation content.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to prioritize, solve problems creatively, and work under tight deadlines.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent and crisp written and oral communications skills.
- Excellent data visualization and design competencies.
- Ability to work and collaborate with colleagues and customers across locations and time zones.
- Ability to multi-task, embrace change, and be highly responsive in a fast-paced environment.
- A strong electronic portfolio with a variety of data visualization/translation samples.
PlayCore is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status
