The location for this position can be hybrid or remote in New York or Naperville, Illinois or remote based in any of the following states: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin.
This is an exempt, salaried position with a range of $135,000 - $150,000. We determine starting pay based on a thorough evaluation of job-related factors, including geographic location, market conditions, relevant experience, training, and education. This process ensures a fair and competitive salary that aligns with both the company and the candidate’s qualifications.
What you’ll do
- Lead Sourcebooks’ analytics and business intelligence function, managing and developing two Business Analysts.
- Oversee Power BI dashboards and reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and ease of use.
- Turn sales, pricing, inventory, and market data into clear recommendations for leadership, editorial, sales, and other teams.
- Lead strategic analyses that support pricing, revenue planning, forecasting, and growth.
- Strengthen data governance and help colleagues confidently use data in everyday decisions.
- Use AI and automation to streamline reporting and expand access to insights.
- 7+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, or a related field, including 2+ years leading analysts or a reporting team.
- A bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, statistics, economics, or a related field—or equivalent experience. A college degree is not required if you bring equivalent experience.
- Advanced Power BI expertise, including data modeling, DAX, Power BI Service administration, PBIX/PBIP, plus strong SQL skills.
- Deep familiarity with book industry data, particularly Circana BookScan; publishing or consumer products experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience turning complex analyses into practical recommendations that influence business decisions.
- Strong people leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with pricing, forecasting, budgeting, inventory analytics, and data governance.
- The curiosity and judgment to apply AI and automation effectively.
Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, & generous paid time off.
Sourcebooks values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, or a related field
- 2+ years leading analysts or a reporting team
- Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, statistics, economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Advanced Power BI expertise, including data modeling, DAX, Power BI Service administration, PBIX, and PBIP
- Strong SQL skills
- Experience turning complex analyses into practical recommendations that influence business decisions
- Strong people leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Familiarity with pricing, forecasting, budgeting, inventory analytics, and data governance
- Curiosity and judgment to apply AI and automation effectively
- Deep familiarity with book industry data, particularly Circana BookScan
- Publishing or consumer products experience
Sourcebooks Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sourcebooks and has not been reviewed or approved by Sourcebooks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays and sick days, and a sabbatical program are highlighted, with additional closure between Christmas and New Year’s. These elements collectively indicate a wide range of time‑off options.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous parental leave includes six weeks paid for both parents that can be combined with FMLA, alongside family medical leave. This reflects structured support for caregiving needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are provided along with life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, FSAs, and mental‑health benefits. The package spans core health protections and ancillary supports.
Sourcebooks Insights
What We Do
“Sourcebooks, a legitimate contender for the title of ‘most innovative company in book publishing.’”—Mike Shatzkin, Idealog Innovators. Always looking for ways to bring new experiences to our readers, data is the backbone that gives direction to our creativity and informs our innovative spirit. Put Me In The Story, now the #1 personalized book platform in the U.S., is one of three e-commerce businesses we operate. We are committed to innovative publishing and to exploring new publishing platforms and models. Owners and Entrepreneurs. We take pride in being pioneers. Each of us is a leader invested in creating breakthrough for ourselves, our company, and readers everywhere. Starting with just one book in 1987, we now publish more than 300 new titles each year. With millions of books sold and more than 80 New York Times and USA Today bestsellers—and more—Sourcebooks publishes authors, not books. Constantly Learning. Not content to rely on yesterday’s knowledge, we know tomorrow’s opportunities can be discovered only with a passionate desire to explore new ideas. We Create Amazing. Every book and product we create and every life we touch is an opportunity to deliver the unexpected and the extraordinary. Our award-winning books earn accolades from Parenting Media Awards, YALSA Lists, Texas Bluebonnet, state awards, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award, and more. Book Business Magazine named Sourcebooks 2013 Publishing Innovator of the Year. From children’s, young adult, fiction, and memoir to personalized books, inspirational gifts, reference, poetry, and beyond, we believe books change lives. It is the heart of all that we do. We are excited to work with passionate authors, booksellers, librarians, designers, media, brand partners, and others to create a vibrant future for books. FIND US ONLINE www.sourcebooks.com www.putmeinthestory.com www.simpletruths.com www.123magic.com
