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iSpot competes for the best talent. Our compensation packages consist of salary and equity in one of Seattle’s hottest start-ups, as well as other standard benefits. Most importantly, we provide a really interesting working experience, and the chance to contribute to the success of something great.
What You’ll Be Part Of
An iSpot Research Data Scientist (Early Career) is a key contributor to the future growth of the company, pushing boundaries on what is measurable in the TV viewing and advertising space. The Research Data Science team builds innovative solutions for iSpot’s audience measures, attribution and lift analytics, and creative testing. After developing new methodologies and building prototypes, we work with our product and engineering teams to scale our models to satisfy the needs of brands, publishers, networks, and agencies in a constantly evolving marketing landscape.
Responsibilities
- Data Analysis and Modeling: Conduct in-depth data analysis and build advanced statistical models to extract insights from large viewing and demographic datasets.
- Machine Learning Model Development: Develop, train, and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning models to solve a variety of measurement problems.
- Data Pipeline Development: Work with our Engineering teams to design and implement efficient data pipelines to collect, process, and transform data from various sources.
- Research and Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest data science techniques, tools, and technologies, and explore novel approaches to solve complex challenges.
Qualifications & Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., mathematics, economics, statistics, computer science, physics, social sciences); A master's degree is preferred but not required.
- Internship, research project, or coursework in data science, machine learning, or analytics (industry experience a plus but not required).
Preferred Skills & Attributes
- Foundational understanding of statistics, data science, and/or machine learning concepts.
- Familiarity with one or more data tools (e.g., Python, R, SQL, Spark, or similar) and willingness to learn new technologies.
- Comfortable working with data: cleaning, exploring, and visualizing.
- Curious, collaborative, and eager to learn from experienced professionals.
- Strong communication, writing, and critical-thinking skills; attention to detail.
Cash compensation: $85,000 USD Annually
We are committed to providing competitive, market-informed compensation. The cash compensation above includes base salary, variable commission for employees in eligible roles, and annual bonus targets for eligible roles. In addition to cash compensation, all full time iSpotters are eligible to participate in iSpot’s equity plan to receive stock options. Non-exempt roles will also be eligible for (pre-approved) overtime pay. Individual compensation packages are influenced by different factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
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Hybrid & Flexible Workplace Policy
iSpot supports a hybrid and flexible workplace. Depending on location and work responsibilities, employees may be designated as full-time or part-time office-based or a fully remote employee. A hybrid work schedule indicates that you work in the office some days and work from home other days. The best hybrid workplaces allow for flexibility while also encouraging consistency.
Those local or living in surrounding areas to one of our offices (Bellevue, WA; El Segundo, CA; New York, NY) will work a hybrid schedule, coming into their local office 1-3 days a week. While those in a role, not office-based and located further away from our offices, will work a fully remote schedule. If you have questions regarding exact details of our hybrid & flexible workplace policy, please let your recruiter know and they will discuss with you further.
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What We Do
iSpot.tv helps advertisers measure the brand and business impact of TV and streaming advertising, from concept to airing to conversion. Fast, accurate and actionable measurement and attribution solutions enable advertisers to assess creative effectiveness, enhance media plans and attribute advertising results for cross-platform campaigns, all while benchmarking against competitors and historical norms. Unlike legacy and ad hoc solutions, iSpot is purpose-built to measure the performance of every ad on television with digital-like precision and granularity in real time. With always-on performance insights unified across linear and streaming TV, advertisers can take quick and confident action to consistently drive business results.
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