Senior Data Analyst Contract

Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important, and NoRedInk helps students become better writers in more than 60% of U.S. school districts. We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join our team as a full-time contractor. In this role, you will partner closely with departments across the company including Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Leadership to deliver high-quality analytics, reporting, and insights that drive strategic and operational decision-making across the company. You'll work within our modern data stack including Snowflake, dbt, and Sigma, to transform raw data into trusted dashboards, ad-hoc analyses, and actionable recommendations. This is a hands-on role that requires strong SQL skills, excellent communication, and the ability to juggle multiple requests at once. Responsibilities Serve as the primary analytics partner for cross-functional stakeholders (Sales, CS, Product, Operations, Leadership). Create, maintain, and improve Sigma dashboards, reports, and deep-dive analyses. Develop and optimize SQL queries and transformations in Snowflake. Translate ambiguous business questions into clear analytical frameworks and data requirements. Conduct exploratory data analysis and root-cause investigations. Build and maintain metric definitions and data documentation. Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across dashboards and analytical workflows. Prioritize incoming data requests and manage expectations with stakeholders. Identify trends, patterns, and opportunities to improve business performance. Support experimentation and product analytics (e.g., usage patterns, cohort analysis). Requirements 3–5+ years of experience as a data analyst, BI analyst, product analyst, or similar role. Strong proficiency in SQL (Snowflake experience strongly preferred). Hands-on experience with dbt and modern ELT/analytics engineering best practices. Strong experience with BI tools; Sigma experience a major plus. Ability to translate business questions into technical requirements and analytical outputs. Experience supporting cross-functional stakeholders (Sales, CS, Product highly preferred). High attention to detail and strong data quality mindset. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams independently. Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth B2B SaaS environment. Nice-to-Have Experience with product analytics tools (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel, Heap). Experience with forecasting, propensity modeling, or other statistical techniques. Prior work in early-stage or mid-stage SaaS startups. Basic familiarity with Python or R for advanced analysis.

NoRedInk builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data. We are now in over 50% of US school districts and students have answered over 5 billion questions using our products. Based in San Francisco, NoRedInk was founded in 2012 and is backed by top-tier investors, including: True Ventures, Google Ventures, Learn Capital, Kapor Capital, Social Capital and ImagineK12. We are a team of ~80 people with a deep commitment to unlocking every writer's potential. We have a strong remote culture; many of our jobs are remote-friendly.