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Senior Analyst, Social Intelligence (Hybrid)

Cella

McLean, VA
Contract
Senior
83k-91k
5 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Senior Analyst, Social Intelligence analyzes social data to uncover insights and help develop actionable recommendations for the business. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Social Intelligence and involves transforming social data into strategic insights that inform brand, marketing, and customer experience decisions. The role requires a passion for social media, data, and analytics tools, with an innate curiosity to uncover the 'why' behind the data. Candidates can work hybrid in Dallas, TX or McLean, VA, or remotely for the right fit.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build dashboards and define scalable processes that make social listening insights actionable across teams.
  • Develop and refine listening rules and real-time alerts aligned with business priorities, brand objectives, and reputational risks.
  • Consult on the use of social listening to monitor brand sentiment, track brand health, and assess brand affinity.
  • Collaborate with Social and Influencer Marketing teams to infuse insights that drive authentic community engagement and culturally relevant content.
  • Monitor and report on social trends, competitive activity, and viral moments to uncover opportunities for engaging content and audience connection.
  • Explore and apply emerging techniques in social analytics, including AI and machine learning, to enhance insight generation.
  • Integrate insights across multiple social platforms, including video-first platforms and limited-access environments, to ensure a holistic view.
  • Partner with the Analytics team to evaluate social media performance, define key metrics, and articulate the business impact of social engagement.

Requirements

  • Proficient in using social listening tools to build queries, categories, tags, and dashboards; experience with Brandwatch is a plus.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and synthesize social data into meaningful insights.
  • Demonstrated experience transforming complex, high-volume data into clear visualizations and dashboards.
  • Ability to turn data into compelling stories that resonate with non-technical audiences.
  • Naturally curious, with a passion for exploring new approaches to social intelligence, including AI and machine learning.
  • Eager to develop deep industry expertise and understand key metrics that drive business performance.
  • Solid understanding of the evolving social media landscape, platform dynamics, and best practices.
  • Creative thinker capable of translating social insights into culturally relevant content ideas and engagement strategies.
  • Experience working in a global environment and collaborating across diverse teams and time zones.
  • Proven ability to partner with marketing stakeholders to inform content strategy, campaign performance, and community engagement.
  • Comfortable troubleshooting technical issues and navigating platform-specific data limitations.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience.
  • At least two (2) years of experience in an analytics, research, or insights role.
  • At least one (1) year of experience analyzing social data.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Brandwatch or similar social listening tools.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in market research, analytics, engineering, economics, or a related field (preferred).
  • Five (5) or more years of professional experience (preferred).
  • Four (4) or more years of experience in an analytics, research, or insights role (preferred).
  • Two (2) or more years of experience analyzing social data (preferred).
  • Experience working in a global organization (preferred).

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance.
  • Short-term disability and a 401K plan.
  • Pay based on education, work experience, location, certifications, and job duties.

Working at Cella

At Cella, a Randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and aim to meet the needs of all applicants during the hiring and interview process. We value diversity and inclusion and strive to create a supportive environment for our team members.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 25, 2025
Salary83k-91k
Job TypeContract
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceSenior

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cellainc.com

Location

McLean, VA

Industry

Office Administrative Services

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