Junior Market Analyst

Junior Market Analyst – AI / Airline / Telecom
Recon Analytics | Remote – Continental U.S.

Ever finish an assignment and think, okay, but what else is in here?  Ever sit in a class, a meeting, or a job and feel like you’re running at half speed because no one around you is moving fast enough?

This role is for people who are bored by easy and energized by hard.  The work is intellectually demanding, the pace is aggressive, and what you’re going to learn here is only limited by how far you’re willing to push yourself. 

If you like finding the story in a dataset before anyone else does is your idea of a good puzzle, keep reading. 

The Work

You'll contribute to a weekly U.S. consumer survey program for a client that makes real strategic decisions based on what we deliver. That means your work isn't practice, it counts. Junior Analysts at Recon support:

• Building and refining survey questionnaires designed to surface signal, not noise
• Cleaning, structuring, and interrogating datasets to find what others miss
• Creating Tableau dashboards that executives actually open
• Drafting written narratives that translate data findings into clear, compelling stories
• Using AI tools as a thinking accelerator—not as a shortcut around doing the work

The pace here is fast, the feedback is direct, and the work is visible. You’ll develop faster here than anywhere else precisely because what you produce matters. 

We invest in training and make resources available. We don't micromanage. The rule is simple: if you can't figure something out in 15 minutes, ask. We'd rather answer questions than fix avoidable mistakes.   The best part of working here?  Nobody is going to tell you when to stop learning. 

Who This Is For

You're a recent graduate or someone within a year or two of finishing your degree. You have a foundation in data analysis, statistics, or a related quantitative field. You learn fast. You're still curious after the coursework ends. You find yourself going back to a dataset because you're not convinced you found everything yet.

You may not know anything about telecom, airline, or AI markets yet; that's fine, we can teach you. What can't be taught is the drive to care about getting it right.

You should have:

• A degree (completed or in progress) in data analytics, statistics, economics, information systems, business analytics, or a related quantitative field
• Comfort with Excel beyond basic formulas—pivot tables, data modeling, logical functions
• Ability to develop and create compelling analysis via PowerPoint
• Exposure to survey methodology, research design, or quantitative analysis coursework
• Strong written communication—you can explain what the data says to someone who didn't run the analysis
• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools is a plus (Tableau, Power BI), not a requirement
• Familiarity with at least one scripting language (Python or SQL) is a plus, not a requirement

Compensation

$60,000 base. 25% annual bonus. 401(k) with 3% company contribution. Heavily subsidized health premiums, disability, and life insurance. Flexible vacation. Remote, anywhere in the continental U.S.

Where This Goes

Analysts who perform here grow into owning their own deliverables, then client relationships. Journalists call our analysts for comment because they know the material cold; that's the bar we're building toward. There's no ceiling defined by tenure or title; it's defined by what you're willing to build.

How to Apply

Find the RIAA dollar and unit sales data on Tableau Public. Create one of the following:

• A dashboard
• A 3-page PowerPoint or Google Slides deck
• A 1,500-word article or memo

Tell a story hidden in that data. Client-ready format. We don't work in music, but everyone knows music - this shows us how you think when the dataset is unfamiliar.

Skip the obvious CD-to-download-to-streaming narrative. Don't lean on piracy as the explanation for everything. Find something else. The interesting stories are in the data everyone else walks past.