Job details
Salary $75,000 - $95,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Full job description
Alethea group is seeking a senior open source intelligence (osint) analyst to join a fast-growing start-up committed to detecting and mitigating disinformationSenior analysts oversee a project team of 3-5 analysts, conduct technical disinformation research and investigations, support managing client relationships, deliver trainings, and support business growthAs part of being a teammate at a start-up, senior analysts should be able to help drive and develop new products to meet a dynamic set of customer needs and be able to distill massive sets of social media data and other relevant data sets into actionable information to be used by a variety of stakeholdersThis is an analyst position not a policy position.
Alethea group senior analysts will need to be constantly developing and executing new methodologies in response to social media manipulation trendsSenior analysts will also be involved in business-critical decisions, such as tool selectionResponsibilities include:
Drive research and analysis on social media manipulation for a variety of clients.
Oversee a team of 3-5 analysts by directing targeted research, providing feedback, supporting professional development and growth, and managing scope and timeline.
Identify new trends in social media manipulation and disinformation
Support leading client meetings and engagement
Manage project budgets and timelines
Help develop, acquire, evaluate and implement new research tools and methodologies
Author or review public facing research in order to share new trends with the broader research community and american public.
This position reports to the chief of analysis.
Qualifications:
Experience developing topics for and managing research, intelligence, and open source products.
At least three years of experience using social media intelligence tools, link analysis and database tools, and due diligence tools.
Experience with data visualization and programming preferred, but not required.
At least one year of experience overseeing a team of at least two people, particularly in research, analysis, and product development.
Experience conducting investigations using osint methodologies, including analysis of website architecture, social media, and public records.
Demonstration of expertise, either through research, study, or experience, in one of the following areas:
Social media research
Anti-money laundering
Government and politics
Campaigns and elections
Computer science
Information operations
Artificial intelligence
Quantitative analysis
Cyber security
An understanding of the regulations governing the digital and cyber security realms, as well as campaign finance laws.
Experience briefing decision makers orally with demonstrated ability to deliver key messages with clarity, confidence and poise.
Experience producing high quality written products that are succinct, logically structured, visually appealing, and tailored to the audience.
Degrees are goodImpact is better.
Equally important to the ability to perform the duties above, alethea group is especially interested in the cultural fit for our team:
A relentlessly positive attitude and the ability to balance work and life efficiently in order to get the job done, without sacrificing sanityA sense of humor is a plus.
A roll up your sleeves attitudeThis is a start-up, and no job is too small.
Integrity in unregulated, unchartered territoryThere are very few rules governing the information space, and alethea group employees will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to the firm’s ethical standards.
A constant desire to learn and be challenged by team members of all levelsOur titles are to help our clients identify roles and responsibilities, but on our teams we should be challenging each other to think outside the box, develop creative solutions, and build something together.
An understanding of the political and economic systems in the united states, and how disinformation poses a threat to institutions.
The ability to demonstrate discretionOur clients are sensitiveTheir data is sensitiveWe adhere to fight club’s first two rules (there are other rules too but, you get it—if you don’t get it, google it).
The ability to communicate directly and get the job doneWe’re not a “meeting-before-the-meeting” kind of place.
An ability to thrive in ambiguityCreate a structure that works for you and your teamWe are not micromanagers.
Salary and benefits:
Salary for this position is $75,000-95,000.
Health care at the gold-tier level is fully funded by the employer.
Unlimited sick leave12 days pto and 10 federal holidays.
Employer sponsored 401k available.
All offers are contingent upon final award of contractCandidates with non-traditional and diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Job type: full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to friday
Supplemental pay:
Bonus pay
Work location:
Fully remote
Work location: remote
