TEGNA Inc

Lead BI/Data/Web Developer

TEGNA Inc$130K — $155K *
Media
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Business Intelligence development, with at least 5 years in Tableau
  • Deep experience in Media, Entertainment, Publishing, or Ad-Tech industries
  • Expert proficiency in Tableau Desktop and Server administration
  • Advanced SQL skills for complex data querying and performance tuning
  • Experience with large-scale cloud-based data warehouses like Snowflake or Google BigQuery
  • Capability in designing efficient BI reporting data structures
  • Familiarity with building BI applications using PHP, JavaScript, and Tableau APIs

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of complex Tableau dashboards for media metrics
  • Translate advanced analytics into user-friendly visualizations
  • Establish best practices for media data visualization
  • Architect scalable Tableau data sources for performance optimization
  • Collaborate with data teams to refine data models for reporting
  • Mentor junior developers in dashboard design and SQL optimization
  • Engage with multiple stakeholders to gather reporting requirements and KPIs

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and eyecare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
  • 401(k) with company matching up to 4% of employee contributions
  • Nine free virtual doctor appointments and 12 free therapy sessions annually
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and nine paid holidays per year
Full Job Description
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior BI/Tableau Report Developer to join our data team, specializing in the Media and Entertainment industry. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience developing advanced, performance-optimized Tableau solutions. This role is crucial for transforming complex media data-including audience consumption, advertising performance, content performance, and subscription metrics-into clear, actionable dashboards that drive content, distribution, and revenue strategies. You will be a technical leader, setting visualization standards and providing mentorship across the analytics function.

Responsibilities
  • Media Data Visualization Leadership:
  • Lead the entire lifecycle (design, development, testing, and deployment) of complex Tableau dashboards, focusing on key media metrics like subscriber churn, ad impressions, video views, content watch time, audience demographics, and campaign ROI.
  • Translate advanced analytical models (e.g., attribution, predictive content scoring) into intuitive, high-impact visualizations for executive and operational users.
  • Establish best-in-class visualization standards tailored for media data consumption, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting (e.g., Nielsen standards, privacy compliance).

Data Strategy & Technical Excellence:
  • Utilize 10+ years of BI experience to architect scalable and highly efficient Tableau data sources, optimizing for query performance against large datasets from various media platforms.
  • Collaborate extensively with Data Engineers and Scientists to define and refine data models (e.g., star schemas in Snowflake, AWS Redshift, or Google BigQuery) to ensure optimal structure for media reporting.
  • Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for advanced Tableau functionalities, including complex LOD expressions, sophisticated data blending, dynamic parameters, and performance tuning for 100+ million row datasets.
  • Stakeholder Management & Mentorship:
  • Partner directly with Advertising Sales, Marketing, Content Strategy, and Finance teams to elicit and document precise reporting requirements and KPIs.
  • Mentor and guide junior developers on data storytelling, dashboard design principles, SQL optimization, and adherence to BI governance policies.

Requirements:
  • Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of professional experience in Business Intelligence development, with at least 5 years dedicated to Tableau in an enterprise environment.
  • Industry Focus: Deep, demonstrable experience in the Media, Entertainment, Publishing, or Ad-Tech industries, with a strong understanding of core media metrics.
  • Technical Expertise:
  • Expert proficiency in all facets of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server/Cloud administration and governance.
  • Exceptional command of Advanced SQL for complex data querying, ETL processes, and performance tuning.
  • Proven experience working with large-scale cloud-based data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Google BigQuery, or AWS Redshift).
  • Expertise in data modeling and designing data structures specifically for BI reporting efficiency.
  • Comfortable with designing, building and supporting a BI Portal environment using Apache tomcat, PHP and JavaScript.
  • Develop Custom BI Applications which work as a wrapper around Tableau Reports using Tableau API
  • Integrate BI Portal with backend AI Agents to facilitate user interaction via text prompts

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certification: Current Tableau Certified Professional or equivalent high-level certification.
  • Ad-Tech Experience: Familiarity with data from major Ad-Tech platforms (e.g., Google Ad Manager, DSPs, SSPs) or audience measurement tools (e.g., Nielsen, Comscore).
  • Programming: Experience with scripting languages like PHP and/or Javascript, Python for data wrangling, Tableau APIs for custom Web BI Portal Development.


Pay Range

$130,000-$155,000 USD

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

About TEGNA Inc

TEGNA Inc is a media company that operates 62 television stations in 51 markets across the United States. The company's stations reach approximately 39 percent of all television households in the United States. TEGNA's stations are affiliated with major broadcast networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. The company also operates digital businesses, including Cars.com, CareerBuilder, and G/O Digital. TEGNA is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and has approximately 11,000 employees.
Learn more about TEGNA Inc
Size
6,200 employees
Market Cap
$4.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$482.7 million
5 Year Trend
+8.3%
Revenue
$2.9 billion
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