Valassis is a leading digital marketing intelligence company, providing a best-in-class data management platform and online and offline targeting capabilities that fuels superior display advertising and expanded media offerings, such as in-store campaign solutions, for advertising clients. Through proprietary technology, Valassis Digital creates meaningful marketing and advertising impact for businesses – from planning, delivery, and attribution. Valassis Digital taps into meaningful, actionable insights that drive better campaign performance.

Valassis has a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, dollar for dollar 401k matching and PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available; not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!

Valassis is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process.

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Valassis is seeking a highly motivated Performance Analyst II, to analyze, troubleshoot, and address technical issues as well as develop tools and solutions for process improvement. The ideal candidate thrives in a highly technical role where technical challenges are as diverse as they are abundant. This role will be exciting for those willing to play an integral part working within a team to solve strategic, operational issues. This role will drive the performance of campaigns by working to bridge data and expertise with quantitative, fact based analytical approaches.

Responsibilities

• Interact with business partners, discussing highly technical topics
• Troubleshoot issues involving system configuration, behavior, and performance
• Run tests to ensure proper functioning of system in various environments
• Design and develop tools for automation and process improvement
• Analyze large quantities of data to find trends or indications of potential issues
• Identify areas for system improvement and communicate with development team
• Contribute to our team’s growing set of development platforms, tools, and processes

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in Python preferred
• Experience with Postgres, Tableau, Spark, a plus
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment
• Experience with Agile development methodologies is preferred
• Excellent communications skills across multi-disciplinary teams

• BS in Computer Science (or other technical discipline with significant computer coursework) or equivalent experience
• Previous experience working in a technical support or a customer facing roles

• Security Sensitive Position. Supervisory Responsibilities:   None
• All team members are responsible for demonstrating the company's Core Values at all times and for using Performance Excellence principles to continuously improve effectiveness, efficiency, products, and services.  This includes, but is not limited to, participating on improvement teams, recommending and implementing improvement ideas, and participating in training and other activities to keep up to date on processes, information, etc.
• All team members are responsible for supporting and complying with internal and external audits, to include providing information, performing assigned tasks to ensure compliance, and preparing and maintaining evidence that key duties identified as internal controls have been performed.
• All team members are responsible for supporting and complying with safety and security policies to promote a healthy working environment.
• Vericast is an equal opportunity employer.   All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Recruiting Administrator directly at 616-541-3145.