Job description
About DataCamp
DataCamp’s mission is to empower everyone with the data and AI skills essential for 21st-century success. By providing practical, engaging learning experiences, DataCamp equips learners and organizations of all sizes to harness the power of data and AI. As a trusted partner to over 17 million learners and 6,000+ companies, including 80% of the Fortune 1000, DataCamp is leading the charge in addressing the critical data and AI skills shortage. About you
About the Role:
Data Science Evangelist to play a critical role in our company’s growth strategy. You will straddle the line between marketing, teaching, and thought leadership. You will be responsible for initiatives that range from thought leadership webinars to technical code-alongs or SEO-driven blog posts.
You will collaborate closely with a team of marketers, data evangelists, SEO experts, and the broader DataCampteam to craft compelling content experiences for our audiences. Through these efforts, you will help amplify and share free and valuable educational content for DataCamp’s audience of learners, data practitioners, and data leaders.
This is an individual contributor role. While we aim to tailor the responsibilities of this role based on your specific strengths and weaknesses (we all have them!), here are the responsibilities typically held by data science evangelists at DataCamp:
About you:
At DataCamp, we seek individuals who embody our core values of data-driven action, transparency, ownership, and customer focus. We are seeking individuals that thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing sales organisation and are driven by a passion for democratising adoption of data & AI. Your entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit pushes you beyond just meeting/exceeding retention and expansion targets. You aim to understand the strategic imperatives at DataCamp’s clients and strive to be a thought partner in transforming their data & AI readiness. You are a collaborative team player who is equally happy to work internally with sales, product, support, marketing as you are happy to roll up your sleeves and strategize with clients. You subscribe to the belief that people, process, technology, and data are all key ingredients to digitally transforming a business and you are energised by helping our clients up-level their data readiness at scale. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities:
- Work with external stakeholders (data influencers, leaders, authors) on webinars, code-alongs, and/or podcasts
- Build and maintain a cadence of weekly webinars that drive value for DataCamp’s community of data & learning leaders
- Build and maintain a cadence of weekly code-alongs that drive value for DataCamp’s community of data & learning leaders
- Create & deliver detailed & thought-provoking thought leadership reports & white papers
- Manage the speakers, editorial direction, and distribution for DataCamp Radar, our quarterly conference series
- Create blog posts, tutorials & cheat sheets on data & AI related topics
- Co-host the DataFramed podcast—Our flagship podcast with more than 1M+ yearly listens
- Representing DataCamp at industry conferences either as an attendee or a speaker
Qualifications:
- Advanced programming skills in either Python or R
- Deep knowledge in data science, analytics, business intelligence, and/or AI—you are able to show demonstrable knowledge and experience in one of these spaces
- An extraverted personality with a passion for public speaking, podcasting, and writing with a proven track record in these activities
- High degrees of urgency & organizational skills, you care about delivering the best possible experience for our audience
- High degrees of relationship management skills, you are able to foster deep & thoughtful relationships within the data community and are not afraid to hustle for external speakers to join you at one of your events.
We’re even more excited about you if you have the following:
- A brand in the data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or business Intelligence communities preferred
- Experience as an evangelist, developer advocate, or community lead at a similar organization/industry
- Experience delivering thought leadership content programs (webinars, white papers, podcasts, conferences) at other ed-tech organizations
Why Datacamp?
Joining DataCamp means becoming part of a dynamic, creative, and international start-up. Here are just a few of the reasons why you’ll love being on our team:
- Exciting challenges: Face new technical challenges daily, keeping your work engaging and rewarding.
- Competitive compensation: We offer a competitive salary with attractive benefits.
- Flexibility: Benefit from flexible working hours because the future is flexible!
- Continuous learning: Access a yearly learning budget for conferences & training to support your professional growth.
- Global retreats: Participate in international company retreats, fostering a global team spirit.
- Equipment: Yearly refreshment of your IT Equipment budget for your home working setup.
- Amazing team: Collaborate with a truly exceptional team—seriously, we’re awesome!
