Reporting Analyst

Location/Remote: Hybrid in Atlanta, GA, 30303 (3 days per week onsite). Employment Type: 18-month Contract (W-2). Compensation: Up to $51/hour (commensurate with experience) Benefits: Medical, LTD/STD, HSA/FSA, term life, supplemental health insurance options, 401(k) available for W-2 employees (including family coverage if needed). This contract Reporting Analyst role focuses on delivering interactive, decision-ready dashboards that help operations leaders act on data with confidence. Success means translating wireframes and business questions into polished Looker experiences, validating data accuracy end-to-end, and iterating quickly based on stakeholder feedback. You will balance strong SQL-driven analysis with solid front-end skills to ensure dashboards are both correct and easy to use. Responsibilities: • Build interactive dashboards and reports using Looker (Core and Studio) and LookML to meet defined business needs. • Partner with data owners and stakeholders to implement visualizations from provided wireframes and drive iteration through structured feedback loops. • Design, document, test, and support internal visualization solutions that surface operational insights and enable action. • Analyze existing and new datasets and related processes to assess data quality, value, and accuracy, and recommend improvements. • Create wireframes and mockups for dashboards and reports to clarify functionality, align on requirements, and translate needs into build-ready designs. • Develop and embed visualization components using HTML and support integration into internal pages or portals as needed. • Work across multiple languages, including JavaScript, to enhance interactivity and presentation of analytics experiences. • Apply agile data-wrangling approaches to extract, transform, and model data using SQL, R, or Python to produce data marts powering dashboards. • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by refining visualization standards, documentation, testing approaches, and delivery practices. Required Skills: • Strong experience building interactive dashboards using Looker (Core and Studio) and LookML. • Strong SQL skills, including writing and tuning queries to support dashboards, data validation, and self-service analysis. • Strong HTML skills for building, embedding, and presenting visualizations in internal environments. • Experience translating wireframes and requirements into working dashboards and iterating through stakeholder feedback cycles. • Ability to design, document, test, and support production visualization solutions with clear definitions and reliable outputs. • Experience assessing data quality and validating accuracy through source-to-dashboard reconciliation and anomaly investigation. • Experience creating dashboard wireframes/mockups that communicate layout, metrics, filters, and interactions. • Working knowledge of JavaScript for enhancing visualization behavior or integrating analytics components. • Hands-on experience extracting and transforming data using SQL, R, or Python to create curated datasets or data marts that drive reporting. • Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement in analytics delivery, maintainability, and usability. Preferred Skills: • Experience working with BigQuery for querying, modeling, or performance optimization. • Strong storytelling and visualization design skills, including selecting appropriate chart types and structuring dashboards for clarity and actionability. • Experience building presentation-ready visualizations using tools such as Spotfire, BI platforms, Salesforce reporting, and/or open-source visualization libraries.