New Product Development Analyst
Job Description
National Journal is a premier research and insights company committed to helping organizations effectively navigate Washington. Best known as one of Washington’s most trusted media brands for nearly 50 years, our expertise is unmatched with teams of specialists dedicated to government affairs, communications, and political research, in addition to exceptional journalism.
Our mission is to equip the thousands of government and business leaders in the nation’s capital with the intelligence, insights, and connections they need to save time, increase efficiency, and deliver success.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly analytical, intellectually curious self-starter to support the Associate Director of New Product Development and the SVP of Product at National Journal to help identify, scope, and scale new product offerings for the Government Affairs community.
We are especially interested in candidates who have demonstrated exceptional performance in academics, research, entrepreneurship, journalism, competitive debate, consulting projects, coding, data analysis, student leadership, or other intellectually demanding pursuits. We care less about the specific domain and more about evidence that you consistently seek out difficult problems and solve them well.
The strongest candidates are fascinated by how products succeed or fail. They naturally ask questions like:
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Why do people behave this way?
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What job is this product really helping them accomplish?
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What would have to be true for this idea to scale?
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How could AI change this workflow entirely?
We should meet if you’re the kind of person who…
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Enjoys sifting through noise for tiny signals that could lead to the next big idea
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Gets genuinely excited when a pattern emerges in a messy dataset
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Considers challenges to be fascinating puzzles to be solved
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Picks up new tools—spreadsheets, databases, AI agents—with confidence
The role will have a dual focus:
First, you will contribute to recently launched intelligence service that monitors hundreds of influencers in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Your job will be to translate the outputs of our sophisticated AI listening engine into relevant content for clients in the health sector. It requires keen analytical judgment to recognize when something small could become the next front line of a major policy battle.
Second, you will play a key role in our new product development process, including discovery of unmet needs, product design & testing, and business model scaling.
National Journal is a premier research and insights company committed to helping organizations effectively navigate Washington. Best known as one of Washington’s most trusted media brands for nearly 50 years, our expertise is unmatched with teams of specialists dedicated to government affairs, communications, and political research, in addition to exceptional journalism.
Our mission is to equip the thousands of government and business leaders in the nation’s capital with the intelligence, insights, and connections they need to save time, increase efficiency, and deliver success.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly analytical, intellectually curious self-starter to support the Associate Director of New Product Development and the SVP of Product at National Journal to help identify, scope, and scale new product offerings for the Government Affairs community.
We are especially interested in candidates who have demonstrated exceptional performance in academics, research, entrepreneurship, journalism, competitive debate, consulting projects, coding, data analysis, student leadership, or other intellectually demanding pursuits. We care less about the specific domain and more about evidence that you consistently seek out difficult problems and solve them well.
The strongest candidates are fascinated by how products succeed or fail. They naturally ask questions like:
-
Why do people behave this way?
-
What job is this product really helping them accomplish?
-
What would have to be true for this idea to scale?
-
How could AI change this workflow entirely?
We should meet if you’re the kind of person who…
-
Enjoys sifting through noise for tiny signals that could lead to the next big idea
-
Gets genuinely excited when a pattern emerges in a messy dataset
-
Considers challenges to be fascinating puzzles to be solved
-
Picks up new tools—spreadsheets, databases, AI agents—with confidence
The role will have a dual focus:
First, you will contribute to recently launched intelligence service that monitors hundreds of influencers in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Your job will be to translate the outputs of our sophisticated AI listening engine into relevant content for clients in the health sector. It requires keen analytical judgment to recognize when something small could become the next front line of a major policy battle.
Second, you will play a key role in our new product development process, including discovery of unmet needs, product design & testing, and business model scaling.