We are an early-stage startup looking for a versatile Data Scientist or Software Engineer to scrape creator forums and analyze questions frequently asked by creators. You will play a pivotal role in a research project aimed at understanding the challenges and needs of creators across various fields. This is a unique opportunity to shape the direction of our platform and make a tangible difference in the lives of creators globally.
Responsibilities
- Identify platforms & forums where creators ask questions and collaborate with one-another
- Develop web scraping tools targeting creator forums.
- Collect, clean, and analyze the data to extract fields such as:
-- Question asked by a creator
-- Category of question (we don’t know what the categories might be, so this will be a discovery!)
-- Timestamp, if available
-- Creator specialty / field, if available
-- Social Media Platform referenced, if relevant and available
- Create visualizations to convey EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis) findings on the scraped data.
- Document your code and procedures for future maintainability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Statistics, or related field.
- Proficiency in a programming language suitable for both data analysis and web scraping, preferably Python.
- Familiarity with web scraping frameworks such as Scrapy, BeautifulSoup, or Selenium is a plus.
- Demonstrated interest in the creator economy or experience as a creator is a plus.
- Understanding of data storage solutions like SQL databases or cloud-based storage.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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