ICONMA · 17 hours ago
Data Visualization Architect
ICONMA is a Mass Media and Entertainment company seeking a Data Visualization Architect for their Burbank, CA location. The role involves designing and building dashboards and reports, collaborating with business users to understand their needs, and ensuring data accuracy and governance standards are met.
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Responsibilities
Design and build high-quality dashboards and reports in Power BI and Tableau that are intuitive, visually compelling, and aligned to answer business questions
Translate ambiguous user requests, sketches, or ideas into structured visual specifications (wireframes, mockups, layout options)
Apply best practices in data storytelling, layout, color, typography, and interaction design to maximize clarity and usability
Conduct working sessions with business users to understand their goals, metrics, workflows, and pain points
Convert business questions into well-defined measures, visuals, filters, and navigation flows
Iterate quickly on prototypes and designs based on user feedback before committing to full build
Collaborate with data engineering and modeling teams to ensure semantic layers, data models, and calculation logic support required visualizations
Design and implement measures, calculated columns, and DAX/LOD expressions (as applicable) to support advanced analytics and flexible slicing/dicing
Ensure dashboards are performant and scalable, especially for large datasets and high concurrency use cases
Define and maintain visualization standards and design guidelines (e.g., templates, themes, color palettes, navigation patterns) across Power BI and Tableau
Develop and curate reusable components (report templates, shared datasets, KPIs, visual patterns) to accelerate future dashboard development
Coach other analysts/developers on data visualization best practices and tool capabilities
Ensure all visualizations are data-accurate, consistent with source-of-truth definitions, and aligned with data governance standards
Implement validation, peer review, and testing practices to minimize defects and metric confusion
Partner with data governance and security teams to ensure appropriate access controls, row-level security, and data sensitivity are respected
Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders on how to best present visual KPIs, trends, and complex business concepts
Present dashboard concepts and demos to senior leadership, clearly explaining design rationales and trade-offs
Champion a data storytelling culture, helping teams think beyond static reports toward interactive, insight-driven experiences
Qualification
Required
Experience in business intelligence, data visualization, or analytics, with a focus on dashboard/report design
8+ years of experience
Expert-level proficiency in both Power BI and Tableau
Strong understanding of data visualization principles (e.g., pre-attentive attributes, chart selection, cognitive load, storytelling)
Experience in media, entertainment, finance, or content monetization analytics (e.g., P&L, forecasting, title performance, sales planning)
Familiarity with Snowflake or other cloud data platforms and working with centralized semantic models for BI
Experience with design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, or similar) for rapid prototyping and UI mockups
Background in UX/UI design, human-centered design, or design thinking applied to analytics and BI
Proven ability to design visually polished, user-friendly dashboards that have been widely adopted by business users
Demonstrated experience working with large and complex datasets, joining multiple sources, and optimizing performance
Excellent communication and facilitation skills: able to draw out user needs, challenge unclear requirements, and explain design choices in plain language
Experience working in product-oriented, agile environments, collaborating with product managers, data engineers, and business stakeholders
Expert-level proficiency in both Power BI and Tableau, including: Advanced calculations (DAX / M / custom measures in Power BI; LOD, table calcs in Tableau)
Data modeling and semantic layer design
Parameterization, dynamic visuals, and advanced filtering/navigation techniques
Benefits
Health Benefits
Referral Program
Company
ICONMA
ICONMA: Your Partner in Global Staffing Solutions and Digital Transformation ICONMA is a globally recognized, Woman-Owned staff augmentation and technology consulting firm.
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