Data Analyst

Job Title: Data Analyst

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment brands, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter— our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

Your new role

If you’re looking for an opportunity to develop your analytical skills as part of a fast-developing team, then this role is for you!

As a Data Analyst at Global, you’ll combine your curiosity for insight and your enthusiasm for delivering effective analytical solutions to help evolve Global’s market-leading business.

Key Responsibilities

• Building analytical solutions to meet complex business needs (40%): You will develop a deep understanding of the business, then use that knowledge to effectively gather requirements for pieces of work and create innovative solutions that meet those requirements. Insightful data visualisations in Tableau will be your bread and butter in the reports and deliverables you create.

• Solving problems to improve robustness in data processes (30%): You will adapt to the changing data landscape, identifying the root causes of issues that arise and finding efficient solutions to them. Your problem solving skills will support your fellow teams in data through collaboration and clear communication.

• Developing your skills and supporting the growth of the team (30%): You will apply a continuous learning approach to your work, improving your methods and expanding your perspectives to realise your potential. You will support your team members, uplifting your team to be greater than the sum of its parts.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: Help us to define the future of analytics at Global, bringing innovation and big ideas to drive the department forwards

• Own It: Take responsibility for your successes and failures, being proud of your work and the effort that went into it

• Keep it Simple: Creative effective solutions to business problems without overcomplicating the task at hand

• Better Together: Collaborate with a team of like-minded data individuals to produce excellent pieces of work in a supportive and friendly environment

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Gained a strong understanding of our business operating model within our DAX business, and some understanding of our classic audio, outdoor and consumer businesses

• Built up a foundation of knowledge of the main data warehouses, systems, and data workflows that your squad works with

• Gotten hands on with the data, supporting different projects through building solutions, testing data outputs or answering business questions

• Spent time with team members and business stakeholders to understand the ongoing projects and workstreams in DAX, and added your ideas into the mix to help shape the direction that the team moves in

What You’ll Need

• Analytical Mindset: A brain with more questions than answers that you use to challenge the assumptions made by both yourself and others. A logical process for dissecting systems to find the actionable insight within.

• Attention to Detail: A rigorous approach to problem solving and a keen eye for detail, to help you diagnose the cause behind the symptoms you see and prescribe the right solution for the situation.

• Visualisation Expertise: Experience producing high quality reporting with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI, and experience querying and wrangling data with SQL.

• Collaboration, Coaching and Support: Drive for creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated. Energy to encourage and help those around you so the team grows together.

• Communication: The ability to break down complex concepts into their core components to explain them to others, including explaining your fantastic ideas to others to bring them on board!

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global. 

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at [email protected], we’ll be happy to help.