Overview

Our client, a fast growing and exciting marketing consultancy are looking to recruit an experienced Data Analyst to join their highly successful team. As the Data Analyst you will be responsible for developing, improving, and managing clients marketing data, converting the information into key insight for the clients.

The position involves the analysis, validation, cleansing and processing of a large and varied amount of data for both UK and Europe markets. You will be expected to review data for accuracy and integrity and to be actively involved in the creation, formulation and maintenance of internal solutions to facilitate and improve data insight. You will be expected to run and maintain reports on a weekly, fortnightly and monthly basis. You will also be expected to gain a sound understanding of data functions in order to offer first line data support.

Data Analyst Duties Include:

1. Delivery of analytic projects assuring they are completed within resource time and to brief specification. Hands on delivery of analytical projects, converting resulting analysis into insight that addresses the business problem. 
2. Proactively communicate progress with other project team members and our clients to ensure accurate and timely deliverables. 
3. Translate technical scenarios and concepts to a non-technical audience. Work with the internal client management team and the clients’ marketing teams to accurately present the results and recommendations back to the client.
4. Gain a deep understanding of how marketing works across a wide range of channels, clients, and industries including the customer journey.
5. Improve knowledge in testing processes, measurement, data mining and marketing data. Design and execute a range of research projects, both prompted and unprompted, to further understand the users who interact with the business.
6. Obtain and present market insight and trends which should include competitor analysis, gap analysis and market penetration, presenting this data to a diverse audience in a way that is easy to understand and hierarchal, typically dashboard based.

Data Analyst Skills Required:

1. A strong level of IT skill is a necessity as you will be working with a wide range of applications, including daily use of Excel / Access as well as an understanding of database technology. 
2. Minimum of a 2:1 degree classification in in a related subject such as Business Informations Systems, Mathematics or a strong statistical background.
3. Good analytical / problem solving / troubleshooting skills.
4. Excellent communication skills.

Desirable skills / experience:

1. Experience designing then configuring reports from specifications. Ability to organise / prioritise workloads.
2. Database related technical qualifications (desirable)
3. Experience using RDBMS systems such as MS SQL, MYSQL
4. A familiarity with macro’s and/or VBA scripts would be advantageous
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Disclaimer

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