Data Analyst, The Telegraph

Salary not provided
SQL
GCP
Python
Tableau
Looker
R
Google Analytics
Junior, Mid and Senior level
London

3-5 days a week in office

The Telegraph

Multi-media news publisher

Job no longer available

The Telegraph

Multi-media news publisher

1001+ employees

B2CEnterprisePublishingDigital MediaAdvertisingMedia

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
SQL
GCP
Python
Tableau
Looker
R
Google Analytics
Junior, Mid and Senior level
London

3-5 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CEnterprisePublishingDigital MediaAdvertisingMedia

Company mission

To provide content that inspires people to have the perspective they want to progress in life.

Role

Who you are

  • Confident SQL skills that will be required on a daily basis to achieve the ambitions of The Telegraph data capabilities
  • Experience of web analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics and/or Google Analytics
  • Experience with building dashboards and visualisations in BI tools (e.g. Looker Studio, Tableau or similar)
  • Creative thinking in finding new ways to develop and present data
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, moving beyond the client/supplier relationship to business partner and helping set successful growth strategies and proactively identify new opportunities
  • Ability to communicate and to present complex data simply and clearly to non technical stakeholders
  • A positive and productive attitude that proactively finds solutions to problems, ensuring both the efficiency and quality of delivery
  • Clear evidence of building collaborative relationships to achieve a goal
  • Ability to communicate clearly with various different types of stakeholders across the business

Desirable

  • Knowledge of, and experience using, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Experience with using Python/R for data manipulation / visualising data

What the job involves

  • This is an opportunity to be part of the Operational Analytics team within the wider Insight & Analytics (I&A) team, working to provide automated data across Editorial, Newsletters and Marketing
  • The main purpose of this role is to create and build reporting and other automated tools which will enable understanding of performance of content and emails across the business, allowing data led decisions to be made
  • This is both a technical and stakeholder focused role where strong coding and communication skills will be essential for success
  • Create dynamic performance reporting allowing stakeholders to self-serve data on editorial content, emails and reader behaviour
  • Design and develop alternate automated solutions to provide data to stakeholders
  • Develop relationships with stakeholders to become trusted data partners with them, focusing on gathering requirements and ensuring understanding of data tools
  • Work with Technology teams to ensure a high quality of data sources are available to be used for creating reports and automated tools
  • Ensure data solutions have clear documentation, allowing for consistent use across the organisation
  • Work with other teams in I&A department to enable them to use created data resources to assist in their analysis projects

Salary benchmarks

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

The Telegraph was the first newspaper to report on a number of notable news scoops, including the outbreak of World War II and the 2009 MP expenses scandal. Now, the Telegraph Media Group has grown into a multimedia news brand, providing subscribers with access to journalism across The Telegraph website and app, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.

The brand hit a £33.3m operating profit in 2021, indicating the group has managed overcome the difficulties print media has struggled with since the turn of the millennium. Adapting to digital distribution has earned it over 100 million individual readers a month globally, though the Daily Telegraph remains Britain's best-selling print broadsheet.

People's increased curiosity in current affairs has been the driving force behind The Telegraphs phenomenal growth and the company continues to invest in top-notch journalism.

Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

3% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Holiday
  • Pension
  • Life assurance
  • Medical cover
  • Parental leave (six months fully paid)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Emergency child and dependent care
  • Employee assistance program
  • Gym flex
  • Fruit in the office
  • On-site massage
  • On-Site gym
  • On-site GP
  • Trained mental health first-aiders

Company values

  • Fearless - We’re fiercely ambitious; we set the agenda and lead by example. Respect for our readers and pride in our reputation means we never compromise on the truth. We share brave and insightful opinions, and are not afraid to ruffle feathers.
  • Together - We’re generous with our support and trust. We’re open and unselfish with our knowledge. We work with self-awareness and a sense of humour.
  • Informed - We’re smart, well-informed and up-to-date. We make intelligent predictions, bold plans and rational decisions. We take full ownership of our work and our results.
  • Open-minded - We’re creative and pioneering, and not afraid to take risks in pursuit of innovation. We develop our thinking through meaningful, stimulating and honest debate. We embrace diverse perspectives, backgrounds and viewpoints.

Company HQ

Victoria, London, UK

Founders

Nick Hugh

(CEO, not founder)

Previously Head of Business Development at 24/7 Media for 9 months, Cost Transformation Programme Director at British Telecom for 3 years, Director of Publisher Services at Phorm UK for 1 year, and Vice President - EMEA at Yahoo for 2 years.

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