About the role:
Please note this is a hybrid role which will require attendance in our St Albans office at least once a week.
Are you excited by what data can uncover? Do you have a natural ability to think analytically and problem-solving? We have the role for you!
Joining our growing marketing team, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate and further develop your data analysis skills. The Data Analyst role will suit a highly numerate and enthusiastic individual who will bring an analytical mindset, lateral thinking, and a fresh perspective.
The primary focus for the Data Analyst will be to support the business in leveraging data analysis, identifying data-led opportunities, and creating data-driven insights for business decision-making.
You will have had a minimum of 2 years' experience in a Data analyst role. As the Data Analyst you will have an eye for detail, using your data analytics talents and tools such as SQL to assess the impact of any changes you make, and to leverage data to make more informed business decisions.
What you will own:
Reporting to the Head of Marketing you will:
- Deliver actionable insight by collecting, analysing and interpreting business data to help drive informed business decisions.
- Support the business with data analysis requests and utilise SQL for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
- Confident in creating complex SQL queries to extract data for analysis from Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL databases.
- Proficient in using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and MySQL Workbench (or similar for MySQL).
- Comfortable with extensive analysis of performance to identify and implement areas for improvement and growth opportunities.
- Able to quickly understand database schemas in relational databases with minimal supervision.
- Collaborate on data analysis projects to measure and report web data and marketing performance. This will include using tools such as GA4.
- Be responsible for making and extracting data-led recommendations for pieces of external content related to the property and legal services industries/Press Releases.
- Create data-driven dashboards and reports to communicate business insights to stakeholders via data visulation platforms such as Power BI.
- Continuously developing processes so that deliverables are created in the most efficient way to improve performance, using automation.
About you:
Education/qualifications:
We welcome candidates educated to degree level or equivalent in a numerate subject.
Skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Proven experience in SQL for data extracting and analysis
- Familiarity with data visualisation platforms like Power BI, enabling the creation of meaningful visual representations of data, alongside familiarity with statistical analysis tools for comprehensive data interpretation.
- Excellent attention to detail, numerical and analytical skills, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Demonstrable ability to clearly and concisely summarise data for a wide audience including senior leadership
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing requirements in a dynamic environment.
- Proven experience as a Data Analyst or similar role for over 2 years
- IT literate and competent with MS Office suite, in particular strong MS Excel data analysis skills
- Strong teamwork skills, time management, motivation, and ability to work autonomously.
- Be enthusiastic to join a growing business and therefore be flexible to new demands.
Knowledge of any of the following would be advantageous:
- Experience with working with GA4 and Google Tag Manager (GTM).
- Experience in digital marketing is beneficial.
Motivation:
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Willing to adapt and learn new skills
- You will also feel at home with our values;
- Customer obsessed: We start with the customer and work backwards
- Ambitious: We think long term, we think big and we value calculated risk taking
- Humble: We are vocally self-critical and respectfully challenge others' opinions
- United: We are one team
- We're people people: We care about our colleagues and the communities we live and work in
What can we offer you?
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
- Your birthday day off.
- An extra days leave when you move house (per annum)
- Enhanced Pension
- Free unlimited book allowance for work-relevant publications
- A healthy annual training budget. You decide how you can grow best
- To be surrounded by brilliant, talented and fun people in a growing business
- An understanding of the importance of work-life balance. We want you to bring your best self to work, and that means knowing when it's time to go home!
- .........and much more as outlined on our careers page.
What to expect from our recruitment process:
- Online HR interview
- Technical Test
- Phone call with hiring manager and another team member
- Final Interview – face to face with Head of Marketing and CEO