Senior Data Analyst

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. 

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

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1313 - Senior Data Analyst - DAT

About WPP Media

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.

WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com

About OpenMind: A Leading WPP Media Brand

OpenMind by WPP is an integrated agency model drawing on talent from across WPP. It has been created to accelerate the European transformation for Nestlé’s media function. Core to the solution is the advanced best data and technology capabilities, fuelled by WPP’s investment in AI, to maximise the impact of Nestlé media investment.

Role Summary and Impact

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Snr. Data Analyst to grow as part of the central team on one of the agency’s exciting new clients. Working alongside analytics team and channel specialists in London and supporting wider European team, the chosen candidate will play an integral role in building data-driven solutions and analysis for all areas of digital marketing. You will own reporting, liaise with dev teams for dashboard development and lead and deliver advanced analytics projects for the client.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Work closely with the media planning team to measure the effectiveness of digital media campaign performance
• Manage extraction of data sets from multiple marketing/database platforms and perform hygiene and quality control steps. Data sources will include: web analytic tools, media analytics, customer databases, social listening tools, search tools, syndicated data, research & survey tools, etc.
• Ability to work independently to mine marketing database to uncover actionable insights and help tell the story of what is driving performance
• Lead various analytics projects including hypothesis testing, advanced analysis, primary research, forecasting, and digital attribution modelling
• Collaborate with other analysts in the team to identify opportunities to improve the marketing process
• Generate insightful visualizations and performance dashboards to depict data
• Retrieve raw research data compiled from 3rd party media tools (competitive spends, audience sizing) and synthesize it into usable forms for media team usage
• Serve as the main contact point for internal requests from the media teams
• Direct media planning teams in the analysis of digital and direct response campaigns to uncover patterns and establish practical insights
• Oversee development of analytical plans including proper selection of methodologies, techniques, KPIs and metrics.
• Pro-actively identifies new opportunities and offers solutions to move forward

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust .
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise .

To be successful in this role, you’ll be able to demonstrate:

Proven experience in a media analytics role with a solid grasp of statistical concepts

Adequate understanding of analytics techniques such as: forecasting, segmentation, univariate & multivariate statistical analysis, hypothesis testing

Experience with data manipulation and visualization tools including SQL, R/Python, Tableau/Power BI

Experience with web analytics platforms is preferred

Familiarity with integrated, multi-channel marketing/advertising campaign tactics – including off-line and online/digital channels

Client-facing experience

Key attributes:

Strong Problem-solving skills are essential.

The ability to present complex ideas and results to clients in a simple way

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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