Data Analyst

Reach Work a portfolio of specialist job sites, GAAPweb (accountancy and finance), Totallylegal (lawyers) and SecsintheCity (PAs and EAs), are seeking a new Data Analyst to join their team.

This is a hybrid role, ideally working two days a week in our Canary Wharf office.

Reach Work is part of Reach plc - the UK’s largest national and regional news publisher. Reach plc is home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News. At Reach plc, our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. Diversity and people-centric reporting is at the core of what we do - after all, the sharing of stories and experiences is what makes us human.

As a Data Analyst, you’ll join a team responsible for marketing, product, data and content, providing insight across market leading recruitment brands. Reporting into the Data & Insight Manager, your role will encompass a variety of reporting and analytical responsibilities, with an emphasis on driving acquisition and retention strategies and improving product performance.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring robust reporting of KPIs which influence strategic business decisions. At Reach Work, we encourage independence and creativity, allocating additional responsibility in line with your ability and professional growth.
As the new Data Analyst, you’ll be responsible for:

• Creating and maintaining reports using Google Sheets and/or Excel.
• Building data visualisations (Tableau, LookerStudio, and Google Sheets) to help with analysis.
• Providing insight from data analysis and communicating this to stakeholders effectively.
• Presenting your findings with Google Slides and/or Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Developing a strong understanding of how our SaaS platform (Madgex) works and how that impacts the business.
• Monitoring SEO performance using SEMRush and Google Search Console.
• Compiling, curating and transforming data from surveys and creating graphs, charts and commentary for the wider marketing team.
• Using our SQL databases to analyse client account performance and site traffic behaviour.
• Setting up A/B experiments, ensuring the hypothesis, audience and success measures are clearly defined.

Qualifications:

You’ll require at least 1+ years Data Analyst experience in a digital environment, working with marketing data, data mining and analysis.
Advanced Excel or Google Sheet skills.
Experience using an analytics platform (e.g., Google Analytics).
Data-driven and passionate about using testing and research to justify business decisions.
A degree in a maths/science-based subject would be an advantage.

What can we offer you?

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest,
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.