Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience with SQL-based data modeling and cloud-based data warehouses., Strong communication skills and ability to present analysis to non-technical audiences., Familiarity with data analysis from multiple sources and creating automated dashboards., A passion for nurturing a data-driven culture and collaborating within a team..

Key responsibilities:

Oversee the design, creation, and analysis of core datasets for various brands.

Educate stakeholders on the importance of data in strategic decision-making.

Create automated dashboards and reporting for seamless data integration.

Maintain data governance to ensure stakeholders have access to accurate and up-to-date data.

Job description

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Job Description

About DC Thomson

At DC Thomson, we are a business with a purpose – to positively impact the communities we serve.

We are home to some of the world’s best-loved media brands, organised around local news and radio, companionship, kids, advocacy, energy, puzzles and hobbies.

The Courier, The Press & Journal, The Sunday Post, Beano, Stylist, Puzzler, The People’s Friend, My Weekly, bunkered, Energy Voice, Findmypast and Brightsolid are just some brands you might know us for.

Deeply rooted in our communities, we are investing in data, technology and talent to unlock a new level of understanding about what matters to our customers.

Why join our Data Science and Insights team?

We’re driven by the desire to create a fantastic customer experience.
We love nothing more than taking big data and extracting as much insight as possible.
We’re naturally collaborative and work closely with every other team within the company.
We’re neatly set up for flexible working and giving people the freedom to thrive.
We’re a supportive bunch and actively attend conferences, have discussion groups, and set aside dedicated time for learning and development.
We have an integrated cutting-edge data stack that allows you to push the boundaries of data analysis.

You won’t find any bureaucracy here, but you will find:

A generous holiday allowance with the chance to buy more
A pension contribution that stands out in the market (9.5% matched company contribution with a 6% contribution from the employee’s side)
All the health and wellbeing benefits you’d expect and some you wouldn’t
The chance to work with smart and fun people on products that will bring joy to millions

We value seeing each other in person from time to time. It helps us do great work. Whilst we are a remote-first team, we ask our colleagues to occasionally attend one of our office hubs in London or Dundee, so they can spend valuable time together working collaboratively.

About The Role

Working within the Data Science & Insights team at DC Thomson, you will oversee the design, creation, and analysis of core datasets to aid brands such as The Beano, Stylist, Puzzler, and The Courier in making smarter decisions. You will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the reporting framework and empowering stakeholders across the company via data. This is a hands-on role that will play a crucial part in extracting value from data and thus, driving the growth of DC Thomson.

Here’s What The Role Involves

Working alongside multiple functions: You’ll work with product, marketing, and editorial within our community structure to ensure data is at the heart of all our strategic decisions.
Evangelising self-service data analysis: Educate stakeholders on data use and help them understand why it’s critical to ensuring cutting-edge tech companies remain customer-centric.
Designing and building: Create magic through automated dashboards and reporting, thus allowing stakeholders to integrate data into their day-to-day work seamlessly.
Enriching and creating data models: Ensure we are always using our data in the best way possible to maximise our insight.
Collaborating with the rest of the team: Designing new ways of extracting insight from our user behavioural data.
Maintaining our data governance: Ensuring stakeholders always have access to accurate up to date data.

We Have a Modern Data Stack Already In Place, Centred Around a Snowflake Data Warehouse, Dbt As The Data Transformation Tool And Our BI Tool, Looker. We Don’t Expect You To Be Fluent With All These Technologies, But We Do Want You To Have Experience With The Following