Senior Analyst - Sport

Job Description

Create searches and use bespoke media information tools to find relevant data. Collect, collate and interrogate data to determine its accuracy.

Create and manage global broadcast audits for multiple sports leagues and events, evaluating data from official audience providers, broadcast schedules, and other various sources.

Clean and transform data in Microsoft Excel, using advanced text formulas, logic statements, pivot tables, and index/vlookups with the objective of being able to work and manipulate large volumes of data efficiently.

Communicate with client service and analyst teams around project scopes, timelines, and key findings against expected results.

Quality checking fellow analyst’s data outputs, suggesting pertinent improvements

Adhere to data management quality control processes to ensure accurate, consistent and compliant delivery of data.

Line manage, and coordinate & quality check the workload of a small team of analysts where required.

These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview:

A passion for professional sport, following a range of sport leagues/teams from a fandom perspective

At least 2 years of relevant industry experience with proven skills in Python, including, but not limited to, writing functions, working with data using pandas and numpy, and familiarity working with JSON.

Experience working with Git (github, gitlab, etc.) for software version control and knowledge of basic SQL & interacting with APIs

Relevant data analytics experience.

Advanced knowledge in Microsoft advanced Excel, working with large data sets and complex formulas, including strongly desired familiarity with VBA statements and macro scripts.

Excellent data organisation, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.

Competency in sampling methods, and regression/predictive analysis.

Ability to manage time effectively across multiple projects to ensure deliveries are kept on track.

Perform data validation and verification checks, quickly addressing any discrepancies

Experience of working to deadlines, using proactive communication to update stakeholders of progress or scheduling issues.

Experience of answering client and colleague questions about data sets

Company Description and Culture 

YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.    

We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.  

Why join YouGov? 

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. 

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.  

Life at YouGov 

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do. 

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.  

Equal Opportunity Employer 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need. 

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