Data Analyst

London, England, United Kingdom

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Illuma Technology

Illuma Technology is a UK company at the forefront of contextual AI in programmatic advertising. Find out how we can increase the relevance of your campaigns.

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THE BUSINESS

Illuma is an independent contextual ad-tech company which runs proprietary machine-learning tools to provide clients with intelligent and privacy-friendly way to scale their most valuable audiences online.

We are at an exciting stage in our journey, having just received Series A funding, and we are now investing in our team as we set our sights on global expansion.

At Illuma we are curious, innovative and progressive, committed to seeking new, intelligent solutions to business problems. You will be working with and learning from some of the brightest minds in AI, tech and data science, and you won’t be just a cog in a wheel, you will have an active voice with the opportunity to make real impact and grow your career with us as we scale.

Our technology has been developed by leading academics in data science and artificial intelligence, combined with input from senior advertising and publishing professionals. Our core clients are premium publishers, specialist media buyers and major programmatic advertisers including Microsoft, American Express, TUI, Aviva and Pernod Ricard. Our work was been recognised in The Guardian’s Publishing Trends Report 2019 and by the Digiday Media Awards Europe 2020, where we were finalists for ‘Best Social Good Campaign’.

We differentiate in a cluttered technology sector by challenging most of the norms of mainstream data-driven advertising: instead using AI to work reactively in real-time; re-thinking relevance and expanding success.

Requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated Data Analyst to work within our technical team, helping to drive efficiency through innovative solutions. Technology is central to our continued growth, and you will be supported by and work alongside other engineers. Moreover, as illuma focuses on digital advertising, and you will be exposed to the industry domain knowledge and will have the opportunity to develop your career path towards technical account manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a truly dynamic company under inspiring leadership, where you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting technologies in the sector and support the account managing team and sales team.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for and take the lead on a number of projects where you will use your analytical skills to understand the given brief and foresee any technical challenges that may arise. Alongside others, you will be responsible for data retrieval and analysis, campaign management, and advertising platform support.


Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

  • Using a combined knowledge of computer science and applications, modelling statistics, analytics and maths to solve problems
  • Using data mining to extract information from data sets and identify correlations and patterns
  • Performing statistical analysis of data from multiple angles, looking for trends and insights that highlight problems or opportunities
  • Preparing reports and presenting these to management or clients
  • Monitoring metrics and developing ways to improve campaign performance
  • Assisting trading desk platform setup and troubleshoot
  • Understanding legacy code and executing programmes
  • Brainstorming for new ideas and technologies to improve development delivery
  • Continually updating technical and domain knowledge and skills
  • Following all best practices and procedures as established by the company

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • 2:1 degree or higher in Data Science, Statistics, Maths, Operational Research or related area of study
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) for data retrieval
  • Proficiency in Python-Statistical Programming or R (especially packages/libraries for data science & analysis)
  • Experience with Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Microsoft PowerBI, Metabase, Tableau, etc)
  • Experience with Linux infrastructures & shell scripting
  • Knowledge & experience of machine learning, and data visualisation are preferable
  • Knowledge & experience with digital advertising (e.g. demand-side platforms, sell-side platforms, Ad exchanges, etc) are preferable
  • Up-to-date on latest industry trends; able to articulate trends and potential clearly and confidently


You are:

Communication - able to get one's message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.

Team working - enthusiastic about helping to build and maintain effective working relationships, working cooperatively with others to be part of a team and lead a team.

Strategic thinking - capable of identifying a vision along with the plans that need to be implemented to meet the end goal. You evaluate situations, decisions, issues, etc. in the short, medium and longer-term.

Analytical Thinking - able to simplify complex problems or projects into component parts, exploring and evaluating them systematically, and identifying and resolving problems.

Planning and organising - capable of prioritising and planning activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, resources, with line manager guidance at the outset as required.

Flexibility – able to adapt and work effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change


Details:

This role will be based at our London office in Farringdon.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private medical insurance
  • Half price gym memberships
  • Pension
  • Team socials, stocked fridge, snacks - fun
  • We operate a Hybrid working model with initially the opportunity to work remotely for up to one day per week increasing to two days after successful completion of the probation period.


Equal Opportunity Statement

We embrace diversity fully and promote an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

Our Values

  • United
  • Driven
  • Focused
  • Innovative
  • * Salary range is an estimate based on our AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index 💰

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    Perks/benefits: Career development Health care Insurance

    Region: Europe
    Country: United Kingdom
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    Category: Analyst Jobs

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