ABOUT THE ROLE
We are expanding our data-science team in order to increase and
improve the support provided by them to the company. Currently the team
counts two members and it is supported by data engineers and software
developers across the company. As part of the data-science team you will
be supporting the teams around the company with data analysis. The
ideal candidate would be a data analyst with a background in search
engine and pay-per-click marketing and data-driven keyword-betting
strategies.
Specifically, your main objectives will be building up ready-to-use
data sets, explore and analyse them with scientific methods, infer
informative and meaningful insights, able to significantly contribute to
the work and the decision-making process of the teams around the
company. In particular, you will start working with our marketing team
in their efforts to attract and engage more paying learners with our
portfolio of short online courses. As part of FutureLearn you will be
able to work within a stimulating, multidisciplinary, inclusive and
diverse working environment that promotes collaboration, teamwork (AGILE
framework), personal initiatives and career growth.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
● Data wrangling of pre-processed data stored in databases
● Data exploration, analysis and visualization / reporting
● Understanding, interpreting and communicating data-driven insights to the teams
● Evaluating, recommending, and helping to make and implement insight-driven decisions, improvements and experiments
● Recommending and helping to implement improvements to data collection, storage and processing to facilitate its analysis
● Helping to prioritise and respond to team requests of data and
information according to the scope of the project (business, research,
etc.)
REQUIREMENTS
You must be:
● Numerate, statistics and data literate, with the ability to use the scientific method
● Self-sufficient with web analytics packages
● Capable of extracting and manipulating large datasets stored in relational databases
● Commercially aware, with the ability to understand and communicate
key performance indicators and to translate findings into commercial
insights and recommendations
● Knowledge about marketing strategies and practices including
search-engine and pay-per-click marketing and keyword-betting strategies
● A good collaborator, with the ability to understand commercial
(but not only) problems, challenge assumption where appropriate and work
with people of different disciplines and backgrounds in a
cross-functional team
● A strong communicator, with the ability to draw out relevant
conclusions for an audience and to present complex data simply and
clearly
● Reliable, accurate, exhibiting attention to detail and robust understanding of caveats and scope limitations
● Organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage your own
projects and allocate your time according to business objectives.
Essential technical skills:
● Knowledgeable in at least one of these languages/tools at intermediate level: SQL/PostgreSQL/Periscope
● Good knowledge of digital marketing tools, including Google Analytics
● Knowledgeable in at least one of these programming languages at intermediate level: Python (preferred), R, SPSS
Desired professional competence:
● Data analysis within a marketing team at a digital product and/or commercial business
● Data analysis within a multidisciplinary working environment
BENEFITS
● Competitive salary
● 28 days holiday (plus 8 days public holiday)
● Buy & sell up to 5 days holiday
● Charity day (volunteer for a charity of your choice)
● Cycle to work scheme
● Season Ticket loan
● Flexible working environment/hours
● Pension (4% employer / employee contribution)
● OU Staff Fee Course Waiver Programme
● Great coffee, teas, fruit and daily breakfast
● Perkbox
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please contact jobs@futurelearn.com, if you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations to be made, to support you through the recruitment process.
FutureLearn is an equal opportunities organisation who value
diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We are
especially keen to encourage applications from people currently
under-represented, including those from the LGBT+ community,
neurodiverse people, people with disabilities, and those from a Black,
Asian or Minority Ethnic background.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
We value diversity at FutureLearn, and we do not discriminate on the
basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, age, neurodiversity, marital or disability status.