WHY YOU WANT TO WORK AT SPARK FOUNDRY

Let’s be honest –in this industry, sometimes we complicate things that should be simple. Here is the bottom line:we want YOU to join us if you are truly passionate about guiding marketers on how to best connect their brands with people. It doesn’t get much simpler than that.At Spark Foundry, we have a unique approach and provide the support tohelp you do this. In fact, our approach is built on creating the space for ideas that lead to smart work, and Spark Foundry is built to celebrate and develop YOUR ideas.

WHO WE ARE

Throughout our rich history, we’ve taken pride in our ongoing legacy of and commitment to constant evolution. It’s in our DNA to evolve.By melding the spirit of a startup and the soul of a powerhouse across our business, we aim to bring modern heat to brands –the kind of heat that arises at the intersection of startup and powerhouse; of data and content; of art and science; of old and new.Energy and innovation fuels our startup spirit, while the unrivaled marketplace clout, exclusive partnerships, and global practice capabilities we have at our disposal as a full-service Publicis Media agency deliver our powerhouse soul for our clients.We hope you’ll take a few moments to learn more about us, and to begin thinking about how we might put “the power of plus” to work for you.To learn more, visit www.sparkfoundryww.com

Do you love interpreting data and finding market trends? 

The purpose of this role is to nail reporting and interpret the data: enabling for data led planning to be implemented.  Making the best use of syndicated tools that Spark Foundry subscribes to and to help elevate the quality of insight and data-driven inputs to planning, tracking and optimisation; overall, the purpose of the role is to further elevate the data-driven capabilities for a finanical services client.
The role will offer you many opportunities to develop your professional skills in data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Regular reporting setup and standardization, in order to constantly improve reporting efficiencies and productivity 
• Weekly or monthly reporting types include: Competitive monitoring, Weekly Dashboards, Investment tracking, Digital reporting, Social listening, Consumer profile reports, Industry / category reports.
• Generating insights, implications and action points from weekly dashboards to help develop channel approach and testing opportunities 
• Working with large data sets
• Data collection, hygiene and statistical modelling to support the client's business
• Data organization, processing and interpretation across other agency and client data sets
• Being the key agency day-to-day contact for all ad-hoc data queries that require the use of tools that Spark subscribes to
• Work on new business pitches as required and managing pitch requirements with existing workload

Must-haves

• Any tertiary qualification; preferred in mathematics, statistics, computer science or equivalent
• Strong competence using Microsoft applications esp. Excel and Powerpoint
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel VBA coding
• Superior communication skills (well presented; perfect spelling and grammar; compelling presentations / reports; a high attention to detail)
• Strong research, numerical and analytical skills look at real business problems and help guide clients to data system solutions
• Understanding of basic experimental designs e.g. control/test, matched pairs
• Ability and desire to keep pace with a fast moving business and industry.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Dynamic Programming Languages e.g. Python or Perl
• Experience within the finance and/or direct response categories
• Experience with statistical software packages e.g. SAS, SPSS, R
• Knowledge of automated data extraction methods such as SQL and API
• Competency with business intelligence and analytics software, such as Tableau

Training needs

• Internal product
• Tableau
• Datorama
• Agile Marketing

Why Spark? 

• Access to leading edge tools and global thinkers
• Work in a positive, diverse and optimistic culture
• And all of the amazing perks; free yoga class, regular social events, summer hours and birthday leave to name a few!

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, follow the prompts to apply.

**Only successful applicants will be contacted.