• Job Description

  Req#: R11568

  The role

  We are looking to hire a Data Analyst to join our Data team in London.

  Working at WGSN

  Together, we create tomorrow

  A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.

  WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.

  Role overview

  We're looking for a Data Analyst to join our team in London as part of our Advisory function. We are looking for a strategic, intelligent and commercial individual to provide world class data analysis for our advisory service.

  Ensuring delivery of the highest quality data research & analysis across all their Mindset projects and acting as a support to their senior colleagues, they should constantly be striving to deliver high quality, insightful analysis.

  The Data Analyst has a demonstrable understanding of both fashion market and data analysis which they can combine to enhance and underpin the work that the Mindset team delivers across regions.

  The successful candidate will work within our Advisory team to analyse data and aid in the generation of breakthrough insight for our customers. This will involve among other tasks; data cleansing, analysis and visualisation of e-commerce, survey or any other related data set.

  The candidate will work closely educating the team on methods of analysing this type of data and ideally bring best practices to improve the quality of insights we are delivering. The role requires a demonstrable understanding of data analysis and the ability to develop deep insights from a variety of data sources (proprietary and external), with career progression linked to the acquisition and development of an in-depth technical knowledge within the area of expertise as well as project management and influencing skills

  The team

  We are part of a growing family of over 25 data colleagues, fuelled by our company values and desire to deliver world class analytics. We care as much about our work as we do about each one of us, because we believe it is our people that drive our business forward.

  Inspired by our long-standing tenured colleagues (we still have many people close to their 20th anniversary with us), we know and value the richness that a multicultural and diverse team brings, so we are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful culture for all.

  Our Data team plays a critical role in helping WGSN maintain and grow our position as the trend forecasting leader in the world. The Market Research team provides interpretation & insight for all aspects of human behaviour and the analytics behind day-to-day decisions. You will be working closely with the Insights and Consulting Director, whilst also supporting the data and consulting team in providing accurate and timely analytical support.

  Key accountabilities

  • Provide high quality and accurate analysis for WGSN‘s content and consulting work, based on an understanding of one or more of the following categories that WGSN covers:

    • Global fashion market, the operations of its key players, the trading calendar and fashion trends

    • Consumer insights, key trends and drivers

    • Beauty industry, Food & Drink, Lifestyle & Interiors trends

  • Provide clients with insight on future strategies and growth opportunities

  • Conduct primary and secondary research across a variety of quant data sets and deliver analysis that provides actionable recommendations that will benefit the client's future business

  • Tackle the challenge of extracting business intelligence from large data sets. Ability to see beyond the numbers

  • Proactively suggest ways to visualise complex data sets, generating charts/tables that give insightful views of key business issues and opportunities

  • Is accountable for personal objectives and designated KPIs by working within editorial guidelines to achieve objectives and meet deadlines

  • Is confident to take an active and vocal role in team meetings, putting forward new ideas and suggestions for data integration into existing Mindset projects

  • Able to collaborate with the Mindset team in region and across territories to ensure consistency of data analysis across the company

  • Is a strong participant and contributor to the creation, sharing and learning culture to provide inspiration and relevant information for the benefit of the global Editorial team’s deliverables

  • Responsibility for projects being delivered on brief, in a relevant, insightful and commercially successful manner with data integrity at the core

  • Delivery of confident and informative presentations and workshops, ensuring Mindset work is seen in the best possible light

  This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver.

  Skills, experience & qualifications required

  • An ability to explain data to people who don’t get it is a must

  • Experience in fashion retail/merchandising/buying/e-commerce is a strong advantage

  • Solid experience in a data analyst role

  • Creative, commercial, resourceful, innovative & able to cope under pressure

  • An analytical mind, with the ability to distinguish between what is important and what is not, making the complex simple

  • Excellent interpersonal skills comfortable to tackle work within a global team

  • Technical Experience with:

    • Databases (one or multiple): Redshift, SQL, Access, Oracle, etc.

    • Languages (one or multiple): SQL (must), Python (beneficial), R, Java, Octave, etc.

    • Visualisation (one or multiple): Tableau, LOOKR, Power BI, etc. o Familiar with general computer use including Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

  • Beneficial to have analytic experience in:

    • Statistical modelling, data mining

    • Operations research

  What we offer

  Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including:

  • 25 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/ sell up to 5 days

  • Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection

  • Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance & Critical Illness

  • Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme

  • Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options

  • Great learning and development opportunities

  More about WGSN

  WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting.

  We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow’s consumer.

  
  

  Our values

  We Are Everywhere

  The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design and creativity, everywhere.

  We Are Future Focused

  We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow.

  We Are Rigorous

  We source, review and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do.

  Our culture

  An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with.

  Inclusive workforce

  We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability , including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030.

  Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people.

  We have a truly flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid and agile-working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been - and will continue to be - actively encouraged here.

  We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.

• About the company

  Ascential plc, formerly EMAP, is a British business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services.

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