About the Team:
The Data Team at SCMP is a diverse and high performing group of data specialists covering various functions across data engineering, analytics, business analysis and data science. We are at the leading edge of data implementation in the media industry and have won various industry awards for our achievements.
Purpose of the Position:
The purpose of this Data Analyst position is to work with different departments & teams to understand their data needs and provide skillful support on data analysis for various stakeholders on Google Analytics and various data projects.
We are looking for a data-passionate candidate who has strong data analytical skills with large amounts of data (expert SQL is a must), good knowledge on Google Analytics skill, excellent communication skill, and experience in managing projects across multiple teams.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver reporting, and dashboard to cross-functional management teams across all of SCMP group's properties
- Work closely across multiple teams to understand their information needs and ensure strategy and developed solutions fit evolving needs
- Perform ad-hoc analysis on multiple data sources to deliver insights and actionable recommendations
- Own and manage multiple initiatives to develop and automate tracking mechanisms to measure multi-channel performance both regularly and on an ad-hoc basis
- Collaborate with engineering to shape and drive the tactical and strategic development of data infrastructure, dashboards, reporting, and analytical applications
- Work closely with the data engineering and the development team to build ETL pipelines and data marts for both analytics and dashboards
- Manage data vendors that ensure they provide quality data
Skills and Experience that will lead to success:
- Degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics or other relevant fields.
- At least 1 year of analytical experience with high data volume environments, preferably in software, internet, media, or telecom industry
- Strong data visualization experience in building / automating dashboards by Tableau and/or Google Looker Studio
- Solid experience in writing complex analytical queries in SQL
- Knowledge of web analytics tools such as GA Universal and Google Analytics 4
- Demonstrated experience and strong track record in developing and delivering reporting and analysis to senior management in a demanding business environment
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and drive complex operational and strategic initiatives
- Strong interpersonal skills that encourage team cooperation and build solid working relationships with peers and senior leadership.
- Excellent communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation in English.
Work location will be at Causeway Bay office.
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What We Do
The South China Morning Post is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. Our vision is to “Elevate Thought”, and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. The South China Morning Post is a global digital news leader with a unique role in championing the plurality of voices in Asia through its breadth and depth of news coverage. SCMP is committed to informing and inspiring through journalism of the highest standards. Apart from its flagship newspaper, SCMP also publishes news 24/7 on SCMP.com. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.
Additionally, SCMP publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and, Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP is also home to Abacus, a digital news brand focused on China's tech industry; Inkstone, a daily news brief for those curious about China's growing impact around the world; and Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China.
For more information, please visit us at www.scmp.com.
Our Privacy Notice aims to comply with all relevant data privacy and protection laws. You should read the Privacy Notice in full at http://corp.scmp.com/privacy-policy
