Samsung News Analyst

Position Summary

Why join our team?
This is your chance to be part of a highly motivated group driving innovation and success within the advertising industry!
Samsung Ads, a division of Samsung’s media & services business, harnesses the power of data, technology and scale to create seamless advertising experiences for brands. We delivers high-impact, targeted advertising solutions, enabling brands to reach audiences in the moments that matter. Samsung Ads is where technology meets creativity to deliver advertising experiences that captivate and inspire.
Samsung Ads won AdAge Best Place to work in 2020 and was awarded the IPA’s People First Promise badge of honour in 2025.
Launched in 2015, Samsung Ads has offices in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, US, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil & Mexico and South Korea.
We are seeking a talented and motivated analyst to join our team and support the Samsung News App. In this role, you will be responsible for analysing product and customer data to provide insights that inform business decisions and drive growth. You will work closely with teams including product management, engineering, and marketing to develop data-driven recommendations that enhance the user experience and achieve our business objectives.
This role will report directly to the ESBO Senior Analytics Manager and is based in London.

Role and Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

• Analyse large user behaviour datasets to identify opportunities for growth and improvement

• Collaborate with product management to inform feature development and optimise app performance

• Explore new datasets to uncover patterns, trends, and insights that help set the agenda for the product team

• Develop and maintain dashboards to track KPIs and provide actionable insights

• Positively impact insight capability for other products in the portfolio

• Build relationships with global engineering to ensure that Samsung News analytics requirements are clearly understood and delivered

What we need for this role

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in product or platform analytics

• Familiarity with news or publishing industries and strong commercial awareness

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and creatively

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

• Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis, statistical modelling, and data visualization

• Proficiency in SQL, Python, or R for data manipulation and analysis

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders

What does success look like?

• You take initiative on finding new insights by creating and testing your own hypotheses

• You foster an insight-led culture, and build trust in our work amongst key decision-makers

• You challenge previously held assumptions

• You are able to prioritize between long and short term goals, often based on partial or ambiguous information

• You embody our core company values through kindness, willingness to help, and collaborative spirit.

• You have a commitment to continuous learning 

Skills and Qualifications

Benefits of working at Samsung include

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week

• Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance

• Car allowance

• Private medical – single

• Income protection

• Enhanced pension contribution

• Three volunteering days each year

• Flexible benefit portal and contribution of £55 per month - including travel insurance, gym membership, season ticket loan, Tastecard, dental insurance and more

• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday

• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products

• Access to a discount shopping portal

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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