Data Analyst III

Overview

Ruder Finn is seeking a senior data analyst to join its Emerging Technology & Analytics team, supporting new business efforts and client research and analytics needs across Consumer, Technology, and Healthcare accounts.

What you'll do

• Spearhead research activities such as earned media analysis, social listening, influencer identification, data modeling, and predictive analytics.
• Collaborate with several account teams, providing counsel on their research and analytics needs.
• Manage daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports measuring KPIs and finding optimizations.
• Assist with weekly trend reporting, keeping the team current on social media and cultural trends.
• Own ad hoc and crisis monitoring and reporting, providing insight into media events and their impacts.
• Lead monitoring projects for a major food and beverage client, handling ad hoc requests and regular reporting.
• Advise the team on opportunities found in the data and push for improvements.
• Guide and support Junior Analysts, providing mentorship and instruction.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• A minimum of 4 years of analytics and insight experience, ideally with agency exposure.
• Experience with social listening tools such as Talkwalker, Brandwatch, Meltwater, or Quid.
• Able to write complex Boolean queries.
• Experience with paid social media advertising reporting.
• Strong writing and storytelling capabilities.
• Initiative-driven, detail-oriented, and dependable under pressure.
• A collaborative team player with leadership potential.

Nice to have

• Experience with consumer-facing brands.

Details

• Works alongside the Chief Technology Officer, based in New York, NY.