Jr. Data Strategist

Job Description
Title: Jr. Data Strategist
Office: LA
Reports to: Sr. Data Strategist

TBWAMedia Arts Lab (or MAL as you’ll hear us called) is the bespoke global advertising agency dedicated solely to Apple. Our mission is to create smart, simple and iconic work that transforms business and makes culture for the world’s best brand.

We believe that what MAL creates belongs to everyone; and everyone belongs at MAL. We think creativity lives in open, safe and brave spaces, where diverse perspectives can come together, free of prejudice and discrimination. We strive to be a partnership of equals. Everyone has a role to play here, and we invite you to bring your fully authentic and crazy selves to this space. Together, we’ll do the best work we’ve ever done.

We’re headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with 5 further international hubs and over 800 people making great work for Apple in 26 markets around the globe. We’d love to meet you!

This person is naturally curious about the world around them, isn’t satisfied with “just because” answers, and is proactive about asking “why?”. They understand the ins and outs of social platforms and are familiar with the kind of organic social metrics that matter for brands. They love culture and can bring their passion and knowledge to help the team draw connections between social data and the world around us. They are a born collaborator who is excited by the potential of partnering with team members across disciplines, from creative, to account, to social strategy to inform award-winning work.

By partnering with team members outside of their own discipline, this person will gain exposure to primary research, data strategy, and social strategy, while simultaneously executing their day-to-day duties related to social listening and content analysis. They will have the opportunity to contribute to research, competitive audits, trends reports, and platform deep-dives that will help to push Apple to new territories creatively.

Responsibilities

• Support the data team with translating data into insights that inspire strategic and creative opportunities

• Pull, organize, and draw insights from organic social data and social listening data for reporting across Services

• Craft reporting that is visually beautiful and simple to understand for stakeholders across the agency and client teams

• Manage the timeliness and accuracy of data pulled - we act as the source of truth for our strategy team!

• Forge close relationships with social strategy, creative, and account teams, as well as clients at Apple

• Present reporting to internal teams and clients

• Learn how to use our suite of tools across social listening, channel analytics, and syndicated research

Who will thrive in this role?

• 1-3 years experience working on large brands within advertising agencies, ideally in a social or analytics role

• An excellent communicator and relationship builder who isn’t shy to share their opinion and build POVs using data

• An internet sleuth who lives and breaths social media and stays up-to-date on the latest trends

• An “i dotter” and “t crosser” who lives in the details and has a knack for accuracy

• A confident, concise writer that can communicate on and off the page with personality

• Ability to stay flexible, pivot regularly, and thrive in a high functioning environment

• Ability to take feedback constructively, positively, and is eager to learn and grow

• Proactive self-starter with the ability to operative across multiple work streams

• Proficient as Microsoft Excel functions like pivot tables, v-lookup, basic statistical analysis

Bonus points if you have any experience with...

• Social Listening: Netbase, Crimson Hexagon, Sysomos, Brandwatch, Sprinklr

• Social Platform Analytics: Instagram/YouTube/Twitter/TikTok Analytics

• Syndicated Research: GWI, Simmons, Statista, Helixa

• Social Analytics: Affinio, Sprinklr, Sprout, Unmetric

• Mac Suite: Keynote, Pages, & Numbers

Standard salary range for this role starts at $65,000. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, skills, potential impact, and scope of role.