Data Analyst, Sifted

£30-40k

Equity

SQL

Python

Tableau

Google Analytics

Excel

Junior and Mid level

London

2+ days a week in office

Media platform for Europe’s innovators & entrepreneurs

Job no longer available

Media platform for Europe’s innovators & entrepreneurs

21-100 employees

B2CLifestylePublishingContentDigital MediaCommunity

Job no longer available

£30-40k

Equity

SQL

Python

Tableau

Google Analytics

Excel

Junior and Mid level

London

2+ days a week in office

21-100 employees

B2CLifestylePublishingContentDigital MediaCommunity

Company mission

To be the critical friend of Europe’s startup community, and to amplify and empower the founders, investors and startup operators driving innovation from the front.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Someone who has 1-3 years of working in a data analyst role
Understands the need for quality data and values the role it plays when it comes to informed decision-making
Basic knowledge of Python or R
Advanced experience of Excel / basic database tooling
Enjoy simplifying complexity through effective visualization and analysis
Experienced in terms of project ways of working and able to collaborate effectively with others across a diverse team and differing levels of data experience
With great communication skills and a passion for teaching others data processes, so they can better serve themselves in the future
Someone with a track record of presenting insights to leadership teams
Knowledge of SQL and relational databases
Unsure if you meet all of these? Apply anyway!

What the job involves

Sifted is looking to hire its first data analyst. You’ll deliver crucial business insights, build a data-informed company culture and guide strategy through research. This person will take a leading role on reporting and analysis to grow Sifted’s audience, traffic and internal data maturity
The role provides daily research support to all functional Sifted teams, with responsibilities including responding to daily data requests and collaborating cross functionally on business projects. From the rollout of a new piece of software, through to analysing content performance for journalists, the data analyst will be fundamental to the long-term success of Sifted
The job will be based in Shoreditch, London, with the expectation that 3 days per week will be spent in the office. The candidate will report to Sifted’s Head of Strategy, working closely with all team leads in line with various projects (from the Head of Product through to the Head of Marketing). In the longer term, the ambition is to grow Sifted’s data team

Application process

45 minute intro call with Matt (Head of Strategy)
A short take home task
A group call with Matt, Bill (Product Analyst) and Francesco (Product Manager)
A final call with Caspar, CEO/Founder

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Sifted is a media platform reporting on the world of technology and startups in Europe, backed by the Financial Times. It's known for its high-quality commentary and fresh viewpoints and is targeted at founders, investors and people working in startups across Europe. It reports on stories of big startup trends, compelling company profiles, and the everyday lessons that come from growing a business; covering early-stage businesses in tech centres like London, Paris and Berlin but also smaller hubs like Minsk, Talin and Zurich.

Sifted’s team of reporters are based across Europe, and the website has hundreds of thousands of monthly unique visitors. FT's stake in the company comes alongside a licensing agreement which ensures Sifted meets the standard of FT calibre news and analysis. The company is also backed by several British, French, German, Greek and Swedish angel investors with interests in the growing European technology sector.

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Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jun 2024

$4.3m

EARLY VC

Nov 2021

$5.5m

SEED

Total funding: $11.1m

Company benefits

28 days holiday
Personal development budget each year
20 days working from abroad

Company HQ

Temple, London, UK

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