Introduction

Who we are

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. That's the “red thread” that connects everyone at The Economist Group (TEG). Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

Our story began in 1843, when a Scottish hat manufacturer founded The Economist newspaper to further the cause of free trade. Since then, we have evolved into a staunchly independent global media and information-services company that provides intelligent thinking for an international audience. We deliver our analysis and insights in many formats to subscribers and clients in 170 countries with four businesses, each of which upholds our global reputation for excellence and integrity.

Through rigorous reporting, in-depth analysis and global perspective, The Economist explains today’s most important events and seeks to discern the trends that will shape tomorrow. At the core of everything we do is our independence, underpinned by our editorial culture and governance structure.

With subscribers in more than 170 countries, The Economist is one of the most widely recognised and well-read current affairs publications in the world. In addition to the weekly print and digital editions and Economist.com, The Economist publishes Espresso, a daily news app; World in Brief, a daily news and analysis digest updated around the clock; numerous newsletters and podcasts including The Intelligence, our daily news podcast.

The role:

In this role, you will contribute key deliverables to help us to bring data to a wide audience of stakeholders around the business. You will translate requirements into Tableau dashboards, using best practice data visualisation guidelines, ensuring content can be consumed with the minimum effort possible. Our goal is to drive up dashboard usage to facilitate more data-driven decisions, and to enable self-service BI across all verticals at the Economist.

How you will contribute in this role:

• Create impactful data visualisations that drive action in Tableau

• Build using a template to ensure consistent look and feel for the end user

• Iterate on dashboards to keep them relevant

• Identify ways to automate currently manual processes, using Tableau to visualise

• Help to ensure best practice visualisation standards are employed in the team’s Tableau content

• Gather new business requirements and collaborate closely with our users

What we’re looking for:

• Experience building and enhancing Tableau workbooks

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

• High levels of energy, enthusiasm and passion to succeed in a dynamic environment

• Knowledge of best practice data visualisation techniques

Accountabilities

Accountabilities:

In the role you would be expected to:

• Deliver regular reporting using data visualisations in Tableau

• Create impactful data visualisations that drive action in Tableau

• Build using a template to ensure consistent look and feel for the end user

• Present your findings to stakeholders and iterate on dashboards to keep them relevant

• Identify ways to automate currently manual processes, using Tableau to visualise

• Provide end-user training in Tableau in an engaging way

• Share your Tableau knowledge with others across the team and company to help build a Tableau community

• Help to ensure best practice visualisation standards are employed in the team’s Tableau content

• Build the right Tableau published data sources to enable self-service BI

• Gather new business requirements and collaborate closely with our users

  Indicators used to measure success in this role include:

• Increasing the number of users of Tableau dashboards, compared to current usage

• Improved ability for our users to make business decisions using data visualisations

• Measurable increase in the quality of data across BI applications

• Ease of accessing business information and client behaviours / trends

• Reduction in ad-hoc reporting / data requests through self-service BI

• Optimised BI solutions delivered within time, quality and budget constraints

Experience, skills and professional attributes

Experience, skills and professional attributes:

To succeed in the role you must have:

• Experience building and enhancing Tableau workbooks

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

• High levels of energy, enthusiasm and passion to succeed in a dynamic environment

• Hands-on experience working with Tableau Online or Tableau Server

• Knowledge of best practice data visualisation techniques

• A graduate degree (or equivalent)

  It would also be desirable if you have:

• Experience working with subscription-based data sets and related metrics

• Tableau certification

• Experience of using Qlikview or Qlik Sense

• Experience using Snowflake or SQL Server

• Tableau Public profile

Job LocationsUnited Kingdom-London

ID 2024-9985

Function Data, Analysis & Insights