Title: Data Analyst Apprenticeship

 

Reports to: Data Lead

 

About Evergreen Trading:

 

Evergreen Trading is an independent, 100% Employee Owned (ESOP) media trading firm that provides clients with unprecedented media investment strategies and the industry’s most creative asset and inventory trade solutions.

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We are a group of deeply experienced media trade executives who started Evergreen Trading believing there was a smarter approach to buying assets and placing media than we’d experienced throughout our careers. Evergreen combines our trading expertise with state-of-the-art technology and good, old-fashioned hard work to create the best media trading platform in the industry.

  

Are you looking for an opportunity to launch a new career? 

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Are you good with numbers, curious about patterns, and always telling stories with data?  Do you have some basic data skills but need the training to reach your potential?

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This media trading firm is looking for an individual with the potential to be a great Data Analyst to join the team for a year long paid apprenticeship. 

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The successful candidate will rapidly grow into the role of Data Analyst and learn skills on-the-job to support the Digital Investment team with data reporting needs across their portfolio of clients.

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Who are you today?

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• You may not have a college degree or a career history in Data Analytics, but you love data, are meticulous, have high attention to detail, and are curious to uncover insights, patterns & trends. 

• You might have some data analytics skills already, but do not have to have all the skills or experience to do this job.

• You are a good communicator, enjoy working with people, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• You love to solve problems, develop creative solutions, and to collaborate with others to get projects completed

• You can adapt to the ever changing needs of client projects, and have the tenacity, responsibility and commitment to follow through and get things done

• You have the right mix of attitude, aptitude, and commitment to take on this opportunity. It will be hard work, and if you are willing to learn this program will kickstart your career.

 

Duties & Responsibilities of the role you will be learning on the job:

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• Work with the Digital Investment team to support campaigns to meet client needs.

• Communicate data, trends, and measurement to clients and colleagues

• Develop effective reporting and dashboards to communicate information, insights and intelligence to clients and colleagues

• Analyze data to generate insights that support performance analysis and optimization

• Clean, prepare and analyze data to support internal and external client needs

• Communicate effectively on projects to manage internal and external expectations 

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Prior Experience, Skills & Abilities:​

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• Highly detail-oriented, organized and data-driven

• Able to communicate effectively and work well with a team

• Love learning and are ready to develop new technical and professional skills

• Basic proficiency in MS Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

Tools & technologies used in this role (prior experience not required):

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• Python, Jupyter Notebook

• Data analytic tools {NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Sci-kit learn)

• SQL

• Tableau

 

How the Apprenticeship works:  

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As an apprentice you will learn the skills for the job while you are working.  It’s a full time paid job, with 20% of your time spent learning and practicing the skills needed to succeed.  

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The apprenticeship is a 12-month program focussed on Data Analytics.

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There aren’t any tests. It is a competency based program, which means that you need to be able demonstrate you can do the necessary skills for the job.  

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There is a brilliant training program included in this job, giving you 4 hours of technical skills training each week, plus an hour with an instructor who can help you make sense of things.  There is also an hour or so each week of business & professional skills, including things like industry knowledge, campaign operations skills, communication skills and much more.  To help keep it all on track, the apprentice will have an hour each week with a personal coach – to help build confidence, get the most out of the program and grow into the role.

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Day to day, an apprentice’s responsibilities are very similar to a regular professional.  As a data analyst apprentice, your role is to gather and inspect the company’s data and extract essential information to support various decision-making processes. As an apprentice, you get to learn this while you work.  

As a data analyst apprentice you will learn skills such as analyzing data sets, using data systems securely, applying statistical methodologies, and visualizing data through infographics, graphs, or tables.  The candidate is not expected to have knowledge of these skills or tools before the program.  

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More information about Evergreen Trading:​

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In 2020, after 11 years of personal ownership, Evergreen Trading executed a 100% sale of the company, to the employees, through our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Evergreen has always been a company that puts our people first; they are our most important asset.  Our ESOP ownership further fuels our employees’ entrepreneurial spirit as they focus on building toward the future by providing exceptional service and innovative solutions to our clients and partners. The result is a very different type of company—one that is built on independence, objectivity, an obsession with value creation, and long-term strategic partnerships…..with our clients, our vendors, and most importantly with our employees.

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How to Apply?

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Email your resume and a cover letter to info@apprentices.work
 

Thank you for your interest!