Data Editor

The data editor is a specialised position within Haymarket Media Group, incorporating the work of analysis, journalism, data visualisation and database management. The data editor will report to the senior data editor and together will work with Haymarket Media Group stakeholders to contribute to the business goals of some of its titles.

A key responsibility is maintaining internal databases that support specific data products and work closely with more general industry data. The successful candidate will communicate with stakeholders on how the data can support new products or articles, identify trends of interest, come up with interesting ways of visualising such trends and produce content based on these findings.

The data editor can expect to work across Campaign and PRWeek , Haymarket Media Group’s B2B titles focused on the advertising and public relations industries.

Responsibilities

Maintaining internal databases. Working with large spreadsheets that will support specific data products or special reports, and they will require regular maintenance, such as adding new information, revising previous data and general quality assurance.
Analysing industry data and identifying trends of interest. These data sets vary and include (but are not limited to): financial information, survey results, new-business activity, awards, people moves, macroeconomic measures and diversity indicators.
Visualising data and trends in interesting ways to support the value of premium-tier data articles and products.
Writing data-led articles for the premium subscription tier.
Communicating with stakeholders on data-led content plans. This includes regular meetings with colleagues across the business titles.
Communicating with the senior data editor, who will oversee and support the data editor in completing these tasks.

Split in responsibilities:

Split is estimated as a percentage of the data editor’s time. This is an initial estimate and may be subject to change.

Campaign UK (20%)

Work on new data analysis/projects for Campaign UK as part of the title’s data strategy
Assistance with data on more general premium-tier articles

Campaign Advertising Intelligence (25%)

Processing new data regularly
Data assurance in the short and long term
Standardising and mapping new entries on the internal database
Producing agency rankings that cover a number of regions
Assisting on special projects
Producing bespoke reports according to subscriber request

PRWeek UK (25%)

Supporting premium subscription tier with data articles
Producing and writing premium subscription tier’s flagship monthly rankings
Assisting on existing data projects such as ‘The Top 150’

PRWeek data tracker (20%)

Collecting and cleaning recruitment data and other data sets
Working with the senior data editor to support the initial release of the product and develop it further according to feedback

Other (10%)

Advisory meetings with other Haymarket titles/stakeholders
External meetings with clients to promote your work
Attending industry events, such as awards ceremonies and conferences, and taking an interest in other areas such as podcasts