Marketing Analyst - Media Hybrid – Stockport Up to £38,000 bonus Forward Role are working with an Independent Media Agency in South Manchester, who are looking for a data-savvy problem solver to help streamline media performance analysis, automate reporting, and make sense of messy datasets. If you're comfortable with spreadsheets, and dashboards—and you enjoy tackling problems, finding ways to save time and driving consistent reporting —this is the perfect job for you The small agency have a strong reputation and pride themselves on having a fantastic culture. The team are hardworking, delivering unbeatable services to their varied client base! They offer an inclusive, friendly and fun working environment! Role & Responsibilities Work across media planning and buying teams to make performance data clear, consistent, and actionable. Automate reporting and dashboard creation - pulling data from client CRMs, ad platforms, and spreadsheets into something insightful. Conduct competitor analysis and support pitch work with data-driven insights. Streamline processes by improving workflows, streamlining data, and reducing manual effort. Investigate problems, ask the right questions, and deliver solutions that make an impact. Skills & Experience: Confident data analyst, ideally with experience working with marketing and/or media data Advanced Excel user – loves getting stuck into spreadsheets and data Building and automating dashboards and reporting Experience building a consistency across dashboards and insights Able to take scattered data (from GA, Facebook, CRMs, etc.) and turn it into clear insights. A self-starter who can tackle a problem, investigate solutions, and present findings to stakeholders. A strong communicator who can explain data in a way that makes sense to both internal teams and clients. As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.