Data Analyst

About Bauer Media Audio Ireland

Bauer Media Audio Ireland is the country’s largest commercial radio group with eight radio stations including the national stations Today FM and Newstalk, two SPIN youth stations in Dublin and the Southwest of Ireland, iRadio across the Northeast and Northwest, 98FM in Dublin, Beat in the Southeast and Red FM in Cork.  

We also operate Ireland’s leading digital sports brand Off the Ball, the aggregated listening platform GoLoud for radio, podcasts and music, audioXi, Ireland’s largest digital audio advertising exchange and Media Central, the leading media sales house in Ireland.  

About the Role

We are seeking a versatile Data Analyst to play a pivotal role in bringing our company-wide data capabilities closer to local decision-making. Embedded within Bauer Media Audio Ireland Digital Team, this role will serve as a trusted analytics partner helping unlock insights across the whole Irish business, with particular emphasis on advertising revenue, digital content, and consumer competitions. 

This is a unique opportunity to blend technical skills with business impact, working hands-on with our modern data platform while partnering closely with stakeholders to explore, explain, and act on data. 

As we grow our central capabilities, we know the power of data only truly materialises when it meets market context. This role is about helping Bauer Media Audio Ireland move faster, understand more, and act smarter 

You’ll be part of a growing team, helping accelerate the use of data and day-to-day decision-making., product creation and contribute to the business longer-term growth. 

Key Responsibilities 

Analytics Delivery 

• Help translate business questions from sales, content, competitions, or product teams into targeted data analysis. 
• Use available data assets (dashboards, data sandboxes, analytics and modelling layers) to deliver insights quickly and accurately. 
• Build lightweight visualisations or dashboards where needed to support decision-making. 

Data Exploration & QA 

• Perform deep-dive analysis across audience behaviour, ad revenue, content performance, competitions and marketing effectiveness. 
• Identify and report data anomalies or pipeline issues, collaborating with the central data team to resolve them. 
• Contribute to quality assurance and validation of new data layers or reporting logic in-market. 

Local Enablement & Advocacy 

• Support the adoption of data tools and products within the Irish business, helping stakeholders understand and trust the data. 
• Act as a bridge between the Irish teams and BMA’s central Data & Decision Sciences function, raising needs, feedback, or data opportunities. 
• Help market stakeholders on how to frame data questions, encouraging scalable, self-serve thinking. 

What We’re Looking For 

• 3+ years in data analysis or business intelligence roles, ideally, but not limited to media, marketing, digital product, or commercial environments. 
• Strong SQL skills, confident writing performant queries and joining data sets. 
• Project management skills (desirable) 
• Comfortable with modern data stacks (e.g. GCP, BigQuery, Snowflake) and visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Looker, Tableau). 
• Experience analysing commercial or behavioural data (ad sales, digital engagement, competitions, or subscriptions). 
• Prior experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and supporting non-technical teams.

Ways of Working 

• Can operate in a fast-moving environment. 
• Ability to communicate effectively to non-data proficient colleagues, both in explaining data and in surfacing data issues or requirements 
• A proactive mindset with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement. 
• Understands the commercial impact of their work and can prioritise actionable insight. 
• Curious, collaborative, and highly structured in approach. 

What you will get:  

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Factors taken into account in determining an appropriate scale include the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications relevant to the job.  

Bauer Media Audio Ireland operates the following benefits for its employees:  

• 23 days annual leave including Good Friday & Christmas Eve (25 in total) 
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay  
• Life cover (4 times your salary) 
• Paid sick leave - up to 20 days 
• Access (free) to Group account with Webdoctor www.webdoctor.ie 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  
• Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development with access to Learning and Development with Bauer Academy and Learning Waves www.learningwaves.ie 
• Flexible and Hybrid Working (for relevant roles) 
• Group Discount on Laya Healthcare 
• HSF Healthcare – we fund a health cash back plan for your day-to-day medical expenses. 
• Bike to Work Scheme and Annual Tax Saver Scheme 
• Part of the fun of working in Bauer Media are the regular opportunities to score free tickets! 

The closing date for applications is the 27th of July 2025.

Bauer Media Audio Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, gender expression or sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partnership status or culture. Bauer Media Audio Ireland is committed, where possible, to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.  

To discuss the requirements of the role, the location of the role or any reasonable accommodation you might require, please contact a member of the HR team via careers@bauermedia.ie 

All documentation received by Bauer Media Audio Ireland will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; 2018). The information will only be used by BMAI in the processing of job applications and for ongoing administrative purposes with job candidates.  

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