Business Analyst (Strategy & Analytics)

Live Nation; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company seeks a Business Analyst for its Farringdon office. The role involves overseeing strategy and analytics, offering analytical support to executives, and driving positive change through data analysis and KPI design. Excellent communication and analytical skills, alongside proficiency in data visualization tools, are critical for success in this permanent full-time position.

Benefits

Tickets to shows and festivals

Unlimited annual leave

Onsite gym and fitness classes

Complimentary coffee bar

Subsidised lunch options

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
• Experience in data interpretation and analysis.
• Fluency in English and additional European languages are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist with corporate planning and market analysis.
• Coordinate delivery of KPIs and data reporting.
• Build and maintain reporting models and templates.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Data visualization

Python

Communication

Education

Degree in a numerical or analytical field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

Job description

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Business Analyst (Strategy & Analytics)

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Job Summary:

Company: Live Nation

Department: European Finance Division

Location: Farringdon, London

Reports to: Manager, Strategy and Analytics

Working Hours: Full time with flexibility as per business needs

Job Type: Permanent

Role Description

The team oversees strategy and analytics for the Concerts division at Live Nation. We are a head office function and work across 20 markets. We provide analytical support to executives at CXO and SVP levels, helping them formulate, assess and communicate their targets, challenges and achievements. Central to this is the design and delivery of KPI’s and metrics to measure progress and change, as well as data analysis and mining for patterns and trends. Our aim is to deliver actionable insight to drive positive change within the business.

The role spans areas of Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Strategy, Project Management, Communications, Process Management and Change Management. An excellent knowledge of Excel and strong skills in PowerPoint are required along with strong analytical skills, common sense and a numerical background. Experience with or an interest in Data and Databases is desirable. We are looking for someone with some experience but open to excellent graduates.

We will expect the successful candidate to be able to manipulate and present data accurately and pertinently to non-specialist; optimise business performance by analysing current business processes and tackling inefficiencies; and assist with corporate planning, change and strategic projects.

What we can offer you

Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes. In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.

Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrable ability in interpreting and analysing data to find trends
• Capable of picking up new tasks quickly
• Be able to work systematically through complex data tasks multiple times, ensuring accuracy remains at 100%
• Able to work with large sets of data to standardise and validate information
• Enthusiasm for data work, and the ability to visualise data
• Proficiency in Python for data wrangling, analysis and automation
• Experience with Tableau or equivalent BI/visualization tools desired
• Excellent written and communication skills. Fluency in English. Additional European languages are a bonus
• Degree in a numerical or analytical field and/or experience working in an analytical role
• Extremely competent in using Office, Excel and Power Point

Behaviours

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success

• Passion for consumer experience Attention to detail
• Capable of picking up new tasks quickly
• Enthusiasm for data work, and the ability to visualise data

What the role includes

• Assist the team with corporate planning and projects. This could include investigating F&B sales at festivals, assessing the impact of pricing tiers on revenue, future shows pipeline performance, or market share analysis.
• Coordinate the delivery of KPIs, including data collection, validating, reporting and analysis.
• Build and maintain reporting models and templates to inform and guide business processes. For example, track tickets sales performance across concerts or monitor the pipeline of partnership deals.
• Streamline reporting processes to increase automation and reduce risk of errors where possible.
• Manage a central depository for all frequently requested data and reports; keeping data up to date and easy to access.
• Help deliver ad hoc requests from senior executives for data and summaries of our financial data for internal and external use.
• Articulate the work we do both in the company and the department. This includes producing presentations and dashboards for projects we deliver.
• Build a rapport and liaise with stakeholders within the company. You will work with people across all divisions of the business, at all levels, and in up to 20 different countries.

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 14th July. We reserve the right to close applications at any time.

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