Research Analyst - GERMAN speaking -

Cision Global; United Kingdom; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in PR and marketing technology is looking for a skilled data analyst to join their Professional Services team. This role involves analyzing social media performance, crafting insightful presentations for clients, and providing strategic guidance to optimize their digital strategies. Ideal candidates have a strong foundation in data analysis, social media marketing, and are confident in client communications. Opportunities for growth and a hybrid work environment are included.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work

Discounted Dining

Virtual GP

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Care Test

Qualifications

• 2+ years of data analysis or social media management experience.
• Understanding of marketing and social media with KPI reporting exposure.
• Ability to create compelling data stories.

Responsibilities

• Analyze social media data to drive performance insights.
• Build client-facing presentations with data-driven narratives.
• Provide strategic guidance linked to client goals.

Skills

Data analysis

Social media strategy

Client communication

Data visualization

Presentation skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Brandwatch

Job description

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate.

Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow.

Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you.

The role

If you’re the kind of person who loves getting to the bottom of questions like these, this role could be a great fit for you:

• How are brands performing compared to their competitors?
• Given a company’s business goals, how can they optimise their social media content strategy?
• How can a company improve its social media performance based on past KPIs?

As a member of the Professional Services team, you’ll execute bespoke research projects that help our clients better understand their brands, consumers, and industries — and take meaningful action based on those insights.

You’ll be joining a diverse and dynamic team of people from varied backgrounds and experiences. This means you’ll have the opportunity to learn from highly creative, supportive, and curious colleagues who share a genuine hunger for understanding people.

Duties and responsibilities

• Analyse social media and digital data to uncover insights that drive client performance and strategy.
• Build client‑facing presentations that tell compelling, data‑driven stories tailored to business objectives.
• Connect social media trends, audience behavior, and cultural insights to performance data to surface actionable opportunities.
• Work collaboratively and independently on research projects, with a focus on personal accountability and project management.
• Gain an understanding of the full range of Brandwatch products and have a proven understanding of analysis, data storytelling and research methods.
• Execute on a research plan and build a narrative with data that is engaging and actionable.
• Provide strategic guidance to clients across roles/functions to map to their larger business goals/data.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 2+ years of experience on data analysis/ as a social media manager or working in an agency, with exposure to KPI reporting.
• Understanding of marketing and social media. Ability to think like a client and make recommendations based on business objectives.
• Social Media paid data knowledge.
• Knowledge of and interest in current social media platforms.
• Technical aptitude for learning new software and conducting both quantitative and qualitative analyses.
• Experience creating data visualisations, data storytelling, and creating a compelling story flow of report deliverables.
• Confidence in business writing, client communication and presentation skills. Experience working directly with clients is a plus.
• Competency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Full training in Brandwatch software will be provided. Familiarity with social media tools such as Brandwatch is an advantage.

What You Will Get

• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance (For directors and above only)
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted Dining
• Virtual GP
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Eye Care Test
• Cision Global Charitable Giving Program

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As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award‑winning solutions, including its next‑gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long‑term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.

Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.

Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]