Data Analyst Platformer (entry level)

Agency :

Havas

Job Description :

YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR APPLICATION, FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE ACCEPTED.

PLEASE PLACE THE ANSWERS AS THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR CV, LIKE A COVER LETTER. YOU’LL BE SCORED OUT OF 5 FOR EACH ANSWER, THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SCORING CANDIDATES WILL BE INVITED TO THE FIRST STAGE OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.

G ood luck, and do not use AI to generate these answers ( w e’ ll know ) , a nd you’ll sound the same as everyone else who does it . This is about you representing you , we care more about your ideas more than what AI thinks you should say.

1. In your first month, you’ve been asked to help plan the agency’s Christmas party.

There will be 200 people attending and you have a budget of £20,000 to spend, please let us know where you’re taking us and a plan of what we’ll be getting up to. It’s very important that you tell us how you’ll use the budget, as we need the Finance team to approve it.

( T his is obviously not a real scenario, but we want to see your ability to plan , present and sell an idea , plus demonstrat e how yo u plan with a budget . We’re not judging the idea itself so go wild, but we are judging how you communicate it and how you manage budgets and resources.)

2. You’re assisting on a photoshoot - it’s meant to look like a beach, but the sand has not arrived because someone hasn’t ordered it, and your manager isn’t at the set yet. Various people are looking to you for an answer and a solution, most importantly the clients, the photographer and the influencers. You need to think on your feet, please provide us a bullet point breakdown (in order) of what you’ll do.

( W e want to see your people skills, how you think on your feet, and your ability to respond to a crisis and find a solution . )

3. Tell us about the most interesting thing you’ve seen about Havas, and ask us a question which you’d be too nervous to ask in a formal interview setting.

(We want to see your engagement and interest in what you’re doing. Hundreds of people apply to Platform roles, and our aim is to find the people being the most intentional about what they are applying for. The hiring managers will not see the question unless you want them to, so go as in depth as you like based on what you can find out about them through your research . )

And now onto the job description:

DATA ANALYST PLATFORMER

GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE & INNOVATION TEAM

Havas Creative Network operates at the intersection of creativity, data, culture, and technology - built around our Village model and united by a single ambition: growth, powered by desire.

Our global scale spans 23,000+ people across 72 Villages, powered by an operating model that fuses intelligence, creativity and technology into one connected ecosystem.

The Havas Creative Network Global Intelligence & Innovation team is Havas Creative’s global engine for intelligence and innovation - supporting key global pitches and clients and developing proprietary research, IP, methods and tools that elevate creative excellence across the network.

THE ROLE

As a Data Analyst Platformer, you’ll help turn data into intelligence that shapes strategy and creative ideas. You’ll conduct research and analysis for global pitches and clients, uncover insights about audiences, brands and culture, and work alongside our team to develop new AI-powered tools and agents.

Reporting to our Intelligence Director, you’ll support the delivery of key data, insight and innovation projects while developing practical skills across research, analytics, data visualisation and AI.

Where the work will live and why we do it

You’ll work across some of Havas Creative Network’s biggest global pitches, clients, research programmes and innovation projects.

You’ll help us use data to understand audiences, brands, culture and categories, turning different sources of information into clear insights that can inspire strategy and creative ideas.

You’ll also work with our team on the development of new AI-powered tools and agents, helping us explore how data, automation and AI can make our strategists smarter, faster and more effective.

Soft skills you’ll build

Curiosity: learning how to ask the right questions of data.

Storytelling: turning complex analysis into simple, compelling insights that people can understand and act on.

Problem solving: working out how to tackle new questions when there isn’t an obvious answer.

Commercial thinking: understanding how data and insight can help solve real brand and business challenges.

Collaboration: working with strategists, creatives, data scientists and technologists across different teams and markets.

Confidence: developing and presenting your own point of view based on the evidence you uncover.

Hard skills you’ll learn

How to collect, clean, structure and analyse data from multiple sources.

How to conduct audience, brand, social, cultural quantitative, qualitative and desk research .

How to identify patterns and turn analysis into insights, visualisations and compelling stories .

How to use industry research and data platforms to understand brands, audiences, categories and culture .

How to use AI and large language models to accelerate research and analysis.