Standard Group Kenya Job Vacancies
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services, as well as outdoor advertising.
The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national
and international interest. Our various media platforms include: The Standard newspaper, KTN, KTN News, Radio Maisha, The Nairobian weekly newspaper, Think Outdoor (billboard advertising) and Standard Digital. As part
of strengthening our operations, we are looking for smart, creative and ambitious individuals to join our Digital team in the following capacities;
Standard Group Kenya E-Business Development Manager Job Vacancies
Reporting to the GM-Digital, The Online Business Manager will be responsible for the following;
Creating new businesses for the Group’s Digital Business in line with the Groups ambition to grow revenue through e-business.
Developing innovative products and services by identifying and implementing new online businesses.
Revenue optimisation, monitoring and reporting on existing e-business revenue lines.
Ensuring quality controls on our e-business products and services are customer focused. Reviewing the departmental financial, budgetary and production goals and making necessary adjustments to always be on track.
Manage customer care operations for Digital; planning, operationalising and weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual, reporting to the management against plans as required;
Driving e-commerce tra c, social media presence using modern tools and techniques; Monitor and analyse using appropriate analytic tools and report on traffic on e-commerce platforms;
Budget preparation for Digital Business Development department and relevant operations. Managing the said budget and cost optimisation;
Leading, directing, motivating and mentoring the e-business team. Enhancing innovative culture and creating
conducive work environment to deliver on their day to day operations
Qualifications
At least 6 years’ experience in the digital space, 3 of which in a managerial position
Experience in business development is a clear advantage
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, business or a relevant field from a recognized institution
Knowledge of a discipline/function e.g. production, finance, sales, training etc.
An in-depth understanding of the digital space, Google technologies, digital advertising.
Use of modern analytic tools to increase traffic and social media presence.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 30th March, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; Standard Group Kenya E-Business Development Manager Job Vacancies
Standard Group Kenya Data Scientist Job Vacancies
Reporting to the Technical and Analytics Manager, the Data Scientist will be responsible for the following;
Fuse consumer data (analytics) from Standard Digital and third-party platforms, user behavior and advertising
data into actionable recommendation and tools.
Provide Editorial, Video Production, Social Media, Sales, e-Business and Product development team with actionable insights that will help them to effectively target, engage, and monetize content and customers.
Gather, organize and “wrangle” large datasets so as to get actionable insights from them.
Process unstructured data into a form suitable for analysis, utilizing custom applications in order to perform
necessary statistical analysis.
Collaborate with
Web Developers to leverage web and mobile platform performance and audience analyses to maximize monetization opportunities and ROI.
Establish a segmentation framework to benchmark and monitor user engagement across a variety of user groups. Apply statistical clustering methodologies to relevant user behavior and monetization data to identify
actionable user segments and provide insights and recommendations to improve user experience
Assist in the on-going implementation and optimization of business and revenue analytics and behavioural tools and services in conjunction with Web Developers, Editorial, e-business, social media and video teams which
includes providing instrumentation requirements, product integration and data collection against programming optimization tools.
Enhance and leverage content categorization and taxonomy, as well as monetization related data tools to improve content ROI, including identification of strong content and/or audience sales opportunities.
Apply statistical expertise to study correlations between platforms, audience segments, topics and monetization
metrics in order to deliver highly effective user experiences for consumers, advertisers, and afiliates.
Develop custom metrics, data related tools and alerts to support editorial and product decision processes.
Identify key data that’s important to track, and work with Web developers to access it through the APIs available.
Support business decisions with ad hoc analysis as needed.
Research current trends in the industry and utilizes up-to-date technology and analytical skills to support their assigned project
Prepare technical reports, presentations, and status briefings to communicate status and results of analysis.
Qualifications
At least 3 years’ experience working in analytics or data mining, digital marketing or
quantitative consulting roles with focus on analysis of large data-sets. Experience with web reporting technologies, app reporting tools, Social Media, SEO analytics and APIs.
A degree in Applied Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or related quantitative field from a recognized institution.
Demonstrated experience building statistical models, lookalike models, and turning data into information.
Strong knowledge of and experience with classic and new/emerging business intelligence methodologies, data manipulation, database creation, population, maintenance retrieval.
Experience with, or knowledge of, data visualization and advanced Microso Excel remote data access skills.
Passionate about interpreting data into recommendations and insights with the ability to clearly translate complex information to all layers of the organization.
Agile & Nimble analytical data junkie who is excited about interpreting data all of the time and learning about what it means and how we can use the info in a news environment.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 30th March, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; Standard Group Kenya Data Scientist Job Vacancies
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