WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.
Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 109,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.
We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.
WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 317 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 8th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.
What you’ll be doing:
This role reports to WPP Enterprise Data Group.
The primary focus of the Data Visualisation Designer is to support the systems team in the continued development of business intelligence tools and visualisations for WPP HQ and the more comprehensive WPP network.
The Data Visualisation Designer works with teams of data scientists, engineers and analysts to translate data and insight into visual communications to solve problems and enhance business processes.
Main Responsibilities
Help develop the best approach to communicating an analysis or model, then bring it from design through development to production.
Creates infographics products, reports, dashboards, and advanced static visualisations for different teams
Determines practical formats for the customer and contributes to end-to-end.
Design, develop, test and deploy Tableau Dashboards to present insights using data visualisation techniques.
Prepares wireframe proofs-of-concept for customers based on initial requirements and follows best practices, media policies, procedures, and branding guides. Work with the ETL team to ingest the data required and data sources to meet the requirements.
Creates layouts, comps, and HTML/CSS prototypes, to communicate vision design and final design requirements to internal stakeholders and development teams
Plans, organise, and schedules additional customer engagement sessions to ensure the accuracy of requirements.
Works closely with other team members, including User Experience Architects, Business Owners, Product Managers, Content Strategists, and Development Teams, to bring designs to life.
Educates team members and business users alike in the effective use and development of visual communication products and interfaces and supports the advancement of visual analytics literacy throughout the department.
Engages with business stakeholders to understand business needs related to business analytics and reporting and translate requirements into captivating designs and practical, sustainable applications towards using quantitative and analytical techniques to accelerate profitable growth and customer engagement.
You’re an expert user of Sketch, Figma, and Miro.
Other software experiences (motion, prototyping and UX) are a plus.
You’re an expert user of the Adobe suite: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
Stay on top of new Tableau & broader BI functionality to ensure we are using the best solutions for our requirements (include completely yearly tableau certifications)
Responsible for the Tableau Online website, managing and monitoring users and projects.
End user support & training in using dashboards & producing reports.
Ensuring all dashboards are refreshed to schedule with the latest available data and improving this process where possible.
Collecting feedback on dashboard effectiveness whilst proposing and carrying out enhancements
Maintaining existing report distribution lists and setting up new scheduled reports
Take ownership of new opportunities for visual analytics
Required Experience and Capabilities
4+ years of hands-on Tableau development experience, graphic/information design, media communication, and human-computer interaction, leading data visualisation design and implementation, preferably with a Tableau Certification
Familiarity with Visualization and/or BI tools (Tableau, Power BI).
Experience in producing, developing, and presenting infographic products and advanced static visualisations for business intelligence products, including the ability to analyse requests accurately and take effective action.
Back-end Tableau Online or Server experience
Experience with Tableau/PowerBI visualisation principles and techniques
Experience following brand standards and UX patterns.
Experience with and the utilisation of the design-thinking methodology
Experience with applicable design tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe XD, Figma)
Project management experience
Understanding of data warehousing and data modelling concepts
Working knowledge of Tableau and Alteryx together
Understanding the effects of different architectures and how they impact performance.
Best practice approaches to creative design include functional and accurate dashboards.
Understanding of development, data modelling, and ETL knowledge that includes Data warehouse is an advantage.
Excellent problem-solving, design, debugging, and testing skills.
Ability to work with multiple different personality types while managing workload.
Good communicator who can take complex data and craft simple communications across every medium, i.e., both written and verbal.
The ability to maintain a strategic view whilst working on multiple smaller implementations.
Ability to balance everyone’s opinions to achieve the best outcomes for the project.
Ability to work with senior management across multiple agencies while establishing a connection with junior administrative staff to get the best outcomes for the project.
Skills and Competencies
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Strong verbal, written communication, and organisational skills.
Strong work ethic and self-motivation
Comfortable dealing with senior stakeholders
Good grasp of design principles for visual analytics
Strong communication and presentation skills
Analytical thinker
High attention to detail
A good knowledge of MS Office tools, with a particular focus on Excel
Experience using BI tools, preferably Tableau.
Detail orientated – a person realises that if a tiny step is skipped, it causes future problems.
Who you are:
You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What we’ll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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