The posting
Canvas Worldwide dares to be the challenger the ad industry needs. Do you "Challenge the Comfortable?" Then you'll fit right in here at Canvas.
Recognized as one of Ad Age's "Best Places to Work" for three consecutive years, Canvas Worldwide is an independent media agency committed to providing creative solutions for brands that challenge the status quo. Our clients include Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, MGM, Zillow and McDonald’s (to name a few…).
Our agency cultivates an environment where all are welcome to push outside their comfort zones to solve problems in new ways. We encourage the team to be its best by creating the most positive workplace experience for all. For instance, we outpace the industry on diversity and inclusion AND offer continuous training and workshops for career development. So, if you dare to challenge the comfortable… then keep reading.
The Role
Analytics is discovering, interpreting, and communicating meaningful stories derived from data. The Canvas Worldwide Analytics Team provides actionable data-driven insights for our clients, and we deliver these recommendations in easy-to-interpret deliverables. The end goal is to improve our client's business performance.
The Junior Analyst will support the development of recurring and ad‑hoc reporting, analytical insights, and performance narratives that inform strategic decision‑making across Planning and Investment teams. This role requires strong attention to detail, curiosity around media performance, and the ability to translate data into clear takeaways for multiple stakeholders.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Insights Development and Reporting:
- Develop data‑supported insights and performance summaries across recurring and ad‑hoc analytics deliverables
- Ensure all data‑gathering and tracking requirements are technically fulfilled prior to analysis
- QA data outputs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with established reporting frameworks
- Develop proficiency with all software and tools used for data/campaign analysis and reporting (e.g., platform reporting, dashboards, clean rooms, advanced analytics tools)
- Be proactive: Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a desire to continuously learn new tools, methodologies, and measurement approaches
Integration:
- Work closely with internal teams and external partners to gather inputs and contextual information to produce analytics deliverables
- Support cross‑functional measurement initiatives
- Help document and streamline workflows, processes, and reporting standards to improve efficiency and consistency
Client Responsibilities:
- Ensure that all deliverables deadlines are met, including involving all appropriate parties to manage expectations internally and externally, if necessary
- Effectively translate and communicate performance data into clear, easy‑to‑understand narratives for internal and external audiences
- Contribute to an open, collaborative, and supportive working environment where opinions, views, and ideas are welcome and shared
Qualifications
- Self-starter with proven ability to drive projects from start to finish promptly
- Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously
- Ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on clarity and actionability
- Comfortable working both independently and within a matrixed team environment
- Curiosity and openness to adopting new technologies and AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency and analytical rigor
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to ask thoughtful questions of the data
Experience & Education:
- Bachelor's degree required (Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Marketing, or related field preferred)
- Extremely detail-oriented with a strong focus on data accuracy and QA
- Proven ability to problem‑solve and use data to validate or challenge assumptions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including formulas, pivots, and data validation)
- Working knowledge of PowerPoint for building clean, client‑ready slides
- Familiarity with BI and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
- Comfort working with large datasets and structured reporting templates
- Programming & Data Querying (Preferred):
- Working knowledge of Python, R, and/or SQL for data manipulation, analysis, and validation
- Ability to use code to support reporting workflows, exploratory analysis, and quality assurance
- Experience translating coded outputs into clear insights and business ready summaries
Salary and Benefits
Actual base salary is determined upon factors such as experience, qualifications, training, certifications, and internal equity. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Base salary is part of a total rewards package that includes highly competitive benefits like generous medical, dental, vision, pet insurance, commuter benefits, disability and life insurance coverage, 401(k) matching, up to 14 holidays per year, a “Do Good Day,” and unlimited PTO.
Additional perks include employee social and wellness events, a DEI Council, auto purchase rebate program, monthly wellness allowance, and in-office amenities such as fresh kombucha and an in-house barista inside our beautiful, new vibrant El Segundo office.
In-Office Work Schedule
This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of 3 days in-office per week.
Canvas Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
CA Applicants: Canvas Worldwide practices Fair Chance Hiring
