About NOVA NOVA Entertainment is Australia’s fastest growing audio entertainment business, creating experiences loved and shared by audiences. NOVA Entertainment owns and operates the Nova Network, the most listened to metro network in Australia, which includes Nova 96.9 Sydney, Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 106.9 Brisbane, Nova 919 Adelaide and Nova 93.7 Perth, in addition to Australia’s premium intimate live music brand, Nova’s Red Room. NOVA Entertainment also owns and operates Australia’s feel-good station, Smooth FM in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, the talk station FIVEAA in Adelaide, Star 104.5 on the NSW Central Coast and the DAB stations - Smooth Relax, Smooth 80s, Smooth Vintage, Nova Throwbacks, Nova 90s, Nova Nation, and Coles Radio. Our values are integral to who we are. We believe in creating and working in an environment that supports Unwavering Unity, Relentless Curiosity and Radical Empathy. THE ROLE We’re doing big things at NOVA. As the broadcast and digital worlds come together, our data ecosystem is maturing rapidly. With a robust customer data platform (CDP), a customer engagement platform (CEP), and a central data warehouse now in place, we need a sharp and detail-oriented Data Analyst to help us unlock the value of this stack. You will be the crucial bridge between our rich listener data and the broader business strategy, ensuring our insights are accurate, actionable, and accessible. Moving beyond standard reporting, you will translate complex digital audio behaviours into actionable insights that drive audience growth and commercial value. Day to day, you’ll partner closely with Audience Intelligence, Finance, and wider Digital team, and regularly engage with key business stakeholders across Content, Commercial, and Marketing. Your role sits within the Product and Platforms team, directly shaping how NOVA understands and engages its audience to deliver business outcomes. WHAT YOU’LL DO Design, build, and maintain interactive BI dashboards and reports that track listener behaviour and commercial performance across our CDP, CEP, and Data Warehouse. Translate complex data into compelling stories, wrapping raw metrics into clear, concise narratives that empower decision-makers. Analyse digital audio data and identify actionable trends and insights that drive audience growth, product personalisation, and advertiser value. Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Content, Commercial, and Marketing to deeply understand their goals and deliver value-add data insights. Work alongside Audience Intelligence, Finance, and the wider Digital team to maintain data quality and consistency, troubleshoot anomalies, streamline data automation, and champion data literacy and compliance across the business. Keep up to date with the latest data analytics trends, BI tools, and digital audio measurement standards. SKILLS YOU’LL HAVE we’re looking for someone with strong fundamentals and a desire to learn: Strong proficiency in SQL with proven, hands-on experience querying large datasets within a modern data warehouse environment. Advanced skills in data visualisation and BI tools to design, build, and maintain interactive, self-serve dashboards. Excellent data storytelling and communication skills, with a proven track record of translating complex technical metrics into clear, actionable insights for business stakeholders. Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how data drives audience growth, customer retention, and digital revenue. Familiarity with the digital media and advertising ecosystem, including concepts like audience segmentation, campaign measurement, and programmatic platforms. Experience working alongside data engineers to troubleshoot reporting anomalies, define data models, and ensure high data quality. A solid understanding of customer data platforms (CDP) or customer engagement platforms (CEP) and how they are used to activate audience data. Curious, proactive, and commercially minded, with a strong drive to continuously improve data literacy across the broader business To support & reward your success in this role we will offer the successful candidate: A high-performance culture where you will work amongst a team that prides itself on being engaged, dynamic and able to leap over any obstacle put before it Exclusive early bird access to the biggest events & concerts across Australia Additional leave days: Anniversary & Loyalty leave, Give back Leave, Mental Wellbeing days Access to Learning and Development programs & internal opportunities Access to health and wellbeing initiatives (Nova’s Life & Employee Assistance Program, mental health training programs) Amazing employee benefits from a huge variety of partners nationally (we don’t want to boast, but it is a lot) Frequent staff lunches & survey celebrations (2026 is already shaping up to be a BIG year with some BIG wins) Depending on the needs of the business we are able to explore flexible work options where appropriate. This is a full-time, on-site position located in our Pyrmont studios. Our teams are dynamic, engaged and highly collaborative and being on-site will ensure your personal and professional career development. Nova Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion Commitment: The Aim: Promote a diverse workforce that invites people of all backgrounds to work and grow with us in their own unique way. How we do it: Providing a work environment that embraces and values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - we have an active and ACRA Award-Winning D&I Committee that is passionate about ensuring Nova Entertainment supports and welcomes people from all abilities and all walks of life. This extends to our community work and sustainable charity initiatives. Supporting candidates that may have diverse needs by providing reasonable adjustments ensuring each candidate can put their best efforts into their application. By being allies of the LGBTIQA community and members of the Welcome Here initiative Best utilising our membership and guidance of the Diversity Council of Australia @welcomehereproject FollowTheRainbow ACONWelcomeHere What’s next? PLEASE ATTACH YOUR RESUME AND A COVER LETTER STATING WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OPPORTUNITY Successful applicants will be contacted within 5-10 working days. Our interview process will involve a telephone interview initially followed by up to 2 face-to-face interviews that may involve a panel and a prepared presentation Police Checks may be required. Please reach out during the application process if you think you may require any considerations for the recruitment process. Respectfully, No Agencies
