SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.
SoundCloud is looking for an Ads Sales Insights Analyst to join our team, focusing on supporting sales activation efforts through compelling data-driven insights. This role plays a crucial part in translating audience research and advertising performance data into strategic sales narratives, helping advertisers and partners understand the unique value of SoundCloud’s engaged music audience.
Working closely with the sales strategy and analytics team, your insights will directly contribute to go-to-market strategies, advertiser engagement, and campaign pitches, helping SoundCloud’s ad sales team drive revenue growth through strategic storytelling and data-driven decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop high-quality, data-driven sales decks and one-pagers (Google Slides, PowerPoint) that effectively translate audience insights into compelling, visually engaging narratives that drive sales.
- Analyze survey-based audience data to develop insights that support ad sales and market positioning.
- Manipulate and visualize data in Excel or Google Sheets (e.g., pivot tables, charts, data cleaning).
- Work with audience research platforms to extract, interpret, and apply data for business decisions.
- Communicate insights effectively with internal teams to align on key messaging.
- Support first-party research efforts by assisting with survey development and data analysis.
Experience and Background:
- Proficiency in Google Slides/PowerPoint – experience designing data-driven presentations for business use.
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills – ability to clean, manipulate, and visualize data (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts).
- Experience with survey-based audience insights tools or market research data (e.g., Nielsen, YouGov, GWI, MRI-Simmons, first-party survey platforms, etc.).
- Basic data analysis skills – ability to interpret and summarize data into clear, actionable insights.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate insights in a structured and compelling manner.
- 1-3 years of experience in a data, research, or insights-related role (internship or work experience).
The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $85,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program - read more about additional benefits and perks below!
About us:
- We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
- We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
- We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
- We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
- Robust 401k program
- Employee Equity Plan
- Generous professional development allowance
- Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
- Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
- 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
- Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud
SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care-giver status.
At SoundCloud you can find your community or elevate your allyship by joining a Diversity Resource Group. Diversity Resource Groups are employee-organized groups focused on supporting and promoting the interests of a particular underrepresented community in order to build a more inclusive culture at SoundCloud. Anyone can join, whether you share the identity or strive to be an ally.
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What's next in music is first on SoundCloud. As the world’s largest open audio platform, SoundCloud is powered by a connected community of creators, listeners and curators who share, discover and influence what’s new, now and next in music and audio.
