Job Introduction

We’re looking for a talented Senior Data Analyst to help us at what is an incredibly exciting time for the BBC – as it looks to evolve the BBC iPlayer service to serve future generations. 

This role will be at the heart of that journey, providing data-driven insights to help the BBC iPlayer team, as well supporting the wider TV Content team to continue to serve their audiences brilliantly in the face of significant shifts in the TV landscape. 

This is a permanent role based at New Broadcasting House in London.

Role Responsibility

This role is about helping BBC iPlayer move forward in its use of data within day to day decision making and longer-term strategy.

You'll work as part of a multi-disciplinary Audiences team providing insight primarily to our content commissioning and curation teams. The exact focus of your work will vary from project to project, but it’s likely to include a focus on providing richer insight into our content performance, as well as audience acquisition and retention strategies.  

You will be encouraged to pro-actively suggest data analytics projects that might assist in delivering the iPlayer goals, as well as responding to requests and queries from colleagues.  Experience of Tableau (or a similar tool) is highly desirable since we use it as a major data communication tool - creating simple automated dashboards anyone in the BBC can access.

As well as working directly on BBC iPlayer you will be part of the BBC's wider analytics team. As part of this you will be supported by a network of analysts who will work together to develop this discipline at the BBC, ensuring that what works in one product can be scaled across the organisation.

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate would have a specific interest in TV / video content and its future in a digital world.

In addition you will: 

• Be passionate about presenting data in new and interesting ways, using data visualisation tools such as Tableau.
• Feel confident presenting your findings to stakeholders, as you help drive the BBC in its goals.
• Have strong analytical skills, with fluency in either R or Python and SQL and experience using Analytical tools (such as Google Analytics, Comscore, Adobe Analytics or AT internet).
• Have strong stakeholder management skills with previous exposure to senior managers, as you will be working directly with many of them, and will have to make decisions autonomously (with support from the Research Manager).

If this sounds like you - we would love to hear from you!

Package Description

Band: D
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London - New Broadcasting House (hybrid working available)

• Flexible / hybrid working - opportunities across the business
• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

About the Company

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here