JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month FTC / Attachment
DEPARTMENT: CCOG Data
LOCATION: London or Salford – Hybrid (1‑2 days per week in the office)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £70,000‑£80,000 (negotiable)
Flexibility: flexible working available – please indicate preference in your application. Flexible working will be discussed during the offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As a Lead Analyst within the Content Analytics team, your role will manage the News, and Nations and Regions divisions. Working in collaboration with the Head of Content Analytics, you will look to identify where data and analysis can have the highest strategic impact, delivering audience insight to inform our commissioning. In addition to line‑management of 4 analysts, you will work hands‑on to adapt complex data into high‑quality visualisations and tangible recommendations.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Within Content Analytics, you will have the opportunity to work at the heart of our strategy, helping to build the bridge between our audiences and the content we create to build a BBC fit for the future. The wider team of 10 enthusiastic, skilled analysts spans all BBC products, enabling varied development opportunities as you build your career with us.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
- Coordinate the commission, planning, and delivery of large analytics projects
- Help define and embed best practice approaches to storytelling with data and verbal presentation
- Support others to deliver analysis to a high degree of accuracy, and develop and implement quality check and documentation standards
- Align priorities with organisational objectives by building relationships with senior stakeholders across functions, contributing to cross‑team strategic initiatives, and shaping delivery roadmaps to maximise high‑impact outcomes
- Manage a team of data analysts, support their professional development and workload management, and inspire through coaching and feedback
- Plan team resource and recruitment to meet organisational goals
- Collaborate with other technical teams across the BBC, supporting cross‑departmental alignment
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential Criteria:
- Education to degree level or above in a STEM subject or equivalent experience
- Expertise in at least one data scripting language such as Python, R or SQL, supplemented by deep knowledge of statistical theory, quantitative analytics and forecasting/predictive modelling
- Experience leading the delivery of analytics projects in corporate or public sector organisations
- Experience championing best practice standards for data visualisation and storytelling, including coaching others to translate complex ideas into clear visuals
- Highly competent in using data visualisation tools, e.g. Tableau, Shiny R, Python Dash
Desirable:
- A good understanding of linear and on‑demand television services, news media, online publishing, with knowledge of key competitors
- Nuanced understanding of how the digital and media landscape is evolving and the implications for analytics at the BBC
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
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