Senior Data Analyst - BBC Sport

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JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Sport
LOCATION: Media City, Salford - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £44,000 - £50,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Purpose of the Role

Join the Sport Digital Growth Team at BBC Sport as a Senior Data Analyst, focusing on iPlayer content. You'll play a key role in driving digital growth through data insight, working with editorial, product, and marketing teams to shape the future of BBC Sport's digital platforms.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team of analysts and specialists who are passionate about growing BBC Sport's digital reach. With access to award-winning content and a strong culture of innovation, this is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on how audiences engage with sport.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Lead and deliver impactful analytics projects, including large-scale initiatives and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Collaborate with Audience, Editorial, and Product teams to provide both tactical and strategic insights.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations using innovative storytelling and presentation techniques.
• Support Principal Analysts and mentor junior team members, contributing to a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Break down complex problems into manageable parts to deliver effective, data-driven solutions.
• Help non-technical colleagues understand how data can support their day-to-day work.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across BBC Sport, managing expectations of senior stakeholders when needed.
• Proactively identify opportunities to use data to inform content creation, commissioning, and curation across BBC Sport platforms.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Educated to degree level or above in STEM subject or equivalent experience
• Experience in delivering analysis projects in corporate or public sector organisations
• Experience of AV Data gathering and analysis in the media industry
• Understanding of one or more data scripting language such as Python, R or SQL
• Experience developing relationships and presenting results to senior stakeholders.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Naturally inquisitive, and enjoys problem solving
• Ability to manage project teams and help other members priorities work, as well as the ability to manage your own time and prioritise accordingly
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoys collaboration and working as part of a team
• Self-starter who also works well in a complex organisation where you must take people with you to achieve goals

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about the BBC Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:

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