Data Scientist

Future Publishing; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative media company is seeking a Data Scientist to join their Data & BI team. This exciting role involves leveraging AI and data to enhance content discoverability and personalisation, while collaborating with diverse teams. You'll work on impactful projects that drive growth and improve customer insights. This hybrid position offers flexibility and a chance to contribute to a rapidly evolving field in a supportive environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to diversity and inclusion, where your creativity and scientific rigor will help shape the future of media.

Benefits

Uncapped Leave

Profit-Sharing Bonuses

Referral Rewards

Wellbeing Support

Share Purchase Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python and SQL for data analysis and model building.
• Experience with cloud platforms and understanding of statistics.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic goals across content discoverability and personalisation.
• Develop analytics and data products for actionable customer insights.

Skills

Statistics

Python for Data Science

Cloud Compute Platforms (GCP)

SQL

Software Engineering Best Practices

Collaboration Skills

Creative Thinking

Job description

What you'll be doing

We're looking for a curious, and technically experienced Data Scientist to join our Data & BI team, reporting to the Data Science Manager. Sitting at the intersection of data, AI, and digital content, you will support key strategic goals across content discoverability, personalisation, and commercial impact.

You will work on varied, high-impact projects such as exploring how AI systems interpret our content. By leveraging our SEO authority and AI partnerships, you'll boost referral traffic, grow licensing revenue, and enhance our position as a trusted source in an evolving AI-driven ecosystem.

Additionally, you may work on our customer data platform, developing analytics and data products that enable personalisation, smart recommendations, and actionable customer insights.

This is a hands-on, exploratory role with scope to build models, develop tools, and shape best practices while collaborating closely with editorial, commercial, engineering, and product teams.

As this is a rapidly evolving field, you'll bring creativity and scientific rigour to an exploratory environment, helping Future stay ahead in an AI-powered media landscape.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve

1. An understanding of statistics
2. A proficiency in Python for data science
3. Experience with cloud compute platforms, like GCP
4. Experience deploying data science solutions (desirable but not essential)
5. Experience with SQL to work with data storage systems
6. Knowledge of software engineering best practices such as version control, design patterns, project structures
7. Ability to explain technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
8. Strong collaboration skills to work effectively within project teams and wider data teams
9. Strong creative thinking skills to contribute to a developing field with few standardised approaches

What's in it for you

The expected salary range for this role is £45,000 - £55,000.

This is a hybrid role based in our Bath or Cardiff office, working three days in the office and two from home.

Additional perks include:

• Uncapped leave, trusting you to manage your workload and time
• A share of profits through bonuses when targets are met
• Referral rewards for bringing in new talent
• Wellbeing support via our Colleague Assistance Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares through our Share Incentive Plan

Internal job family level: T5

Who are we...

We're Future, a global leader in specialist media, with over 3,000 employees across 200+ media brands. We are a destination for passionate individuals seeking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires, through websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts, and social spaces.

We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for driven individuals to join us in shaping the future.

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it central to our culture. Different perspectives foster ideas, fuel creativity, and drive innovation. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered.

Our hiring practices are fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from all walks of life. We believe that a diverse team benefits our business and the future of our industry.

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Learn more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.