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BBC Studios Limited; Greater London, Salford, Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work model

Job summary

BBC in London, Salford or Newcastle – hybrid; independent analytics practitioner delivering analysis, insight, experimentation and measurement to shape BBC’s product strategy.

You’ll translate product and business questions into robust analytical approaches, deliver high-quality insights, and communicate recommendations clearly to stakeholders across levels. You’ll help teams understand user behaviour, product performance and opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability with SQL and Python.
• Ability to translate business questions into robust analytical approaches.
• Excellent communication to translate technical insights to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver analysis to inform product decisions and priorities.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reporting for product teams.
• Monitor product metrics and investigate performance changes.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX, Engineers, and Data teams on experiments.
• Share knowledge and deepen domain understanding across the team.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Job description

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Product Analytics
LOCATION: London, Salford or Newcastle - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: up to £40,000 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

As an independent analytics practitioner, you’ll be responsible for delivering analysis, insight, experimentation, and measurement that helps to shape the BBC’s product strategy and decision-making. You’ll need to be confident in translating product and business questions into robust analytical approaches, delivering high-quality insights, and communicating recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all levels. You’ll play an important role in helping teams understand user behaviour, product performance, and opportunities for improvement.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will be expected to own and deliver your work with a high degree of autonomy, seeking support where appropriate. Alongside technical excellence, you are expected to actively build domain expertise, contribute to team knowledge sharing, participate in peer reviews, and continuously deepen your understanding of the products and users in your area.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Own and deliver analysis that informs product decisions and priorities. Translate business and product questions into clear analytical approaches and actionable recommendations.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards, reporting, and performance measurement frameworks for product teams. Monitor key product metrics, investigate changes in performance, and identify likely causes.
• Work with wider data teams to identify, investigate, and help resolve data quality issues. Ensure stakeholders have access to clear, accurate, and timely insights that support effective decision-making.
• Partner with Product Managers, UX, Engineers, and Data colleagues to support product development and evaluation. Support experimentation and A/B testing activities, helping teams measure the impact of product changes and features.
• Share knowledge and contribute to analytical best practice. Actively build domain expertise, contribute to team knowledge sharing, participate in peer reviews, and continuously deepen your understanding of the products and users in your area.

Key Criteria

• Strong analytical capability with SQL/ python skills
• Complex problem solver with evidence of understanding causes of data quality issues and potential fixes
• Great communication skills and the ability to translate technical information to engage a non-technical audience
• Data visualisation and reporting expertise
• Ability to manage your own time and prioritise accordingly

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment 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.

Redeployment

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 the 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 as important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

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.

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: [e-mail]

Use of AI: Guidance for Candidates

At the BBC, we know that tools like AI can help you prepare, organise your thoughts and feel more confident when applying for a role. But what we're really interested in is you.

We want to hear about your experiences, your skills and what motivates you. The strongest applications are the ones that reflect your own thinking, achievements and perspective. So whilst you're welcome to use AI for support, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and tells your story.

Read more about using AI in the recruitment process

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