Senior Data Scientist

Data Science Festival; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting entertainment company seeks a Senior Data Scientist to redefine audience engagement. You'll work in a creative, data-rich environment, collaborating with various teams to deliver insights and innovations. This hybrid role offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Hybrid Working in a City Central Office

Support for professional development

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python and SQL, with experience working with large datasets.
• Strong understanding of machine learning, statistics, and experimentation.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Unlock audience insights and optimise user experiences.
• Work alongside product, marketing, and engineering teams.
• Deliver impactful projects, including recommendation systems and audience segmentation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Statistics

A/B Testing

User Behaviour Analysis

Personalisation Models

Communication

Job description

Senior Data Scientist

Salary: Up to £80k

Location: Manchester, Hybrid

Data Idols is thrilled to be partnering with an exciting entertainment company that’s redefining how audiences engage with content. As they scale their data capabilities, they’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join the team and help unlock audience insights, optimise user experiences, and support innovation across products and platforms.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a creative, data-rich environment where your models and insights directly shape what millions of viewers see and experience.

You’ll work alongside product, marketing, and engineering teams to deliver impactful projects, from recommendation systems and engagement modelling to audience segmentation and A/B testing.

Your work will power smarter decisions and deliver more meaningful, personalised experiences to users across platforms.

What’s in it for you?

• Hybrid Working in a City Central Office
• Support for professional developtment
• Employee discount scheme

Skills and Experience

• Proficient in Python and SQL, with experience working with large datasets
• Strong understanding of machine learning, statistics, and experimentation
• Experience with A/B testing, user behaviour analysis, or personalisation models
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical teams

If you’re a data scientist who’s passionate about storytelling through data, and you want to make a real impact in the entertainment industry, we’d love to hear from you. Click Apply to submit your CV and start the conversation.