Data Scientist (12mth FTC) Leeds, England
Channel4
Full Time
Leeds, England
40393 - 46555 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Vacancy No
VN1727
Location City
Leeds
Location Country
United Kingdom
Job Description
Job Title: Data Scientist (12mth FTC)
Reports to: Lead Data Scientist
Department: Strategy & Consumer Insight
Location: Leeds
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Data Science team builds machine learning products that have made Channel 4 better to watch and make millions each year. We work with big and varied datasets (billions of views, millions of users, natural language subtitles, and video) with modern tools (Python, Spark, AWS), on problems ranging from recommendations to clustering to NLP to image classification. We have received multiple awards for our innovative use of AI, our amazing Data Driven products and as the best Data Science team at the DataIQ awards 2019, Biggies 2018, MediaTel Research Awards 2018 and many more in the past years.
JOB PURPOSE
You’ll be working across our many streams of work, using your coding, statistics and ML skills to build data products with a range of applications, including:
Reports to: Lead Data Scientist
Department: Strategy & Consumer Insight
Location: Leeds
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Data Science team builds machine learning products that have made Channel 4 better to watch and make millions each year. We work with big and varied datasets (billions of views, millions of users, natural language subtitles, and video) with modern tools (Python, Spark, AWS), on problems ranging from recommendations to clustering to NLP to image classification. We have received multiple awards for our innovative use of AI, our amazing Data Driven products and as the best Data Science team at the DataIQ awards 2019, Biggies 2018, MediaTel Research Awards 2018 and many more in the past years.
JOB PURPOSE
You’ll be working across our many streams of work, using your coding, statistics and ML skills to build data products with a range of applications, including:
- Forecasting viewing for both Linear and VOD platforms.
- Personalising our products for our customers.
- Optimising our customer engagement strategy.
- Segmenting customers
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- You'll be expected to deliver technical work within our projects, working independently and managing your own time.
- You'll be expected to contribute to the design of technical work under the guidance of more senior members of the project team.
- You’ll have the opportunity to present our work, and to see the impact it has on the business and on millions of viewers.
- You’ll develop your coding, machine learning and statistics skills as you grow within our team.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Technical:
- You have built statistical models of real-world processes that help inform business decisions.
- You have applied machine learning to a variety of problems that generated business value.
- You have contributed to the end-to-end delivery of data science products.
- You are an experienced Python coder.
- You are an experienced user of SQL.
Personal:
- You are enthusiastic; and have a growth mindset and a get things done attitude.
- You are an innovator.
- You are happy to take responsibility and be accountable for your decisions.
- You want to help others around you develop and succeed.
- You communicate well, in both speech and writing.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
- You care about code quality.
- You are comfortable using version control (Git).
- You have experience using AWS tools (S3, EC2, EMR).
- You have experience in the media industry.
Salary
Competitive
Application questions to complete
To complete your application please provide a response to the below application questions, you can upload your response to the application questions as an attachment when submitting your application. This can be attached to your application as a PDF or Word document.
- Please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Experience & Skills’ outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)
Benefits
There are a million reasons why it’s great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you;
26 days annual leave (including a day off for your birthday)
Company funded Private Medical Insurance
A generous Group Personal Pension
Access to our flexible benefits scheme including dental, travel insurance, health screenings and more!
Applications Close Date
07 Sep 2023
Equal Opportunities
Channel 4’s purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK.
We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Disability Confident Scheme:
Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.
Care Leaver Friendly Employer:
Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.
Workplace Adjustments:
We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [email protected]
We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Disability Confident Scheme:
Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.
Care Leaver Friendly Employer:
Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.
Workplace Adjustments:
We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [email protected]
Channel4
http://www.channel4.com
London, United Kingdom
Alex Mahon
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Broadcast Media
1982
