Data Analyst, Global Viewership at ITV

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

SQL, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, GCP BigQuery, Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, Data Mapping, Data Extraction, Data Visualization, Market Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Performance Tracking, Stakeholder Management, Commercial Insight Delivery, Data Quality Management

Industry

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

Description

Workplace: White City, London - 3 days a week in the office The role As part of the global data and insights team at ITV Studios, our goal is to deliver the best global intelligence from brilliant data sets to maximise revenue across Global Sales for scripted, unscripted and formats, Zoo55, Brand Partnerships via Studio 55 as well for Content & Production. As the data analyst within the Global Viewing team, you will be responsible for delivering the insights which support our global content strategy and sales. While viewing data is our core currency, you go further, triangulating Ratings (BARB/Nielsen) with Market data Intelligence (Ampere, K7, NoTa) and Social Sentiment (i.e. Sprinklr) to build a 360-degree view of success. You focus on strategic, forward-looking analysis that helps us understand why content travels, puts performance into context for the channel, platform or market, and consider the business and commercial implications of your findings. The role Building global viewing data sets & analysis * Data Alignment: Support the senior and lead analyst defining the technical data mapping across territories. You ensure that our key content brands (e.g. Love Island) are accurately aligned across international datasets to maintain a "Single Source of Truth" for our key content brands * Data Extraction: Use SQL and viewing platforms (e.g., Techedge/BARB) to extract performance data. You handle regular and ad-hoc data retrieval for the sales teams, moving beyond standard dashboards to find specific answers. * Data Integrity: Maintain the day-to-day quality of our data. * Market Data Augmentation: Assist in the collection of alternative metrics for "data-poor" markets. You help find and organize non-traditional data to provide a clearer picture where official ratings are limited. Insight delivery * Territory Analysis: Support in developing a good understanding of viewership trends in specific international markets. You provide the "so what" by putting show performances into the context of local platform trends. * Performance Tracking: Take ownership of monitoring and tracking the international performance of our titles, providing clear summaries and identifying standout hits for the business. * Sales Support: Translate complex data into persuasive "sales stories." You provide the evidence-based insights that help our teams pitch and sell shows to global buyers. * Forecasting Support: Update and maintain the benchmarking models used to predict show success. You ensure comparison sets are relevant and up-to-date for new launches. * Contextual Intelligence: augment TV ratings reporting by integrating market trends and social data intelligence Dashboarding & automation * Dashboard Optimization: Update and enhance interactive visualization dashboards (Looker/Tableau). You help stakeholders transition from manual Excel files to self-serve automated tools by ensuring views are accurate and user-friendly. * Automation Identification: Proactively identify repetitive manual tasks in your workflow. You work closely with the Senior Analyst to define requirements for technical data pipelining, helping to move the team toward more automated solutions. Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria) * Demonstrable experience in a data analytics or business intelligence role, with a proven track record of using SQL to query and manipulate datasets. You must be comfortable working with raw data and have an interest in data quality and enrichment. * Working proficiency with cloud-based platforms such as GCP (BigQuery) or equivalent to extract and process data. * Sound knowledge of international viewing currencies and software (e.g., Techedge, Nielsen, BARB). You understand the core metrics of linear (ratings, share) and the basic principles of streaming data. * Experience translating data into clear, actionable insights for commercial or sales teams. You can go beyond "what the number is" to explain "what the number means" for a show or market. * Ability to maintain and enhance interactive dashboards using Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI. You are comfortable helping stakeholders transition from static reports to self-serve tools. * Proven track record of using data to drive business value in a global content sales business * Able to identify and question potential biases or anomalies in analytical output and datasets rather than taking them at face value. * Comfortable presenting findings across a range of formats, ensuring the "so what" is clear whether in a slide, a dashboard, or a brief email. * You have a good understanding of the global TV and streaming landscape and a desire to understand the drivers behind content success and can lean on that knowledge to provide qualitative creative conclusions alongside hard data Your work matters to millions. Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution. When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people. Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV. ITV is for everyone. ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above). We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com. Find out more about applying with a disability [https://careers.itv.com/blog/joining-itv-with-a-disability]. * There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications. Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it. ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including: * Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone * Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more * Annual bonus opportunity * Competitive pension contribution * Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares * Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life More about our benefits [https://careers.itv.com/life-at-itv/the-benefits]

Responsibilities

The role involves extracting and analyzing global viewership data to support content strategy and sales through the triangulation of ratings, market intelligence, and social sentiment. Responsibilities include maintaining data integrity, building automated dashboards, and translating complex data into persuasive sales stories.