Role: Commercial Data Lead
Location: London Bridge
Contract: Permanent

At News Broadcasting, we drive digital innovation by creating award-winning national and local radio, podcasts, and digital content that captivate millions across the UK, Ireland, and beyond. Our brands include:

• talkSPORT: The world’s biggest sports radio station, powered by its passionate fanbase and delivering the best live sport and analysis.

• Virgin Radio: Home to Chris Evans at Breakfast and Ryan Tubridy at mid-mornings, offering life’s soundtrack.

• Times Radio: Combining the journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcasters such as John Pienaar, Kate McCann, and Andrew Neil.

Team: Octave is our premium, data-driven video and audio monetisation business, leveraging outstanding talent, brands, rights, and content from News Broadcasting across multiple platforms. Powered by Nucleus, News UK’s award-winning next-generation data platform, Octave connects brands with audiences in premium environments, delivering market-leading results.

Role: Reporting to the Head of Commercial Data & Analytics, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of Octave’s data strategy. You will define how our first-party data and unique consumer insights are collected, enriched, packaged, and deployed for market monetisation and client planning.

This role spans multiple digital products and all News Broadcasting brands, including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Times Radio, and TalkTV. You will be integral to implementing cutting-edge data strategies, enabling business success through actionable insights and seamless data integration.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Head of Commercial Data & Analytics to implement Octave’s data strategies across our portfolio.

• Build and maintain data pipelines for Octave’s advertising stack.

• Develop and maintain Octave’s reporting suite across finance, commercial, and ad operations.

• Liaise with Octave’s data partners and suppliers to ensure business needs are met.

• Assist with inventory forecasting across core audience segments.

• Act as the main point of contact for the Ad Operations team.

• Oversee the ingestion and processing of data sources into the DMP (Data Management Platform).

• Design and implement effective audience segmentation strategies for activation and monetisation.

What We’re Looking for from You:

• Expertise in publisher data and analytics.

• Proficiency in data visualisation tools such as Data Studio, Tableau, or similar platforms.

• High proficiency in SQL and Python (including API calls and pandas dataframes).

• Solid understanding of the advertising ecosystem and digital inventory management.

• Familiarity with DMPs, their applications, and use cases across industries.

• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.

• Experience implementing commercial data strategies while working with multiple stakeholders and engineering/delivery teams.

• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and best practices.

If you believe you have the skills and passion to succeed, even if you don’t meet every requirement on the list, we encourage you to apply. We value potential just as much as experience and are eager to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about learning and growing with us.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office-based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what’s required for your role.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland.  Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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