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Data-Driven Research and Insights
MarketCast combines the power of research, technology, and data science to help marketers and researchers maximize their advertising impact and unlock brand Fandom.
Location Reading / London
Data-Driven Research and Insights
MarketCast combines the power of research, technology, and data science to help marketers and researchers maximize their advertising impact and unlock brand Fandom.
Our data and insights guide critical marketing decisions, helping brands determine which fandom audiences to prioritize and product benefits to communicate, in addition to developing, launching, and measuring brand and advertising campaigns across media platforms. Today our clients represent the biggest names in entertainment, tech, consumer brands, and sports and video games, and our impact touches the lives of billions of people around the globe.
We are looking for a Data Scientist to join the Data Science Consulting Team based in Reading/London. There are already 25+ Data Scientists in the entire Data Science team, and we continue to grow apace! This new role is responsible for analysing extremely large datasets, creating bespoke client reports, exploring new datasets and building new algorithms to deliver services to clients.
#FandomIsOurJam
Were Looking For Someone To
- Take the lead on directing, defining and implementing solutions to moderately complex client problems, effectively defining clear success criteria
- Enable Data Scientists in your team to be successful, and consistently take steps to support the growth and success of your teammates
- Critically evaluate where improvements are required in our ways of working always through the perspective of business benefit to maximise value delivered
- Independently manage client relationships and expectations with minimal assistance
- Manage reasonably large projects with multiple stakeholders
- Creatively think about how to address issues with models beyond basic feature engineering
- Deploy and evaluate results from ML models in a production environment.
- Guide more junior members of the team in model development and deployment
- Use tools and languages such as Python, SQL and Tableau for reporting and analysis on our AWS data platform
Itll Be Helpful If You Have
- Proven track record of successfully managing client engagements independently, and guide more junior teammates to do so
- 5+ years experience of working within the Data Science domain
- Proven experience of managing Data Science projects independently
- In-depth knowledge across many different Statistical / ML techniques. You can confidently and independently apply algorithms that you are not familiar with
- The ability to deploy and evaluate results from ML models in a production environment
- A desire to understand the why, and dig into data to understand what makes people tick
- A Bachelors degree in a subject such as Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, etc. (Masters Degree or higher is a plus)
- Solid data analytics skills; proven proficiency with SQL, Python & Pandas is a must
- The ability to understand business problems, draw conclusions from data and recommend actions on how best to solve these problems
- Strong communications and presentation skills, and an ability to document requirements and work with other team members
- Experience with TV viewing data, the TV industry and/or Media Industry experience; this isnt a pre-requisite, but a genuine interest is
- A curiosity about data and enjoy building data visualizations that clearly articulate insight
Benefits And Perks
- 29 days annual leave, PLUS Bank Holidays
- Flexi-time with core hours between 10am and 3pm
- A suite of benefits including food allowance for in office days
- 2 days work from home, per week
- 4% match pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Regular social events in both of our UK locations
- Professional growth and career development
Our Purpose
Fandom connects people with shared passions and builds communities around them. It offers them space to express their joy and love, whether thats for superheroes, sports teams, or even small batch whiskeys. At MarketCast, we believe in the power of fandom. Its as important for brands as it is for action heroes and we do fandom research, data science and analytics better than anyone on the planet. This obsessive focus on fans helps the worlds top creators, media platforms, and sports leagues transform followers into fanatics and investments into impact.
Our Core Values
Curiosity Makes Us Tick
Our love of learning manifests in everything we do - from the surveys we field and the datasets we analyze to the technology we develop. Where others pause, we push forward, uncovering hidden meaning and answers. Always learning, always looking for more.
We Celebrate Wins
Whether its wowing clients with research or solving everyday challenges, we pause to honor great work and everyone who plays a role in it. We acknowledge and recognize great work and hustle that helps deliver the very best outcomes.
Trust is Always Trending
Trust means everything to us. Its lending a hand when deadlines loom, always delivering on the promises we make, and calling out behavior that harms our culture. And our clients trust is what makes all this possible, something we never take for granted.
We Roll with Change
We embrace change as an opportunity to learn, grow, and further develop. We do this by challenging our biases and rethinking how things have always been done in the past. This fresh, open-minded approach keeps us agile, innovating, and adapting in the face of uncertainty.
Diversity is Our Superpower
Our differences make us stronger. As researchers and data scientists, we have a responsibility to reflect the diverse audiences and communities all around us. Understanding people, opinions and life experiences fuels our insights and deepens our perspectives.
At MarketCast, we don't just accept difference - we embrace it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our global culture and success. MarketCast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Check us out: www.marketcast.com
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