We Are News Broadcasting: At News Broadcasting, we drive digital innovation and create award-winning national and local radio, podcasts, and digital content that captivate millions across the UK, Ireland, and beyond. Our portfolio includes:
talkSPORT: The world’s biggest sports radio station, 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
Onic Network: A leading network in Ireland offering premium audio experiences.
Role: As Head of Data and Insight, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping the strategic direction of data, analytics, and insights across News Broadcasting. Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Operations, you will lead a team of experts to harness audience data, customer insights, and analytics tools, enabling the business to make informed, customer-centric decisions.
Your work will span our award-winning brands, including talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Talk, Times Radio, and the Onic network in Ireland. You will champion best practices, drive innovation, and deliver actionable insights that fuel audience growth, enhance product development, and optimise commercial outcomes.
Day to Day You Will:
Develop and implement a strategic vision that leverages data and insights to achieve News Broadcasting’s business goals
Recruit, retain, and develop a high-performing team of data and insight professionals across our national brands
Manage external audience measurement tools (e.g., RAJAR and JNLR) to optimise audience growth and commercial trading requirements
Work with technology teams to deliver effective internal analytics reporting across streaming platforms, websites, video, CTV, and user registration data
Collaborate with technology and marketing teams to drive growth in logged-in monthly active users, enhance personalised experiences, and utilise first-party data for targeted advertising campaigns
Deploy the department’s budget to deliver qualitative and quantitative consumer insight projects, including engagement through our listener panel, The Dugout
Identify, define, and champion best practice tools and methodologies to enhance project output and efficiency.
What we are looking for in you:
Significant experience with media analytics and audience measurement tools (e.g., RAJAR, podcasts, social media, streaming)
Expert understanding of qualitative and quantitative customer research techniques
Proven ability to use audience insights and internal/external data sources at a senior level to inform content, brand, and product decision-making
Strong consulting skills and business acumen, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for diverse audiences and manage multiple stakeholder demands
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams, inspiring subject matter experts, and fostering growth within your department
Ability to write effective insight briefs and commission research through internal panels or external agencies
Excellent skills in using data to craft compelling narratives
Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau.
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.
We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on careers@news.co.uk.