Data Scientist

This role sits within our Client Product team is a critical role as we build out our data science centre of excellence. Central to our current product offering is our audience insights and targeting platform, News Connect. The role will further enhance our product by building machine learning models to further predict audiences intent/propensity, help with device and people identification across the network as well as forecasting and measuring campaign effectiveness.

What’s the role?
The data scientist will also provide expertise to our engineering team working to build intelligence into our self service platform by building exciting non-obvious insights and recommendations that can help with advertising and content agency planning and product selection.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build end to end data science models with minimal or no supervision across a range of application including classifying content, predicting audience intent, forecasting future events and forecasting uplift
• Create analytical frameworks that can measure or predict attribution and return on investment of our products to our clients
• Provide data science expertise to data engineering teams on best way to apply data science and statistical methods to improve or our insights and planning tool offering
• Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner
• Work with our existing data science partners to ensure that what is being produced meets our product requirements
• Provide clear communications to both internal team members, and business leaders
• Recommend innovative ways to drive new revenue opportunities with new ad products or higher engagement with existing products

Who are you?

• The equivalent of Master’s or PhD degree in computer science, mathematics or related data oriented field is desirable
• Understanding of modern machine learning techniques, such as regression, classification, recommendation systems, model optimization, deep learning, etc
• Demonstrated ability to develop machine learning solutions to business problems in a cross-functional team from conception to business impact
• Solid programming skills (Python preferred)
• Experience working on cloud technologies like Azure, AWS and GCP is desirable.
• Ability to think outside the box
• Thrive in fast paced environment

What’s in it for you?

• Supportive and friendly environment. We encourage innovation, collaboration and creative thinking. Fun, fast-paced and excellent opportunities for growth and development.
• Make a difference as part of Australia’s most influential media organisation, working with some of Australia's most recognised and prestigious brands
• On-site gym and wellbeing centre
• Employee discount with multiple brands including Audi, Qantas, Apple, Samsung etc
• Blended working environment with the opportunity to work from home and the office located in Surry Hills
• Learning and development opportunities and mentorship from the industries best leaders
• Continuous mental wellbeing support with access to our Employee Assistance Program and the resilience box app, filled with podcasts, videos, information sheets and self assessment tools

Who are we?
News Connect is News Corp’s audience data targeting offering, analysing 2 billion data points a month to provide advertisers with a clear picture of what Australian consumers do, where they go, what they love and what they buy.

What do I do next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

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