Job Description
Junior Data Engineer

 

Reports to:             Analytics Engineer

Location:                London

Contract Type:       Permanent

 

About Us

Join the place creatives call home!

 

Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We’re one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.

 

From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar nominated The Hand of God to incredible entertainment like The Rap Game, Too Hot to Handle, The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, we make shows with global appeal.

 

Our Purpose

We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.

 

The Role and the team

Fremantle’s Global Insight Department plays a pivotal role in analysing performance metrics, audience behaviours, and content trends. The Data & Analytics team within this department is responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s performance data infrastructure and delivering actionable insights across a wide range of business areas.

 

We are looking for a Junior Data Engineer to support the development and maintenance of our data platforms. This is an entry-level role, ideal for a recent graduate or someone with 1–2 years of experience looking to build a career in data engineering.

 

You will report to the Analytics Engineer, supporting the creation and maintenance of data pipelines, assisting with data transformation and modelling, and helping improve the reliability and efficiency of our data processes, gaining hands-on experience with real-world data systems and workflows.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the collection, transformation, and validation of data from multiple sources
  • Assist in building, maintaining, and monitoring data pipelines and workflows

 

  • Help prepare and structure datasets for use in analysis and reporting, ensuring data is accurate and accessible
  • Troubleshoot data quality issues and support improvements to data reliability
  • Support the automation of recurring data processes and the reduction of manual workflows
  • Contribute to the documentation of data processes, transformations, and pipeline logic

 

Mandatory Skills / Experience

  • Knowledge of SQL and working with structured datasets
  • Good understanding of Excel, including functions such as VLOOKUP, PivotTables, and IF statements
  • Understanding of data transformation and data processing concepts
  • Ability to work with and interpret data from multiple sources
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Clear communication skills, with the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • A passion for TV, storytelling, and how data can transform the business

 

Preferred Skills / Experience

  • Experience with Python or another programming language for data processing
  • Understanding of data warehousing concepts, with some experience working with large datasets
  • Experience or interest in automating data processes and workflows
  • Exposure to data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI or similar)
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, including exposure to Power Apps or Power Automate
  • Awareness of AI concepts, with an interest in exploring agent-based automation to enhance data workflows (e.g. chatbots, process improvements)
  • Exposure to APIs or external data sources is a plus, but not essential

 

 

Our benefits include: generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, personalized working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, free coffee and snacks in the office, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, business coaching sessions and volunteer days.

 

If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com

 

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann. 

 

For more information, please visit Fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.