Media AI Technologist

We don’t just believe in better. We make it happen.

Better content. Better products. And better careers.

Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, Sky Stream to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. And we do it all right here at Sky.

Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content.

Join us as a Media AI Technologist and help turn early-stage ideas into working AI prototypes that improve real media workflows. You’ll work across editorial, creative, product, engineering and operations teams to test what’s possible, prove value quickly, and shape where AI can make the biggest impact.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building, experimenting and learning fast. You might already have experience in media AI, or you may come from a broader applied AI/ML, background and be excited by the opportunity to work with content and media workflows.

This position is an excellent fit for a recent graduate looking to start a tech career in a brilliant media company.

What you’ll do

• Partner with teams across Editorial, Creative, Media Operations, Product and Engineering to turn early ideas into clear, testable problems grounded in real workflows.
• Build and iterate AI prototypes in rapid cycles, typically over 2–6 weeks, to prove or disprove new opportunities quickly.
• Create lightweight agentic workflows that can combine models, tools and human review steps to complete multi-step tasks reliably.
• Analyse results, share what worked and what did not, and help stakeholders understand what should happen next.
• Build practical demos and thin-slice experiences that make ideas tangible and useful, not just presentable.

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria

• Experience building AI/ML-powered products, prototypes or software systems that work with unstructured content such as video, audio, images or text.
• Good understanding of modern AI tooling and approaches, for example multimodal models, speech-to-text, OCR, semantic search, summarisation, orchestration or workflow automation.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to shape ideas into something practical.
• Curiosity, pace and sound judgement: you know how to keep scope lean while still building something valuable.

Desirable skills

• Experience working with media, broadcast, content or operational workflow tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Exposure to evaluation, experimentation or prototype measurement in AI products.
• Experience building interfaces or visual demos that help others quickly understand what a solution doe s.

Benefits and perks

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks . Here’s a taster

• Free Sky TV package , including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
• Sharesave and Tech schemes
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

• How you’ll work
• We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.
• Your office base

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon .

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We ’ re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate . Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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