London Theatre Direct is pleased to offer a part-time internship position for a talented university student with prior experience programming in R to assist the team with creating insights and data products.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is a strong believer in lifelong learning and thinks that programming in R is awesome. From day one the successful applicant will have the opportunity to deliver results and support their fantastic new team.

London Theatre Direct was founded in 1999 and recently celebrated its 18th birthday cementing its place as one of the most influential ticket agents in not only London’s West End but the UK as a whole.

Job Outline Assist and support the in-house Data Analyst with daily operations.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities ● Develop solutions using R to automate routine tasks ● Design and implement key performance indicators into interactive reports ● Keep data sources up to date
● Benchmark theatre and ticketing industries ● Play with data from sales, Google Analytics, MailChimp etc. and discover patterns and impactful insights ● Undertake collaborative coding

● University student currently studying for a Masters degree or in the final year of Bachelor studies from a quantitative field of study (statistics, math, physics, IT, etc.) ● Proficient in programming R language (dplyr, jsonlite, httr, ggplot2) ● Basic knowledge of databases (specifically SQL) ● Experience with descriptive and inferential statistics ● Passion for solving problems and working with data ● Capacity to operate independently ● Ability to explain results to non-technical audience ● Fluent in English

A part-time position for at least 16 hours/week (exact number of hours is negotiable and flexible) with payment calculated on an hourly basis. We also offer a modern and friendly working environment located in Prague 1 (by the National Theatre) with an international team of 20 people and one very cute dog.

Please send your CV and cover letter to iurii at londontheatredirect.com. Potential candidates will then be contacted via email to undertake a short technical challenge with successful candidates being invited for a face to face interview.