Manager/Senior Manager - Research - Media & Entertainment

We are looking for research specialists in the Media and Entertainment space for one of our clients.

The JD is as follows :

Location : Bangalore

Key Responsibilities :

- Perform secondary research focusing on Media & Entertainment topics utilizing a number of sources, internal and external, paper and electronic, including web-based and online databases.

- Retrieve, synthesize, package and present secondary research findings according to the needs of the customer.

- Support clients and business development teams with various pieces of analysis: company profiles, Industry Market Watch on a monthly or quarterly basis, market segment profiles, analysis of Accenture competitors, issue-based research, data-driven research, and financial analysis.

- Consistently deliver high quality work within budget and on time.

- Identify new sources of relevant content and contribute to evaluations of external content for acquisition.

- Development of knowledge in major Media & Entertainment industry segments (business acumen, key players, overall market trends) and technologies (overall information technology and networks trends) as well as deep understanding of relevant specialty sources.

- Actively participate in general secondary research responsibilities e.g. participating in Research workgroups at local, regional or global level etc.

Knowledge and skill requirements :

We are looking for someone who has a comprehensive skill set:

Hard skills :

- A post-graduate degree/qualification in business administration (MBA) with 5-8 yrs exp IN

- Solid experience in secondary, strategic research and information retrieval methods and techniques

- Ability to synthesize large amount of information

- Analyze company performance

- Previous experiences in Media & Entertainment or related industry segment

- Solid experience in packaging, synthesizing and presenting research deliverables

- Strong Excel skills

- Good PowerPoint, + Word skills

- Ability to quickly grasp complex and unfamiliar subjects

- Good written and oral communications skills, including the ability to understand and define clearly the research requirements and expectations of the customer

- Ability to work independently and share status updates on work progress

- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize appropriately

- Openness to testing new and innovative tools to deliver research

Soft Skills :

- Enthusiasm to work effectively in global, multi-cultural, multi-time zone team (Europe, South Africa, India, China, U.S.A., and Latin America)

- Strong professional qualities: client focus, decisiveness, integrity, resilience to stress against stretch goals, deadlines.

- Good interpersonal skills and the ability deal with critical situations to the benefit of the team.

- Good balance between analytical rigor and intellectual curiosity. Track record in interpreting data creatively.

Nidhi