Research Analyst
The Walt Disney Company is a leading entertainment and media enterprise, and they are seeking a Research Analyst to support their ESPN Research team. The role involves utilizing various media research methods to provide insights on the performance of sports content and assist with reporting and analysis of college sports.
Responsibilities
- Provide details of the ESPN networks’ program schedules to Nielsen daily
- Track performance of ESPN programs across TV and streaming and provide highlights of their performance to all departments
- Provide analysis of audience trends for ESPN networks and its competitors to assist with programming, production, sales, and strategic planning efforts for the company
- Work on a variety of custom projects with guidance and supervision from the Manager of ESPN Research
- Assist with forecasting audiences for ESPN’s linear networks, supporting Finance and Revenue Management
Skills
- Basic knowledge of media, math concepts and data analysis
- Needs excellent writing and verbal communication skills, ability to handle multiple tasks, and display strong attention to details
- Must be proficient in Windows-based PC applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Collaborative nature and ability to work well in a team environment
- Strong familiarity with sports and sports media landscape
- College degree
- Minimum 1 year of experience in media research
- Experience with Nielsen's suite of national TV tools like NNTV and National TV Toolbox
- Familiarity with Comscore and Adobe Analytics
- Experience with software and languages such as Power BI, Tableau and SQL
- Degree in communications, mathematics/statistics, psychology, or related field preferred
Benefits
- Medical
- Financial
- Other benefits
- Bonus
- Long-term incentive units
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