Television Research - Research & Insights Executive

Job Description

The Role

CAA is seeking an Executive based in Los Angeles for a dynamic, collaborative role within the agency’s Global Television Research and Insights Department, focused on the expansion and implementation of data-driven insights systems across all areas of TV and streaming analytics. This candidate will partner closely with the current head of Global Television Research and Insights to ensure the agency has cutting-edge, reliable, and actionable insights across scripted, unscripted, news, sports, international, and first-run syndicated programming. The candidate will be tasked with utilizing current data sources and systems to provide actionable, sharable outputs for a variety of uses by Television agents and executives, CAA leadership, and clients, as well as supporting the department head in auditing, designing, creating, and implementing new tools, systems, and processes.

In addition to the head of Global Television Research and Insights, the candidate will work closely with the Television division leadership and agents, the CAA Data Analytics and Insights teams, and other professionals across the company to advance and diversify cutting-edge TV and streaming analytics to keep up with the ever-evolving ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with both linear and streaming analytics, and excel at designing and implementing outputs and systems, collaborating effectively across a large organization, synthesizing data to analyze industry trends, and communicating efficiently and concisely with those outside the data and analytics field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the head of Global Television Research and Insights and TV division leadership to advance the agency’s strategy for monitoring Television industry trends, distilling complex information into clear and concise summaries tailored for each sub-department and the overall division.

• Perform Television industry, content-specific, and market-specific research and analysis; assess industry trends, performance and competitive landscape.

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and key industry players, including studios, networks, production companies, streaming platforms, and data vendors/providers.

• Iterate continuously on data strategy and any developed products/outputs to ensure the Television business analytics are relevant, contextual, easily digestible and actionable.

• Analyze large amounts of information and data quickly and effectively to reduce complexity and make actionable insights and recommendations.

• Champion the role of analytics within the television business, working with the Technology and Data teams to drive adoption of the data products, to include educating and training staff to incorporate analytics into their work.

• Work closely with Data Analytics and Data Insights teams to develop product/dashboard requirements that meet the needs of the television department and provide ongoing feedback and validation of data to ensure that the most relevant and cutting-edge data and methodologies are being used to inform TV business decision-making.

• Serve as an industry expert, providing valuable insights and recommendations internally to senior leadership, agents and executives, and externally to clients, buyers, and other appropriate parties.

• Mentor and coach junior team members on proper research, insights, and analytics methodologies, data sources, and systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of work experience in the television industry at a major media company, network, or studio, with direct hands-on experience working with first-party streaming data

• Broad and up-to-date knowledge of the fundamentals of the television business (key players, development process, industry evolution, etc.)

• Expert at performance analysis across linear networks and streaming platforms, with a macro understanding of the larger business and revenue impacts across the content distribution and monetization lifecycle

• Hands-on expertise in all facets of Nielsen software systems (e.g., NPOWER, NNTV), measurement methodologies and evolving data systems

• Expert in Microsoft Excel, and high proficiency in data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI; coding skills (e.g., SQL, Python, VBA) preferred

• Experience in product and systems design, especially translating needs from business-to-analytics and analytics-to-business

• Prior experience creating and delivering insights and analytics outputs for multiple stakeholders, including but not limited to decks, whitepapers, and editorials

• Strong graphical eye for design, with proven ability to employ data/information visualization, layouts and placement, colors, fonts, and other elements to produce beautiful data products/outputs

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate and build deep working relationships with a variety of personality types

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills, particularly when simplifying the complex across a variety of audiences

• Strong creative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and experience collaborating with both business end-users and data analytics and insights teams

Preferred Skills

• Passion for the television/streaming ecosystem, with a forward-thinking approach to how data, analytics, and insights can be leveraged to drive business

• High curiosity and love of learning

• Ability to think independently and creatively, looking at problems and situations with a 3D lens

• Highly collaborative and able to integrate and prioritize feedback across multiple stakeholder groups, responding efficiently in a fast-paced agency environment

• Precise attention to detail, yielding excellence in all deliverables

• Strong work ethic with a high level of responsiveness

• Ability to manage deadlines and priorities with a high level of responsibility and autonomy

Location

This roles is based out of the Los Angeles office.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $150,000-$175,000. This position also is eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.