Job Specifications
EMEA Consumer Insights
Senior Researcher - UK (1 Year Parental Leave Cover)
Location: London
Start date: Early July
Duration: 12 months
Rate: 120k per annum
Hours: 9am-6pm
We are looking for an experienced Senior Researcher to join our EMEA team for a 12-month contract, leading research in the UK. This position is based in our client;'s office in London, with a hybrid set-up and in-person presence at least 3 days a week.
Senior Researchers are trusted partners with our regional Content, Marketing, and Product teams, with the aim to help them tell incredible stories, define strategy, and develop world-class campaigns. You will work closely with these teams to understand their insights needs, then develop, execute, and deliver best-in-class research to address them.
The scope of this role is broad with significant opportunity for leadership and impact, leading highly strategic research. This is a senior individual contributor role, and we typically look for around 8–10+ years of relevant experience, and welcome candidates who bring diverse career paths and backgrounds.
Types of projects you will lead:
You will be a thought leader and thought partner in helping to drive strategy in the region and beyond, and will represent the voice of the UK and EMEA consumer globally. You will lead research on a wide variety of topics in the UK and beyond, ranging from big‑picture country strategy to film/series‑specific insights, including via Preview Club (NPC). A key focus will be to deeply understand the underlying needs, motivations, and emotions that drive love for our TV shows and movies so we can help our client to continue to create stories that will excite and resonate with our current and future members from many different backgrounds and cultures.
About you:
You are a mixed-methods researcher with client-side experience. Hands-on experience designing and executing end-to-end quantitative and qualitative research studies is required.
Previous experience working in entertainment research is required. A deep passion for TV and film and being curious about the business and state of the industry, is a must to be successful as a thought leader in the space.
You effectively translate findings into strategic, creative, and business recommendations and communicate these to inform decision-making. You’re experienced at presenting / socializing insights at all levels of an organization. Your work will travel far and wide with our client!
You are a strong communicator, able to summarize complex ideas in a clear and succinct way. You are adaptable and effectively tailor your communication to the audience.
You are a collaborative partner, able to work selflessly and constructively with insights colleagues both in‑region and globally. Likewise, you are able to build strong relationships with a large number of stakeholders and cross-functional partners, including Content, Marketing/Comms, Product, Data Science, Business Strategy.
You are able to identify high-priority research needs and develop a research roadmap that maximizes the impact of insights. At the same time, you are skilled at anticipating research needs, identifying consumer/industry trends and opportunities, and research gaps.
You understand the UK business and consumer landscape and can bring a unique perspective informed by your expert understanding of the region. You can connect the dots between regionally-focused and globally-focused initiatives while representing the UK consumer's needs and voice.
Work across time zones and occasional travel is required for this role, and may involve some flexibility in working hours.
We know that not everyone will meet every single requirement listed here. If you’re excited about this role and have most of the relevant experience, we encourage you to apply. We are committed to building teams that reflect the diversity of our members and the world around us.
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