Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. To enable us to meet the statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system, you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom for the duration of the employment.
The Team
Sony Pictures' EMEA Distribution Research team is focused on Sony Pictures' content sales, local networks and transactional home entertainment businesses. The team delivers impactful insight from both audience and industry perspectives, utilising a deep toolkit of third-party datasets and custom primary quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The EMEA Distribution Research team is part of the wider EMEA Distribution Marketing & Research organisation. The role works across Feature Films, Scripted and Unscripted TV shows.
The Role
The role will be focused on projects involving consumer behaviour, landscape trends, digital direct-to-consumer brands, transactional and subscription models and large content licensing agreements.
This position plays an important role in providing strategic analysis to Sony's businesses in the EMEA region and highlights the growing importance of data-driven insight within the organisation. Based in London, the position will work across multiple countries with a specific focus on industry landscape, consumer insight and audience research in support of Sony's Business Development, Direct-to-Consumer channels and Home Entertainment businesses across the EMEA region.
What you'll do
- Act as the key point person in Research on Direct to Consumer (D2C) channels. (e.g., YouTube, Amazon Channels, FAST, Sony Pictures Core, etc.) Understand the performance metrics, input to new analytics and share best practices around the region, collaborating with local Research leads.
- Collaborate heavily with the Business Development team, ensuring they have visibility of key market trend data and forecasts that can underpin new business modelling, planning and investigation.
- Connect to the regional Home Entertainment team and provide input into the Insight-led-selling agenda.
- Work independently with a great deal of autonomy, while collaborating with Research team-mates in other locations to enhance the flow of industry themes and insights between all Research colleagues.
- Thoroughly understand third-party datasets, be involved in primary research projects, and focus on utilising the toolkit for business impact.
- Maximise the value of research through impactful communication with colleagues, key clients, and industry-wide initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal business partners and stakeholders, third-party suppliers and industry peers.
What you have
- Typically, 2+ years' experience in a similar role or within a relevant media industry. Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of audience behaviours specifically related to these markets.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive and commercially minded, with confidence and an inquisitive nature.
- Ability to work closely with, and uncover the needs of, stakeholders, bring forward insights and recommendations, and challenge thinking where appropriate.
- A strategic mindset with the drive, curiosity and motivation to identify opportunities and make an impact.
- Can demonstrate a strong interest in the evolving digital landscape and applications.
- Expertise in producing and delivering concise and well-messaged presentations to all levels of an organisation and in client/external meetings.
- Proven ability to provide strategic direction using a combination of designed and commissioned research and third-party datasets.
- Experience in managing deadlines and collaborating across functions in a media organisation.
- Passion for the film and television industry, particularly Hollywood movies and U.S. TV series and in-depth knowledge of local market consumption behaviours and key players - crucially in the video-on-demand space.
- Advanced MS PowerPoint and Excel skills with the demonstrated ability to use complex formulas and pivot tables.
- Competency using, or interest in, data visualisation tools (specifically Tableau) and working with large data sets to derive business insights. Engaged with GenerativeAI developments in the context of Research applications.
How we take care of you
- Competitive salary, with annual bonus eligibility.
- A choice of comprehensive health plan options that fit your lifestyle, including private medical insurance.
- Rest and recharge during a week off during the winter holidays, in addition to the 25 days of paid annual leave.
- Participate in extensive learning & development opportunities at all levels, including curated instructor-led classes and high-impact online resources.
- Build your community by joining our Employee Business Resource Groups, and/or Sony Pictures Action - our racial equity and inclusion strategy.
- Access to an employee online store filled with a variety of discounted Sony products.
- Watch the newest movies and TV shows at our exclusive employee screenings at work.
- Entitlement to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan.
- Automatic enrolment in the Company's Pension Plan
- Free counselling and advisory service.
- You will be automatically enrolled in the Company's Life Insurance and Group Income Protection Plans, subject to any applicable service requirements.
- The opportunity to attend various social events in our state-of-the-art offices in Paddington.
In addition to the above, we have a range of other optional discounted benefits that are reviewed regularly (e.g., gym memberships, travel insurance, activity passes, car leasing, experience days and many more!)
If you require any reasonable adjustments with any part of the recruitment process, including the application or interview process, please contact us at uk_-_peopleandorganisation@spe.sony.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.
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