Director MTV Digital Research Viacom New York

Job Description: • 2-minute read •
The MTV Research Group is looking for a data-driven and passionate person to lead the Shows & Events Digital Research team. This position will lead a team of analysts to provide data, insights, and recommendations to executives, producers and other key stakeholders. This role will help define KPI’s, benchmarks, and build tools to deliver data and insights to key stakeholders. The Director will use data to better understand and segment audience actions and motivation.
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Reporting to the VP of MTV Digital Research, the position requires a passion for TV and the media business, expertise in digital and social analytics, and experience with testing. Given the highly visible nature of this role, communication and partnering skills are a must. Ideal applicants will possess advanced skills in strategic and critical thinking, strong analytical ability, leadership, collaboration, and innovation.


Basic Qualifications


5+ yrs in research and insights
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field; or equivalent experience
Expertise with Omniture, and experience with Parse.ly, and additional social media reporting tools
A skill for distilling complex analytics into clear, actionable insights
A deep understanding of social dynamics and user behavior
A deep understanding of digital news media and timelines, social media platforms and video platforms
Team management experience
Knowledge and experience in SEO and Social Media audience segmentation
Team player with ability to collaborate across multiple teams and disciplines

Additional Qualifications


Traffic forecasting
Omniture implementation experience
A gift for telling stories with data
A proven strategist
Ability to multitask and problem solve under deadlines

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