Senior Research Manager - Contract role

The Research Manager plays a pivotal role providing strategic analytical tools to NBCU’s channels and TVD teams in Australia and New Zealand. Primary responsibilities are to support the channel’s Managing Director, TVD Sales Director and Research Director for Asia, contributing to all aspects of audience reporting as it applies to NBCU’s respective business units. Essential Responsibilities: Independently manage research projects from inception to completion, including the interpretation of audience data and writing of internal reports and external sales materials. Independently self-manage and organize. Be able to set project priorities and manage requests from internal clients. Evaluate NBCU’s channel brands and television programming from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives. Evaluate the competitive landscape and provide expertise and insights into the Australian/NZ television market. Be able to support content sales (movies and series), channel programming/acquisitions, scheduling, ad sales, affiliate sales and marketing. Utilize creative and analytical skills to create customized materials to help elevate the perception and value of NBCUniversal. Collect, analyze and disseminate ratings and reports based on defined projects utilizing various international ratings systems/software. Attend regional and divisional meetings, and present analyses to upper management. Contribute to strategic analysis for all business concerns in the territory Perform other duties as required and handle any special projects as needed. Data warehouse management, data cleaning & analysis of on demand, first party data for TV distribution and ANZ Networks teams.