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Sr. Researcher, Amazon MGM Studios
- Amazon (Culver City, CA)
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Description
The Global Amazon MGM Studios Consumer Insights team is looking for a highly motivated Sr Researcher to lead customer-focused primary research projects. You’ll work on a team that connects our creative leaders with our customers throughout their viewing journey. You will work closely with Data Science, Productions, Development, Marketing and Finance teams, always making sure to represent the voice of our customers. This role will allow you to develop insights that help break new series on our service, maintain strong performance and make a real impact for our customers.
Key job responsibilities
• Identify appropriate methodologies based on business and research objectives
• Partner with internal Panel Operations team, to program and deploy research projects with Amazon Prime Video customers
• Work closely with vendors to insure successful execution of research projects (domestic and global)
• Lead strategic research using primary, secondary and syndicated data sources
• Accurately represent, and advocate for, the Prime Video customer in all analysis and meetings
• Take ownership of research studies end to end
A day in the life
You'll be part of a team that directly shapes content decisions for Amazon Prime Video, and theatrical releases.
Your research will help evaluate projects from initial pitch through development, production, and distribution across our global platforms.
You will work closely with showrunners and filmmakers to ensure content resonates with our audience.
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience
- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
- Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)
- Experience setting research objectives, writing surveys, and creating sound sampling and weighting schemes, and analyzing results
- Experience with applied statistics, predictive analytics, and mixed methodology research
- Experience in presenting research to convey key insights from analysis
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across internal teams
- Ability to translate complex data sets into clear and compelling written narratives
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in multi-territory campaign management
- Experience on the research vendor side or within the research group of a media company
- Experience leading different types of viewer studies such as episode testing, dial testing, concept testing, series maintenance
- Direct experience leading studies across with various methodologies: online quant surveys, focus groups, 1:1, ethnos, online qual, mobile
- Experience with various statistical techniques (regression analysis, coefficient correlation)
- Knowledge of the TV and Film landscape and business
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $70,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $151,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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