MIDiA Research | Entertainment Analyst

About MIDIA

MIDiA Research, is the leading global authority in music, the creator economy and cross-entertainment. We help our world class client base understand the business, culture and future of entertainment so that they can continue to build winning strategies.

We are looking for an entertainment analyst to join our expert analyst team.

About the role

The world of entertainment has never before, experienced such profound and rapid change. No single entertainment industry can afford to stay solely in its lane with cross-entertainment, competition for attention and the rise of the creator economy are going to reshape its future through equal shares of disruption and disruption.

We are looking for someone who understands these dynamics and has bold ideas about how they will evolve. Someone who understands how entertainment value chains operate, has a vision for what will come next and an appetite for disruptive, forward-looking thinking.

We want someone who has great critical thinking skills, can formulate industry shaping concepts, and provide thought leadership in this exciting new space. It goes without saying, that you must also be highly data literate and able to construct clear, insightful and actionable narratives around data.

You will cover topics such as audience behaviour and characteristics; fans, fandom and identity; technology and business model innovation; market sizing; entertainment culture; company strategies and format evolution.

While we are looking for someone able to analyse the entertainment market as a whole, proven expertise in one or more industries (e.g. games, podcasts, video, publishing) would be advantageous.

You will be part of MIDiA’s expert analyst team, serving our client base of leading global companies. Ideally, you will have at least three years of working as an industry analyst or in a commercial, strategy, marketing or business analysis role within the entertainment industry.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a key part of MIDiA’s entertainment and fandom research output and thinking
• Support MIDiA’s entertainment research and consulting work, including writing regular reports, conducting research, creating datasets and writing blog posts
• Deliver a robust and cohesive programme of research, analysis and data that forms part of MIDiA’s entertainment output
• Enhance MIDiA’s thought leadership, particularly in the areas of fandom, cross-entertainment, the creator economy, media consumption and consumer behaviour
• Present to clients, speak at conferences, and conduct media interviews
• Contribute to ideation and concept building within the research team
• Contribute to thinking and analysis that helps our clients drive success in the digital entertainment marketplace

The ideal skills and experience for this role are:

• Minimum three years’ experience working as an industry analyst; or in a commercial, strategy, marketing or analysis role
• The ability to communicate complex concepts in an impactful manner
• A disciplined attention to detail and proven ability to work with data
• Ability to examine data critically to extract meaningful insights
• Ability to communicate findings clearly via reports and blog pieces
• Working alongside teams within the business or the management team to establish business research needs
• Excel proficiency and PowerPoint presentation skills are essential
• The ability to communicate complex ideas in a succinct and impactful manner
• The ability to work on your own with conviction to prioritise workload

The following would also be advantageous:

• An understanding of and passion for the business of entertainment
• A meticulous approach to all work, completed to high level of quality
• The ability to work under time pressure while providing high quality output
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• A team player (and we really mean that!)
• A professional, polite and positive demeanour

OUR OFFER

To be part of a world class team that helps some of the world’s most successful entertainment companies build winning strategies. You will have the opportunity to explore new areas of the digital sphere, partner with our impressive client base, utilise our best-in-class datasets, and collaborate with a diverse team of global innovators.

LOCATION

Hybrid working, with regular time spent in our central London offices.