MusicWatch, Inc. is a company dedicated to market research and industry analysis for the music and entertainment industry. At MusicWatch, we work very closely with our clients to translate our research into actionable and insightful findings. We help go beyond the numbers and provide in-depth analysis and recommendations.
We are looking for a Research Manager to join the MusicWatch team in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Successful candidates will be passionate about music and entertainment and able to guide our syndicated and custom projects from inception to delivery. Project management skills are critical, as is the ability to function and contribute on a small team and rapidly shift from operations to product management.
Successful candidates will have spent 3-5 years in market research, ideally with supplier side experience and a heavy emphasis on project management and production. A degree in mathematics, statistics, psychology and sciences would be helpful and graduate level work is desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate all aspects of the research process:
- Research design – survey design, sampling, methodology
- Quality control – evaluate data coming in from the field and create rigorous validation standards
- Vendor management – coordinate sample providers, survey programmers, data processing
- Analysis and interpretation of results
- Developing report and presentation deliverables
Skills and Experience
- At least 3 to 5 years of market research experience, preferably on the supplier side
- Understanding of the nuances of syndicated and custom research
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
- Able to prioritize multiple projects and tasks
- Superior proficiency with MS Office (specifically MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
- Comfortable working on a small team with multiple deadlines and flexibility managing responsibilities
- Passion for the music and entertainment industries
The Research Manager position is full time with a competitive salary and benefit package. To apply email Jobs@MusicWatchInc.com with your resume and salary requirements (PDF or WORD docs only, please).