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About the Role

Oversee research initiatives that provide information and insight to the Programming Division and A+E management to support program development, strategic planning, network positioning, scheduling, and brand extension activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic advisor to brand leaders and senior programming staff, voicing fact-based insights and recommendations.
• Proactively design quantitative research to support programming and strategy decisions.
• Provide viewership insights by understanding audience tracking tools and evaluate digital metrics for cross-platform performance.
• Monitor network and program performance reporting.
• Forecast rating projections for upfront and scatter markets.
• Audit pacing vs. actuals throughout the year.
• Present network and series updates to senior management.
• Make program, schedule, and strategy recommendations based on research findings.
• Transform data into valuable information and communicate findings through presentations.
• Collaborate within Research divisions.
• Provide people leadership over a team of 4, overseeing requests, project design, deadlines, and internal expectations.
• Foster morale and create a team environment within the department.
• Work with the SVP, Programming Research on key strategic projects.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in content research.
• At least 5 years of experience interpreting and synthesizing content data and metrics from standard industry sources (e.g. Nielsen or others).
• Proven ability to deal effectively with senior management.
• Thorough understanding of the TV industry.

Skills

• Creative and strategic thinking.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Passion for the business.
• Familiarity with digital analytics tools: Adobe Analytics, Freewheel and/or ComScore.
• Basic skills for data analysis programming languages preferred: SQL, R, or Python.
• Experience in Tableau or data visualization software is ideal.

Location

• Remote
• Hybrid
• New York City
• Los Angeles
• Chicago
• Stamford, CT

Work Type

• Remote
• Hybrid
• Full time in office

Experience Level

• Vice President

Salary/Compensations

• $205,306 - $240,207

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• 401k matching

About the Company

• A+E Global Media is a joint venture of the Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
• A+E Global Media is a collection of culture brands that includes A&E®, The HISTORY® Channel, Lifetime®, LMN®, FYI®, VICE TV and BIOGRAPHY®.
• We reach seven out of 10 American homes and have a cumulative reach of 342 million people worldwide.
• We have 500+ million digital users across our sites and streaming apps, which include A&E Crime Central, HISTORY Vault and Lifetime Movie Club.
• We are in the story business, and have grown into a multiplatform, multimedia, multigenre content creator since our founding in 1983.

Equal Opportunity

• A+E Global Media proudly provides equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants, and makes employment decisions consistent with this principle.
• The company’s employment actions and decisions – including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, compensation, transfer, layoff, and termination – are made without regard to an employee’s race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, alienage or citizenship status, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, family and medical leave status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.