North American Distribution Research, Trainee - Summer / Fall

Job Description

North American Distribution Research, Trainee - Summer/Fall 2022

SPE PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE:

The Sony Pictures Entertainment Professional Trainee program offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build your resume, experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, valuable networking opportunities, and many educational and social opportunities. Trainees will work remotely with the potential of working in the office location at a later time. This Summer/Fall Professional Trainee position is from May/June through December 16th and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday.

Do What You Love. Love What you Do.

There is an art and creativity to Research! It's about understanding how consumers engage with entertainment, analyzing content performance across platforms and using data to craft and tell those stories. It's about surfacing insights and opportunities, devising strategies and sales-positioning from numbers. It is the ultimate combination of right and left brain thinking. This is the ideal role for an energetic, data-savvy individual to be part of a dynamic team.

The North American Distribution Research Trainee is part of a dynamic and data-driven team that supports the distribution and monetization of film and television content in the US and Canada. Distribution Research spans all platforms of television: Network, Cable, Broadcast Syndication, SVOD, AVOD, transactional and other digital platforms. This is an important role that will be physically located in Los Angeles but will provide support for SPT business efforts across North America. It requires high levels of adaptability and flexibility, the ability to multi-task, excellent communication, and strong time management skills. This position will report to the Vice President of North American Distribution Research but will be responsible to partner with all members of the Distribution Team (not limited to just research) and be able to coordinate with all other research teams with the Sony organization as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Operate within a cross-functional research team, as part of a larger North American Distribution team, as it supports of all functions of SPT Businesses
• Collect, consolidate and analyze data from multiple sources while ensuring data quality
• Provide strong, clear, impactful analyses to uncover and communicate content, industry and consumer insights across SPT
• Help create sales presentations for all platforms of SPT Distribution and Advertiser Sales
• Project Management and Support, as business needs, department and individual workloads dictate
• Deliver verbal and written insights to team and clients

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience using data and analytics tools successfully in a business environment
• Able to distill and effectively communicate complex information clearly and concisely in writing and presentation
• Must be highly adaptable and flexible, highly-organized, able to multi-task: coordinate and prioritize multiple workstreams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work well with others
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment
• Proactive, problem-solver; able to anticipate next steps for business needs
• Must be highly detailed, reliable, and always maintain data integrity
• Must be curious, ask questions, driven to find answers/solutions, and able to produce alternate workarounds when necessary
• Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• 1+ year professional experience; in media and entertainment a plus
• Familiarity with television, media metrics and methodologies across all platforms a plus
• Familiarity with non-linear, digital and social media a plus
• Familiarity with Nielsen Ratings and products and systems a strong plus
• Familiarity with analytics tools like Tableau, Google Analytics and Omniture also a plus

*As part of our commitment to health and safety, all US non-union and O.P.E.I.U. Local 174 applicants and employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request and obtain approval of a reasonable accommodation based on disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.
* Sony Pictures - CA - Culver City Area & Studios

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gppnw9-18-217-220-114-42 in your application.