Market Analyst

The European Audiovisual Observatory, an enlarged Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe, was created in 1992 in order to collect and distribute information about the audiovisual industries in Europe. By making this information available, the Observatory aims at promoting greater transparency and a clearer understanding of the ways in which the audiovisual industries in Europe function, both from an economic and legal point of view.

The team you will be working in, the Department for Market Information, monitors the film, television and on-demand markets in all the member States of the Council of Europe. It collects, analyses and publishes data in the form of reports and databases, maintains several networks of data providers and organises closed and open events. The Department consists of nine people from different nationalities.

Your Role

As a Market Analyst, you will be responsible for managing one of the lines of activities of the Department (film industry, audiovisual services and players, on-demand markets, TV fiction production and gender), including:

• developing medium-term perspectives and project concepts for the development of the line of activity you will be in charge of;
• proposing annual work programmes;
• personally taking charge of several projects within the activity line, encompassing drafting reports and updating databases;
• ensuring the quality of the related reports and databases;
• coordinating and supervising junior analysts, either attached to the line of activity or on a project-by-project basis;
• maintaining and developing personal networks of industry contacts;
• representing the Observatory and promoting its work as an expert in your line of activity, both internally as well as to Observatory stakeholders, in particular by speaking at Observatory and third party events;
• managing the relationships with the data providers relevant to your line of activity;
• developing the editorial concept and content of Observatory events.

Minimum Requirements

You must have:

• at least 4 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: film/audiovisual/video games, in a role mainly dedicated to data-driven analysis of market structures and developments;
• a very good knowledge of one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe (English);
• a good knowledge of the other (French).

You must also:

• be a citizen of one of the member States of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
• have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
• not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Council of Europe;
• be under the age of 65 years.

Competencies

Your application must demonstrate to what extent you have the competencies listed below:

• Managerial - Management of teams
• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Professional and technical expertise:
• a strong knowledge of one or more segments of the film/audiovisual/video games sectors along with its value chain, ideally at the European level;
• existing network of professional contacts in the film/audiovisual sector;
• strong experience in designing and managing research projects in the film/audiovisual/video games sector;
• experience in coaching other team members;
• strong communication skills (drafting skills and proven experience in providing public presentations);
• expertise with IT-based data analysis (e.g. advanced Excel, Business Intelligence tools, etc.).
• Operational - Creativity and innovation
• Operational - Results orientation
• Interpersonal - Relationship building
• Professional and technical expertise:
• experience with the responsible use of generative AI tools in research, data analysis and report drafting;
• experience in working within teams and in a multicultural professional environment.

What we offer

This job vacancy is for an international external recruitment. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage What we offer.

Applications and selection procedure

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Article 490 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at talents@coe.int, we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our careers website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at talents@coe.int.