Insights Manager

Outbrain; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Research and Insights Manager to join their dynamic team. In this exciting role, you will build research recommendations, coordinate projects, and analyze data to drive impactful insights for clients. You will collaborate closely with sales and account management teams, leveraging advanced research methodologies and tools to optimize advertising effectiveness. The company values continuous career development and promotes a well-balanced work-life environment, offering hybrid work options. Join a diverse team that thrives on innovation and excellence, making a significant impact in the advertising landscape.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

In-house and external training

Hybrid work options

Remote work subsidy

Team building events

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in advertising effectiveness research.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills focused on actionable insights.
• Experience managing studies run by third-party research partners.

Responsibilities

• Build research recommendations for proposals and execute projects.
• Analyze third-party ad effectiveness reports and present findings.
• Collaborate with teams on research initiatives and campaign optimizations.

Skills

Advertising effectiveness research

Consumer insights

Analytical skills

Client service

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in related field

Tools

comScore

GWI

eMarketer

Adelaide

Lumen

Kantar

Cint

Foursquare

Circana

Job description

Outbrain Inc. (Nasdaq: OB) and Teads S.A. combined on February 3, 2025 and are operating under the new Teads brand.

The new Teads is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes, the combined company ensures value is driven with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement.

One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the open internet, the new Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 36 countries.

Teads is looking for a highly motivated, driven, hardworking individual to join our Research and Insights team as a Research and Insights Manager.

What will you do?

As a Research and Insights Manager, your mission will be to:

• Build research recommendations for outgoing proposals, ensuring media feasibility
• Coordinate and execute research projects from proposal stage to client deliverable
• Set up research programs and learning agendas for strategic clients
• Distill research data for deliverables, including creation of visualizations, summary of findings, and future recommendations
• Review and analyze third party ad effectiveness research reports and create client deliverables with the data
• Present research findings internally and externally to clients
• Use research results to inform future testing recommendations and collaborate on upselling opportunities with the sales team
• Collaborate with sales, account management, data, and insights team members on research initiatives
• Leverage internal and external data we are subscribe to (comScore, GWI, eMarketer…) to assist in development of consumer insight reports
• Assist in campaign optimizations for best results based on research insights
• Advise on research campaign implementation related questions
• Troubleshoot issues and management of studies
• Track projects and prepare regular updates including, costs, status, and results of studies
• Develop case studies and collateral showcasing approach and results of research
• Proactively stay up to date with new vendors and industry trends

What will you bring to the team?

Your skills and experiences:

• 3-5 years of experience in advertising effectiveness research and/or consumer insights used for digital media at a leading advertiser, publisher, media agency or research provider
• Understanding of research and testing methodologies
• Working knowledge of campaign effectiveness solutions, including creative testing, attention, incremental reach, brand lift, foot traffic and closed-loop measurement
• Experience managing studies run by third-party research partners - for example, Adelaide, Lumen, Kantar, Cint, Foursquare or Circana
• Previous success managing multiple projects and deliverables
• Strong analytical and reporting skills focused on delivering actionable insights and recommendations
• High standards of client service with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with leading conference calls/in-person meetings and working in a client facing role
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment
• Degree in related field
• Prior experience with various brand lift methodologies, including forced exposure, live control/exposed, and pre/post survey recruitment
• Understanding of identity resolution and data matching techniques, solutions and providers
• Knowledge of the nuances of omnichannel and digital measurement

We care about you

• (Security & Saving) / Company Benefits: Attractive package providing financial peace of mind, including competitive compensation, health insurance ….
• Career Development: Continuous investment in our employees' skills: in-house and external training, internal mobility ….
• Life Balance: A well-balanced work-life for our employees is one of our top priorities: hybrid work (2 days remote work)
• Wellness: Prioritizing employee well-being through premium work equipment, enjoyable work environment (work-life balance, team building events, summits), remote work subsidy, promoting Diversity & Inclusion with internal & external initiatives ….

The base salary range is $80-$95K. Salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with this role. This role is eligible for a discretionary quarterly bonus and/or commission payments based, in part, individual and company performance relative to pre-established targets. Pay is based on various non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience, education, and skills.

This position requires the willingness to travel up to 10%.

Life at Teads

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.

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