Media Analyst

Best Buy; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meltwater is seeking a Market Research Analyst to collect and analyze data on companies, competitors, and marketplaces, translating findings into actionable insights and presentations.

The role requires strong communication, data warehousing knowledge, and proficiency with MS Office and Google Search. Hybrid work model with weekly in-office days, and opportunity to work with a global client base.

Qualifications

• Basic and intermediate level market research analysis experience.
• Ability to interpret large amounts of data and to multi-task.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge on MS Office.
• Search engines, web analytics and business research tools.
• Adequate knowledge of data collection methods.
• Working knowledge of data warehousing, modeling and mining.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking.
• Writing/preparing the contents – company/event descriptions and sending the alerts to respective members.

Responsibilities

• Collect data on companies, competitors and marketplace and consolidate information into actionable items, reports and presentations.
• Understand business objectives and perform accordingly.
• Compile and analyze raw and statistical data using modern and traditional methods to collect it.
• Perform valid and reliable market research using the Google search engine.
• Interpret data, formulate reports and make recommendations.
• Provide competitive analysis of various companies' market offerings, identify their CEO, founded date, revenue, employee counts and other firmographic details.
• Evaluate key data to ensure that data on the releases are accurate and the angle of the release is correct.
• Remain fully informed on search methodologies, other parties research and implement best practices.
• Validate and categorize special events such as funding, acquisition and leadership changes.

Skills

Market research

Data analysis

Communication skills

MS Office

Web analytics

Research tools

Data collection

Data warehousing

Critical thinking

Education

Undergraduate/Postgraduate degree

Tools

MS Office

Google Search

Job description

Full job description: Coimbatore, India. 8 hrs (FTE).

Responsibilities

• Collect data on companies, competitors and marketplace and consolidate information into actionable items, reports and presentations.
• Understand business objectives and perform accordingly.
• Compile and analyze raw and statistical data using modern and traditional methods to collect it.
• Perform valid and reliable market research using the Google search engine.
• Interpret data, formulate reports and make recommendations.
• Provide competitive analysis of various companies' market offerings, identify their CEO, founded date, revenue, employee counts and other firmographic details.
• Evaluate key data to ensure that data on the releases are accurate and the angle of the release is correct.
• Remain fully informed on search methodologies, other parties research and implement best practices.
• Validate and categorize special events such as funding, acquisition and leadership changes.

Requirements

• Basic and intermediate level market research analysis experience.
• Ability to interpret large amounts of data and to multi-task.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge on MS Office.
• Search engines, web analytics and business research tools.
• Adequate knowledge of data collection methods.
• Working knowledge of data warehousing, modeling and mining.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking.
• Writing/preparing the contents – company/event descriptions and sending the alerts to respective members.

Freshers

• 0 – 2 years of work experience in Market Research.
• Any undergraduate / postgraduate degree.
• Good English communication.
• Basic knowledge of Internet / Web Research.

Experience

• 2+ years of work experience in Market Research.
• Any Undergraduate / Postgraduate Degree.
• Good English Communication.
• Research experience in basic company information such as location, founded year, revenue, employee, industry, sector, and competitors.

Hybrid work model – Weekly 3 days from office: Tue, Wed & Thurs.

About Us

At Meltwater, we believe that when you have the right people in the right working environment, great things happen. Our best-in-class technology empowers our 27,000 customers around the world to analyze over a billion pieces of data each day and make better business decisions. Our award-winning culture is our north star and drives everything we do – from striving to create an environment where all employees do their best work, to delivering customer value by continuously innovating our products – and making sure to celebrate our successes and have fun along the way. We’re proud of our diverse team of 2,200+ employees in 50 locations across 25 countries around the world. No matter where you are, you will collaborate with people who care about your success and get the support you need to reach your goals. So, in a nutshell, that's Meltwater. We love working here, and we think you will too.