Research Manager - Advertising, Media, London

Research Manager - Advertising, Media, London

Ampere Analysis is a research and analytics firm focusing on the media, sports and gaming industries. Ampere works with an extensive range of companies across these sectors, including Hollywood studios, public broadcasting groups, major sports leagues and clubs, video games publishers, pay TV operators and financial institutions.

As a rapidly growing business working with some of the world’s largest companies, Ampere is regularly seeking talented and motivated people to join our team. Working at Ampere provides the opportunity to build a career in research and analysis. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively work on building an inclusive, friendly, and open-minded culture that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration and teamwork and encourages both personal and professional growth.

We are looking to recruit a full-time Research Manager who is inquisitive with a passion for data and research, to join our Markets team to support research of the TV, telecoms and online video market. The primary responsibilities of this role include the collection of data relating to the economics, advertising and content spending patterns of companies in these areas, the publication of high-quality, data-driven editorial output, and prospect interaction.

The role would sit within Ampere’s Markets team, working closely with Hannah Walsh, who leads the division, and Callum Sillars who has been spearheading Ampere’s new ad monitoring solutions for the streaming market.
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The Opportunity

• Learn build on your experience with a team of globally acclaimed experts in the media and entertainment industries across the UK and US
• Explore and research the fast-changing evolving business models and latest trends in advertising, content, television, digital media & services
• Develop your skills in a data-driven environment, helping to create solutions to solve real-world problems for some of the largest media companies in the world
• Continue to grow and enhance your skills by working with, and presenting to, key players in the industry, as well as potentially see your research published in global publications
• Receive a selection of other company benefits such as private medical insurance, company pension, regular team-building activities and early finishes on Friday in the summer

Key Responsibilities

• Leading our advertising market forecasting work, collaborating with colleagues across the company to enhance our coverage across broadcast, online, audio, gaming and publishing sectors
• Developing new advertising models to support and strengthen Ampere’s existing data – for example, models for social media advertising revenues
• Producing editorial content on key advertising video trends, including reports, thought pieces and PR
• Operating with a global, cross-market perspective, ensuring models and insights reflect international trends and the dynamics of multiple advertising markets
• Driving Ampere's profile in the advertising market, ensuring the quality and recognition of our research and data. This includes building and maintaining external relationships with partners such as Group
  
  M/WPP, industry bodies such as the IAB, and a personal network across key media owners and agencies
• Supporting Ampere’s commercial team by contributing to lead generation through social presence, personal industry contacts, thought‑leadership pieces, and presence at industry events
• Building strong relationships with Ampere’s clients, becoming a trusted point-of-contact for research and market development questions related to your areas of expertise
• Supporting and leading custom consulting projects for clients, which may range from in-depth business strategy projects to bespoke market forecasts, regulatory and policy advisory work, and other tailored research

Skills & Experiences

The successful candidate will have:

• 2-4 years’ experience in a research, strategy, or analysis role in the advertising sector, gained through experience at an agency, an ad tech company, or within an ad sales team of a publisher or platform.
• Analytical:
  An eye for detail and pattern…