Sports Research Manager (Sports Media)

Location: New York, United States; hybrid work with a minimum of three office days per week

Salary: $110,000–$130,000 annually, bonus eligible

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment business operating sports, news, business, golf, and entertainment brands across television, streaming, and digital platforms.

What you will do

• Analyze interactions across linear TV, streaming, and social media to assess their impact on sports and cable network brands.
• Conduct quantitative analysis across the USA Sports, CNBC Sport, and Fandango portfolios.
• Use Nielsen, Comscore, Adobe, and other data sources to develop cross-platform audience and content insights.
• Track viewership, reach, engagement, conversions, and other performance metrics for sports content.
• Create reports, dashboards, presentations, automated reporting solutions, and written recommendations for recurring and ad hoc business needs.
• Forecast sports programming viewership and present findings to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of media research experience at a broadcast or cable network, streaming service, agency, or vendor.
• A four-year bachelor's degree or higher.
• Experience with digital platform data and tools, including Adobe Analytics, Comscore, Looker, or Sprout Social.
• Expertise with Nielsen tools, including tracking, reach and frequency, duplication, and segmentation.
• Proficiency in analytics tools and programming languages such as SQL, Python, and R.
• Strong quantitative, communication, problem-solving, Excel, and PowerPoint skills, with knowledge of the sports and entertainment media landscape.

Nice to have

• Experience with Tableau, Domo, or other data visualization tools.
• Willingness to learn emerging measurement sources such as iSpot, TVision, and VideoAmp.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with regular collaboration from the office.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), paid leave, and tuition reimbursement.
• Additional discounts and employee perks.