Job Description

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - GAMES

Home Based - UK

ABOUT THIS JOB

Imagine working closely with the world’s biggest video game publishers, hardware manufacturers, and marketers to help them better understand the video gaming audience and to achieve success in creating and marketing products that evolve with the fast-paced gaming category. With best-in-class research and predictive analytical tools, the NielsenIQ BASES team is uniquely positioned to consult with clients and provide insights and intelligence to drive more effective decision making.

A Senior Project Manager ensures the highest quality consumer data on video gaming research studies based on client objectives, industry knowledge, and research experience; serves as a consultant to the client, the account and analytical teams, the internal operations departments, and external vendors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Tracking Research

• Act as the lead Project Developer contact and collaborate with the Analytical team members on global operations for a multi-country tracking program
•  Coordinate operations (field, programming, data processing, translations, etc.) to ensure study specifications are accurately executed per plan, budget, and timing.
• Participate in regular communication between the client, the internal Games team, and external vendors to manage the research process from initial discussions through data delivery.
• Translates client objectives and analyst data needs into appropriate survey questions and interview techniques. Leads survey development discussions with the clients.
• Coordinates, communicates, and documents all study issues, deadlines, schedules, and changes utilizing the appropriate tools.
• Ensures error-free online surveys from the programming team.
• Attends client presentation/meetings/consultations, as requested.

Custom research

• Interact independently with the client, the account team, and the appropriate operations departments on study specific issues and problems
• Collaborate with analyst and client on study objectives, study design, and proposal
• Serve as the client contact on the questionnaire, concept stimuli (including review) and data collection
• Translate client objectives and analyst data needs into survey questions, respondent sample, and interview designs. Leads survey development discussions with the clients.
• Ensure interview length is within reasonable standards, proper question sequence is used, appropriate scales and answer choices are provided, and that the overall interview will result in quality data
• Follow all project steps including checking the program, and managing the questionnaire translation process
• Attend client presentations/meetings/consultations, as requested
• Act as a resource/trainer for junior staff

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in a research agency with project management responsibility
• Proven experience with consumer survey-based/primary research and field methodologies
• Attention to detail
• Client service skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Organizational & Multi-tasking skills
• Problem-solving attitude
• Ability to work in a virtual environment.
•  Passion/Interest for the video game industry would be a great asset

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Additional Information

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.