Market Research Manager

About Infospace:
InfoSpace, Inc. drives mobile media innovation. With one of the world?s largest mobile content libraries, InfoSpace makes it easy for consumers to discover, personalize and enjoy their on-the-go experiences. The company uses its superior merchandising and technology capabilities to facilitate the delivery of original and licensed content across hundreds of mobile devices and through multiple channels. InfoSpace also mobilizes brands and creates programming and revenue opportunities for mobile operators. The company?s products and services have extensive reach in North America and Europe through carriers such as Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Virgin Mobile; in partnership with world-class brands such as Cablevision and Fox News; and through online Web sites such as Dogpile (Dogpile.com), which showcase the company?s leading metasearch technology and key advertising partnerships with companies like Google, Yahoo!, Verizon SuperPages and Yellowpages.com.

About the Market Research Manager Opportunity:

In this high-profile and challenging position, you will be responsible for managing syndicated market research activities, including developing and managing an annual budget for the function. You will create key knowledge that will be used throughout the entire organization, and will be the key developer of our success metrics. By leveraging multiple information sources including syndicated research and internal data, you will be asked to help drive thought leadership and grow strong market and product plans across both web and mobile business lines. You will integrate with other strategic thinkers within the company, and be an integral part of the Business Intelligence Group.

Essential Job Duties:

?Analyzing syndicated and internal data to develop information and knowledge for decision-making, marketplace innovation and category management
?Managing syndicated research supplier relationships, including contract negotiation and ensuring fulfillment
?Compiling and analyzing secondary marketing and sales data (including identification and appropriate use of data sources)
?Providing brand and market evaluations including competitor analysis, interpreting and identifying opportunities
?Providing market sizing and competitive share estimates, often presenting these to the executive team
?Assisting the Product teams with defining key metrics for product success and developing business cases with financial justification for new service offerings and enhancements, and forecasting product and content usage as well as revenue
?Working with Product Managers to optimize products around feature usage, yield maximization, relevance, conversion paths, user retention, and set benchmarks for key performance criteria
?Working with Marketing teams to develop optimum product merchandising configurations and advertising ROI
?Identifying lucrative customer segments across multiple product lines
?Offering input and ideas for decisions made

Required Skills, Education and Experience

?3+ years syndicated market research experience. Familiarity with and ability to utilize syndicated services such as Nielsen, M:Metrics, and comScore among others.
?Strong consulting and interpersonal skills to consult with internal clients and to develop solutions for business issues
?Ability to work in cross-functional teams and influence business decision making with research based recommendations
?Strong analytical skills, particularly the ability to analyze and interpret large data sets, creating information and knowledge from the data
?Strong executive level writing and presentation skills, including the ability to present and defend recommendations and conclusions based on analysis and insights
?Demonstrated ability for managing a research budget
?BA required; MBA in marketing/Marketing research or MS in research, economics, consumer psychology or related field preferred

To apply for the position, visit our website at www.infospaceinc.com or send a CV to careers@infospace.com