Job Description
Areas of Responsibility & Accountability
Coverage – keeping the research fresh by understanding customer needs; enhancing the research each cycle and continually adding value to ensure our products and services add value to our clients
Primary research – interviews with key industry contacts across a spectrum of company types; attending trade shows; face-to-face visits to support relationships with leading industry figures; using a range of secondary sources to support primary research including (but not limited to) trade journals, in-house research, trade bodies, public reports, financial releases, company press releases
Building base data – Using primary and secondary research to build credible base data; ensuring sufficient and continually improving coverage of market players; creating estimates where publicly available sources are not available; ensuring consistency with related data/markets; logging all assumptions and workings in a clear way; identifying time saving workarounds
Forecasting – Using primary and secondary research to generate market projections; using credible sources to support forecasts; logging all assumptions and working in a clear way; creating the story around market development/opportunities/risks; develop forecast scenarios
Analysis – Providing qualitative analysis to support and justify data with a focus on change and development; understand and communicate the “so what?”; discuss the impact of technology and key market trends; include guidance on risks and opportunities
Thought leadership – Produce written insights and press material to support specific research/market outputs; be opinionated and look for opportunities to comment on industry news
Sales support – Partner with the sales team to generate new leads, progress existing leads, and support renewals; use scoping to continually evolve the research offering
Knowledge & Skills
In-depth knowledge of the China Display component and cost
In-depth knowledge of the display driver IC market and technology
Strong primary research interview and data gathering skills
Multitasking – ability to prioritise competing tasks effectively
Ability to find and piece together data from multiple sources and to connect the dots; able to create the “story”
Use assumptions and logical thinking to create estimates, scenarios and forecasts
Planning and executing deliverables to capture key research highlights
What They Produce
Display Driver IC Market Tracker
Develop complex quantitative market models and forecasts
Reports – detailed and insightful text to support data and to provide customers with clear guidance on market outlook, trends, landscape and tech impact
Thought leadership – regular and recognised market insight on changes, risks and opportunity
Presentations –at Omdia events, industry or client events
Monthly insight articles
Qualifications
- Proven track record in using a variety of media for outreach and developing relationships (leads by example)
- Competent in hosting and/or leading customer briefings and calls for a specific topics and markets
- Excel – solid grasp of Excel for data building, data manipulation, and pivot table creation
- Experience working collaboratively towards a common goal; knows who and where to seek support
- Ability to find innovative solutions to challenging problems
- Creating insightful and opinionated reports in a structured and concise way
Additional Information
We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under local law.
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