Strategy Analyst

MBC Group

UAE

Ref: LP104-214

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Responsibilities:

- Report directly to the Strategy Manager in MBC Studios and will be based in Dubai. The analyst is expected to work with cross-functional teams such as the Research team, Creative teams, Production team, Finance team and Legal team to drive the strategy for MBC Studios. The strategy team in Studios is mainly focus on the slate (production) strategy
- Execute on workplans, support and partner with cross functional teams to deliver key analyses and projects, including market analysis, competitive analysis, financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting, scenario planning, etc.
- Support the Strategy Manager in close partnership with our data and research team to develop frameworks, tools and strategies required to monitor and advise on Content Investment based on both internal and competitive insights
- Generate point of views and analyze industry trends by conducting research, interviews and fact-based quantitative analysis
- Prepare presentations and reports for Senior Management
- Perform certain analyses independently, as needed

Requirements

Skills Requirements:

- Strong analytical skills, including data analysis and problem solving
- Strong written and oral communication skills (including concise presentations), solid people skills to work with various cross-functional teams and build collaborative relationships are strong plus
- Advanced aptitude in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Awareness of key business trends in the media industry overall, awareness of content development and consumptions is a plus
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- High degree of professionalism and integrity
- High energy and results oriented
- Arabic professionally (oral and written skills) is required
- Minimal travel may be required.

Education:

- University/Bachelor's degree in a related subject - e.g. Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, etc.
- Advanced degree preferred, not required.

Experience:

- 1-2 years of experience in a professional services firm with strategy consulting experience preferred. Media industry exposure is preferred.
- Exposure to a wide range of data and analytical concepts and methodologies, including:
- Market sizing
- Competitive analysis
- Customer needs analysis / primary research
- Financial modeling
- Forecasting

About the Company

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.

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