Programming Strategy & Insights Manager, Star Plus

About the Role:
The likes, dislikes, problem areas & the growth opportunities are hidden in the consumer behaviour in an unadulterated form- sharp analytics and insight mining is required to bring it to life. This key focus area for this role is to unearth this treasure to set the business agenda.

Context:
Star Plus is the #1 Hindi GEC channel in India. It has retained its leadership positions by driving innovations in viewer engagement and experience since their inception. This role will be a part of the Programming Strategy and Insights team at Star Plus & focus on extracting insights from data to boost channel performance.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing a plan to leverage key opportunities and combat threats to maximize viewership by leveraging data from multiple sources to generate actionable insights. Identification of key growth area
• Identifying macro trends, developing strategy and designing solutions & developing and tracking health metrics for the business
• Creating compelling presentations / notes outlining the problem/opportunity areas, key insights and the way forward
• Giving inputs to design FPC (Fixed Point Chart) based on the viewership trends.

Performance Measures:

• Channel GRPs
• Identification of key trends, opportunities, threats
• New ideas to grow viewership
• Timely, seamless and errorless execution
• Channel viewership, leadership & margin share
• Show success ratio & longevity

Qualifications:

• Graduate in any field, 6 to 8 years of experience
• Strong affinity and POV on content
• Comfortable working with large volume of data
• Ability to distil insights from data
• Stakeholder management
• Knowledge of BARC, Viewership Metrics, Microsoft excel, Programming ops, Media Ops (Preferably from programming ops of other channel, Media ops of anu media agency) will be a plus

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive, Enthusiastic & Self-driven
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-Motivated
• Able to meet deadlines and handle pressure situation

About Disney Star:
Star India has defined the Indian media landscape for more than 30 years, and is the country’s leading media conglomerate, reaching more than 750 million viewers a month on TV across India and over 100 other countries.

Disney Star’s channel portfolio cuts across general entertainment, films, sports, infotainment, kids, and lifestyle content across eight languages. The network generates over 20,000 hours of content every year and broadcasts 70+ channels, reaching 9 out of 10 C&S TV homes in India.

The Star Sports network is the leading sports network with 14+ channels in its bouquet. It is home to a number of leading domestic and international sports and is making quantum leaps in transforming sports in the country, helping India become a multi-sporting nation.

Disney+ Hotstar India’s largest premium streaming platform has changed the way Indians watch their entertainment - from their favourite TV shows and movies to sporting extravaganzas. With the widest range of content in India, Disney+ Hotstar offers more than 100,000 hours of TV shows and movies in eight languages, and coverage of every major global sporting event, including the IPL.

The company is present in the Indian movie production and distribution space through Star Studios. Star Studios is responsible for the marketing and distribution of its Hollywood slate in the country.