Moonbug is a next generation entertainment company that has cemented itself in the children's media space. Would you like to be part of the next frontier of inspiring and engaging stories to kids around the world?

Founded in 2018, with primary offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience. We are a fast-paced global company and have already grown to become the largest kids’ entertainment company on digital platforms in the world. Some of our existing titles include global sensations CoComelon, Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Morphle, Little Angel, ARPO and many more which are available in 32 languages and can be viewed on more than 100 platforms globally.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. Candle is run by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.

The Role

We have an exciting new opening for an Analyst of Retail & Market Insights. As a member of the Licensing & Merchandising team, you’ll be providing sales invaluable insights to inform product mix, marketing strategy, media optimization, retail pitches, new customer acquisition & retention by data analytics, integration and insights. You will work and collaborate with internal stakeholders, allowing visibility and opportunities to work across key business units within Moonbug.

We are a young high-growth business, and this is a wonderful opportunity to join a fast pace, fun company. The ideal candidate is a scrappy, go-getter who can work independently and has a passion for numbers.

The successful candidate must be able to work independently, have great communication and relationship building. The candidate must also be proactive, strategic and great at working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

This role will report full-time ON-SITE at our West Hollywood Office.

Requirements

• Design, prepare, maintain reports, and analyze data to drive commercial insights to improve decision making and maximize retail placement and sales
  
• Assist the Licensing and Merchandising team with sales performance analysis by monitoring item and category productivity to identify risks and opportunities
• Learn about the needs of our customer by providing retail-centric insights and solutions through a deep understanding of the data
• Gain an understanding of internal & industry reporting and how the data sets can be leveraged to better understand Moonbug’s licensing business
• Coordinate with the internal data & analytics team to evaluate consumer data and market insights into actionable deliverables for the licensing and retail teams
• Interpret market research into licensing and merchandising strategies
• Support the Director of Retail Development in the creation of retail go-to-market strategies
• Align analysis with Moonbug finance and data teams
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant analytics experience in related fields (e.g. marketing / sales, market research, business analytics, strategic planning)
• Experience in consumer products and retail an added bonus
• Experience in relevant industry quantitative and qualitative research (e.g. Circana Group)
• Experience analyzing and evaluating consumer data and developing actionable insight
• Highly computer/Excel literate, confident with V-Look ups and Pivot tables a must
• Comfortable working with large datasets
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication of insight to influence strategy
• Self-starter and effective communicator
• Sense of humor and desire to have fun!

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Wellness Resources
• Others
• Salary: $85-95k