Executive- Sourcing

Job description

Date: Apr 11, 2019

Location: Mumbai, IN

Company: Nielsen

Gracenote is an entertainment data and technology provider powering the world's top music services, automakers, cable and satellite operators, and consumer electronics companies. At its core, Gracenote helps people find, discover and connect with the entertainment they love. Daily, Gracenote processes 35 billion rows of data and is quickly becoming a world-leader in return path “big data.” Over the past 3 years, the company has grown to more than 2000 employees in 17 countries, including over 600 of the world's top engineers with a passion for music, video, sports, and entertainment technology. Founded in 1998, Gracenote is one of America's most iconic and respected media companies.

When you join the Gracenote team, you're signing up for an experience that requires flexibility, curiosity, and passion. As an executive sourcing, you will be responsible for evaluating internal data needs and establishing and building relationships with key regional Video & Music and metadata providers, with the goal of obtaining provider content that will be incorporated within Gracenote's metadata rich entertainment search and discovery data products.

What You Will Be Doing:

·  Develop a deep understanding of Gracenote's global product portfolio and data gaps in the current offerings
·  Develop the Gracenote Sourcing narrative, highlighting the benefits of providing Gracenote with content
·  Establish strong relationships with key Source providers. Engaging with sources often – broadcasters to obtain epg related information and rich media data (images) for a set of clients.
·  Responsible for Sourcing Data and increasing the width and depth of TV and content metadata
·  Meeting sources often to cement the relationships.
·  Handling Queries– speaking to the sources mentioned above for clarifications/confirmations on set of data received
·  Reports – maintain reports as per format/s given
·  Communication, presentation and cross-functional collaboration skills

Must have skills;

·  We look for candidates who have a passion for winning and who have demonstrated excellence in their work and academic experience. We want employees with strong analytical skills and the ability to think of out-of-the box solutions to business problems, able to handle multiple priorities, who have a bias for action and who are genuinely interested in personal development and the development of others.
·  Good communication skills – both verbal and written
·  Excel skills
·  Understanding of social media
·  Understanding of the entertainment industry of the region
·  Presentation skills – both making ppts and presenting to audiences
·  Networking skills
·  Basic analytical skills – in our sphere it is to understand error reports/source behavioral patterns etc.

Our passion for music, TV and sports is at the heart of everything we do. But what really makes us tick is our people. From Emeryville to Tokyo and Queensbury to Copenhagen, we are building the team that's going to disrupt the digital universe. This starts by creating a workplace where all things entertainment are celebrated and innovation can come from anyone. If you are interested in being mission critical and on the leading edge of global entertainment technology then please contact us today!


Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

Job Location - Mumbai

Job Type - Regular