Taste-Life Balance

Our mission is to delight, engage, and inspire you through real-life storytelling.

Who are we?

We are a modern media company that engages a global audience of more than 300 million monthly viewers on all major digital, mobile, and streaming television platforms, with 700 million minutes watched each month. We create award-winning video content and original programming in the categories of Food, Travel, and Home & Design that we share with an engaged, passionate, and global community. Tastemade is built upon real data and an innovative approach to programming. We are changing the way the world watches, experiences, and engages with premium lifestyle content. 

What are we looking for?

We are looking for passionate people who want to change the world through the art of storytelling. People who are driven to disrupt the status quo and not just looking for another job. We are seeking a Research Lead to join our growing team! 

Our Values: 

• Tell a great story. Develop original and untold stories that inspire, excite, and delight. Great storytelling has the power to not only entertain but to shape culture.

• Embrace our world. Be globally-minded—value inclusivity and diversity, respect the richness of all cultures, and appreciate those who are different from yourself.

• Be constantly curious. Ask questions. Find answers. Always look for opportunities to learn and experience something new.

• Create community through experience. Treat every moment as an opportunity to create meaningful experiences to share. Shared moments build community.

• Own the Outcome. Think and act like an owner. You are entrusted to do what is best for Tastemade and for our community.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Responsible for insights and research across both pre-sale and post-sale.  Must  understand the Tastemade audience, content, and viewer experiences and help develop creative ways to utilize Tastemade’s data to drive forth agency and brand conversations
• Serve as a source of guidance for Account Managers when it comes to reporting and post-campaign insights.
• Work on proactive reports on advertising effectiveness, consumer, and industry trends
• Provide critical industry expertise – staying ahead of industry trends, methodologies, and 3rd party partnerships, adjusting Tastemade’s measurement product roadmap accordingly
• Ensures that quality of research including RFP deliverables meets client expectations.
• Manage end-to-end process for brand lift studies, including scoping/vendor selection, implementation, and analysis; Lead external brand lift study conversations with agencies and clients
• Assist in building the Tastemade streaming value proposition by capturing key data points including demographics, incremental reach delivery, frequency, etc.
• Lead and coach a team of 1 Research Analyst

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3 - 4 yrs experience in related roles.
• Experience working in social video and experience with social insights & analytics platforms required. Streaming media experience preferred. 
• Strong knowledge of relevant research, key 3rd party providers, and industry trends.
• Extremely important to be able to be a self-starter who is resourceful, collaborative, and able to run with something given minimal direction.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with advertiser and agency partners, and be a knowledgeable and strong representation of Tastemade.
• Strong organization and time management skills.

What Makes Us a Great Opportunity?

We prioritize an inclusive, People-first culture at Tastemade.  From your first day, we strive to be a welcoming team that supports, nurtures and grows. We are also firm believers in “walking the walk” -- our employee-led workplace experience committees, DE&I groups, and wellness and philanthropic initiatives reflect much of our culture and build a sense of real community among our team. While working at Tastemade, you will collaborate with passionate, curious, and authentic peers, who are driven by our core values and equally enthusiastic about food, travel and home & design.  

How we’ll take care of you:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The pay range for this role in the US is between $80,000 and $85,000.. The range listed is just one component of Tastemade’s total compensation package for employees.  The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: candidate qualifications, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus or commission, equity, benefits, and/or other incentives.

Remote work at Tastemade

This is a remote job opportunity and can reside in the following registered states: CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IL, MD, ME, MT, NE, NJ, NY, OH, TX, and WA

Total Rewards:

• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Apple iMac, MacBook or equivalent hardware 
• Monthly electronics allowance to partially offset cell phone and internet costs
• One-time home office equipment stipend 
• Professional development by way of a feedback-driven culture, regular performance check-ins, and in-house mentorship and support programs 
• Collaborative, passionate, and fun colleagues!

Additional Information:

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.  If you're unsure if you meet all the qualifications of a job description but are deeply excited about the role, we still encourage you to apply!  At Tastemade, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, valued, and respected. We welcome all candidates, including individuals from non-traditional, varied backgrounds, that might not come from a typical path connected to this role. 

Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process.

Our disclosure outlining how data might be processed as part of the application procedure is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.