About Us:
TMB is the community-driven entertainment company engaging more than 250 million consumers worldwide across streaming TV, social media, web and print. Our portfolio of brands including FailArmy, Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, The Healthy, and The Pet Collective, is powered by content that's inspired and created by our fans. Together our community sparks curiosity, fuels laughter, and inspires people to live big, full, fantastic lives. Learn more about our brands, our data-driven marketing solutions, our award-winning licensing services, and much more at trustedmediabrands.com.
Location:
We have offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Gurgaon. We welcome you to work in any of our offices, but you also have the opportunity to work from home.
About the role:
As a Research Specialist, you will be responsible for tracking, analyzing, and identifying trends and videos in the user-generated space, across various social media and video-sharing platforms. You will collaborate with content and production teams to help curate and appraise content across different brands and clients. You will conduct comprehensive online research to gather relevant background information on original video content and its owners.
Responsibilities: (your day-day)
- Content discovery: search and identify original video content across social media platforms, websites, and video-sharing platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and others
- Research and ownership identification: investigate viable leads for clearance, by using metadata, research tools, and open-source intelligence techniques like reverse image/video search to track the source and authenticity of videos
- Content appraisal: evaluate user-generated videos for business needs & clearance opportunities
- Reporting: organize and present research findings in comprehensive reports that follow internal data integrity guidelines
- Collaboration & Communication: work with Manager and Function Lead to understand business content needs and apply to day-to-day tasks
Qualifications: you have:
- Schedule Flexibility (different shifts - weekends, holidays, overnights), excellent time management skills and exceptionally detail oriented
- Research Skills: ability to conduct in-depth online research using advanced open-source search techniques, and tools like Google Reverse Image Search
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to assess the legitimacy, authenticity, and value of video content and determine potential usage or copyright risks
- Understanding of Video-Sharing Platforms: strong familiarity with the landscape of UGC, Viral Videos and social media, including platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram
- Legal Awareness: basic understanding of copyright law, intellectual property rights, licensing, and fair use policies
- Attention to Detail: exceptionally detail oriented and meticulous in tracking ownership, video metadata, and licensing information
Our Benefits:
We value our people and offer a collaborative and engaging culture. As a Trusted Media Brands employee, you will enjoy work/life balance, generous time off and comprehensive benefits and programs. Learn more about what life is like working at Trusted Media Brands at https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/careers/.
India specific benefits
- Comprehensive Time Off policies
- Maternity and Paternity Time off
- Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits including access to OPD consultations*, Gym/Yoga studios, Teleconsultation/Telemedicine*
- Access to Mental Health Reimbursement
- Annual Sport Reimbursement and Home Office Reimbursement
- Office with in-house kitchenette
Trusted Media Brands embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
This role is offered by TMB through Jukin Media India Private Limited.
What We Do
Jukin Media, Inc. builds and operates a YouTube network to build unique content brands and partner with channel creators. The company¹s brand portfolio provides viewers with videos across channels that include fails, wins, extreme sports, stunts, pranks, jokes, pets, kids, compilations, wildlife, police footage, and other randomly funny caught-on-tape moments. It also operates a licensing platform JukinVideo.com that licenses viral video content for use in TV, digital media, and advertising campaigns. The company was formerly known as ChiWay Entertainment, Inc. and changed its name to Jukin Media, Inc. in October 2013. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
