Our client based in Cambridge is seeking an Internet Research Analyst for their Piracy team.
Main duties/responsibilities will include:
Working within the Piracy Intelligence department to meet the needs of clients
Writing analysis for presentation to clients or for use internally
Identifying, assessing, and reporting upon specific items of interest
Using, monitoring, and maintaining internal systems
Drawing results and trends from a wide range of data
Skills/experience required
The ideal candidate will possess the following personal qualities and traits.
A keen intelligence
An excellent communicator with good writing skills and first-class English
An ability to quickly understand, assess, and report on new items of interest
Ability to work independently and on one’s own initiative in designing solutions or tackling problems
A good understanding of general Internet technologies, protocols, and services (from http and html to IRC and twitter)
A very good understanding of, including practical experience of using, peer to peer technologies such as bittorrent and eDonkey (for instance, you should be able to broadly understand and explain the function of a bittorrent tracker or eDonkey server).
Core Skills/Experience:
Ability to produce succinct analysis which conveys the key features and ideas of a piece of technology or service
Ability to communicate complex and sometimes technical matters in a way which is understandable to the interested layperson
Ability to use a wide range of Internet tools to locate specific information
Ability to become quickly familiar with new Internet sites, services, and tools
Reliability
Flexible and open minded attitude
Desirable skills but non-essential:
Consulting experience
Bachelors degree. Postgraduate study preferred but not essential. Subject matter not as important as an inquiring and curious mind.
Broad knowledge of peer to peer technology back to Napster
Understanding of the entire digital piracy process from top sites and release groups to widespread public consumption of pirated material