Music Operations Intern - The Nielsen Company (New York, NY)

Title: Music Operations Intern Location: NY-New York Ever wonder how music companies use information about sales and airplay to influence their decisions? Are you interested in the impact of changing trends - new technology, new ways of buying music - and what effect they have on each other? Nielsen's Entertainment Measurement team offers internships that give you the chance to experience firsthand the systems and processes that enable us to deliver critical information to clients! The Nielsen Company is the world''s leading market and media research company. With 35,000 employees in more than 100 countries around the world, diverse talent is the cornerstone of Nielsen''s success. Nielsen Music is a division that works with music sales, airplay tracking, and custom analytics, serving a multitude of different companies with its valuable services. We are seeking a dedicated and highly motivated individual to join the Nielsen Music team for Spring 2013 as a Music Operations Intern. Primary responsibilities include: * Utilization of SoundScan and Broadcast Data Systems (BDS), two industry staple services that track music sales and airplay to create reports that are valuable for current and potential clients * Developing a working understanding of our analytics products * Establishing and documenting processes to review and standardize metadata as we link our data assets together * Testing of new applications and tools as part of the product development cycle * Assist the SVP of Operations for Nielsen Entertainment on a variety of day-to-day operational tasks * General knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook * Knowledge of Access and/or Transact SQL helpful * Interest in the music and entertainment industry * Strong record of academic achievement (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA) * Minimum of two years of study in new media, marketing, business, social sciences, mathematics, statistics or a related course of study * Quantitative aptitude * Demonstrated skill in project management * Demonstrated analytical approach to problem solving * Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills * Initiative, creativity and a passion to deliver results that make a difference to our clients * Ability to work independently as well as within a team

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