Management Consultant

Job Title:            Management Consultant
Location:            Amsterdam / Remote
Type:                  Fulltime
Experience:        2-5 years  
Start:                  Preferably Immediate
Language:          Flawless written and oral Business English; Japanese, Korean, or Mandarin are a major plus

Travel:                0-25%

About Newzoo

Newzoo’s mission is to provide our clients with the best tools, data, and guidance to thrive in the games market. Driven by this, we have become a trusted partner for some of the world’s largest games, entertainment, technology, and media companies. We delight in helping them to navigate the ever-changing and -expanding field of gaming. We have recently scaled up to 100+ people, working from offices and homes around the world. Our client base has scaled with us.

As a part of the Consulting team, you will operate at the heart of Newzoo. Our daily work revolves around sizing and forecasting the global games market, researching & identifying the latest trends paving the way for games & media, and working closely with the most prominent gaming publishers and developers to answer their biggest questions. Our work is quoted in the world’s most prominent news outlets nearly every week.

As a Consultant, you will originate, scope, and negotiate new projects for our top tier global clients. Once the project is established, you will manage the stakeholders internally and externally, execute against the project scope using all of Newzoo’s available data and expertise, and present findings to the client. Projects are grounded in data and quantitative analysis, therefore the ability to interpret data and convey its strengths and limitations is paramount to success in this role. Common topics include game greenlighting support (total addressable market estimates, sales forecasting, audience profiling, etc.), game launch strategy, and supporting financial transactions (IPO, M&A commercial due diligence).

Key responsibilities

• Originate, scope, negotiate, project manage, execute and present findings for Newzoo’s top tier global clients.
• Conduct analysis to support large investment decisions, strategy development, and business development using Newzoo’s proprietary data and any other sources available.
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into coherent and credible narrative to be shared with clients.
• Follow and continuously keep up with industry trends, best practices, and strategies.
• Communicate at a C-level the company views on key trends and developments in the games, media and interactive entertainment space  as you develop into a trusted advisor for executives.
• Provide insightful ideas and content  whilst assisting development and marketing of reports, publications, data-based products and services.
• Spot, explore, and develop commercial opportunities in data-driven advisory services by leveraging our strong expertise and position in gaming.

Your profile

• 2-5 years of work experience with direct contact with clients in an advisory capacity, such as through a previous position in consulting, business development & strategy, or corporate finance;
• A strong passion in PC & Console games specifically, and innovative consumer technology and entertainment more broadly, coupled with the drive and talent to become consultant with C-level credibility;
• Work experience in the PC & Console games industry is a major plus
• Intellectually curious, innovative, creative, and a problem solver;
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and the ability to think critically and not take everything at face value;
• Ability to digest lots of information and filter out what is valuable for Newzoo and our clients;
• Ability to present to and network with existing and prospective clients;
• Ability to work independently and take the lead in projects with minimal guidance;
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills; SQL or tableau is a major plus;
• BA/BS in technical, business, or statistics/math related field preferred;
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with a professional mastery of English
• We love quirks! If you have unique interests or talents, we will work them into your personal development.

Our Offer

• Full-time job, based in our beautiful Amsterdam office
• Hybrid working policy with lots of flexibility
• The ability to work from abroad for 6 weeks a year
• The ability to work directly with industry leaders helping to shape the future of games, hardware, media, and tech
• A large personal development budget with lots of opportunity to develop your skills
• Unique team events. We love to spend time together and celebrate our success
• Potential to visit important games events globally
• Physical and mental health benefits incl. unlimited access to OpenUp platform that supports mental well-being
• A dog-friendly office
• And more…

Interested?

Please upload your CV/resume and motivation letter explaining why Newzoo, what makes you perfect for this position and your quirks!