UX Researcher - News

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

As a UX Researcher you will join our Data, Insights and Strategic Analytics team and will drive user research initiatives across our News digital consumer on our products and platforms including CNBC, MS Now (previously MSNBC), and E! News.  This person will collaborate with cross functional partners across the product, design, marketing research, and analytics teams. Through research this person will generate actionable insights that will help teams validate and evaluate features as well as the foundational research that will help define the future of our products.   

Responsibilities 

• Lead research projects from inception to completion (including study design, participant recruitment, data collection, analysis, and presentation of findings for generative and evaluative research studies on multiple aspects of News products and experiences   

• Translate complex research findings into clear, actionable insights and communicate them independently and effectively to stakeholders at all levels.   

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Data Analysts to inform product direction and measure impact.   

• Advocate for the user at every stage of product development and champion a culture of empathy and evidence-based decision-making.   

• Contribute to the strategic vision for UX across the company, particularly as it relates to media consumption, personalization, accessibility, and cross-platform engagement.   

• Have accountability for the quality of your research deliverables, ensuring a high bar for execution throughout the research process  

• Own and drive your user research roadmap, ensuring stakeholder and product needs are met and well aligned to achieve organizational KPIs and goals  

• Connect with other Research colleagues across Versant to share insights as well as lessons learned in conducting research  

• Staying on top of industry trends and emerging technologies, continuously evolving our research methodologies and approaches  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree in HCDE, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related field  

• 3+ years professional experience of conducting UX research, that has influenced product decisions though research insights in digital consumer and enterprise products  

• A strong research portfolio demonstrating past work experience and deliverables.   

• Experience conducting both foundational and tactical research employing variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods — including surveys, moderated and unmoderated usability studies, diary studies, digital ethnographies, card sorting exercises, focus groups, etc.   

• Deep understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during the product development lifecycle