Director of Hospitality Market Analytics - Western US

Director of Hospitality Market Analytics - Western US

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Job Description

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CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. 

We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

CoStar is seeking a Director of Hospitality Market Analytics to join our growing analytics organization. The selected candidate will be CoStar’s subject matter expert on Hospitality trends across the Western and West Coast of the United States with responsibility for providing analytic content (listed below) focused on these regions. The Director will play a key role as a client and industry-facing representative of CoStar and be responsible for delivering CoStar’s view of the market and the outlook.

The position will be based out of one of CoStar’s major office locations in the Western US. Los Angeles, CA, would be the preferred location, though other possible office locations include Denver, CO, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR, Sacramento, CA, San Francisco, CA, or Seattle, WA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce meaningful, relevant, and insightful analysis of Hospitality market conditions for inclusion in CoStar’s product offering

• Responsible for analyzing market data and drawing insightful conclusions by utilizing all the data available at CoStar and STR to uncover trends, patterns and other insights of interest to the Hospitality industry

• Maintain well-written and timely market and submarket reports on the Hospitality industry

• Deliver frequent in-person market updates to CoStar clients and industry groups, focusing on the Hospitality industry and economic trends and themes across the Western US

• Speak to the local press about Hospitality trends

• Write Hospitality-related articles for CoStar’s news platform summarizing key trends and performance themes that are of interest to the Hospitality industry

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required

• 8+ years of work experience in the Hospitality industry

• 2+ years of experience providing data insights and analysis within the Hospitality industry

• Willingness to travel to the main West-coast markets for in-person presentations to clients

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated writing skills and ability to write effectively in large volumes

• Strong data and analysis skills, including Excel and. Proven ability to formulate and test hypotheses about trends in the market

• Expert MS Office Skills

• Polished presentation and communication skills. Comfortable talking and presenting to others, often to large groups of industry practitioners

• Strong work ethic, self-starter and ability to work autonomously and in a team environment

• Client orientation, a desire to help clients succeed

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed. 

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program. 

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to): 

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug 

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance 

• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family