The year 2012 for social media in the Philippines will be the year of monitoring and measurements. Your should be able to connect all your social media strategy and tactics to your business goals and actual ROI.
This is my fearless forecast and also one of the reasons why my new venture after Yahoo is with a firm that offers exactly this – social media monitoring and intelligence. Late last year, I joined Singapore-based startup ThoughtBuzz, moved back to Manila and officially started 2012 to help the company set up here in the Philippines.
We are currently looking for people who can join our analytics team as Social Media Data Analysts. The ideal candidate is a person who has strong research background and a social media fanatic. Here's the job description:
Social Media Data Analysts (junior, middle and senior levels)
Specific roles and responsibilities:
- Interpret clients’ social media data tracks and develop customized research reports from it.
- Provide direction and guidance in the formulation of track search parameters that correctly reflect the requirements of clients.
- Work to understand clients’ businesses and be able to provide insights and recommendations when developing their social media reports.
Suitable candidates should have:
- Relevant diploma or degree in Communication Research, Business, Marketing or related field.
- Excellent knowledge of and highly appreciates social media.
- Excellent English written and spoken communication skills.
- Possess research and analytical skills.
- Works well independently and as part of a team.
- Well motivated, values honesty and integrity, fun to work with!
- For the junior role, fresh graduates to one year experience with relevant educational background and strong knowledge of social media may apply.
- For middle and senior roles, we are looking at above 3 years of analytic experience in research or relevant social media industry.
The social media analytics space is an interesting and exciting industry to be part of! If you see these qualifications in you and you're interested to join a dynamic, innovative and fun company, then send me your resume. My email address is jonas.delosreyes[at]thoughtbuzz.net. You just may be the person we're looking for. 
