Investment Analyst

The Role

The global asset manager is hiring a Senior Investment Analyst based in Qatar on a remote, full-time basis. The role sits at the intersection of entertainment economics, investment analysis, and data science. The core responsibility is building financial models that evaluate the commercial performance of film and television projects, drawing on a global dataset of audience demand signals to inform revenue assumptions and investment decisions.

Likely Focus

• Build financial models evaluating film and television projects across multiple distribution windows, including theatrical, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, Pay TV, and international licensing.
• Incorporate production budgets, cost structures, financing structures, investor positions, and capital recovery timelines into models.
• Translate audience demand signals and content valuation data into structured commercial scenarios.
• Benchmark projects against comparable titles across genres, markets, and platforms.
• Conduct scenario modelling to assess downside risk, break-even thresholds, and investor return profiles under varying market conditions.
• Run sensitivity analysis across budget changes, distribution outcomes, and shifts in audience demand.
• Produce financial analyses for funds, studios, and investors evaluating content opportunities.
• Translate complex model outputs into clear, accessible insights for non-technical decision-makers.
• Help design repeatable modelling frameworks that apply institutional investment discipline to film and television evaluation.
  
  

Expected Profile

• Five to ten or more years of experience in financial modelling and investment analysis within film or television investment funds, studio finance or content strategy teams, media-focused investment banking or private equity, entertainment strategy consulting, or corporate finance roles within media or technology companies.
• Direct experience with film finance structures, production budgets, or distribution economics is required.
• Ability to build complex Excel models from scratch, including scenario analysis, sensitivity modelling, and structured investment return frameworks.
• Strong analytical approach to evaluating risk and return across investment opportunities.
• Comfortable integrating external datasets and quantitative signals into financial forecasts and commercial assumptions.
• Able to communicate complex financial analysis clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Arabic language fluency is an advantage for servicing regional clients.
• Genuine interest in the economics of media and entertainment content.
  
  

Compensation and Working Arrangements

The stated salary range is 240,000–280,000 (currency not specified in the source). The position is fully remote and based in Qatar. The role is described as part of a newly established Qatar headquarters.

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