Senior Economist
Job Location
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Employment Type Full time
Category Business Analysis & Reporting
Education Required Advanced Degree
Experience Required 5-9 Years
Job Description
Edmunds.com is seeking a Senior Economist to conduct economic research on automotive related data and apply economic/behavioral/gaming theories to analyze consumer behavior and industry trends.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor government policies and macroeconomic data in the automotive industry and interpret their impact on the industry in areas such as vehicle production, sales, pricing and incentives.
  • Utilize both public and proprietary information to develop new models and products; add an economic/behavioral/game theory perspective to our analyses.
  • Partner with the senior management team and the PR department to develop strategies to expand our analysis and coverage of the automotive industry.
  • Develop white papers and research reports on issues that may have important impact on consumers or the industry.
  • Serve as an industry expert in business development meetings, industry events and media interviews; participate in media interviews as one of the company's spokespeople.

    Requirements:

  • Ph.D (Economics, Statistics or related quantitative field preferred)
  • 5-10 years of professional research and modeling experience
  • Successful track record providing business leaders with insight and direction supported by appropriate metrics and data.
  • Expertise in SAS or other econometric software and tools
  • Highly developed communication skills and leadership qualities for regular interfacing with executives, media, clients and other contacts
  • Experience and comfortable participating in broadcast media interviews
    • About Edmunds
    Our Web sites consist of Edmunds.com (launched in 1995 as the first automotive information Web site), Inside Line (launched in 2005 and the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site), CarSpace (launched in 2006 as our automotive social networking site), AutoObserver.com (launched in 2007 to provide insightful automotive industry commentary and analysis) and Green Car Advisor (launched in 2007 to provide news and commentary on environmental automotive trends and technologies). Edmunds.com was named "Best Car Research Site" by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most Useful Web Site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study(SM), was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal and was rated "#1" in Keynote's study of third-party automotive Web sites. Edmunds Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and we maintain a satellite office in suburban Detroit.
     
    Benefits:
    Edmunds was named as a Distinguished Finalist for the 2008 Top Small Workplaces Award by the Wall Street Journal, in conjunction with Winning Workplaces. The award recognizes employers that have built exemplary workplaces and provide employees with extensive traditional and non-traditional benefits. In a fun, casual work environment Edmunds employees enjoy benefits which include:
    - 14 paid holidays plus generous paid time off
    - Cash incentive plan
    - Education reimbursement program
    - Medical, dental and vision plans
    - Maternity and parental leave programs
    - 401(k)
    - Subsidized on-site health club membership
    - Daily fresh fruit