Platform Research & Trend Analyst

DecisionPoint seeks a Platform Research & Trend Analyst to support MC&FP’s Third-Party Platform Support and Outreach & Engagement teams. This role analyzes emerging digital platforms, new feature rollouts, audience behavior shifts, and content consumption patterns to inform platform selection, integration decisions, and long-term digital strategy. 

The analyst evaluates platform risks, tests new features, supports onboarding of approved platforms, and provides actionable recommendations to improve enterprise outreach, engagement, and digital operations. This position requires strong trend analysis abilities, platform literacy, and cross-team coordination. 

This position is fully remote. 

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid. 

The Platform Research & Trend Analyst will: 

• Support the evaluation, configuration, onboarding, and testing of approved third-party platforms. 

• Monitor digital landscape trends, audience migration patterns, adoption curves, and market movement. 

• Track new platform features, policy changes, and technical updates affecting MC&FP programs. 

• Identify content consumption shifts and recommend strategies to improve reach and engagement. 

• Conduct platform risk assessments in coordination with cybersecurity and IT/Cyber stakeholders. 

• Develop platform comparison matrices, summaries, and leadership-ready trend briefings. 

• Provide insights for campaign planning, stakeholder engagement, and content optimization. 

• Support quarterly platform reporting with trend insights, feature summaries, and adoption analysis. 

• Collaborate with data, analytics, and outreach teams to integrate platform behavior metrics. 

• Maintain research documentation, watchlists, and market intelligence repositories.

Clearance Requirement 

Candidate must possess a Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust (from any federal agency) or an active Secret clearance or higher. 

Education (Required) 

Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Communications, Media Studies, Digital Marketing, or a related field. 

Experience (Required) 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in digital trends research, platform analysis, marketing analytics, or related fields. 

• Experience evaluating third-party platforms, features, and digital ecosystem risks. 

• Experience supporting digital marketing, communications, or research programs. 

Technical Knowledge (Required) 

• Strong familiarity with major social, community, and digital platforms. 

• Understanding of platform metrics, audience analytics, and behavioral insights. 

• Experience with digital monitoring, social intelligence tools, or platform evaluation methodologies. 

Technical Knowledge (Preferred) 

• Experience with DoD or federal digital communications environments. 

• Experience with content strategy, digital governance, or platform testing workflows. 

Skills 

• Strong analytical, research, and trend evaluation skills. 

• Ability to synthesize platform changes and emerging trends into executive-ready insights. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Ability to support cross-functional coordination across outreach, IT, and data teams. 

• Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and initiative. 

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.