Associate Director - Quantitative Market Research
While we are open to a remote working arrangements, our strong preference is for candidates in Denver, Chicago, and New York City.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We're seeking a Quantitative Associate Director. This person will have a demonstrable track record of quantitative market research expertise and hands-on project and team management experience grounded in a deep passion for scoping out, crafting, guiding and delivering actionable insights focused on brand strategy.
Candidates should be seasoned research and project team managers, either on the client and/or consulting side and have the presence to lead savvy clients in the understanding and implications of our work.
The role also requires success in new business growth and development by cultivating existing and new business opportunities.
Job Duties include:
- Taking data to the next level by identifying insights, drawing conclusions and making strategic recommendations to clients for brand growth and innovation opportunities - and using data to tell a story and bring these recommendations to life
- Day-to-day project and team leadership for a diverse set of brand strategy projects, overseeing all phases of quantitative survey research, including methodology and questionnaire design, data analytics, presentation writing and delivery, and client management and relationship-building
- Establishing scope for projects, writing proposals, establishing timelines and ensuring that projects stay on track across these dimensions once the study is sold
- Working with and training junior level staff on standard and advanced analytic methodologies and software (e.g. SPSS, SAS, R) and end-to-end market research project management
- Meeting new business revenue targets through maintaining and growing client relationships
THE REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelors degree in marketing, social sciences, business or similar field required. Graduate level degree in quantitative research analytics or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 6 years of strategic thinking, quantitative research management and consulting on CPG, Lifestyle and/or Healthcare brands, ideally in a market research consultancy.
- Experience in managing the full market research cycle including survey design; fieldwork and data management, data analysis, data interpretation, and development of recommendations; reporting and presenting.
- Expertise across a range of quantitative market research methodologies, such as: segmentation, attitude and usage, choice modeling, and concept testing studies.
- Experience developing and implementing custom quantitative market research methodologies to answer unique client business questions
- Experience in analyzing data and translating it into high-quality PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate the research finding, generating impactful consumer insights through data analysis and pithy thought-provoking headlines
- Proven ability to think beyond the data ("the what") and make the strategic leap to the business implications of the insights ("the so what")
- Previous team management, mentoring and training experience is preferred (especially for the Director level), but not required for the Associate Director level.
SO ARE YOU:
- Someone with a strong "front of the room" presence in client interactions and presentations, with the ability to earn the confidence of our clients and to lead them towards making well-informed, smart decisions about their business
- Someone that is excited to partner with top CPG, Lifestyle and Health brands to help our clients grow their business through consumer insights, brand strategy and innovation.
- Someone with an aptitude for identifying client business problems and designing research and strategy solutions to solve for them
- Someone who can think creatively to develop unique, custom research designs to address novel client issues
- Someone with a passion for mentoring and training junior staff in project management, research design, strategic thinking, analytics and report development
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
