Manager, Client Service

Kantar$79K — $96K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in client service market research, focusing on quantitative methodologies.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and adept at mastering necessary business tools and proprietary software.
  • Detail-oriented, capable of managing various work streams across teams.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Displays a growth mindset and initiative, ready to take on challenges.
  • Bachelor’s degree in market research, marketing, or related social sciences.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee execution of Media Solution projects, supporting complex tasks and advising team members.
  • Enhance delivery efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Develop knowledge of media capabilities and analytical methods to build brand expertise.
  • Execute studies from inception to completion using various tools and partners.
  • Manage project timelines and maintain quality while collaborating with client teams.
  • Lead meetings for project scoping and data results presentation for clients.
  • Conduct data analysis and generate insights, guiding the team in reporting processes.
  • Contribute to proposal development in partnership with sales, customizing proposals as needed.
  • Mentor junior team members by being a go-to for everyday queries.
  • Promote critical thinking and an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical plans with affordable coverage options.
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Dental and vision benefits catering to diverse health needs.
  • Wellness program initiatives.
  • 401k plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement and commuter benefits available.
  • Unlimited paid time off for work-life balance.
Full Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Client Service

Job Location: Hybrid- , Chicago, New York City, Norwalk

About the team:

Our media effectiveness client service team are experts in understanding the changing media landscape. They help organizations optimize their media campaigns, identify target audiences, and measure the impact of their marketing efforts. With a focus on cutting edge technologies, audience measurement, consumer targeting and in-depth intelligence into paid, owned and earned media. Their global coverage and local expertise enable clients to better understand media audiences and their relationships with brands to optimize investment.

About the role

  • We are seeking a strategic, client-focused, and detail-orientedManagerto join our Client Service team in the Media Solutions group. This role is key to managing client relationships, overseeing the execution of media campaign research, and ensuring the delivery of exceptional service and high-quality insights. You will serve as a primary point of contact for key clients, collaborating closely with internal teams to drive media strategy, performance, and innovation.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the execution of Media Solution projects while supporting higher complexity projects and/or advising team members on completion of tasks

  • Optimize efficiency of delivery without sacrifice of quality.

  • Builds an understanding of our Media capabilities, solutions, and analytic methods; working to build Brand expertise.

  • Utilize various tools and partners to complete studies from start to finish.

  • Day to day tasks may include study setup, survey design, data analysis, report writing and presentation of results for med-high complexity projects.

  • Owns and manages project timelines and quality, collaborating with client teams and across departments.

  • Leads meetings to scope and kick off new projects as well as to present data results to our clients and their end clients.

  • Conducts data analysis, insights generation, critical and analytical thinking; takes an active role in story building and can lead a team through reporting at varied levels of complexity.

  • Actively seeks opportunities to support proposal development with sales partners. Can customize proposals with guidance.

  • Provides guidance for junior project team members, serving as a go-to for day-to-day questions

  • Exhibit critical thinking, seek process improvements, and foster a positive, inclusive environment.

Essential Knowledge & Experience

  • 2+ years of professional experience in a client service market research role with exposure to quantitative methodologies

  • Strong process and time management skills; capable of prioritizing and delivering against a volume of competing deadlines at a fast pace; prior project management experience

  • Proficient computer skills in Microsoft office tools and ability to master other needed business tools (e.g., data management / cross tab and other proprietary tools)

  • Strong detail-orientation with ability to manage multiple work streams and among multiple teams

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to use logical reasoning and problem solving

  • Exhibits a growth mindset, a can-do attitude, and the ability to take initiative

  • Bachelors degree in market research/marketing or related social science and analytic disciplines

Kantar Benefits

We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including

  • Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services

  • Health Savings Account/FSA

  • Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs

  • Wellness Program

  • 401k with match

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits

  • Unlimited PTO

Location

Chicago, N. Green StreetUnited States of America

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitiveand alsoto support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

About Kantar

Kantar is a data, insights and consulting company. It is the world's largest market research company, with offices in 100 countries. Kantar's services include brand research, advertising effectiveness, media research, and public opinion polls. The company was founded in 1992 as the Market Research, Consultancy and Investment Group and was renamed Kantar in 2008. Kantar is part of WPP, a British multinational advertising and public relations company. In 2019, Kantar was sold to Bain Capital for $4 billion.
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