Our team is seeking a Principal to join our Data & Analytics team in New York, NY or Washington, D.C. This is an exciting opportunity for a sharp, curious intelligence professional to do some of the most interesting data and insights work in the industry - helping translate social listening, reputation monitoring, and AI-powered analysis into communications strategy for some of the world's most influential organizations.
What You Will Do:Client Management- Support and manage day-to-day client workstreams across analysis, monitoring, intelligence, and insights engagements, ensuring high-quality outputs and timely delivery.
- Serve as a reliable client contact on assigned accounts, communicate clearly, anticipate needs, and escalate complex challenges to senior leadership with context and recommended solutions.
- Follow Precision client management processes. Help ensure the team is delivering high-quality work within scope and budget.
Data & Intelligence - Contribute to social listening and digital intelligence workstreams - help synthesize monitoring data into clear, compelling insights that inform client strategy and communications activations.
- Assist in managing primary research workstreams from fielding through analysis and reporting, ensuring data quality, timeline adherence, and outputs that tell a compelling and accurate story.
- Support the delivery of terrAIn, Precision's proprietary Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) offering, helping package and communicate GEO findings in ways that are accessible, strategic, and relevant to client priorities.
- Execute reputation analysis and monitoring workflows, track client reputational landscapes in real time and flag emerging issues with speed and precision.
- Produce strategic insights reports and intelligence briefings that translate data into actionable recommendations, helping clients understand not just what is happening, but what to do about it.
Collaboration & People Management- Work cross-functionally with strategic communications, creative, and paid media teams to ensure data and intelligence outputs are integrated into broader client campaigns.
- Support junior staff through day-to-day guidance, feedback, and task delegation; contribute to a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
- Keep internal teams informed of relevant developments on assigned accounts; participate actively in internal meetings and contribute to knowledge-sharing across the data practice.
Project & Time Management- Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously with strong attention to detail and follow-through. Proactively flag timeline risks, track deliverables, and keep projects moving with limited oversight.
Strategy- Bring a strategic lens to intelligence and insights work - go beyond data delivery to offer thoughtful analysis and recommendations that drive client outcomes.
- Stay current on trends in social listening, polling, GEO, AI-driven discovery, and reputation management; bring new ideas and approaches to the team and help elevate the quality of Precision's outputs.
Business Development- Support pitches and new business presentations by contributing research, insights, and data-driven narratives; identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships through new ideas and proactive thinking.
What We Are Looking For:- Bachelor's degree.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in social listening, digital intelligence, market research, polling, qualitative research, reputation monitoring, communications analytics, or related fields. Prior agency experience a strong plus.
- Hands-on experience with social and digital listening platforms (e.g. Brandwatch, Meltwater, Sprinklr, or similar) and a demonstrated ability to turn data into strategic communications recommendations.
- Experience with different primary research methodologies (e.g. surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, etc.) is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with the evolving GEO landscape and curiosity about how AI-driven discovery environments affect client reputation and visibility.
- Some experience managing or mentoring junior staff.
- Ability to manage multiple clients and workstreams simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Creative, energetic, and possesses an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Spanish language skills are a plus.
What We Offer:- Competitive salaries
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Flexible hybrid remote/in office plan
- Retirement plan with automatic 3% safe-harbor contribution from Precision
- Healthcare coverage - medical, dental and vision with 90% of costs covered by Precision
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development stipend
The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000.
We are currently working in a hybrid model and require staff to work in the office 50% of working days per month.
