Senior Associate, Insights

Material • Los Angeles, CA

7d • $27 - $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Associate of Insights, your primary role within the Strategy & Insights team is to provide support and ownership of day-to-day needs associated with medium to high complexity research engagements, leading to high quality delivery of insights and related recommendations for a wide range of clients and categories. Specific operations-oriented responsibilities include, but are not limited to, questionnaire development and publishing support, link testing and data QC, field management with internal teams/field partners, data running / tabulation, field management with internal teams/field partners, and addressing quality control issues throughout the project lifecycle. External-oriented responsibilities are focused on creation and support of building deliverables including slide creation, charting and data QC with direct involvement in writing and synthesis. High attention to detail and accuracy, autonomy in self-management, creativity and flexibility is required. Must be able to manage and prioritize multiple competing deadlines and needs with limited senior oversite. Skills required for success include critical thinking, strategic thinking, strong analysis, project management and pattern and problem identification orientation around solutions and point of view (POV). Ability to learn and adapt to cutting edge technologies to drive efficiency. You will be mentored by senior leadership and receive on-the-job formal training through Material.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required preferably in Marketing, Business, Economics, Social Sciences, Psychology, Statistics, or related field.
• Minimum of 1 year of market research experience across both Quantitative and Qualitative insights
• Experience and understanding of basic concepts of market research.
• You possess an entrepreneurial spirit with a strong drive to do whatever it takes to make a big impact for your team and clients.
• You have a strong eye for detail and make a conscious effort to understand the actual cause behind an occurrence.
• You possess a high level of accountability.
• You have a high level of initiative and an interest in growing as a manager and leader.
• You have a positive attitude and a strong desire to grow your career.
• You can adapt to changing priorities to meet multiple project timelines and client needs.
• You are a strategic and critical thinker with basic business acumen.
• You thrive in a team environment but also can perform independently.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect, analyze, and interpret complex data sets.
• Attention to Detail: Excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Communication Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills to present research findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and effectively manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
• Curiosity and Learning Mindset: Demonstrated curiosity, willingness to learn, openness to sharing, receiving, asking for, and applying feedback.
• Adaptability to new methodologies and technologies in the market research field.

Responsibilities

• questionnaire development and publishing support
• link testing and data QC
• field management with internal teams/field partners
• data running / tabulation
• addressing quality control issues throughout the project lifecycle
• creation and support of building deliverables including slide creation, charting and data QC with direct involvement in writing and synthesis

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees