Associate Director Quant

Associate Director QUANT

London-based: 3 days a week in the office

A leading youth-focused insights and creative agency that helps brands connect with the next generation is looking for an Associate director quant heavy.

They work with globally recognized brands such as Nike, LEGO, Spin Master, and Orkla, providing them with deep cultural insights and innovative strategies to engage kids, teens, and young adults. 

They said

Our ethos is rooted in giving kids a voice and understanding their world on their terms. We believe in building a global community that amplifies the perspectives of young people, helping brands create meaningful and authentic connections with this influential audience. 

At the heart of our work is our first-party data, gathered directly from our global community of kids, teens, and young adults. This data allows us to uncover authentic insights and stay ahead of cultural trends.

What you’ll do:

• Be the expert in child/youth research.
• Mixed methods researcher, with a focus on quantitative research
• Lead and manage research and insight projects for clients.
• Identify the client's research objectives and translate them into research design and methodologies that are adapted to get the best from children and youth.
• Lead the delivery of research and insight projects from proposal to commission to debrief and lead client presentations
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to generate meaningful consumer insights and frame these in a compelling way.
• Manage multiple research projects, ensuring on-time delivery
• Prioritise and manage project workloads and competing demands
• Provide project leadership on research engagements managed by more junior team members to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery internally and to external clients.

What we're looking for:

• 4-5 years working within market research, preferably agency side
• 1 year experience working in the child/ youth space or multiple projects in this space 
• Strong project management, communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects both independently and part of a team
• The ability to tell a detailed, multi-layered, and impactful story through research– not just the ‘nice to know’ but the ‘so-what’ for clients putting the voice of the child/youth first
• Confidence and experience at presenting actionable insight to clients in a dynamic and engaging way with clarity
• Experience with consumer research and uncovering insights, in the child/youth space
• Experience in preparing written reports, with the ability to make meaning of large amounts of unstructured content (words, video or image),  - summarising findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• An attention to detail, with a pride for delivering excellent work that exceeds client expectations.
• Self-motivation, resourcefulness, and a growth mindset.
• Ability to motivate others, though leading by example as well as coaching and mentoring junior team members
• And most importantly, passion for what you do and a personal desire to progress in a fast-paced, energetic agency environment

Benefits

• Hybrid working (3 days per week in office, 2 days per week from home)
• 28 pro-rata annual leave allowance plus Bank Holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension Contribution
• Teambuilding Events
• Opportunities to expand your knowledge of our target markets through our Be More Kid initiative
• Access to exclusive discounts