Qualitative Associate Director | Boutique Insight Agency

We're looking for a Qualitative Associate Director to join the Retail and Consumer division at a Boutique Insight Agency.

The Client:
The business solves major strategic issues for some of the most exciting consumer and retail brands, working with the likes or Tesco, Argos and Heathrow Airport. They are a team of around 40 people and are wholly owned by the founder, meaning they're independent business with an atmosphere of agility & innovation; as they encourage and nurture people with interesting new ideas.

The Role:
The quant and qual team within the Retail and Consumer division working closely together means that you'll get exposure to really interesting methodologies such as eye tracking and online communities. They also regularly partner with behavioural science experts that incorporate things like environmental psychology to the methods they use. You would be reporting directly to the head of consumer qual and you would also be responsible for line managing 2 SRE's within the qual team. In addition to this, you would also be responsible for managing multiple projects full cycle, from proposal to presentation. Also, there is usually 1 day a week where you'd be conducting fieldwork but this is project dependent. This includes work such as conducting face to face research in-store. There is also scope for flexible working, they are open to the possibility of working 4 days a week as well.

Skills:
Qualitative researcher with 6-8 years experience ideally in Retail/FMCG.
Great proposal and report writing skills, and experienced at presenting to clients Natural curiosity about shopper behaviour.
Expertise in a range of methods including intercepts, shop-a-longs, in-home depth interviews, online communities and groups.
Excellent attention to detail.

If you're passionate about the world of retail then this is the role for you. Sound interesting? Apply now!