We’re looking for an enthusiastic Senior Cultural Strategist to join our team in London…
We’re looking for an individual who will have a real passion for quantitative research, as well as someone who is open to blending their skills across other methodologies – so any experience outside of quant is very much valued.
Proficient at conducting all elements of the research process, the Senior Cultural Strategist will support the wider team by running projects, begin feeding into new business proposals as and when needed, guiding junior members of the team, developing client relationships and producing deliverables to a high quality.
The details
Role and responsibilities:
- Highly knowledgeable about the core processes of quant research – from designing bespoke questionnaires, managing the day to day process, all the way through to writing reports that bring data to life.
- Have been supporting projects or interested in getting involved on the core processes of qualitative research
- Own and nurture client relationships by delivering great work, anticipating client needs, gaining a thorough knowledge of their business
- Familiarity with supplier offerings and able to manage suppliers during fieldwork including sourcing and negotiating costs
- Excellent understanding of multiple and diverse client’s business and research objectives to inform overall research approach and analysis
- Able to execute multi-market research projects from kick off to completion raising any issues as and when necessary
- Ability to analyse data, identify interesting and relevant cross breaks, identify significance and work with statistics.
- Producing visually engaging reports that draw out the key insights from data, report succinct key findings and make strategic recommendations to meet project objectives Debriefing reports confidently and with enthusiasm to clients
- Contributing to new business and writing proposals as and when required
- Responsible for line managing more junior staff within the day-to-day running of projects, helping them to meet their objectives, learn, grow and develop
- Developing and sustaining good relationships and working practice with STRAT7 Crowd DNA’s internal teams; creative delivery, operations
- Working alongside the Project Producer to anticipate any needs and challenges, ensure smooth running, recruitment and financial management of the project
- Responsible for line management of Interns and/or Executives which includes conducting regular reviews, helping them to meet their objectives, learn, grow and develop
Key skills and attributes:
- Excellent attention to detail (numerical, written and visual)
- The confidence to suggest new approaches and introduce creativity to the research process
- Resolving problems when confident and offering solutions when raising problems
- Inspiring others around you by sharing knowledge, providing feedback and sharing your expertise
- Desire to keep learning and developing quant skills and new methodologies, while supporting other team members development
- An openness to learn and develop qualitative skills, trends and innovation skills and new methodologies
- Apply crowd context frameworks to research approaches and analysis
- Managing your own time and prioritising workloads, taking responsibility to raise resource issues and help identify solutions
- Highly organised and able to meet deadlines across multiple projects at once
- Able to work under pressure without compromising quality
- Supporting the wider team during workload peaks and being able to take initiative/work autonomously when needed
- Understanding clients working practices and meeting their specific needs
Working at Crowd DNA
STRAT7 Crowd DNA is an entrepreneurial and energised environment, fast paced and collaborative. If you fancy working in a place where setting the agenda for the future of cultural insights and strategy is coded into the way of working, please get in touch.
The role comes with a competitive salary of up to £51,000 and clear paths to promotion and to new opportunities. Benefits include:
- 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (our office also shuts between Christmas and New Year)
- 2 volunteering paid days per year (under a formal program for a registered charity)
- Flexible, hybrid working options
- Paid sabbatical after four years
- A contributory group personal pension scheme, to which we contribute 4% of Qualified Banded earnings to each team member’s gross salary
- Salary sacrifice and season ticket loans
- A Westfield Health cash plan
- Life assurance scheme at 4 x salary
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Generous staff ents programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment Process
The cycle comprehends two or 3 interviews, depending on everyone’s agendas at this time of the year. It could be all done virtually or we may ask you to come and meet us at the office for stage two:
1st Stage – Around 45 minutes
2nd Stage – Around 1.5 hour – case study
Starting date – when possible
For information on applying for this position, please contact apply@strat7.com
Disclosure
STRAT7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for research. Our commitment to inclusivity is not just about race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.
