Primary Research Supervisor, Research & Intelligence
- Employer
- Ogilvy
- Location
- New York, Iowa
- Closing date
- Oct 29, 2021
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- Position Type
- Research Scientist / Analyst
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Business
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Overview:
Ogilvy's Research & Intelligence (R&I) team is seeking a research professional to fill the Research Supervisor role. Our ideal candidate has approximately three to five years of experience with client relations, project management skills, is extremely detail oriented, and committed to high level of quality with the ability to play a primary, independent implementation role in our research work.
The Research Supervisor will have a deep understanding of primary research but will focus on qualitative methodologies (in-person/online focus groups, in-depth interviews, bulletin boards, digital and observational ethnographies, etc.). They will have a basic understanding of quantitative methodologies as well as searching, analyzing, and summarizing secondary research. The Research Supervisor will collaborate with multiple members of the R&I team as well as account and client teams at all levels.
Responsibilities:
Meet with Ogilvy teams and clients to understand their needs and apply knowledge of qualitative research techniques to design and conduct research studies.
Partner with others in R&I on the following:Develop research plans through understanding, assessing, and documenting stated client business objectives
Schedule sessions
Develop participant screeners
Create discussion guides
Review recruitment grids
Manage vendors and clients
Moderate sessions (e.g., interviews, focus groups, bulletin boards, ethnographies)
Analyze transcripts and quantitative data, if applicable
Implements quality control checks for documents along the research process (e.g., review of documents for accuracy/data checking, grammar, addressing key research questions/objectives, etc.)
Develop detailed reports including key insights and strategic recommendations in a clear and compelling manner
Consults with account teams to deploy appropriate research approaches for strategy, creative, content development, and media needs (based on timing, budget and audience specifications)
Effectively communicates implications of business strategy on project decisions
Work with Ogilvy teams and clients across marketing disciplines (e.g., public relations, advertising, etc.) and a wide variety of industries, categories, and topics
Creatively problem-solves and knows when to escalate potential problems
Ability to adapt to changes in study schedule and scope
Acts as key collaborator with junior members of the account, analytics, client, creative, and strategy teams
Aids in the financial management of projects (POs, invoices, etc.)
Monitors critical project hand-offs
Responsible for weekly/monthly project status reports
Ensuring primary deliverable/deadline calendar is up to date
Sets up meetings, includes the correct people and provides accurate agendas and precise, actionable meeting notes
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher in related field (marketing, social sciences like sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc.)
3 to 5 years related experience with established track record including experience working autonomously
Multi-tasker to manage multiple projects at any given time
Strong project management, people management and business development skills
Analytical skills with the ability to distill vast amounts of information into digestible concepts and demonstrate strategic and intelligent thinking
Experience presenting information both verbally and in writing
Solid business writing skills
Experience with PowerPoint, Keynote, Word, Excel ideal
Would love it if:
Insatiably curious, a lifelong learner - an unorthodox and creative thinker
Authentically passionate about great work, teamwork and our business
Diplomatic and empathetic
Sense of humor
Relationships with/knowledge of diverse research vendors is an added plus but not necessary
Agency or vendor experience
Experience with online qualitative platforms (e.g., HatchTank, Indeemo, etc.)
Experience with secondary research sources (e.g., Simmons, Euromonitor, Factiva, etc.)
Ogilvy's Research & Intelligence (R&I) team is seeking a research professional to fill the Research Supervisor role. Our ideal candidate has approximately three to five years of experience with client relations, project management skills, is extremely detail oriented, and committed to high level of quality with the ability to play a primary, independent implementation role in our research work.
The Research Supervisor will have a deep understanding of primary research but will focus on qualitative methodologies (in-person/online focus groups, in-depth interviews, bulletin boards, digital and observational ethnographies, etc.). They will have a basic understanding of quantitative methodologies as well as searching, analyzing, and summarizing secondary research. The Research Supervisor will collaborate with multiple members of the R&I team as well as account and client teams at all levels.
Responsibilities:
Meet with Ogilvy teams and clients to understand their needs and apply knowledge of qualitative research techniques to design and conduct research studies.
Partner with others in R&I on the following:Develop research plans through understanding, assessing, and documenting stated client business objectives
Schedule sessions
Develop participant screeners
Create discussion guides
Review recruitment grids
Manage vendors and clients
Moderate sessions (e.g., interviews, focus groups, bulletin boards, ethnographies)
Analyze transcripts and quantitative data, if applicable
Implements quality control checks for documents along the research process (e.g., review of documents for accuracy/data checking, grammar, addressing key research questions/objectives, etc.)
Develop detailed reports including key insights and strategic recommendations in a clear and compelling manner
Consults with account teams to deploy appropriate research approaches for strategy, creative, content development, and media needs (based on timing, budget and audience specifications)
Effectively communicates implications of business strategy on project decisions
Work with Ogilvy teams and clients across marketing disciplines (e.g., public relations, advertising, etc.) and a wide variety of industries, categories, and topics
Creatively problem-solves and knows when to escalate potential problems
Ability to adapt to changes in study schedule and scope
Acts as key collaborator with junior members of the account, analytics, client, creative, and strategy teams
Aids in the financial management of projects (POs, invoices, etc.)
Monitors critical project hand-offs
Responsible for weekly/monthly project status reports
Ensuring primary deliverable/deadline calendar is up to date
Sets up meetings, includes the correct people and provides accurate agendas and precise, actionable meeting notes
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher in related field (marketing, social sciences like sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc.)
3 to 5 years related experience with established track record including experience working autonomously
Multi-tasker to manage multiple projects at any given time
Strong project management, people management and business development skills
Analytical skills with the ability to distill vast amounts of information into digestible concepts and demonstrate strategic and intelligent thinking
Experience presenting information both verbally and in writing
Solid business writing skills
Experience with PowerPoint, Keynote, Word, Excel ideal
Would love it if:
Insatiably curious, a lifelong learner - an unorthodox and creative thinker
Authentically passionate about great work, teamwork and our business
Diplomatic and empathetic
Sense of humor
Relationships with/knowledge of diverse research vendors is an added plus but not necessary
Agency or vendor experience
Experience with online qualitative platforms (e.g., HatchTank, Indeemo, etc.)
Experience with secondary research sources (e.g., Simmons, Euromonitor, Factiva, etc.)
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