Lead Data Strategist / Research Manager

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The Mix is a global market research agency for people who want to create something they've never seen before. Since 2012, The Mix has been combining the best of quantitative, qualitative, strategy, and creative to create market research campaigns that answer what, why, how, and who in equal measure. Oh, and we work a 4-day week - that is right, we don't work Fridays!

Based in London and New York, but operating globally, the team is a bunch of diverse, committed, enthusiastic, and hardworking people. Together, we work with some of the world's biggest brands including Diageo, Nike, Just Eat and Mozilla. This position is to work from our Bermondsey office in London 3 days a week.

We have a very exciting opportunity within our brand-new quantitative division. This new role is for a Lead Data Strategist (equivalent to a Research Manager).

We're looking for someone with very strong attention to detail, who has a strong grounding in quantitative research. Our outputs are strategic, so you must be someone who enjoys critically thinking beyond the numbers.

What this means on a daily basis:

• You will be the main point of contact for one of our biggest clients.
• You will lead the day-to-day management of multiple quantitative research projects.
• You will have an active involvement in all aspects of the research - from study design through to client debriefing (this will include writing survey questionnaires and table specs, as well as creating compelling strategic narratives from data tables).
• You will utilise and delegate appropriately to junior members of the team to maximise the use of your time.
• You will be alert to commercial sensitivities and proactively explore better working practices.
• You will proactively investigate how we can optimise our research approaches in robust and creative ways.
• You will ensure data is being used and explored strategically across projects.

We are looking for someone who has:

• 3+ years of agency or client-side research/insights experience (some agency-side experience preferred with a Quantitative focus)
• Worked on Brand Trackers previously and is skilled in client management
• Full process knowledge - the ability to cover all aspects (from writing questionnaires to creating reports) with no supervision
• Proficiency in complex analysis and analytics techniques, able to extract insight and create engaging deliverables from multiple data sources including primary/survey and non-survey data
• Experience with tackling clients' business questions and presenting findings to clients
• Experience working on large-scale multi-country projects
• Track record of running complex research projects
• Initiative and creativity in problem-solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication - the ability to consolidate a large amount of information into clear, actionable recommendations

Bonus is you have:

• Experience working with sports focused clients
• Qualitative knowledge/experience

Perks of working for The Mix:

• We have been working a 4-day week since 2017 - that is right, we don't work Fridays!
• We offer 25 days of annual holiday plus public holidays.
• We offer a monthly Well-being budget which can be spent on whatever well-being means to you - from discounting your gym membership to a big box of doughnuts.
• Unlimited access to coaching sessions through More Happi.
• We offer an international sabbatical for staff that have been with us for 3 years (3 weeks working in another country / 2 weeks additional annual leave).
• We are part of the Cycle to Work scheme.
• We are a sociable team who enjoys team lunches, Thursday drinks and a monthly team activity.

Salary: £34,500 - £44,000