J.L. Partners is looking to hire a new researcher to join our insight and strategy business. This is an opportunity to develop a career at a fast-paced, fast-growing company and to work internationally for a range of clients.
We are looking for enthusiastic self-starters who have strong data skills and a passion to understand how the public thinks.
We want to hire the very best and are looking, in particular, for candidates with data skills and a thirst to learn even more as they work. We are looking primarily for applicants with proven experience in the market research sector.
You will be:
- Manipulating and processing data collected from private opinion polling using statistical software;
- Advising and assisting the core team with client projects, related to analytics and quantitative research;
- Project managing data collection exercises;
- Modelling and analysing data to identify and capture key points research findings;
- Visualising data for use in presentations and briefings;
- Providing advice and insight to the core team.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in a market research setting or equivalent;
- Experience with programming languages - R preferred, but Python or similar are also acceptable;
- An excellent academic record, including a Bachelors or Masters degree, ideally with a component related to statistics and or programming / data science;
- A minimum of four days a week in our Holborn office, preferably Monday to Thursday;
- Ability to manage time effectively and tight deadlines; flexibility to adapt to different projects and client needs;
- The ability to visualise complicated data in the simplest possible way.
Desirables:
- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills;
- An educational or professional grounding in politics and/or statistics;
- Experience or interest in qualitative research;
- Data science skills.