Senior Analyst, Workforce Insights at Shaker Recruitment Marketing | Oak Park, IL | $90K/yr – $121K/yr

Shaker Recruitment Marketing

Senior Analyst, Workforce Insights

Oak Park, IL (On-site)

$90K/yr – $121K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive research design, insight generation, and storytelling for talent-marketing projects with cross-functional delivery and client-facing impact.

Own end-to-end insights that inform employer brand strategy and activation decisions
Must-have: 7–10+ years in research design/execution with qualitative/quantitative methods
Standout: Experience translating complex data into actionable narratives across HR/marketing contexts

Job Description

Responsibilities

Partner with delivery team to deliver high-quality insights
Translate client business problems into insightful research questions
Design custom research plans: identify methodologies, develop question sets, and create sample selection criteria
Define Research Strategy
Translate client business challenges into clear research objectives, hypotheses, and decision frameworks
Identify the most critical questions to answer – and measure
Design end-to-end research approaches aligned to client goals
Lead Research & Insight Generation
Design and execute surveys, interviews, focus groups, and diaries
Synthesize multiple data sources (primary, secondary, syndicated) into a cohesive understanding of talent audiences

Requirements

Experience: You must have specific experience (~7-10+ years) in research design and execution, data analysis, and data storytelling. We appreciate and value consulting firm experience in HR, strategy, or marketing, and/or in-house experience.
Research expertise: Strong experience across qualitative and quantitative methods.
Platform and technology experience: comfort with leading research and analysis tools/platforms, including GenAI and LLMs
Storytelling: Exceptional ability to translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives
Curiosity: Asks the right questions, challenges assumptions, and identifies what truly matters
Work execution: Deadline-driven, detail-oriented, and can independently manage and prioritize execution of work.
Smart sense of initiative: Always looking for ways to improve internal processes and exceed client expectations
Communication: Effectively uses written and spoken word, and can communicate in a concise, structured, professional, and courteous way‍.
Collaboration: Builds strong relationships and works effectively across teams and with clients

Benefits

Rewards and Career Advantages
Within a culture defined by energy, fun, and talent, our team enjoys competitive pay, health and financial benefits, and the opportunity to work among innovative, friendly colleagues.

Shaker Recruitment Marketing

Shaker Recruitment Marketing is a full-service recruitment marketing agency specializing in Branding, Talent Attraction, Martech, and Analytics to help you attract, hire, and retain the right talent. We understand that your brand is as unique as the talent you seek, and that every interaction matters. That’s why our approach is transparent and data-driven, designed to help you achieve the right message, the right activation, and the right conversion. In collaboration with our people, our clients, our partners, and our industry, we’re shaping the world of talent. We’re so glad you’re here. Let’s get to work: shaker.com

Founded in 1951

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

293 employees (65 in marketing)

www.shaker.com