Director, Brand & Consumer Insights

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$138K/yr – $262K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own a brand and consumer insights research engine that connects rigorous measurement with business outcomes, shaping learning agendas, research prioritization, and governance across brand, creative effectiveness, and innovation.

  • Brand and consumer measurement ownership: brand tracking, brand lift, segmentation, and innovation research.
  • Actionable insights: translate findings into decisions and cross-functional influence that move metrics.
  • Governance and portfolio leadership: intake, resource allocation, vendor management, and measurement program design.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leads complex and high-impact research initiatives from problem definition to synthesis.
  • Ensures work is rigorous, relevant, and clearly communicated.
  • Defines and prioritizes the research Brand, Consumer Insights, Creative Effectiveness, Innovation.
  • Establishes intake processes, aligns resources to highest-value work, and ensures delivery against business priorities.
  • Responsible for team leadership, talent development, workload management, and resource allocation across the research portfolio.
  • Partners with senior leaders to define learning agendas and measurement strategies tied to key business outcomes.
  • Translates insights into actions and communicates impact.
  • Designs, governs, and continuously improves brand and consumer measurement programs, including brand tracking, brand lift, audience segmentation, innovation research, and consumer insight programs.
  • Establishes best practices and improves how insights are generated and applied.
  • Develops and evolves an integrated brand and consumer intelligence ecosystem by connecting audience segmentation, creative testing, brand lift, brand tracking, innovation research, and online communities into a unified measurement framework.

Requirements

  • Minimum ten years of related experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research (consumer insights, brand research, advertising research, product innovation research, behavioral science or related disciplines) preferably within insurance, financial services or other intangible product and service categories.
  • Expertise in advanced analytics, people leadership, and building enterprise-scale brand and consumer measurement systems highly preferred.
  • Education Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree in a related field preferred. Masters degree in statistics, psychology, economics, or related field preferred.

Preferred

  • Strong ability to connect consumer, brand, and advertising research to business decisions and influence stakeholders.
  • Ability to translate research findings into actionable recommendations, prioritize opportunities, and quantify business impact.
  • Experience building or improving research programs, tools, or processes.
  • Expertise in advanced research methodologies and statistical techniques including conjoint analysis, MaxDiff, TURF, weighting, indexing, benchmarking, statistical significance testing, driver analysis, regression, correlation analysis, and perceptual mapping.
  • Experience leading teams responsible for Brand, Creative, and Consumer/Innovation research programs.

Benefits

  • Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
  • CA Only: $146,925 - $249,700
  • CO Only: $137,775 - $215,490
  • HI/IL/MN/VT Only: $137,775 - $230,560
  • MA Only: $137,775 - $230,560
  • MD Only: $137,775 - $230,560
  • DC/NJ/NY/OH Only: $137,775 - $249,700
  • Albany County, NY/Cleveland, OH: $146,925 - $215,490
  • WA Only: $137,775 - $262,000
  • Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
  • 401(k)
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Assistance
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