Insights and Strategic Research Associate Managing Consultant, Ketchum Analytics

Los Angeles, CA (On-site)

$85K/yr – $95K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive consumer strategic research and insights as a Ketchum Analytics Manager, leading projects, mentoring junior staff, and translating data into client-facing storytelling.

  • Own end-to-end research projects from design to data analysis and client presentation.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years in strategic insights or analytics with strong client management.
  • Standout: breadth of tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Brandwatch) and ability to develop new methodologies.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing relationships with client and account teams.
  • Overseeing and managing all aspects of a project largely independently. From the day-to-day work, to overseeing junior staff to client relationships, to account relationships, billing and growth
  • Development of original, large scale/global qualitative and quantitative research studies, including writing questionnaires/interview/focus group guides, overseeing data collection vendors, and analyzing the results etc.
  • Development of research, analytics and measurement proposals, such as audience research, media measurement, website auditing, competitive analysis, conversation analysis, survey research, social influencer measurement, or ROI analysis
  • Leverage a robust tech-stack and secondary data sources to define and profile target audiences, predict trends, assess the industry landscape and identify white space opportunities for clients
  • Analyzing full communications programming in channels such as paid media, social, media coverage, influencer, website, and consumer conversations to direct and evaluate marketing and communications impact/ROI
  • Analysis and reporting of findings in a way that tells a concise, visually-appealing and clear story with the data and provides answers to the client’s main questions/objectives and shapes future communications and marketing programming; Presentation of results to account team and client
  • Serving as a specialist and advisor in research and analysis, to include:
  • Staying up to date with trends, tools and techniques and counseling clients, account teams and other research team members on methodologies, tools and best practices
  • Participating in or driving analytics projects and initiatives
  • Developing new methodologies, reports or product offerings to meet existing client needs and to drive new business
  • Determining the best methodologies and tools to use to solve client challenges and deliver impact to their business
  • Work in collaboration with other specialty teams within the agency to assess and create successful social, digital and paid programs for the client.

Requirements

  • 3 to 5 years of communications strategic insights, research, analytics and/or media analysis experience; advanced degree in a relevant field desired but not necessary
  • Strong orientation toward client service and teamwork
  • Strong business acumen and understanding of the communications landscape
  • Management experience
  • The ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
  • Excellent client management skills with the ability to communicate professionally and proactively
  • A team mentality and desire to collaborate with co-workers across multiple geographies
  • Strong statistical, writing, and public speaking/presentation skills
  • Strong understanding original/primary quantitative research and different secondary databases, social/media listening tools, etc.
  • Expertise in any or all of the following: Website analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics or Omniture

Preferred

  • Advanced degree in a relevant field desired but not necessary

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • paid time off
  • other benefits available
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