Junior Research Analyst

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$55K/yr – $60K/yrEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 10 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end analytics for communications programs, spanning data gathering, KPI development, dashboards, and performance reporting across digital channels and outreach activities.

  • Lead data analytics, KPI frameworks, and performance summaries aligned with organizational goals.
  • Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations; provide insights to inform optimization.
  • Conduct open source research and social listening to inform strategy and recommendations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Analyze performance data across communications, outreach, stakeholder engagement, digital platforms, and program activities.
  • Perform data analytics on quantitative and qualitative datasets, to include visualizing key findings in charts or graphics.
  • Define, track, and evaluate key performance indicators, audience segments, and operational metrics that support organizational objectives.
  • Support the development and maintenance of dashboards, reports, visualizations, and performance summaries that are aligned with reporting requirements.
  • Conduct trend analysis, variance identification, forecasting, and performance assessments to support strategic planning and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Analyze digital channel performance, including web, email, social media, audience engagement, and campaign metrics.
  • Analyze social media performance across owned and paid channels, evaluating audience growth, engagement, sentiment, content performance, platform trends, and campaign effectiveness to generate actionable insights and optimization recommendations.
  • Perform open source and secondary research to generate audience insights, inform research strategies, and identify gaps.
  • Support the development and refinement of KPI frameworks, taxonomies, reporting methodologies, and data models.
  • Maintain data quality standards, metadata integrity, documentation, and reporting consistency across analytics activities.

Requirements

  • Experience working in primary research, data analytics, web performance measurement, marketing analytics, or related analytical disciplines.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative reasoning abilities.
  • Familiarity with dashboards, reports, visualizations, and performance summaries.
  • Experience utilizing AI-assisted research, media monitoring, social listening, and audience intelligence tools to support analysis and strategic recommendations.
  • An understanding of KPI development, audience segmentation, measurement frameworks, and performance reporting.
  • Curiosity in technology landscape and how AI is changing communications.
  • Working knowledge or familiarity with analytics and business intelligence platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, Google Analytics, or similar tools.
  • Experience working with structured datasets, reporting systems, and data visualization methodologies.
  • Familiarity with SPSS, SQL, Python, R, or other analytical tools is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate technical findings clearly and translate data into compelling narratives and recommendations.

Benefits

  • 12 weeks’ of full pay for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.
  • Choice of three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
  • 70% employer-funded dental and vision coverage
  • Generous paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, including an office closure between Christmas & New Year's
  • 401(k) with 5% employer match
  • Gym membership reimbursement and/or Wellhub subscription
  • Mental health support through EAP and Self Space services
  • Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks per year (subject to approval)
  • Social events, happy hours, professional development trainings, etc.
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M+C Saatchi Group

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M+C Saatchi Group is a global creative solutions company and the world’s largest independent creative network. We connect specialist expertise, powered by creativity, data and technology, to help build famous brands, solve the most complex business and societal challenges, and create and curate Cultural Power for our clients.

Founded in 1995
London, England, GBR
1.3K employees (474 in marketing)
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Junior Research Analyst

M+C Saatchi Group · District of Columbia, USA · Hybrid