Strategic Insight Associate

USA (On-site)

$70K/yr – $90K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Turn AI-assisted research into clear, client-ready strategic insights and messaging you can own from discovery to positioning.

  • Research Architecture: design fast, AI-enabled study streams that fuse human judgment with machine insights.
  • Insight Narratives: translate interviews and data into guiding themes and concrete recommendations.
  • Collaboration & Impact: partner with strategists and creatives to turn findings into campaigns and client-ready assets.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Conduct deep research into industries, markets, competitors and audiences using a combination of AI tools, proprietary research platforms and credible secondary sources.
  • Design efficient research approaches that combine human judgment with AI to uncover meaningful evidence quickly.
  • Conduct stakeholder interviews and synthesize qualitative findings into clear themes and strategic implications.
  • Stay on top of emerging trends, technologies and shifts that could create opportunities for our clients.
  • Analyze qualitative and quantitative information to identify patterns, tensions and opportunities.
  • Distill complex information into clear insights that help explain why people think, behave or make decisions the way they do.
  • Connect disparate pieces of information into coherent narratives that challenge assumptions and inspire new thinking.
  • Support the development of positioning, messaging, value propositions, audience strategies and campaign platforms.
  • Draft initial strategic recommendations and contribute ideas that strengthen client solutions.
  • Work closely with strategists, creatives and client teams to ensure insights translate into impactful work.

Requirements

  • Exceptional curiosity.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns, connect ideas and uncover meaningful insights.
  • Excellent synthesis skills. You can transform large amounts of information into clear, compelling stories and recommendations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Comfortable developing early-stage strategic thinking, including positioning, messaging and audience recommendations.
  • AI-native. You\'re highly proficient using generative AI tools to research, analyze, synthesize and improve your work, and you\'re constantly experimenting with new ways of working.
  • Excited to learn from experienced strategists while building your own strategic point of view.
  • Collaborative, proactive and eager to contribute ideas.
  • Comfortable working on multiple projects in a fast-paced agency environment.

Benefits

  • Be part of a team that invests in your growth through:
  • A great range of company benefits
  • Structured, award-winning training programs; Investors in People, since 2008 & Princess Royal Training Awards)
  • Access to cutting-edge marketing tools and technologies
  • Join us and you’ll be working with some of the industry’s most advanced thinkers, nicest people and the world’s biggest brands.
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Stein.

Stein helps build the world’s most demanded B2B brands by unifying brand and demand — strengthening each to the benefit of both. Through its Brand-to-Demand Experience (BDX) model, highly awarded creativity, and full-funnel media capabilities, we drive differentiation, distinction and growth for clients worldwide. Stein was named ANA B2 and Global ACE Agency of the Year in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and has been named ANA B2B Agency of the Year 13 times over the past 15 years. Stein is the only B2B agency to have won WARC Awards for Effectiveness (Gold) across consecutive years. The agency also received an Investors in People Award in 2024 for our commitment to the advancement of our most precious resource, our people.

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New York, New York, USA
128 employees (30 in marketing)

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