Insight Manager (Market Research/Brand Tracking)

London, UK (On-site)

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Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end brand tracking and campaign evaluation research program, turning data into client-ready narratives that drive communications and brand planning decisions.

  • Brand tracking & campaign evaluation: manage studies, fieldwork, analysis, and reporting.
  • Client leadership: own relationships, proposals, scope, budgets, and delivery of commercial value.
  • Insight leadership: translate findings into actionable narratives, spot trends, develop thought leadership and new methodologies.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver brand tracking studies, campaign evaluation research, and brand health monitoring programs
  • Manage fieldwork, data analysis, and reporting for both continuous and bespoke brand research projects
  • Translate tracking data into compelling narratives that help clients optimize communications and refine strategy
  • Identify emerging trends within tracking data and recommend actionable next steps
  • Own direct client communication and develop long-term relationships with key contacts
  • Brief clients on research findings; present insights with confidence, clarity, and perspective
  • Work with the Insight Director on proposal development and pitch support
  • Manage client expectations, budgets, and timelines; ensure projects deliver commercial value
  • Write questionnaires, discussion guides, and detailed research proposals aligned to client briefs
  • Manage end-to-end quantitative research workflows (sampling, fieldwork, data processing, analysis)

Requirements

  • Quantitative research experience ideally from a media agency, market research firm, or client-side research role
  • Hands-on experience managing and running continuous market research tracking studies, ensuring accurate project management and reporting.
  • Proven track record managing clients and delivering to commercial targets
  • Exceptional time and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and seamlessly oversee research projects from inception to completion
  • Strong brand and communications knowledge or demonstrable interest (e.g., you follow advertising, know what campaigns excite you, understand brand positioning)
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis and data visualization software
  • Excellent proposal writing and questionnaire design skills
  • Ability to work autonomously while knowing when to escalate; confident in your own decision-making
  • Curiosity and analytical rigor—you dig into the why behind metrics, not just reporting shifts
  • Strong storytelling ability; you can find the narrative in complex data

Preferred

  • Hands-on qualitative research experience (designing, moderating, analyzing)
  • Background in brand planning, strategic communications, or advertising
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