Insight Strategy Group is a research-driven strategy firm that inspires its clients to build innovative and impactful experiences for consumers.  Insight’s business savvy team of social scientists melds quantitative muscle with qualitative finesse to meet its client’s strategic challenges (client list includes: BBC, Crayola, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Payless to name just a few).  Insight gets to the deeper truth of what drives people and their relationships to brands and opens possibilities for growth. 

We are currently seeking to hire a Quantitative Apprentice to play a key part in our quantitative department.

The role of the quantitative Apprentice is to:

• Independently design sample plans and in-survey experiments, and consult in survey writing

• Research and implement new analysis techniques
• Conduct quantitative analysis by using statistical software such as SPSS, Wincross, etc.
• Oversee the Transformation of raw data into tables and banners
• Oversee the management of field houses who conduct the quantitative fielding
• Analyze and interpret the statistical findings identifying psychological constructs that impact behavior
• Assist project managers in the design of surveys

The candidate must be comfortable with and have experience conducting such statistical analysis as:

•          Segmentation/Cluster Analysis/ Factor Analysis

•          Conjoint

•          Structural Equation Modeling

The ideal candidate should be a thought leader with a solid background in statistics and psychology. They should be comfortable conducting statistical analysis and also identifying meaningful patterns in the results. While the data they work with is statistical, the content is psychological focusing on underlying motives in consumer behavior.

The candidate should be a team player who is comfortable working with researchers and providing them with the statistical support they seek. 

At least 2-5 years experience at a market research firm or in a market research capacity at the client side is required. Experience in attitudinal psychographic research is preferred. A Ph.D. in Psychometrics, Quantitative Psychology, Social Psychology with an emphasis on Statistical Methods, or related field is preferred.

No relocation. Candidates from NY/NJ/CT only please.

Please email resume and cover letter to apprenticeship@insightstrategygroup.com

We are currently seeking to hire an Associate Director in our quantitative department. You will have 4-7 years of experience managing quantitative research projects on topics associated with branding and communications for media, technology, youth, or retail clients. In this short time frame, you would have demonstrated significant career progress and leadership potential.

The role of the associate director, quantitative, is to:

• Lead the design of quantitative survey instruments and analysis plans
• Manage and lead quantitative analyses of survey results, identifying psychological or sociological constructs that impact behavior
• Create and defend hypotheses based upon the data, leading to a story that addresses the issue being studied
• Write presentations clearly communicating the results of the analysis appropriate for a senior business audience
• Manage between 3 – 6 projects concurrently
• Assist in new business development
• Participate in R&D for thought leadership initiatives and new product development
• Conduct analysis using statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, etc.
• Manage field houses who conduct our quantitative fielding
• Transform raw data into tables and banners for analysis

The candidate must be comfortable with and have experience conducting such statistical analysis as:

• Correlation and Regression
• Cluster Analysis/ Factor Analysis/ Correspondence Analysis
• Conjoint /MaxDiff / Discrete choice modeling

Experience doing market segmentations, product development and testing (including pricing), brand positioning and tracking is strongly preferred.

The ideal candidate should have a solid background in statistics and the social sciences or liberal arts. They should be comfortable identifying meaningful patterns in data and relating evidence back to underlying psychological or sociological motivations. While the data they will work with is statistical, the content is focused on underlying motives in consumer behavior. 

The candidate should be a team player who is comfortable working in a fast paced client services environment.

4 - 7 years experience at a market research firm, a brand or innovation consultancy, the planning group of an advertising agency, or in a market research capacity on the client side is required. A graduate degree in the social sciences (M.A. or Ph.D.) is preferred. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Please email resume and cover letter to mias@insightstrategygroup.com.

ABOUT US

Insight Strategy Group is a research-driven strategy firm that inspires its clients to build innovative and impactful experiences for consumers.  Insight’s business savvy team of social scientists melds quantitative muscle with qualitative finesse to meet its client’s strategic challenges.  Insight gets to the deeper truth of what drives people and their relationships to brands and opens possibilities for growth. 

ABOUT YOU

You will have 3-5 years of experience managing qualitative and quantitative research projects on topics associated with branding and communications for media, technology, youth, or retail clients. In this short time frame, you would have demonstrated significant career progress and leadership potential within their organizations.

You must be highly analytical with a particular propensity for understanding people’s underlying psychological and social motives. You must have impeccable writing skills and the ability to articulate and communicate your thoughts with clarity and grace.

Additionally, the ideal candidate should:

• Have an exceptional track record in client management
• Have proven leadership skills
• Be enthusiastic and high energy
• Have the desire and willingness to work as part of a team and the skills necessary to lead teams
• Be able to budget time and handle multiple priorities and tasks
• Be a proactive problem solver
• Demonstrate an aptitude for business development

• Experienced, confident and high energy focus group moderator 

• A graduate degree in the social sciences or business administration is desired

NEXT STEPS

Please send a resume and an email of introduction to careers@insightstrategygroup.com.

Do you want to work with exciting, innovative brands like Comedy Central, MTV, Kellogg’s, Bravo, Discovery, Rock & Republic, and Lonely Planet?

Do you want a fast paced intellectually challenging work environment, someplace very dynamic where you need to actively juggle and think and do new things all the time?

Do you want to travel the country talking to people about everything from reality TV to breakfast cereal, and everything in between?

Maybe Insight Strategy Group is the place for you. If so, we’d like to talk. Here’s a little about us and what we are looking for.

ABOUT US

Insight Strategy Group is a research-driven strategy firm that inspires its clients to build innovative and impactful experiences for consumers. Insight’s business savvy team of social scientists melds quantitative muscle with qualitative finesse to meet its client’s strategic challenges. Insight gets to the deeper truth of what drives people and their relationships to brands and opens possibilities for growth.

POSITION OVERVIEW
Insight seeks entry level individuals with social science and marketing backgrounds who demonstrate promise in research (e.g., academic and/or some work experience) to join us as a market research associate or apprentice.

We offer an opportunity to gain valuable applied qualitative and quantitative research experience. The researcher will:

• Assist in conducting qualitative and quantitative research
• Design and develop research instruments (surveys, qualitative guidelines, etc) and prepare research materials
• Communicate, coordinate, and develop relationships with qualitative research partners
• Contribute to the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data in both a team setting and independently
• Interpret the underlying psychological factors impacting people's behavior.
Be a voice in team brainstorming and an idea contributor
• Participate in the development of strategy

The ideal candidate should:

• Have some experience working conducting research (Associates should have 2+ years)
• Be enthusiastic and high energy with highly developed social skills
• Be curious about people, what drives them, and why they do what they do
• Have some knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research
• Have clear written and oral communication skills
• Be a creative, analytic thinker
• Have the desire and willingness to work as part of a team
• Be a proactive problem solver
• Be familiar with MS word and PowerPoint
• Have a graduate degree (preferred); will consider grad students who have capacity for full time work

WHEN DO WE START?
The associate position is a full-time position and would start immediately. Candidates are qualified for this position based on previous experience.

The full-time apprenticeship will start immediately and extend for three to six months, depending on education and prior experience, with potential for future employment. Our goal in the apprenticeship program is to identify qualified candidates who can join the team permanently. A stipend and benefits will be provided.

We work downtown New York in Tribeca, in a beautiful loft space with a casual culturally relaxed, creative, and intellectually stimulating work environment.

SO WHAT DO I DO?
If this feels right, please send a resume and an email of introduction to apprenticeship@insightstrategygroup.com

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

You have personally conducted qualitative research, or been an extensive user of such research to generate insights that inform marketing, branding and communication strategies for media, technology, or retail clients. While qualitative research is your “thing”, you are also comfortable with quantitative research and can integrate both to write compelling strategic presentations.

You are highly analytical, a thought leader with a particular propensity for understanding people’s underlying psychological and social motives. You must have impeccable writing skills and the ability to articulate and communicate your thoughts with clarity and grace.

The ideal candidate should:

• Have a successful track record of developing long term relationships with clients
• Have demonstrated ongoing success in developing new accounts through referrals you personally receive
• Be psychologically minded with an associative mind
• Have experience overseeing strategic research for media, technology, or fashion clients, rather than just CPG or Pharma
• Have experience overseeing strategic topics such as branding and segmentation rather than more tactical topics such as product and advertsing testing
• Be working in an organization, not just an independent moderator
• Be well liked and sought out by their coworkers
• Be outgoing, have enthusiasm and high energy
• Have a top-notch education, ideally in the social sciences, graduate degree preferred

NEXT STEPS
Interested? Please send a resume and cover letter telling us why to Boaz Mourad, Ph.D. at careers@insightstrategygroup.com

We offer an opportunity to gain valuable applied qualitative and quantitative research experience. The researcher will:

• Assist in conducting qualitative and quantitative research with kids and adults
• Design and develop research instruments (surveys, qualitative guidelines, etc) and prepare research materials
• Communicate, coordinate, and develop relationships with qualitative research partners
• Contribute to the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data in both a team setting and independently
• Interpret the underlying psychological factors impacting people's behavior.
  Be a voice in team brainstorming and an idea contributor
• Participate in the development of strategy    

The ideal candidate should:

• Have a graduate degree in child studies such as developmental psychology, education, etc
• Have some experience working conducting research with kids (Associates should have 2+ years)
• Be enthusiastic and high energy with highly developed social skills
• Be curious about people, what drives them, and why they do what they do
• Have some knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research
• Have clear written and oral communication skills
• Be a creative, analytic thinker
• Have the desire and willingness to work as part of a team
• Be a proactive problem solver
• Be familiar with MS word and Powerpoint

If this feels right, please send a resume and an email of introduction to apprenticeship@insightstrategygroup.com

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Insight Strategy Group (http://www.insightstrategygroup.com) is seeking a Kids’ Research Manager.

We are a boutique applied research firm in NYC that specializes in children’s research. We are an eclectic bunch with one common goal – using our smarts and experience in branding/marketing, kids’ media, child development, and education to help our clients create products and experiences that enrich the lives of kids and families.

We help our very cool clients understand how to reach kids and make better products for them. Check out our client list online – it’s impressive! We offer a culturally relaxed and intellectually stimulating work environment in Tribeca, NYC.
The ideal candidate should absolutely:

• Be an experienced kids’ researcher with a passion for working with children
• Excel at engaging kids on their level
• Have a deep understanding kids’ cognitive, physical, and social emotional development
• Have 4+ years of experience managing research projects from start to finish, including client management, proposals, methodology design, focus group moderating, survey design, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and report writing
• Understand why some brands and products work for kids, and some don’t
• Have impeccable writing skills and the ability to articulate and communicate thoughts with clarity, accuracy, and personality

Additionally, the ideal candidate should:
• Have a related graduate degree (e.g., developmental psych, education, marketing)
• Have an exceptional track record in client management
• Demonstrate an aptitude for business development
• Have proven leadership skills
• Be enthusiastic and energetic
• Have the desire and willingness to work as part of a team
• Be able to budget time and handle multiple priorities and tasks
• Be a proactive problem solver
• Be up for work-related travel

Salary commensurate with experience, of course. Please send a resume and an email of introduction to careers@insightstrategygroup.com.

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!