Junior Research Executive - Market Research in Dorking

Location: Hybrid Working between Office in Dorking and Home

Salary: From £30,000 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About the Company

Our client is a boutique market research agency founded 8 years ago. The company was inspired by an emergent trend in the Research industry for innovative, agile, online tools that allow research to be conducted in a quicker more cost-effective way. The business is run by senior researchers with both client-side and agency side experience and backed up by a team of Research Executives skilled in their agile tools. The majority of work is quantitative, international and could be anything from skincare to pet food to automotive. Most employees are based within 90 mins of Dorking. The team work mainly from home but connect frequently using Microsoft Teams and meet once a week in a rented office space really near to bustling Dorking High Street. They work hard but are a friendly bunch! You will have opportunities to make a bigger impact and progress more quickly than you would in a bigger agency.

The Role

This is an entry level role. The primary focus of this role is market research where you will be working on many different types of primarily quantitative research techniques. You will quickly learn about the different research methodologies, and their applications. This is a very hands-on role, there is a lot to learn but it is a very interesting and rewarding industry. They work with consumer facing brands and have skin care, petrochemical, alcoholic beverage, healthcare and consumer packaged goods clients. The business is based in Dorking, Surrey and you would be required to spend 1 day a week there, the rest of the time working from home. There may be a requirement to travel to clients occasionally. They are a small company, and there will be unlimited opportunities for you to grow with the business.

Analytical skills, a natural curiosity and Microsoft Office experience will be essential for this role. A university graduate, you must also be organised, motivated, hands-on and able to grasp new concepts quickly, be professional, a good communicator, be happy working remotely 4 days a week and have some understanding of how research & insights work from a project perspective. They will monitor and guide your development continuously with reviews at 3, 6 and 10 months and if you progress in line with expectations there will be regular salary increases, such that in year 1 they would expect you to earn in excess of £30,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Getting involved in projects, helping design questionnaires and prepare dashboards
• Understanding project objectives and how these will be addressed by the research
• Ensuring projects are progressing as per the agreed timeline
• Becoming involved in client management
• Being able to follow a brief, and prioritise workload
• Playing a key role in project analysis and reporting
• Using analysis skills to turn data into insight
• Drafting sections of reports/presentations
• Data checking as required
• Supporting the senior team on pulling together proposals and keeping an eye out for future business development opportunities
• Contributing where appropriate to the company’s marketing activities

Desired Background and Skills

The company are looking to grow and develop the very best researchers to maintain their reputation as a first-class insight agency delivering high quality, agile research. Specifically, they are looking for individuals with the following:

• A strong work ethic and a solution-focused 'can do' attitude combined with intellectual curiosity and creativity
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Strong English language skills
• The ability to pick up and understand new information rapidly, and to work well both in a team and individually
• A self-starter with a passion for research, communications and understanding people’s decision making around brands, products & services
• A bachelor's degree (2:1 or higher) and a strong academic record will add to the strength of the application
• Solid experience using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) with Adobe Acrobat experience an advantage

Additional Information

You must be resident of the UK and should be eligible to work in this country to apply to this role. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY for this role if you are on a student visa, student working visa or your partner’s visa or equivalent or currently live in another country. The company will not consider your application if this is the case.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate in applying.