Senior Research Executive

About the role

Scope of responsibilities

You’ll be involved in the end-to-end research lifecycle, from proposal writing to analysis and debrief:

1. Proposals & Business Development

• Taking the lead on simple proposals and supporting senior team members in developing more complex/hybrid research proposals, including liaising with suppliers to collate costs
• Supporting with the preparation of sales and marketing materials
• Supporting with updating our client database and with the administration of marketing campaigns

2. Fieldwork & Project management

• Attending client briefings and liaising with the client when required, maintaining effective communication lines with clients during a project
• Ensuring timelines are met by management of your own deadlines and liaising with suppliers and colleagues
• Taking the lead on desk research, survey development and quality checking for simple projects, while supporting team members for more complex/hybrid projects
• Supporting in the scripting of simple surveys, using software such as Qualtrics
• Monitoring fieldwork progress and providing regular updates to colleagues
• Demonstrate the ability to problem solve and escalate issues appropriately and in a timely manner

3. Analysis & Debriefs

• Preparing data for analysis e.g. writing table specifications, or analysing data using Q, SPSS, Excel
• Using advanced data analysis and methods, such as segmentation, conjoint, regression analysis
• Supporting in the set-up and maintenance of online dashboards, using programmes such as Harmoni and DisplayR
• Attending analysis brainstorming sessions and taking the lead on writing sections of debriefs and reports
• Presenting sections of debriefs to clients

4. Innovation and Methodology development

• Investing time in growing your knowledge of new methodologies and approaches, including the use of AI within research
• Developing and/or supporting on the running of team training/knowledge sharing sessions

Core skills and experience

• 2-3 years’+ experience working within a primary research agency managing quantitative research projects, ideally both for UK and international projects
• Demonstrable understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Market Research Society (MRS) Code of Conduct
• Strong technical skills, with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis software such as Q, SPSS
• Strong organisational skills, with a keen eye for detail to ensure all aspects of a project are meticulously managed
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with clients, team members, and stakeholders
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and demands, demonstrating flexibility and resilience in a dynamic work environment
• Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budgets and quality standards

Nice to haves

Interest and/or experience in:

• Sports and/or gaming
• Brand tracking
• B2C (consumer) and B2B (business) research
• Online survey scripting platforms such as Qualtrics
• Use of SQL, Python or R for data analysis
• Online quantitative dashboard solutions e.g. Harmoni, DisplayR or other similar solutions

Why is this such a great opportunity?

As a boutique, MTM offers you the chance to make a big impact quickly, get the credit for it, and develop at your own pace. We believe strongly in finding a path for development that suits your aspirations, and we’re expanding quickly so there’s always new initiatives to get involved with. You’ll learn from experienced experts in their field but you’ll be able to carve out your own style. You’ll rub shoulders and build hybrid projects with experts from adjacent disciplines too, which is a great learning opportunity. With around 60+ curious minds, all with a real drive for getting to a good answer. Not always the easiest answer for our clients to hear, but the answer that will help them move forward. We work on a hybrid basis. People come to our offices three days a week – to connect with each other for more creative meetings and deeper conversations, or simply to have fun. We have socials, book club, team lunches, quizzes, awards, charity events and good old fashioned coffee breaks, so that people can get to know each other.

Some of our other benefits include:

• A discretionary bonus based on both individual and team performance of up to 10%
• Support towards career development (to become a certified member of the MRS for example)
• In addition to all national holidays, MTM offers 25 days leave + your birthday off
• Personal training budget of £500
• Employer pension 5%
• Private health insurance
• Life insurance and income protection
• Childcare vouchers
• Eye test vouchers
• Extra days holiday for length of service

What are the development opportunities for this new role?

MTM offers a range of training elements, incl. on-the-job training, company-wide (e.g. confidence training, proposal writing, etc.), team-specific (e.g. stats, questionnaire writing, etc.) and external training. You’ll get to work on cutting-edge approaches with some of the brightest and most experienced researchers and strategists. MTM puts a lot of emphasis on personal development with objectives reviewed regularly and we let people find their own path in terms of specialism.

Who are we?

Around 60+ curious minds, all with a real drive for getting to a good answer. Not always the easiest answer for our clients to hear, but the answer that will help them move forward.

We work on a hybrid basis. People come to our offices three days a week – to connect with each other for more creative meetings and deeper conversations, or simply to have fun.

If all of this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you…

You can get in touch with us via [email protected] (Subject line: SRE Quant).

To apply for this role, please send in a CV and why you’re interested in the role.