Their cutting-edge eye-tracking technology and market-leading methodologies power their success in helping clients make confident, impactful choices. 💡

With a team that’s curious, collaborative, and innovative, they balance high-quality standards with a friendly and open culture, offering a unique blend of serious focus and fun! 🌍

As a Director, you’ll be the trusted advisor and primary contact for senior-level clients, leveraging proprietary technology to provide bespoke solutions.

You’ll guide complex projects from inception to final recommendation, ensuring every step delivers maximum insight and client value.

With a deep understanding of media, branding, and consumer behaviour, you’ll translate complex data into strategic recommendations that go beyond the numbers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Research Projects: Oversee the full lifecycle of client projects, from proposal writing to delivery, always ensuring high standards of insight and quality.
• Client Partnership: Build and nurture relationships, offering consultative support and strategic advice to senior stakeholders across various industries.
• Insight Generation: Design and direct projects using qualitative and quantitative methodologies, using your storytelling skills to turn data into actionable recommendations that drive business impact.
• Team Leadership: Mentor junior team members, sharing expertise and fostering a culture of continuous learning and curiosity.

This client are looking for;

• 10+ Years in Market Research: Extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative research, preferably with a focus on media, advertising, or brand strategy.
• Analytical Expert: Skilled in synthesising complex data into clear, compelling narratives that inform strategic decisions.
• Excellent Communicator: Exceptional verbal and written skills for delivering insights that resonate with clients and support their goals.
• Client-Centric Leader: Ability to manage client relationships with empathy and insight, guiding clients confidently through projects.
• Passionate and Curious: A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment and brings a genuine excitement for brand and media research.

As a Quantitative Research Manager, you’ll work closely with the senior team to lead a variety of ad-hoc and continuous research projects. You’ll manage the entire research lifecycle, from designing and proposing projects to delivering insightful reports directly to clients. Expect to work on everything from new product development and brand tracking to pricing optimisation and category U&As. You’ll also be a key player in managing relationships with major clients, like global coffee brands and local UK attractions.

You’ll be responsible for managing internal resources, overseeing budgets, and ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards. As the team grows, you’ll also have the opportunity to mentor junior staff and shape the future of the company’s research offering.

You have at least 3 years of experience in a research agency, with a solid understanding of quantitative methods and a passion for uncovering real commercial insights from data. You’ve managed key accounts before and are comfortable running complex projects with minimal oversight. Experience in FMCG and retail sectors is a big plus, and familiarity with advanced methodologies like Conjoint and MaxDiff would be highly advantageous.

Being part of a small team, you’re a proactive, independent worker who’s happy to roll up your sleeves and get involved in the day-to-day running of projects. You’re also a great communicator, able to present findings in a clear and compelling way to clients.

Ready to accelerate your research career while working with some of the biggest names in FMCG and retail? This role offers a rare opportunity for someone looking to step up and take the lead on complex, high-impact projects. If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and are passionate about turning data into actionable insights, this could be the perfect next step for you.

Our client is a newly confirmed Bcorp, working with a tier-one client list within the FMCG, financial services, luxury and tech sectors. They work on varied, strategic projects ranging from brand strategy and creative development to innovation and white space identification. Within the last year, they have also been developing their AI proposition and will be offering market-leading training in how to use AI efficiently.

In this role, you’ll be involved in qualitative research projects from start to finish. You will:

• Manage project set-up, briefing field teams, and liaising with clients.
• Craft insightful discussion guides and get hands-on with traditional qual methods such as focus groups, IDIs, ethnography and online communities.
• Produce actionable insights, and contribute to presentations.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 18 months+ of research experience, ideally within a research agency.
• Experience in traditional qualitative research methods, including some moderation of focus groups, IDIs.
• Strong communication and writing style.

Our client is a boutique, insight and strategy consultancy that has spent the last 10+ years helping the world’s most iconic brands achieve their growth ambitions. They are known for their rigorous, data-driven approach and a sharp focus on customer strategies that deliver results. As they look to expand, they’re seeking a talented qualitative strategy leader to help shape the next phase of their journey. 🚀

You will be at the heart of the consultancy, responsible for:

• Building and maintaining relationships with C-suite clients, understanding their commercial needs and designing bespoke solutions.
• Leading and managing complex, multi-faceted projects from end to end, from research through to strategy delivery.
• Leading the qualitative aspects of strategic projects—developing methodologies, moderating, and analysing findings.
• Advising clients on the full spectrum of strategic challenges, from brand strategy to market entry and innovation.
• Playing a key leadership role within the company, working alongside other directors to grow the business and shape its future direction.

You’re not just a researcher—you’re a strategist. With significant experience in qualitative methods, you understand that research is a tool to create commercial strategies, not the final goal. You’re comfortable handling both fresh and existing data, with a proven track record of delivering strategic insights that drive growth. 🎯

Key requirements:

• Extensive experience in strategy consulting or high-end market research in a client-facing role.
• Strong expertise in qualitative methods with a history of pitching and delivering strategic projects.
• Proven experience advising blue-chip clients across a range of strategic challenges.
• Excellent project management skills and experience leading large, complex studies.
• A confident storyteller, workshop facilitator, and trusted advisor.

Every day, your ideas will drive change for top-tier brands. As a Director, you won’t just deliver research—you’ll craft strategies that spark growth. You’ll be hands-on, working directly with C-suite executives, shaping not only their strategy but also the future of our client’s growing business. If you’re driven by creating real-world impact, this role is for you. 💡

Are you passionate about uncovering the hidden needs and desires of consumers? Do you want to be the driving force behind innovation, brand strategy and growth for well-known food brands? If you thrive on influencing decisions at the highest level through powerful insights, this is your chance to shape the future of brands and make a real impact.

As Senior Insight Manager, you’ll be the go-to person for consumer and shopper insights. You will lead the charge on ensuring that consumer data is turned into actionable insights that directly shape brand strategy, marketing initiatives, and product innovation. Your key responsibilities will include:

– **Leading Insight Development:** You’ll own the insight agenda, working with internal teams to identify knowledge gaps and opportunities.

– **Consumer Champion:** Be the voice of the consumer across the business, ensuring that brand decisions are rooted in deep understanding and consumer focus.

– **Strategic Partnering:** Collaborate with the Marketing and Commercial teams to influence brand positioning, marketing plans, and shopper marketing strategies.

– **Insight Delivery:** Translate complex data from various sources into clear, actionable recommendations that support brand growth and innovation.

– **NPD & Innovation Support:** Work closely with the Innovation Team to ensure consumer insights drive the development of new products and marketing strategies

You’re not just experienced in insights; you live and breathe consumer understanding. You’re able to balance data with creativity, bringing fresh perspectives to the table and challenging the status quo. You should have:

– A **strategic mindset** that allows you to influence at a senior level and bring others along with your vision.

– Proven experience in **consumer insight,** preferably within the food industry, with a strong understanding of brand and marketing strategy.

– **Curiosity and creativity** – you love digging into data but are also always thinking “what’s next?” and finding innovative ways to engage consumers.

– Strong **stakeholder management** and influencing skills – people listen when you speak, and you know how to bring data to life.

– Experience with **NPD** and a passion for working on innovation platforms to drive business growth.

Are you ready to take consumer insights to the next level and help shape the future of iconic food brands? Apply now to make your mark.

Our client is a dynamic boutique strategy and insight consultancy, working at the forefront of tech, AI, app development, media, and entertainment. From helping a mobile OS shape its product offering to assisting public cloud platforms in defining their go-to-market strategies, this is a place where your passion for tech meets world-class research. 🌟

As a Strategy Manager, you’ll take ownership of some of the most exciting media-tech projects, playing a key role from inception to delivery. You will collaborate on projects for top-tier clients like Google, Amazon, Disney, and Sky. 

Your responsibilities will include:

📊 Managing Projects: Lead teams and oversee research workstreams, ensuring smooth project delivery across the UK, US, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.

📅 End-to-End Delivery: From scoping research briefs, acting as a key client contact, to presenting final recommendations, you’ll be involved in every step.

📝 Research & Analysis: Design and conduct large-scale qualitative research, gather insights, and analyse data to inform strategic recommendations.

🎯 New Business Development: Contribute to proposals and client growth initiatives, helping expand key accounts.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

💼 Bring 5-10 Years of Experience: Ideally within research or insights, with exposure to tech, media, entertainment, or advertising sectors.

📱 Are Tech-Savvy: You’re passionate about technology, AI, and app development—and maybe even dabbled in coding or tech projects yourself.

🤝 Love Client Collaboration: You enjoy building strong relationships and can confidently communicate complex ideas to senior stakeholders.

🌱 Have an Entrepreneurial Spirit: You’re resourceful, adaptable, and driven to make an impact, whether working independently or as part of a team.