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    Research Director - Washington DC, United States - Precision

    Precision
    Precision Washington DC, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description
    We're Precision - an integrated strategy and marketing agency working with companies, causes, and candidates that change people's minds and move them to action. We've helped win presidential elections, defined Fortune 50 brands, shaped public opinion, and created movements from the ground up. Don't just break through. Break new ground. Precision is committed to building a diverse team that will positively and authentically impact the communities we serve. Centering our strategies around the authentic voices and cultures of the communities we are engaging with is paramount to our work - and our work can only be as inclusive as our team is representative. We strongly encourage women, Black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQ+, gender expansive or GNC folks, people of all ages, disabled people, and veterans to apply. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, wants to work in a team-oriented environment, and is inclined to seek out challenges and opportunities. As our Research Director, you will drive the execution of critical workstreams across a range of clients. You will mentor and collaborate closely with a team of analysts. Your primary responsibilities will be wrangling data from disparate sources to analyze, interpret, and extract key insights. Your duties also include crafting and delivering data-driven client presentations and project management. What You Will Be Doing:
    • Manage digital analytics, social listening, and secondary research projects from start to finish, ensuring successful, on-time completion of work.
    • Craft and present reports, presentations, and memos for a wide range of stakeholders-both internal and external-that provide clear and actionable insights.
    • Turn findings into insights, create narratives, and effectively communicate research results to drive strategy and enable clients to accomplish their objectives, including by working with colleagues on other teams.
    • Run a work stream on a client team.
    • Serve as a liaison to non-technical teams at the firm to help them understand our capabilities and how they can be applied to other projects.
    • Complete and delegate work appropriately.
    • Guide and mentor junior staff members.
    Essential Qualifications:
    • 4+ years of relevant experience in marketing communications, marketing performance analytics, digital media measurement (earned or owned), social media measurement, market research, or other related fields. Prior agency and/or large philanthropic organization experience a strong plus.
    • Direct client management experience. Experience with large organizations and multiple stakeholders a plus.
    • Experience working with multiple clients at the same time.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Meticulous attention to detail
    • Creative, energetic, and possesses an entrepreneurial spirit.
    • Ability to lead planning and execution of work across a diverse range of client projects.
    • Expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) or Google Suite/Workspace (Sheets, Slides)
    • Ability to turn data into insights and communicate them effectively across a diverse range of stakeholders.
    • Competent in synthesizing and presenting research from several sources.
    Preferred Qualifications (any of the following would be nice to haves):
    • Social listening, media monitoring, and advanced metrics analysis including the use of Meltwater, Cision, Brandwatch, Talkwalker, Newswhip, YouScan, Infegy, Buzzsumo, Rival IQ, Netbase/Quid, or similar tools.
    • Experience with audience insights or segmentation, including the use of Resonate, Audiense, DemographicsPro, ComScore, GWI, MRI, or similar tools.
    • Data visualization and the use of Tableau, Power BI, Google Data Studio, or similar.
    • Knowledge of native platform analytics tools including Facebook/Instagram Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, etc.
    • Advanced knowledge of macros, pivot tables, data visualization, and advanced formula-building in Excel or Google Sheets.
    • Experience in voter file analysis.
    • Competency in using SAS, SPSS, SQL, Python, or R for statistical analysis.
    What We Will Give You:
    • Competitive salaries
    • Annual bonus opportunity
    • New business bonuses
    • Flexible hybrid remote/in-office plan
    • Retirement plan with automatic 3% safe-harbor contribution from Precision
    • Healthcare coverage - medical, dental, and vision, with 90% of costs covered by Precision
    • Paid vacation and sick leave
    • Paid parental leave
    • Professional development stipend
    Due to the pandemic, we required all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We are currently working in a hybrid model and require staff to work in the office 50% of working day in the month. We are seeking applicants who live in the New York City or Washington, DC areas. The salary range for this role is $85, ,000.
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