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    Quantitative Contract Specialist - Chicago, United States - The Sound

    The Sound
    The Sound Chicago, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Who we are

    The Sound is a Global Exploration, Strategy and Innovation agency. We are driven by human motivation and deep empathy, keeping people at the heart of everything we do, while focused on the outcomes clients need to solve client brand, marketing, communications and product challenges. We're a merry band of strategists, innovators, semioticians, researchers, data scientists, and cultural anthropologists. We have offices in 5 cities around the world: Chicago, London, Mumbai, New York and Vancouver. While this role will ideally be located in Chicago, it can also be located in anywhere in North America.

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    • Analytic yet creative thinkers who have a passion for developing innovative solutions to solve complex business challenges

    Intrepid and force of nature

    • Thrives in fast-paced, strategic collaboration with both clients and colleagues
    • Self-motivated and can drive project success despite ambiguity

    Smart, curious, cheeky and like-minded to change the world

    • Contribute smart as f*ck thinking and support to colleagues on projects, proposals and business development
    • Ignite powerful strategies that inspire change and transformation for our clients

    Creative Analytics

    Creative Analytics is The Sound's fast-growing quantitative research practice.

    • Our philosophy: We believe behind every data point is a person, a human story to be told. The numbers are simply placeholders that represent their lives.
    • Our approach: A blend of art and science, we approach all data -- numeric, text, voice, visual -- as analytic opportunities that can inspire change and transformation for our clients.

    The Opportunity

    We are looking for someone who is insanely curious about people and is looking to grow within a small, innovative culture and be exposed to top clients and brands across industries, including tech and CPG. This person will make an immediate impact on the business and help shape the future of the team.

    Responsibilities

    • Ownership and oversight of large scale, multi-market or increasingly complex research projects from start to finish in terms of time, budget, and client satisfaction.
    • Think creatively at every stage -- including crafting the approach, designing surveys, developing and executing against advanced analytic plans and telling human stories that impact the client's business
    • Connect the dots across various data sources, including qualitative, secondary and client data
    • Manage and set expectations and goals for internal project teams while holding them accountable for success
    • Build strong client relationships, both on projects and from a business development perspective, liaising with Fortune 500 companies across industries

    Ideal background

    • Prior hands-on survey research experience is a BIG plus, but even more important is a creative and strategic mindset when it comes to data
    • Strong writing skills are an absolute must as compelling and impactful storytelling is at the heart of our philosophy
    • Track record of translating research into business impact
    • Ideally at least three years of experience in quantitative research and insights
    • A degree/advanced degree in a relevant field (social sciences, design thinking, market research, marketing, statistics, or other)

    Non-Discrimination Disclosure: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other status or class protected by applicable law. We apply this policy to recruiting, hiring, training, testing, compensation, promotion, transfer, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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