Associate Director – Qualitative Research – Turn Insight into Strategy

Longstanding, highly successful full service custom research agency with an excellent reputation for nurturing their team and a no-nonsense approach to turning insight into strategy. They are enjoying continued growth, with appointments at both senior and junior levels, and investment in technology and product offers. They are keen to add a qual specialist at Associate Director level.

An AD is a senior figure in the agency. You will be a principal point of contact for the client with responsibility for managing and growing accounts and/or team management. The Associate Director will still be ‘hands on’ with the research, with a greater emphasis on proposals, project design, team management, overseeing project delivery and presentations and should demonstrate an authoritative level of market sector and technical knowledge. You will also be able to contribute to technical developments in the business as well as have some involvement in company management issues.

The team is made up of passionate qualitative and quantitative specialists, working with blue chip clients across financial services, retail and media with particular expertise in customer experience, product and service development work as well as branding and comms.

With a highly progressive, grown up attitude to running their company, this is a place that recognises autonomy and allows people to take as much responsibility as they are ready for whilst nurturing and progressing those hungry to learn and develop. This has led to great retention and a happy focussed team to work with. This could be the opportunity to head North for or you may already know the manifold advantages of a professional and personal life focussed around the buzzing city of Leeds.