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EssenceMediacom is a new breed of media agency. Grounded in analytics & insights and powered by data & technology, we believe in the power of media and creative to drive breakthroughs for the world’s best brands. We help clients understand the modern marketing paradox and discover the breakthroughs brands need to win with their consumers. We are designed for the new communications economy — built on data & technology, built for people & algorithms, built around diverse schools of thought, built to test & learn at scale, and, crucially, built to evolve.

Associate Director, Research & Insights (12 month FTC)

We are part of Essencemediacom’s Analytics & Insight division; a specialist team of media and

data analysts whose goal it is to deliver brilliant, actionable insights and planning outputs for

our global clients.

The goal of the Research & Insights team is to tell impactful stories about how real people

behave – delivering ‘Breakthrough’ thinking and granular applied audience-focused insights

through brilliant custom projects and new product development for our global clients.

We help our clients understand who their audiences are, how or where they can reach their

audiences, and what to communicate to them.

We invest in best-in-class insight resources and build industry-leading audience insight tools,

working in close collaboration with experts within Essencemediacom globally, GroupM and

WPP.

The role: Associate Director, Global Research & Insights – Client Focus

Identify opportunities for selling consumer research and insight projects to our global clients,

working with our global client account teams and other specialist teams within the

Worldwide Analytics & Insight Division

Manage the delivery of consumer research and insight projects to our global clients

Work with the Directors to identify and implement improvements to our core consumer insight

product offering, in line with Essencemediacom’s ‘Breakthrough Planning’ philosophies.

Contribute to the marketing and promotion of our core product offering within our global

insight network and externally to clients.

Apply and promote our global insight desk research tools on client projects and within our

London Worldwide and Global Insight Network

Skills and Experience

At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role, it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values:

• Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity.
• Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust.
• Lead Optimistically by Championing Growthand Development to Mobilize the Enterprise.

This role will support all aspects of the Global Research & Insights team’s work across four key

pillars:

1. Client Projects
2. New Business
3. Marketing and training
4. Product development

Accountabilities include:

• Leading day-to-day management of global research and insight projects
• Contribution to writing proposals for bespoke client projects
• Development of new insight and research products
• Communication of insight and research products to our network and global account

• teams

A bit about your skills and experience:

• Demonstrable strong quantitative and qualitative research skills and experiencewithin a media and communications environment. Ideally with an international focus.
• Hands-on experience in research design, survey writing, fieldwork management andanalysis
• Relevant research/insight experience (obtained in a research/insight,media agency, social, or digital insights community).
• Knowledge or experience of applying social and digital insight tools
• Evidence of having participated successfully in new business pitches and clientaccount development strategies
• Evidence of being able to work with senior stakeholders (media owners, client leads)
• Strong analytical, research and numerical skills
• Deep curiosity about consumer behaviour and a drive to bring consumer behaviourstories to life through your work
• Experience using syndicated survey tools or questionnaire design
• Knowledge and application of analytics tools such as survey cross-tabbing tools, SPSS
• or R.
• Experience or knowledge of qualitative research methods

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work, and we’re just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media investment. WPP Media employees can tap into the global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, grow their networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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