Associate, Research & Insights
Breakwater Strategy is a strategic insights and communications agency seeking an organized and detail-oriented junior professional to join their team. The role involves implementing primary research projects and translating findings into actionable recommendations to inform client strategies.
Responsibilities
- Draft research instruments including proposals, scoping documents, screeners, survey questionnaires, and discussion guides
- Analyze results and develop visual presentations of findings with actionable recommendations
- Support research vendor coordination, multiple projects, and competing timelines
- Collaborate with internal team members, advising on research methods and processes as well as supporting on strategic communications engagements
- Support new business initiatives through research, proposal development, and pitches
- Follow and report on new industry trends and best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in areas such as Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Business, Statistics, or a related field
- Deep interest in understanding people and data
- Comfortable working with data to identify trends and insights, including both quantitative (i.e. data and hard numbers) and qualitative (i.e. interviews and transcripts) data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate clearly and succinctly
- Adaptable and able to multitask in the face of new and competing conditions and deadlines
- Extremely organized and detail-oriented
- Collaborative team player; able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Internally-motivated and proactive, striving to get things done well, regardless of challenges encountered
- Experienced in visualizing data with tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs and Slides
- Relevant internship or work experience in public relations, market research, political campaigns, or a related position in communications or consulting industries
- Knowledge of data analysis techniques like statistical significance testing, correlation analysis, multivariate analysis (such as segmentation analysis)
- Familiarity with social analytics tools (e.g., Brandwatch, Meltwater)
- Interest in or experience with AI-assisted research and analysis tools
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