Associate Consultant, Primary Research

Summary

Join Mintel's Consulting team as a researcher contributing to client engagements, conducting in-depth research, and developing actionable recommendations. You will synthesize and visualize data, manage multiple projects, collaborate across divisions, and engage with clients. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication are essential. Experience in custom primary research and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint are required. The ideal candidate is commercially minded, data-driven, naturally curious, and a great communicator. Mintel offers a collaborative culture, remote work options, flexible hours, personal development opportunities, social events, generous leave, and employee benefits.

Requirements

• Exhibit strong analytical capabilities
• Pay close attention to detail
• Demonstrate excellent professional writing and communication skills
• Have a high level of proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Rapidly organize information, identify patterns, draw conclusions, and succinctly communicate key points in our data to senior consultants on our team, and eventually clients
• Translate knowledge visually in larger data files and presentations using custom quantitative and qualitative datasets
• Manage a variety of unique custom projects simultaneously, thus practicing efficient time management skills
• Work collaboratively across several different Mintel divisions such as sales, marketing, research analytics, and operations to deliver best-in-class custom work to our clients
• Sit in on client calls, understand client objectives and as your career grows, act as a key point for clients
• Assist in designing research methodologies tailored to meet client needs and project objectives
• Support research projects across multiple industries from kick-off to completion, including: survey programming, fielding, data cleaning, and charting
• Stay updated on industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor landscapes
• Work effectively both independently and collaboratively with a team in a consultative setting, multi-tasking on several projects at once to effectively meet all deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience working on primary, custom marketing research projects
• Have experience with tools such as Q, SPSS, SAS or other cross-tabulation and statistics tools

Benefits

• A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working
• Flexible start time and end time
• Blended (office/home) approach to work
• Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned
• Social events, both within the department and across the company
• Generous annual leave and wider circle employee benefits
• Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday
• Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness, and Mintel Gives)
• Mintel gives employees 2 days' leave per year to join local volunteering activities organised by our Mintel Gives (where applicable)
• Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App
• Beautifully designed offices foster collaboration and fun