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Careers Research Analyst

Why we're hiring

The short answer? We're looking to keep a good thing going. An independently owned full-service marketing agency, Pinckney Hugo Group has grown consistently over the past 20 or so years.

We've created bigger and better work, added to our capabilities and expanded to serve a wider range of regional, national and international clients. It's all happened because we've been able to bring in incredibly talented and dedicated people to help build something special. And because we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon, we're posting career opportunities like this one.


Research Analyst

Market Research Department

Job Purpose

The Research Analyst will manage primary research and support strategic planning across agency and client teams. The ultimate goal of this position is to search for and distribute insight that can help drive marketing and media decisions, and inspire creative advertising. The ideal candidate has experience conducting primary research projects, is comfortable working directly with clients in both a lead and support role, has the ability to work with teams across agency functions and disciplines, and is able to switch between working independently and collaborating as part of a team.

Duties

  • Leverage existing research to translate relevant information to client and agency resources
  • Design and conduct primary research projects from start to finish
  • Write questionnaires and moderator's guides
  • Planning for recruitment, sampling and incentivizing
  • Moderating workshop sessions, focus groups and in-depth interviews
  • Online survey programming
  • Data analysis and reporting
  • Managing research vendors, including sampling and execution
  • Present research findings and recommendations to client and internal teams

Experience

  • 1-3 years experience supporting and/or conducting both quantitative and qualitative research projects
  • Comfortable using survey research platforms (Decipher, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, SurveyGizmo, Pollfish, Google Forms, etc.)
  • Comfortable using qualitative and hybrid research platforms (iTracks, Remesh, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of data analysis techniques, with a basic understanding of statistical analysis software packages (SPSS, Q, etc.)
  • Intermediate skill-sets in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Comfortable interviewing and presenting to agency and client-side executives 
  • The ability to develop estimates and manage budgets for custom research

WHY PHG?

For starters, you'll have the chance to work on some of the biggest brands and most exciting projects in the world — all from right here in Upstate New York, and in some cases, from the comfort of your home.

We should also probably mention… If you're looking for an easy job, this isn't the place for you. You'll be asked to work smarter and harder and faster than you have before.

You'll be challenged, but you'll never be on your own. What we offer takes a full team. And we're just that — a team. A group of complementary talents that, when unleashed together, can do anything we set our minds to.


OUR HIRING PHILOSOPHY

At Pinckney Hugo Group, we believe that diversity improves our agency and helps us to better serve our clients by offering different views, perspectives and experiences. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and team, and aspire to better reflect the brands and people we serve. We strongly encourage people of color, members of the LGBTQAI+ community, people with disabilities and other underrepresented groups to apply to join our team. No matter who you are, you'll find opportunity here. We'll empower you to work on amazing brands with incredible teams, all while giving you the space you need to make this time whatever you want it to be. Apply today and explore all the ways you can grow with us. You'll be glad you did — and we will too.

We'd like to know more about you and why you're interested in PHG. Please be sure to include a cover letter with your resume submission.

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    Note: Coverletter, resume and portfolio examples can be uploaded as a single PDF.