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Kantar, the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote, and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies. Kantar’s 25,000 people based in more than 100 countries help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. Nobody knows people better than Kantar. We provide insight and inspiration to help our clients, our people and society to create and flourish in an extraordinary world.
Job Title : Consultant, Global MONITOR
Job Location: Anywhere in the (preferablyably closer to our office in New York, Boston, Norwalk, Chicago, or San Francisco)
Work Authorization Status: This role does not support visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Brief Description of division
MONITOR is our subscription-based Consumer Insights, foresights and strategy platform. We track key marketplace dynamics and critical shifts in consumer attitudes and values that are reshaping the operating environment for businesses and brands. The MONITOR product team uses consumer survey data, cultural trends, qualitative insights, and foresight frameworks to create content ranging from infographics and newsletters to comprehensive reports and presentations of our thought leadership. MONITOR tools and outputs provide actionable intelligence to strengthen brand strategy, positioning, messaging, and planning. We have four core products: U.S. MONITOR, Global MONITOR, Canada MONITOR, and Sports MONITOR.
Global MONITOR provides an effective means to track key marketplace dynamics and critical consumer attitudinal and value shifts that are reshaping the business environment. It integrates proprietary survey data from 29 countries with global trends frameworks, qualitative cultural insight and local ‘expressions’ of key trends into a set of tools and outputs that provide actionable intelligence to strengthen future planning. Global MONITOR is one of the cornerstones of our organizational knowledge and an incubator for innovation within the company.
Kantar is seeking a global insights storyteller to help support our Global MONITOR subscription offering by contributing to the development of key global Consumer Insights and trends reports. This is a high visibility, thought leadership and product management position with significant potential for advancement and growth as our Global MONITOR business continues to expand its footprint in the marketplace.
Role Description
- Analyze data, conduct secondary research, and curate qualitative insights to identify key global and local-market insights for inclusion in product content.
- Write product deliverables (e.g. newsletters, presentations, trends reports, infographics)
- Manage and update project timelines for Global MONITOR content.
- Help to manage project teams (e.g. colleagues, interns and freelancers) on specific content to ensure quality and timeliness of work.
- Interface directly with the production teams to resource and oversee design, proofing and distribution of Global MONITOR content.
- Assist with global questionnaire writing.
- Be an active participant in team trends and topics brainstorming sessions.
- Support account management and consulting teams in using Global MONITOR resources with their clients.
- Present Global MONITOR insights both internally and externally and in person and via webinar
- Contribute ideas for product and deliverable innovation to accelerate growth and retention rates.
Role requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in consultancy/agency relating to global consumer trends, brands or market research, ideally including managing large consulting or Consumer Insights projects.
- Analytical expertise. Ability to analyze primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative data across many different global markets, identifying trends and patterns that capture valuable insights; understanding statistical output and basic research-related issues. Creative conceptual thinker.
- Consultative, global mindset. Understand marketing, innovation and strategic planning issues from a client perspective. Can take basic Global MONITOR generated ideas and turn them into recommendations and action steps that clients can use. Sensitive and responsive to cultural differences among people. Ideally spent time living, working or doing research outside the United States.. Understand marketing, innovation and strategic planning issues from a client perspective. Can take basic Global MONITOR generated ideas and turn them into recommendations and action steps that clients can use. Sensitive and responsive to cultural differences among people. Ideally spent time living, working or doing research outside the United States.
- Strong project management skills. Capable of staying on top of a complex multinational study with many moving parts, multiple deliverables and important deadlines; creative proactive problem solver
- Excellent writing, presenting and communication skills. Proven writing ability, both in presentation slide and white paper formats. Experience with writing, editing and delivering major presentations and reports. Capable of presenting ideas in a clear and compelling manner to a lay audience. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
- Collaborative approach. Great people skills. Works well in cross-functional teams. Able to recognize and excite best thinking in others.
Kantar Benefits
We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including
- Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services
- Health Savings Account/FSA
- Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs
- Wellness Program
- 401k with match
- Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits
- Unlimited PTO
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can
understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
Privacy and Legal Statement
PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager
The salary range for this role in Chicago is USD69,400.00 - 115,600.00 USD Annual . Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of America Kantar Rewards Statement
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
