Job Description

It's a pivotal time to join our innovative and forward-thinking Research team here at McCann Central - we've got an abundance of exciting opportunities coming up across our global client portfolio and have seen significant growth in the past few years. This growth has largely been down to our commitment to innovation, our high-quality outputs and our exceptionally motivated team. We pride ourselves on delivering insights that will create real impact for our clients and because we are centered within a global comms community - we get to see that impact come to fruition.


We are looking for a Research Director who is top of their game when it comes to all things numbers, insight and client impact. You will have ownership of our quantitative offer across the marketing mix - including brand, communications, innovation, strategic and tactical work. We need a commercially minded individual who thrives in a fast paced, diverse, entrepreneurial team and is able to build strong relationships with senior clients to develop new business leads. You will be leading (and growing!) client projects across multiple markets, helping our high-profile clients make sense of ever-changing consumer behaviours with the ultimate mission 'to find truth that drives effective creativity'.

The Role

As a Research Director you will lead work across multiple different categories and markets and work with some amazing clients. Just as importantly you will build strong relationships across the McCann network, working closely with our Business Leadership, Creative and Strategy departments.


The Research Director will need to deliver against the following:

BE DRIVEN

- proactively seek out opportunities to win new business with clients and account teams by building strong relationships and by being entrepreneurial and curious

BE COMMUNICATIVE - write winning proposals by listening to what client wants, but importantly, understanding what they

need

from the research to drive real

change

BE INNOVATIVE - never be afraid to try something different to drive creativity into our work ensuring we see things from fresh perspectives - we have that creative freedom - so use it!

BE COMMERCIAL - take complete ownership of designing profitable projects and run them efficiently so that the margin is

realised

BE COLLABORATIVE - coach our junior team members allowing them space to grow and develop whilst making sure projects deliver against key

objectives

and stay on

track

BE INFLUENTIAL - delight our clients (and the wider business) with outstanding and impactful debriefs that make a

difference

Requirements

Why would you want to work here?

We're the only research team of our kind within the global McCann Worldgroup network and have been growing at a rapid rate of 20-30% every year, with the team expanding to meet the needs and opportunities. Our unique role within the global business puts us at the heart of conversations with many divisions of the world's largest advertising and communications network which boasts over 200 offices in 130 countries worldwide. We work with global and local clients and partner with multiple offices and clients around the world and more and more clients are hearing about our innovative approaches to consumer journeys, brand measurement and creative development.


McCann Central is one of the most successful agencies in McCann's global network and most of our people are based outside London, proving you don't have to uproot and move to the capital in order to work on world-class campaigns.


And to add to the (literal) wheelbarrow full of awards we've got including Euro Effies most effective global agency, Cannes Network of the Year, Campaign's European Integrated Agency of the Year, not to mention McCann Central's haul of awards in recent years at Cannes Lions, Clios, One Show, D&AD, LIAs, Golden Drum & Creative Circle Awards. Effectiveness, combined with creativity really is at the forefront of everything we do and our creative and strategy leads are genuinely engaged in the voice of the consumer through our research activity. We also recently won a Market Research Society operations award in partnership with one our fieldwork partners, having developed an original and co-creative way for consumers to share feedback and for our AI and natural language analysis tools to influence our story-telling.


We're a team of passionate researchers from a wide mix of backgrounds. But there's a lot that unites us - like caring deeply about everything we do. And though our skillsets are wide and our process knowledge is deep, we are all still learning every day.

Personal Skills & Experience

An excellent communicator and storyteller - verbally, visually (through impactful PowerPoint presentations) and written word 8+ years experience in an analytically driven marketing role across global accounts A degree that demonstrates strong communication and analytical skills such as an applied quantitative field, social science, humanities, psychology or communication. Top of your game when it comes to the quantitative skills you will need to excel in this role alongside the ability to coach and upskill other members of the team Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify business questions, analyse data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations Ability to sell a range of quantitative offerings including tracking, concept testing, segmentation and statistical solutions Highly advanced Microsoft Excel skills A knack for presenting complicated data in a way that cuts through the noise and allows the audience to focus on the underlying trends and insight Strong organisational and project management skills and adherence to quality processes Gravitas and ownership of quantitative methodologies that will impress and delight client

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.


A culture of learning and development is also central to our ethos, so you'll have access to industry leading training and development programmes, plus you'll get to work closely with the world's biggest media partners to access exclusive features and products.

Most importantly, you'll be part of a fun and collaborative team and you'll work in an environment where you are supported and developed.

If you want to join an iconic network agency that offers you the chance to work on awesome clients & the opportunity to progress your career with an unrivalled development programme, contact us now.

Our commitment to equal opportunities

For us, diversity is a business imperative - one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.



As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it's vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.



Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.



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