Insights Manager

About the role

The Insights team at Avōq is seeking a Manager to lead and support the team in delivering cutting-edge research and analytics that inform data-driven strategies for our clients. This role requires a blend of leadership, subject matter expertise, and data storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Leverage research and data-driven findings to make connections and deliver insights relevant to strategic assignments.
• Uncover and develop key takeaways, implications for brands, and actionable recommendations.
• Design and explain research methodologies and present insights to clients.
• Take ownership of projects through the course of their lifecycle, outline action plans and processes, and provide oversight to junior team members.
• Juggle multiple projects and deliver high-quality content under tight deadlines.
• Manage and provide direction and feedback to junior members of the team on client engagements.
• Distill critical data into research-driven narratives.
• Possess strong time-management, collaboration and delegation skills and meet simultaneous deadlines and manage multiple projects at once.
• Bring creativity and new ideas to the table.

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience in data-driven research, advertising, journalism, communications, media, or language background.
• Relevant experience, education, or interest in data-driven research, advertising, journalism, communications, media, or language background.
• Quickly analyze complex client situations to understand trends and nuanced situations involving facets of news media, social media, advertising, policy, and communications.
• Communicate professionally — this role will include significant, extensive, and high-profile interfacing with internal teams and clients and explaining data/research/analytics in a clear and persuasive way.
• Work independently on projects and share findings with colleagues.
• Juggle multiple projects and deliver high-quality content under tight deadlines.
• Manage and provide direction and feedback to junior members of the team on client engagements.
• Distill critical data into research-driven narratives.
• Possess strong time-management, collaboration and delegation skills and meet simultaneous deadlines and manage multiple projects at once.
• Bring creativity and new ideas to the table.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience, education, or interest in data-driven research, advertising, journalism, communications, media, or language background.
• Quickly analyze complex client situations to understand trends and nuanced situations involving facets of news media, social media, advertising, policy, and communications.
• Communicate professionally — this role will include significant, extensive, and high-profile interfacing with internal teams and clients and explaining data/research/analytics in a clear and persuasive way.
• Work independently on projects and share findings with colleagues.
• Juggle multiple projects and deliver high-quality content under tight deadlines.
• Manage and provide direction and feedback to junior members of the team on client engagements.
• Distill critical data into research-driven narratives.
• Possess strong time-management, collaboration and delegation skills and meet simultaneous deadlines and manage multiple projects at once.
• Bring creativity and new ideas to the table.

Skills

• Advanced PowerPoint skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (ex: pivot tables, nested formulas, etc.).
• Advanced knowledge of media analytics tools, such as Brandwatch, Meltwater, Newswhip, SEMRush, Google Data Studio among others.
• Experience effectively leveraging emerging AI tools and technologies to drive greater workflow efficiencies and stronger, more impactful insights & impacts.

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid Medical, Dental and Vision insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) contributions.
• Flexible, hybrid work arrangements (4 days in office).
• 12 paid company holidays per year, up to 39 days individual paid time off.
• Winter break: Offices close the last week of the year.
• Avōq also provides necessary assistance or modifications to the application process for prospective candidates.