Research Strategist

Requirements

Requirements

Benefits

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Schedule

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use those headings; we could also add other headings if needed but better to stick to those. Travel could be part of Schedule or Requirements. I'd include travel under Schedule as it's related to work arrangement. Thus Schedule section: hybrid schedule 2-3 days in-office/show site, locations list, travel up to 25%. Now we need to format lists. Let's extract content. About Us paragraph: "The Freeman Company is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, The Freeman Company's insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 99-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter." Summary paragraph(s): "This is a business strategy role with research at its core, not a marketing research function or an independent research role. The research strategist role exists to drive client decisions inside fast-moving consulting engagements. Our Strategy & Insights practice lives at the intersection of consulting rigor and the fast-moving world of live events and we're in the middle of building something genuinely new. We partner with in-person event organizers across the full strategic spectrum: helping thriving events optimize and grow and guiding struggling ones through meaningful turnarounds. What makes this moment special is that we're actively evolving into a high-performing consulting practice, and we're hiring a Research Strategist to join a fast-growing team: someone ready to bring strong research skills alongside consulting fundamentals to help us scale our Event Strategy and Profitable Growth capabilities, support client engagements, shape how we work, and elevate those around them. If you're looking for a role where you can grow fast, contribute to something being built in real time, and see your impact on both clients and a team still taking shape, this is where that happens. You will work directly with executive-level event organizers to drive community engagement and profitable revenue through in-person and online events. We're especially excited about candidates who bring rigorous research skills, consulting fundamentals, and a passion for problem-solving and innovation. This position will support our Growth team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show site 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be based out of any of the following locations: Dallas, TXAnaheim, CADenver, COOrlando, FLAtlanta, GAChicago, ILMcCook, ILLas Vegas, NVNew Orleans, LANashville, TNSan Antonio, TXAlexandria, VAKearny, NJ" Note there is missing commas between locations; we keep as is. Essential Duties & Responsibilities list (each sentence seems a duty). Let's capture bullet points: - Work across multiple project types and industry research to identify opportunities, use structured problem solving and hypothesis-driven analysis to help clients create new value in the event industry - Design and field research that produces insights and decision support data, including primary research (surveys, interviews, focus groups) as well as organize and analyze qualitative and quantitative data (financial and operational) and partner with others to create compelling executive client presentations with clear steps for action - Conduct qualitative research including field observation and stakeholder interviews at industry events to identify improvement opportunities that drive new revenue growth for clients - Design research methodologies and instruments (survey design, sampling approach, interview guides) suited to each client's strategic question or challenge - Support development of strategic growth frameworks leveraging data-driven tools, quantitative analysis and critical thinking - Collaborate with others across Strategy & Insights and Freeman to develop new approaches and frameworks to advance the events industry - Build and maintain client communication and foster client relationships - Demonstrate a client-centric approach on all strategy and research engagements - Work across the Strategy and Insights team to lead the industry in thought leadership, growth and profitability strategies, and identify opportunities to foster engagement, commerce, learning and professional growth at in-person and online events Education & Experience list: - Bachelor’s Degree (Business, Management, Economics, Statistics or related field preferred). - 2+ years of management consulting experience, applied market research, or an insights consultancy - 3-5 years of professional experience in research, insights or strategy consulting - Strong observation, analytical, and business acumen skills and demonstrated ability for abstract thought - Experience building slide-based client deliverables (e.g., situation-complication-resolution frameworks) for senior stakeholders with clear logic and a compelling narrative - Experience with research design and methodology, including survey instrument design, sampling approaches, qualitative interviewing, and statistical or segmentation analysis (Qualtrics, SPSS, R, or similar a plus) - Strong sense of personal organization — you know how to prioritize and keep yourself on track, even when juggling multiple projects in a fast-moving environment - Exceptional proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as demonstrated understanding of AI tools to improve efficiency and provide input into analysis and work products - Ability to demonstrate critical thinking, use of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems - Demonstrated drive to perform and deliver results including comfort moving fluidly between rigorous research work and fast-turnaround, ambiguous consulting engagements. - Maintains a high level of interest, enthusiasm and personal focus. Seeks and takes advantage of opportunities to identify unique and novel solutions to problems - Ability to work independently and as part of a team; demonstrated eagerness to learn new skills, adapt to change, and raise the bar - Prior experience with or interest in the live events business is a plus - Prior experience working on client deliverables across a range of sectors or with industry/trade associations is a plus Travel Requirements: "Travel up to 25%" What We Offer list: - Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - Tuition Reimbursement - Paid Parental Leave - Life, Accident and Disability - Retirement with Company Match - Paid Time Off - Salary range of $90,000- $120,000 based upon experience - Eligible for an annual bonus of up to 5% of the base salary Note salary and bonus also appear in Pay section; but they are in What We Offer. We'll still include them in Pay section maybe; but we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we put salary in both Benefits and Pay, that's duplication. Better to put salary and bonus only under Pay, and Benefits list excludes those. However the What We Offer includes them; we could still include them under Benefits but then Pay would be duplicate. To avoid duplication, we could move salary and bonus to Pay section and omit from Benefits. But then we would be dropping some content from What We Offer (the salary and bonus lines). That would be losing substantive information. So we need to keep them somewhere. We could keep them in Benefits section and also have Pay section maybe empty? But we must not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does state salary range and bonus, so we need Pay section. We could include salary and bonus in both sections? That would be duplication but maybe acceptable? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; does not forbid duplication, but says remove duplicated lines. It says "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines. So we should not duplicate salary/bonus. So we need to decide where to put them. Since they are compensation details, they fit Pay section. We'll put them under Pay and omit from Benefits list. However the What We Offer list also includes other benefits; we will keep those. Thus Benefits list: - Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance - Tuition Reimbursement - Paid Parental Leave - Life, Accident and Disability - Retirement with Company Match - Paid Time Off Pay section: - Salary range of $90,000- $120,000 based upon experience - Eligible for an annual bonus of up to 5% of the base salary Schedule section: - Hybrid schedule: generally requiring work in-office and/or show site 2-3 days per week. - Ideal candidate