New Role in Market Research?
If you’re looking for a new career in market research or you’re already working within the industry and would like to enquire about potential opportunities at Acumen, you can do so by emailing careers@acumenfieldwork.com or check below to see if we have any job opportunities which would fit your interests and experience.
Job Title: Project Manager
Reporting to: Qual Lead
Date: February 2021
Salary: £22,000
Who are we?
Acumen Fieldwork is a fresh thinking, dynamic fieldwork agency specialising in organising qualitative, quantitative and healthcare market research fieldwork across the UK and internationally.
So, what’s the job?
Working within the Qualitative Fieldwork team, you will be responsible for the organisation of market research projects across the country, taking full ownership of your designated projects. This will include briefings from clients, writing screeners, booking venues, managing recruiters. We are also looking for people who can bring new ideas and ways of working. You will interact with all areas of the business, as well as suppliers and clients.
On a daily basis you will:
Manage projects from commission onwards including:
- Producing a project schedule
- Attend project briefings and Internal F2F project briefings
- Producing a recruitment screener
- Working closely with project recruiter to ensure accurate and efficient recruitment
- Field out recruitment as required
- Field out interviewing as required
- Liaise with Data Team regarding scripting and data processing requirements
- Confirm project invoicing requirements
What we need from you:
- Great interpersonal skills; client service orientated
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sound organisational skills with evidence of project management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changeable environment
- Self-motivated
- A passion for market research
What you will get from us:
- Competitive salary
- Up to 33 days annual leave
- Leave for important occasions: Birthday, moving house
- Healthcare cash plan *after successful probation
- Service awards
- Friday feast and other social events throughout the year
Job Title: Recruitment Specialist
Salary: £20,000
Who are we?
Research Opinions are one of the largest suppliers of market research participants in the UK. Every year we manage the recruitment of participants for hundreds of projects across the country, from our offices based on Canal Street in Manchester.
So, what’s the job?
Working within our fieldwork team, you will be responsible for the telephone recruitment of participants for market research focus groups nationwide, taking full ownership of your designated projects. This will include briefings from clients, recruiting from our bespoke database or free-find with tight deadlines and strict specifications. We are also looking for people who can bring new ideas and ways of working. You will interact with all areas of the business.
On a daily basis you will:
- Attend project briefing calls and Internal F2F project briefings
- Liaise with Project Manager to create online surveys for screening participants
- Correctly recruit participants for market research projects
- Work with Project Manager to solve problems related to the recruitment of participants
- Connect with participants via social media platforms to generate interest in projects
- Keep project details updated on all participant engagement platforms i.e. website, Facebook, Instagram
- Keep Project Manager updated with any issues and the number of participants recruited
- Handle participant data in line with Data Protection rules
- Work in line with the MRS Code of Conduct
- Commit to adhering to the ISO 20252 Quality Management System
What we need from you:
- Previous experience of a telephone-based role
- Great interpersonal skills; client service orientated
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sound organisational skills with evidence of project management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changeable environment
- Self-motivated
- A passion for market research
Job Title: Recruitment Specialist – Healthcare
Reporting to: Healthcare Lead
Date: April 2021
Salary: £20,000
Who are we?
Acumen Fieldwork is a fresh thinking, dynamic fieldwork agency specialising in organising qualitative, quantitative and healthcare market research fieldwork across the UK and internationally.
So, what’s the job?
Working within the Healthcare team, you will be responsible for the organisation of market research projects across the country, taking full ownership of your designated projects. This will include briefings from clients, writing screeners, booking venues, managing recruiters. We are also looking for people who can bring new ideas and ways of working. You will interact with all areas of the business, as well as suppliers and clients.
On a daily basis you will:
- Attend project briefing calls and internal F2F project briefings
- Liaise with Project and Recruitment Manager to create online surveys for screening
participants
- Create lists and conduct desk research for free finding participants
- Communicate session details with recruited participants and ensure relevant consents are in place prior to research
- Correctly recruit participants for Healthcare research projects
- Work with Project and Research Manager to solve problems related to recruitment
of participants
- Connect with participants via social media platforms to generate interest in projects
- Keep project details updated on all participant engagement platforms i.e. website,
Facebook, Instagram
- Keep Project and Recruitment Manager updated with any issues and the number of
participants recruited
- Handle participant data in line with Data Protection rules
- Work in line with the MRS Code of Conduct
- Work in line with BHBIA guidelines
- Commit to adhering to the ISO 20252 Quality Management System
What we need from you:
- Great interpersonal skills; client service orientated
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sound organisational skills with evidence of project management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changeable environment
- Self-motivated
- A passion for market research
What you will get from us:
- Competitive salary
- Up to 33 days annual leave
- Leave for important occasions: Birthday, moving house
- Healthcare cash plan *after successful probation
- Service awards
- Friday feast and other social events throughout the year
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