About the Market Research Assistant

We are looking for a Market Research Assistant for a three month volunteer with an eye for detail and methodical style, to survey customer preferences and other data as customers make product design decisions, pricing decisions, and promotion decisions. A successful market researcher will be able to analyze autonomously qualitative trends, data, strategies, and competition.

Market Research Assistant responsibilities are:

• Collection of data on consumers, competitors and marketplace

• Consolidation of information into actionable items, including reports and presentations

• Clear understanding of business objectives

• Design surveys to discover prospective customers' preferences

• Compile and analyze statistical data using a variety of modern and traditional methods to collect said data.

• Perform valid and reliable market research SWOT analysis

• Interpret data

• Formulate reports

• Make recommendations

• Catalogue market research findings in databases

• Provide competitive analysis on the market offerings of various companies, identify market trends, pricing/business models, sales and methods of operation of companies.

• Evaluate releases to ensure correctness of program methodology, ket data, and angle of release.

• Be well informed on trends of market, other party research, and ensure implementation of best practices.

Market Research Assistant requirements are:

• Proven experience in the field of market research

• Ability to multitask

• Ability to interpret large amounts of data

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Exceptional knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, SAS or similar), databases and MS Office

• Acumen of web analytics, search engines, and business research tools.

• Familiarity with CRM programs

• Working knowledge of methods of data collection (polls, focus groups, surveys etc)

• Data warehousing, modeling, and mining knowledge at a working level or above

• Great analytical and critical thinking skills

• BS degree in Statistics, Marketing or related field.

We support equal opportunity and if you do not meet the requirements exactly we encourage you to apply, if you are returning to work, come from a diverse background or are 55 or older we encourage you to apply.