INSIGHTS

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company and our Insights colleagues are experts in human understanding. They help clients define what brands should stand for, how to disrupt and renew their offer, how to connect with audiences and how to win with consumers and customers.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Kantar, the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote, and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies. Kantar’s 25,000 people based in more than 100 countries help the world’s leading organizations succeed and grow. Nobody knows people better than Kantar. We provide insight and inspiration to help our clients, our people and society to create and flourish in an extraordinary world

ABOUT THE TEAM

MONITOR Product Team is looking to hire a Senior Consultant for our DEI syndicated practice, with expertise and/or background in consumer insights about Black Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, LGBTQ+, and People with Disabilities.

Kantar’s MONITOR offer is our subscription-based strategic insights and foresights platform that explores new sources of business growth and opportunity. MONITOR provides an effective means to track key marketplace dynamics and critical consumer attitudinal and value shifts that are reshaping the business environment. Consultants integrate a variety of sources - including survey data, qualitative cultural insight and secondary sources to arrive at significant business insights and actions.

In the area of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we seek to better understand key growth demographics in the U.S. such as Black Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+ and People with Disabilities and how businesses can better serve them and generate growth. We focus on human insights, looking at what drives people in a variety of areas and roles (not just as consumers, but also as workers, audiences, within their family, and more).

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The role will primarily contribute to the conceptual development and writing of key reports and assets about the DEI consumer marketplace for MONITOR clients.

The individual will also be expected to support consulting teams on ad hoc projects for clients that have a significant DEI component.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Act as the primary content developer of all DEI Insights-oriented deliverables by writing and creating narratives by analyzing data, conducting secondary research, to identify key DEI insights with a focus on culture & trends

• Managing and updating project timelines for all DEI U.S. MONITOR resources

• Interfacing directly with the production teams to resource and lead all aspects of design, proofing and distribution of deliverables

• Supporting account management and consulting teams in using DEI resources with their clients

• Presenting DEI insights to senior-level client teams, both in person and via webinar

• Support the Vice President of DEI on sales and marketing efforts, including participating in sales calls and capability presentations, helping to unearth insights through powerful storytelling and presentations

• Work closely with the research team to continue to evolve research practices for further inclusion, this is in terms of methodology, sampling, and survey development (demographic questions, language, scales, etc.)

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years of relevant experience, e.g. consultancy/agency experience relating to multicultural consumer trends, diversity and inclusion, brands or market research. Experience actually handling large consulting or consumer insights projects strongly preferred.

• SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE: Recognized expertise working with all three or any major ethnic groups (Hispanics, Black Americans, and Asian Americans); experience specifically with Black Americans and/or Hispanics is strongly preferred

• ANALYTICAL EXPERTISE: Ability to analyze primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative data across many different cultures, identifying trends and patterns that gather valuable insights. Understands statistical output and basic research-related issues. Creative conceptual problem solver. Sensitive and responsive to cultural differences among people.

• EXCELLENT WRITING, PRESENTING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Proven writing ability, both in presentation slide and white paper formats (having previously published articles, reports, or thought pieces a plus). Experience with writing, editing and delivering major presentations and reports. Capable of presenting ideas in a clear and compelling manner to a lay audience.

• CONSULTATIVE ATTITUDE: Understands marketing, innovation and strategic planning issues from a client perspective. Can take basic ideas and concepts and turn them into recommendations and action steps that clients can actually use.

• COMMERCIAL FOCUS: Comfortable engaging in business development activities. Able to identify central client need and articulate product benefits in those terms. Proposes ideas to build pipeline, increase product usage among clients, or expand product reach to untapped market.

• EXCELLENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Capable of staying on top of a complex multinational study with many moving parts, multiple results and important deadlines. Creative problem solver who proactively suggests solutions when issues arise.

• COLLABORATIVE APPROACH: Works well in cross-functional teams. Able to recognize and encourage the best thinking in others. Able to listen to different perspectives to enrich the work.

• High level user of FULL MICROSOFT SUITE of products, especially PowerPoint.

KANTAR BENEFITS

We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including

• Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services

• Health Savings Account/FSA

• Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs

• Wellness Program

• 401k with matching

• Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits

• Unlimited PTO

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE:

Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

The salary range for this role in Illinois is 85,000.00 - 141,600.00 USD Annual. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

WHY JOIN KANTAR?

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and we’re flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not a perfect fit, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We help clients understand people and inspire growth. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of people around the world: how they think, feel and act, globally and locally in over 90 markets. We don’t just help clients understand what’s happened, we tell them why and how they can shape the future.