Research Analyst For Business Development Team

Description

Position at Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Research Analyst for Business Development Team

Hill+Knowlton Strategies is seeking a confident and dynamic Research Analyst to join our Business Development team in the United States. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience and will be familiar with and have a desire to build deeper data and analytical skills that support PR and communications objectives and activities.

This position requires the ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities, clearly communicate findings from research and data analysis, and an eagerness to learn new tools and skills.

The Business Development team works across H+K sector team’s to develop winning communications proposals that will drive growth for our agency. We are adding a new position – a research analyst – who can undertake research to enable the pitch teams to better understand the prospect – from analyses of traditional and social media coverage to identifying category and consumer trends which will inform our response.

This role will report to the Head of U.S. Business Development and will have a “dotted line” to the EVP of Data + Analytics, U.S.

Here's What You Will Be Doing:

• Providing data-drive key insights and recommendations to inform PR and communications activities
• Providing research inputs and data analysis, ensuring that work aligns to methodologies and project timelines
• Executing research plans to provide data-driven solutions for a variety of client needs
• Working with clients and internal stakeholders across a variety of sectorszz
• Analyzing digital, social, web, and media metrics
• Participating in the development of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting

What You'll Need to Get Here:

• Desire for a career in strategic communications or data + analyticsz
• Collaborative approach to teamwork with strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• 2+ years of experience working in strategic communications, a specialized focus on research and data analytics preferred
• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Analytic report writing skills, including analyzing measurement data to produce actionable insights and recommendations and a keen eye for detail
• Familiarity with query writing, Boolean logic, and data analysis or survey tools a plus (ie Brandwatch, Cision, Google Analytics, Global Web Index (GWI), Meltwater, Netbase Quid, Talkwalker, Trendkite, etc)
• Energetic, curious self-starter eager to learn new tools and skills, jump in on multiple projects, pursue potential leads, and find creative solutions
• High proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint; ability to produce reports in PowerPoint that visualize data and communicate data results
• Strong media literacy – consuming, evaluating, and summarizing coverage
• Equally comfortable working as a team or independently
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (marketing, research, business, etc.)

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About

H+K Strategies is one of the world’s largest and most renowned communications firms, with more than 85 offices around the globe.

At H+K here in the U.S., our first priority is our people and creating an experience for each employee that is positive and fulfilling. Do you like being able to work from anywhere and in a way that is best for your life? Come join us at H+K. Do you like working for the industry’s most exciting clients and supporting headline-grabbing programs? Come join us at H+K. Do you like working with nice people? Come join us at H+K. Do you like industry-best benefits, vacation time, wellness time, and parental leave? You guessed it, come join us at H+K.

Come join us at H+K. Where we believe in the power of “Being” everything that our employees need us to be – creating a work life that is all about Being Flex, Being Connected, Being Well, Being Empowered, and Being Valued. And we keep innovating and evolving our employee experience based on what we hear directly from our team members because we strive to be the absolute best place to work.

So, let’s recap, what to expect if you were to work at H+K:

• Amazing, industry-best benefits, such as
• Back-up care paid parental leave (16-week maternity leave!), and other family solutions
• Insanely good vacation and wellness time off, no matter your level
• And, worth mentioning, frequent happy hours and gatherings
• Ally and Mentorship program
• Exciting clients and apps to stretch up and across to grow within the company
• Plus, other engaging employee programming, such as
• Employee Experience committees
• Nice, passionate colleagues and a supportive work culture
• Comprehensive and inclusive health, dental, vision, and mental healthcare
• Employee Resource Groups
• Retirement savings and student loan refinancing partner options
• Flexible work modes program, where you can choose whether you work from home, work from the office or a mix of both – a completely hybrid, distributed workforce
• Competitive compensation

Most importantly! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, H+K Strategies does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, national origin, or ancestry.

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