This is an opportunity to be a founding member of our research & insights team on the Mission North Digital Studio. This role will report to Andre Smith.

What makes us Mission North?

• We're a down-to-earth team that knows how to have fun at work and outside the office
• We believe in lifelong learning and personal growth
• Recognizing employees for their hard work is deeply embedded in our culture
• And we offer some pretty amazing perks

Responsibilities include:

• Be an expert user of Mission North's suite of digital tools (Quid, Affinio, Brandwatch) effectively teaching account teams how to use and leverage outputs for enhanced strategic insights
• Play an active role on Mission North's Impact team, which serves the entire agency on Research & Insights product development, employee engagement and training. Some of the responsibilities of the Impact team include:
  
  • Develop and introduce new ways to assess measurement across Mission North activities
  • Evolve our Impact Playbook to incorporate more strategic use of our Research & Insights products to demonstrate the value of the earned media campaigns that our teams execute on.
  • Evolve monetization strategy of our Research & Insights products
• Digital campaign implementation: Leverage outputs from research and analytics (audience analysis) to inform and execute paid advertising campaigns
• Leveraging insights: Distill key media insights that will inform messaging projects, new business opportunities, media strategy development (paid, earned and owned), client and competitor SOV and measurement/KPI tracking etc.
• Participate in integrated research and analytics assignments, which include social and traditional media monitoring, analytics, and use of primary and secondary methodologies.
• Analyze data, draft reports, and collaborate with team members to contribute findings to client discussions and presentations.
• Manage data collection and data synthesis.
• Develop and report on KPIs, dashboards and scorecards.
• Conduct secondary "desk" research and collaborate on research briefs to inform clients and communications teams on a variety of industries.
• Recommend communications-centric solutions based on the research results.
• Stay current with the latest measurement trends, as well as relevant industry trends.

Career path:

1. Research & Insights Associate
2. Senior Research & Insights Associate
3. Research & Insights Strategist (manager band)
4. Research & Insights Director
5. VP of Research & Insights

We're not seeking freelancers or contractors for this position — full-time candidates only, please. Individuals lacking technology experience need not apply. Mission North is an equal opportunity employer.