Continuing three and a half years years of pretty intense growth, Crowd DNA kicks off 2012 in search of two bright, innovative, progressively minded folk to join our team in Shoreditch, London E1, working in an exciting and open minded environment on noteworthy projects for top notch clients across categories such as media, technology, telecomms, alcohol, entertainment, fashion and FMCGs.

Both roles offer the opportunity for excellent career development, for learning a wealth of new skills and for making a mark at an ambitious company which encourages independent thinking. Here's the topline on each role:

Research director/Associate director

We're seeking a talented, resourceful individual who has a great handle on being creative, strategic and inventive, while also keeping a close eye on the details of project management, client liaison and overseeing other team members. One of two directors reporting into Crowd DNA's managing director, key requirements as follows:

• Solid experience of quantitative research is a must
• A good understanding/experience of qual a bonus!
• Good awareness of developments in media and technology and ideally experience in conducting research in these areas
• Track record of managing others, plus of end-to-end project management
• Experience of/an appetite for contributing to business development
• Must be a confident presenter with well honed skills in terms of analysis and producing striking debriefs
• Someone excited by the idea of thinking outside of the research box and of generally playing a part in shoving this industry kicking and screaming into the 21st Century!
• Motivated by the opportunity to take a lead role in a highly acclaimed agency that has ambitious plans for the years ahead

We see this role as suiting an existing director level researcher, or potentially a keen and ambitious research manager (or similar) looking for their next career move. Salary (and bonus scheme) negotiable dependent on experience.

Research manager

We're seeking someone who's comfortable both working solo on projects and as part of larger teams; who's great at managing workloads and who's keen to play a key role at all points from project design to implementation to debrief. In return we can offer the chance to work on incredibly varied, compelling, high profile commissions for a brilliant range of clients and great scope to develop a future proofed set of research/comms industry skills.

• Solid experience of quantitative research is a must
• A good understanding/experience of qual a bonus!
• Good awareness of developments in media and technology and ideally experience in conducting research in these areas
• Experience of presenting and of contributing to debrief presentations/analysis
• In search of a forward looking role in a non trad research agency

We see this role as suiting an existing research manager or an experienced senior research executive. Salary negotiable dependent on experience.

To enquire further about both roles, please contact (with attached CV) Andy Crysell

employment

Crowd DNA seeks a skilled, energised, open-minded associate director to join our team, working on innovative and noteworthy projects for top notch clients.

You will have good experience at least at research manager level and potentially in an existing director role. Next to first rate online/offline qualitative know-how, sound knowledge of quant will be advantageous, too; as will experience in media and technology research.

You'll be confident at all points from developing pitches to fieldwork and analysis. First rate presentations and written material will come naturally to you (we're passionate about weaving compelling narratives into our work); and you'll be confident and composed enough to manage a number of projects concurrently, if required. Your work at Crowd DNA will combine both hands-on project management/fieldwork when the in-coming projects demand it, and working as one of two team leaders, directing research managers, execs and freelancers, and reporting in to Crowd DNA's managing director. You will also play a key role in mentoring staff and overseeing their development.

The role comes with a competitive salary, bonus and holiday allowance, decent work hours (we don't start till 10am; whoop!); oh yeah, and a nice and shiny Mac laptop.

Contact andy@crowdDNA.com to discuss further

employment

We're seeking skilled, energised, open-minded folk to join our team in sunny Shoreditch, working on innovative and noteworthy projects for the likes of Channel 4, Red Bull, ITV, Global Radio, Oakley, River Island and Metro (check our case studies for more of an idea of our work). In a nutshell, we want researchers with good ideas, bags of self-initiative and a genuine passion for finding stuff out. In more detail -

Director level researcher
You will have good experience at research manager level, specialising in qualitative methods and ideally with solid skills in both offline and online techniques. A working knowledge of quant will be advantageous, too; as will experience in media research.

You'll be confident at all points from developing pitches to fieldwork and analysis. First rate presentations and written material will come naturally to you; and you'll be confident and composed enough to manage a number of projects concurrently, if required. Your work at Crowd DNA will combine both hands-on project management/fieldwork when the in-coming projects demand it, and working as one of two team leaders, directing research managers, execs and freelancers, and reporting in to Crowd DNA's managing director. You will also play a key role in mentoring staff and overseeing their development.

Research manager
The right person will have three to four years experience in consumer qualitative research (most probably at senior exec or research manager level), including good experience of client handling. Ideally you'll have a sound knowledge of both online and offline qual techniques (a good grasp of quant will do you no harm either). Your writing and presenting skills will be first class; your attention to detail top notch and you'll know a thing or two about important new trends as well.

Both roles come with competitive salaries and holiday allowances, decent work hours (we don't start till 10am; whoop!); oh yeah, and nice, shiny Mac laptops.

Contact andy@crowdDNA.com to discuss further

employment

We're looking for a director level researcher to join our team in Shoreditch, London E1, working on exciting, challenging, fast-moving, award-winning, generally all-round awesome projects in categories such as media, fashion, gaming, music, FMCGs, drinks/alcohol and technology.

You will have good experience at research manager level, specialising in qualitative methods and ideally with solid skills in both offline and online techniques. A working knowledge of quant will be advantageous, too, and you'll definitely have notched up a track record across some of the categories we've outlined above.

You'll be confident at all points from developing pitches to fieldwork and analysis. First rate presentations and written material will come naturally to you; and you'll be confident and composed enough to manage a number of projects concurrently, if required. Your work at Crowd DNA will combine both hands-on project management/fieldwork when the in-coming projects demand it, and working as one of two team leaders, directing research managers, execs and freelancers, and reporting in to Crowd DNA's managing director. You will also play a key role in mentoring staff and overseeing their development.

Crowd DNA offers a competitive salary and holiday allowance, a potential bonus scheme for the right candidate and an exciting but relaxed working atmosphere in which creativity and independent thinking are actively encouraged. Please respond with a covering letter and CV to andy@crowdDNA.com

employment

We need someone to add to the already impressive mix of skills at Crowd DNA; a self starter who can pick up on managing projects end-to-end from day one, and who prides themselves on all things from excellent proposals to solid project management to producing exciting, thought-provoking findings.

If you take a look through our case studies you'll get a clear idea of the kind of work we do and therefore of the kind of skill-set we require. Ideally you'll have a sound knowledge of both online and offline qual techniques (a good grasp of quant will do you no harm either). Your writing and presenting skills will be first class; your attention to detail top notch and you'll know a thing or two about important new trends as well.

The right person will have three to four years experience in consumer qualitative research (most probably at senior exec or research manager level), including good experience of client handling.

In return, we can offer you the chance to manage noteworthy and inspiring projects in fields such as media, technology, fashion, alcohol, gaming, music and FMCGs; and to work in an atmosphere where ideas and innovation are valued; and in which we're always trying to make research more rewarding (both for ourselves and our clients).

We can offer a competitive salary and holiday allowance, plus the chance to advance your career in a busy but relaxed workplace.

We are open in terms of start date - June at earliest, September at latest.

Please send a CV and covering email to andy@crowdDNA.com

No agencies please in this instance!

employment

Crowd DNA seeks a talented, insightful individual to join our team ASAP for a work placement (length of placement negotiable).

We need someone with bags of self-initiative and a reasonable understanding (if not experience) of how the research industry works. A good knowledge of technology/digital will be very useful, as will excellent writing and organisational skills.

In return, you'll get to work with a highly motivated team on a range of innovative and influential projects for great clients in sectors such as media, fashion, alcohol, music and technology.

To be considered for this placement, please send a covering letter and CV to andy@crowdDNA.com

Crowd DNAemployment

We're currently on the look-out for freelance researchers to join our team for both short term and longer term projects. We're interested in talking to people with different levels of experience and skills across a range of categories. In particular, we'd love to hear from talented moderators. Drop us a line here - hello@crowdDNA.com

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