Job Responsibilities
Job responsibilities include being the primary project manager
from start to finish as well as drafting new custom research
surveys and preparing client-ready deliverables, including
analysis and report writing. Depending on the level of
experience, a manager/director may have more or less oversight
of the associate's work. For a seasoned associate, the position
is client-facing and requires you to understand the client's
needs, meet ad-hoc requests and push back as necessary. You may
be the client's primary contact at Harris Interactive.
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Job Requirements
Miniumum of a Bachelor's degree. In this hiring process, it may
help to have a degree in a "relevant" major (psychology,
economics, business, etc.) though many of my co-workers have
bachelor's degrees and advanced degrees in things not directly
related to marketing (such as English, Spanish, history, etc).
Depending on the team, some hiring managers care more than
others about the prestige of the institution a candidate has
attended. Those who hold advanced degrees (in anything) would
appear to get hired at higher titles (regardless of experience)
and be promoted faster than others, although managers say
advanced degrees are not required.
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Lifestyle
Work hours are typically 40-50 hours/week, and sometimes more in the busiest
parts of the year. Some opportunity to telecommute occasionally, though this is
informal and there aren't formal flex time programs. Travel is required to
attend client meetings and make presentations 5-8 times a year on average, and
much more frequently if an associate is managing qualitative research(as opposed
to quantitative). Dress code is business casual.
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Compensation
Base salary is $46,000 (USD) with $0 - $10,000 annual bonus,
depending on the team beating its revenue targets. Benefits
such as 401k matching and insurance are fine.
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