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Is This Job for Me?

Are you interested in marketing and brand strategy?  Do you enjoy following new or shifting trends?  Would you like to work with some of the world’s biggest brands? If yes, then Wakefield Research may be the place for you!

What Is Wakefield Research?

Wakefield is a full-service market research firm specializing in helping brands solve problems and grow their businesses.  Wakefield Research is a partner to the world’s leading consumer and B2B brands, including 50 of the Fortune 100.  We conduct research in nearly 100 countries.  Our surveys appear daily in top-tier media, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, NPR, and NBC’s “TODAY Show.”

What Would I Do at Wakefield?

Wakefield is seeking a Survey Programmer to program and help manage research studies for Thought Leadership as well as for Strategy & Insight. This candidate will work remotely and support Wakefield Research’s Fieldwork division by doing the following:

• Program and monitor online surveys
• Conduct data checks throughout the fielding process
• Prepare methodologically sound screening and demographic metrics for surveys
• Research and prepare benchmarks for survey audiences
• Communicate with internal team members and provide consultancy on technical matters such as questionnaire programming and audience characteristics

The Survey Programmer will work with a dynamic project team of researchers and writers – working together to guide companies and help brands grow.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 2+ years of experience working with survey data and data reviews
• 2+ years of experience with survey and vendor management
• SPSS, R, or Python experience is a plus

Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] and reference “SURVEY PROGRAMMER” in the subject line of your email.  Candidates will be contacted directly by Wakefield. Please do not call or e-mail the firm to verify receipt of your materials. A writing test will be administered to candidates selected for interviews.

Calling all journalists! Wakefield Research is seeking a Senior Writer with an expertise in finance and tech and experience reporting for top-tier news organizations to join our talented Editorial team. This is a remote position and will cover a range of topics, the majority of them finance and tech related but may also include business (B2B and B2C), health and travel, among others.

This role reports to the Manager of Editorial and will join an accomplished team who have written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, ABC News, NBC News, The Atlantic, CNN and several other top-tier publications.

The ideal candidate will have a nose for news, an understanding of the current media landscape and the ability to work with a team to develop survey questions. These surveys will provide newsworthy and insightful data that journalists will want to cover and the public will want to read.

Specifically, the senior writer will assess the media landscape of a particular topic, generate newsworthy ideas and narratives for survey questions around that topic and use the data produced by our research team to tell a compelling and well written news story.

This is a full-time remote position (9-5:30pm ET time zone) with generous benefits. The candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, DC, CO, FL, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TX, VA

What Is Wakefield Research?

Wakefield Research is a leading, independent provider of quantitative, qualitative, and hybrid market research for thought leadership and strategic insights.

Wakefield Research is a partner to the world’s leading brands and agencies, including 50 of the Fortune 100. We conduct research in nearly 100 countries and our surveys appear regularly in top-tier media, such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, NPR, ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “TODAY Show.”

For more information, please visit www.wakefieldresearch.com.

Desired Skills:

• 7+ years work experience in journalism with top-tier media bylines
• A proven expertise reporting on finance and tech topics. This could include economic trends, ETFs, AI, Cyber Security and Data Centers, among others
• Superior writing and editing skills: Ability to produce top-notch copy on a variety of subjects
• Excellent communications skills: Can provide high-level verbal and written client consultation
• Highly creative: Ability to independently and quickly pitch creative concepts for news stories
• News background: Knowledge of the news cycle and journalism trends;
• Deadline-oriented: Ability to organize time and manage multiple projects to meet tight deadlines
• Team Player: Ability to work as part of a diverse team and interact professionally and effectively with peers, managers and clients

Application Instructions:

Please submit a resume and cover letter – the latter of which should explain your interest and experience apart from what can be read on a resume –via [email protected]. Candidates will be contacted directly by the research firm. A writing exercise will be administered to candidates selected for interviews.

Please do not call or e-mail the firm to verify receipt of your materials. No recruiters please.