Research Director or Senior Director- For Future Consideration

Research Director Or Senior Director Opportunity

At NRG, we're always on the lookout for sharp, curious, and creative minds who are excited about diving deep into what makes audiences tick—across entertainment, technology, gaming, sports, and beyond.

This posting is for future opportunities across all of our client services teams at the Research Director or Senior Director level. We're always on the hunt for great talent and are excited about the possibility of teaming up in the future. If you're passionate about working with a team that partners with the world's top brands to shape content, products and strategies that fuel cultural conversations, we want to hear from you!

In this role, you will lead a wide range of research initiatives across the full project lifecycle from proposal to report delivery. You will bring your intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial mindset, and storytelling ability to lead projects that help solve our clients' biggest challenges, shaping the future of the industry landscape. If you're passionate about qualitative and quantitative research; if you enjoy visualizing data and discovering insights with confidence;

if you love being a trusted consultant to clients – this opportunity is for you!

Below is a snapshot of what a typical Research Director or Senior Director role looks like  specifics may shift depending on the hiring needs, but this should give you a sense of what we're about and what we're looking for. If you don't hear back for several weeks, don't worry – we regularly review general applications but prioritize active openings. If there is a potential fit when the position opens, we'll be in touch!

• Successfully design and field complicated research initiatives.
• Lead all phases of quantitative and qualitative research projects, including proposal drafting, research design, questionnaire and discussion guide development, data analysis and storytelling.
• Translate research data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations through visual, creative and story-driven reports.
• Troubleshoot any complicated issues that arise in an efficient and effective manner.
• Identify and develop research opportunities for new and existing clients. Cultivate and foster deep client relationships to successfully execute projects and drive overall business.
• Serve as a trusted partner to clients, fully understanding their business objectives and strategically strengthening the relationship.
• Help lead and develop a team, giving meaningful feedback on all aspects of a project and training analysts and managers across methodologies.
• Drive successful project execution, collaborating with senior team members and providing oversight to junior team members in coordinating logistics with internal and external operations teams (programming, fieldwork, facilities, moderators, data processing), and partnering with these teams to drive projects forward on stringent timelines.

• Experience – We'd love for you to have 7+ years' experience working in consumer insights, consumer research or in an analyst/strategy role at an entertainment/media/technology company.
• Your degree(s) – Ideally looking for a B.A./B.S. degree in areas such as Social Sciences, Business, Marketing, Market Research, Statistics, Economics or a related field. Additional degrees are welcome!
• Passion – An enthusiasm for research, data driven approaches, and strategic thinking. You enjoy staying up to date on industry trends and developments. Small talking or deep diving on entertainment, technology, gaming, sports and or/lifestyle fuels you.
• Research practitioner – In-depth understanding and experience with a range of complex qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
• Client-centric – Proven experience nurturing and building relationships with clients, understanding their goals and ensuring we deliver on those and confidently providing strategic guidance to them.
• Leadership – You can mentor and inspire junior team members.
• Data driven – Expert at working with data to identify trends and insights, including both structured (i.e. data and hard numbers) and unstructured (i.e. interviews and…