Life at 2CV

Job summary: To support the 2 department managers in ensuring the smooth running of operations across the business, both within each of the teams and across the business as a whole. This role will primarily be based in our London office, with some flexibility to work from home.

What the job involves: We’ve listed below the sorts of things you would be doing day to day:

• Office management including stationary orders, meeting room set up, food orders etc.
• Organising all company gifts and supporting on all company events
• Assisting department managers to keep company systems regularly updated (systems that document time worked on projects, and details of those projects)
• Helping support on tender documents, uploading information to portals
• Supporting on recruitment
• Answer the phone switchboard for the business, ensuring enquiries get through to the right people
• Setting up paperwork and contracts for freelancers, ensure it is signed and stored appropriately
• Working with the marketing assistant to ensure directories and website listings are kept up to date and to support in awards submissions
• Proof reading submissions and company documents with a good eye for detail
• Ensuring company organograms are kept up to date
• Undertaking other tasks as required by Department Managers

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is bright, enthusiastic and eager to become part of our culture, which is hugely important to us. The ideal candidate will be able to manage a varied workload, which can often shift depending on the needs of the day.

Your need to be proactive, but able to understand when to seek advice and guidance. You will have a good eye for detail, and to work efficiently and meet deadlines.

You must be adaptable and enjoy picking up new things quickly.

What you need?

• Minimum of 1 year's experience in in an office environment (PA, admin, reception etc.)
• Strong attention to detail essential
• Minimum GCSE Maths and English, A levels desirable
• Good communication skills, written and verbal

If you are interested in this role, please send us your CV and covering letter to careers@2cv.com. We will not accept applications without a covering letter.

What you need?

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in qualitative research (some quant experience is a bonus, but not required)
• Strong interest in understanding in how organisations behave - what makes businesses tick and exploring the challenges they face
• Understanding of different research methods from traditional to digital qual as well as an interest in/basic understanding of quant and how it works in tandem with qual
• Strong project management skills and experience of running digital communities and online focus groups/depths (from set up to analysis)
• Experienced in producing quality outputs at each from discussion guides through to final reporting.
• Moderation skills for depths, groups etc. f2f and/or online
• Produce and lead comprehensive and clear analysis. Understanding what a great insight story looks like, and are starting to experiment with creating their own, supported by directors
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills, written and verbal. Experience delivering presentations to clients in an engaging manner

What we offer

The role

Research Executive needed to join a team working on bespoke quantitative research (ad hoc and tracking) for a dynamic, award-winning market research agency. You will work with a portfolio of leading technology and entertainment clients. The ideal candidates will have experience working with technology brands or show a genuine interest in doing so - you'll be working with some of the biggest names across gaming, video content, mobile, consumer tech, gambling and everything in-between!

In this role, you will have the chance to get involved in all stages of the research project lifecycle, enabling you to develop your research skills in an agency environment, learning in a supportive and encouraging team. You will be working on projects from the proposal stage through to presenting the deliverables. On a typical day you would be responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple research projects and helping to deal with any issues that might arise.  You will be expected to plan and manage project timelines, lead on tasks such as script checking and data checking, as well as playing a key role in the analysis, interpretation and reporting to create insightful, thought provoking reports that answer the clients’ brief. You’ll be joining a small team of around 8 people, sitting within the wider quant team of ~30.

The requirement

We are looking for people who are focused, enthusiastic and have a pride in their work. To be successful you must have;

• At least 1-2 years’ experience
• Degree level education
• Hands-on agency experience & strong quant research background
• Competent project manager, well versed in the day to day running of projects
• Willing and able to run projects independently from start to finish (with support)
• Strong time management & organisational skills; able to run multiple projects at a time
• Knowledgeable about different research methodologies
• Passion for finding the story in data
• Highly numerate, experience with data analysis e.g. running tables, using data analysis tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to self-motivate and use initiative
• Be curious, ambitious, and show the passion and drive to make a difference to our organisation and to our clients’ businesses

What we offer

We are a medium sized company with around 100 employees, with offices in the UK, US and Asia. With an amazing client base across consumer, corporate and public sectors, we offer an exciting and inspiring place to work.  You will get the chance to work with some true experts, within quantitative and qualitative insights, brand, innovation and business strategy.   Clients tell us we provide confidence and clarity in the face of complexity. We love to get to the nub of seemingly intractable questions and show what’s really happening. But what really inspires us is seeing the fruits of our research making a tangible difference for our clients. We employ the brightest in our industry and we are looking for rising stars to join our team. We hugely value our staff and will nurture your strengths and passions.  With an enlightened senior leadership team who are committed to providing an inclusive, flexible and nurturing environment, could this be the right role for you to explore further?

The role

Research Executive needed to join a team working on bespoke quantitative research (ad hoc and tracking) for a dynamic, award-winning market research agency. You will work with a portfolio of leading Lifestyle brands across categories such as Retail, Beauty, Fashion, Food and Drink and Home.

In this role, you will have the chance to get involved in all stages of the research project lifecycle, enabling you to develop your research skills in an agency environment, learning in a supportive and encouraging team. You will be working on projects from the proposal stage through to presenting the deliverables. On a typical day you would be responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple research projects and helping to deal with any issues that might arise.  You will be expected to plan and manage project timelines, lead on tasks such as script checking and data checking, as well as playing a key role in the analysis, interpretation and reporting to create insightful, thought-provoking reports that answer the clients’ brief.

You’ll be joining a small team of 7 researchers, sitting within the wider quant team of ~30. Outside of this, you will have the opportunity to collaborate regularly with colleagues across other teams, including qual, digital and creative.

This is both a challenging and rewarding role, giving the right candidate a fantastic opportunity for responsibility and development in a fast paced and supportive environment.

The requirement

We are looking for someone who is focused, enthusiastic and have a pride in their work. To be successful you must have;

• At least 1-2 years’ experience
• Degree level education
• Hands-on agency experience & strong quant research background
• Competent project manager, well versed in the day to day running of projects
• Willing and able to run projects independently from start to finish (with support)
• Strong time management & organisational skills; able to run multiple projects at a time
• Knowledgeable about different research methodologies
• Passion for finding the story in data
• Highly numerate, experience with data analysis e.g. running tables, using data analysis tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to self-motivate and use initiative
• Be curious, ambitious, and show the passion and drive to make a difference to our organisation and to our clients’ businesses.

What we offer

We are a medium sized company with around 100 employees, with offices in the UK, US and Asia. With an amazing client base across consumer, corporate and public sectors, we offer an exciting and inspiring place to work.  You will get the chance to work with some true experts, within quantitative and qualitative insights, brand, innovation and business strategy.  Clients tell us we provide confidence and clarity in the face of complexity. We love to get to the nub of seemingly intractable questions and show what’s really happening. But what really inspires us is seeing the fruits of our research making a tangible difference for our clients. We employ the brightest in our industry and we are looking for rising stars to join our team. We hugely value our staff and will nurture your strengths and passions.  With an enlightened senior leadership team who are committed to providing an inclusive, flexible and nurturing environment, could this be the right role for you to explore further?

The role

Research Manager needed to join a team working on bespoke quantitative research (ad hoc and tracking) for a dynamic, award-winning market research agency. You will work with a portfolio of leading brands across categories such as Retail, Beauty, Fashion, Transport; and with a number of charities.

In this role, you will be working on projects from the proposal stage through to presenting the deliverables. You will play a key role, leading on smaller projects and being part of a larger team on bigger projects, with Director support. On a typical day you would be responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple research projects and dealing with any issues that might arise with minimal supervisory input.

You will be expected to plan and mange project timelines, manage the analysis, interpretation and reporting to create insightful, thought provoking reports that answer the clients’ brief. You will also be adept at developing your own strong client relationships and contribute towards winning repeat work and new business.

You’ll be joining a small team of 7 researchers, sitting within the wider quant team of ~30. Outside of this, you will have the opportunity to collaborate regularly with colleagues across other teams, including qual, digital and creative.

This is both a challenging and rewarding role, giving the right candidate a fantastic opportunity for responsibility and development in a fast paced and supportive environment.

Tasks will include

• Briefing calls/meetings, asking relevant questions to understand client requirements
• Writing smaller proposals independently, owning sections of larger proposal, being able to cost projects commercially and competitively
• Writing bespoke questionnaires that will answer the brief
• Briefing in and liaising with ops teams
• Script checking
• Preparing specs for data tables, checking data tables
• Quantitative data analysis, using custom analysis tools and where appropriate working with Analytics
• Ownership of developing story-led reports across projects (usually charting in PowerPoint)
• Debriefing to clients
• Mentoring juniors, taking an active role in training/upskilling
• Managing quality assurance right across the project lifecycle from questionnaires to scripts, to data and reporting (and supporting juniors to deliver the same)

Requirements

We are looking for someone who is experienced, enthusiastic, and passionate about insight. To be successful you must have the following;

• Degree level education, highly numerate
• Strong quant research background: typically, 4+ years’ experience
• Strong at all aspects of the project lifecycle, able to lead smaller projects and play a leading role in larger projects
• Solution orientated; experience in troubleshooting and finding solutions
• Knowledgeable about different research methodologies and analysis techniques
• Fluid storyteller – hold a passion for finding the story in data and communicating this with clarity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrating strong time management skills; confident planning and executing multiple projects to timelines
• Be curious, ambitious, and show the passion and drive to make a difference to our organisation and to our clients’ businesses.
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to self-motivate and use initiative

What we offer

We are a medium sized company with around 100 employees, with offices in the UK, US and Asia. With an amazing client base across consumer, corporate and public sectors, we offer an exciting and inspiring place to work.  You will get the chance to work with some true experts, within quantitative and qualitative insights, brand, innovation and business strategy.   Clients tell us we provide confidence and clarity in the face of complexity. We love to get to the nub of seemingly intractable questions and show what’s really happening. But what really inspires us is seeing the fruits of our research making a tangible difference for our clients. We employ the brightest in our industry and we are looking for rising stars to join our team. We hugely value our staff and will nurture your strengths and passions.  With an enlightened senior leadership team who are committed to providing an inclusive, flexible and nurturing environment, could this be the right role for you to explore further?

The role

Research Director needed to join a team working on quantitative research for a dynamic, award-winning market research agency.  The ideal candidate will have experience working with fashion and/or luxury brands or have a strong interest in this area.  They will have experience in both tracking and ad hoc work.

You will work on projects across a range of categories, spanning Life & Style and Tech & Entertainment brands. Categories include; Fashion, Retail, Beauty, Food and Drink, Gaming, Video content, Mobile, Consumer tech, Gambling.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in tracking and show a genuine interest in doing so. They should have a passion for data quality and to be able to support the team to dig into the data to investigate issues should they arise. You will be adept at building strong client relationships, ensuring the tracker continues to deliver to the client’s needs, and take the initiative to change things where needed.  You’ll also play a strong role on the ad hoc side of the business, winning new business and repeat work through delivering projects successfully.

You’ll be joining a small team of 7 dedicated lifestyle researchers, sitting within the wider quant team of ~30. Outside of this, you will have the opportunity to collaborate regularly with colleagues across other teams, including qual, digital and creative.  This is both a challenging and rewarding role, giving the right candidate a fantastic opportunity for accountability and development in a fast paced and supportive environment.

The requirement

We are looking for someone who is experienced, enthusiastic, and passionate about insight. To be successful you must have the following;

• Strong quant research background: typically, 8+ years’ experience
• Ability to build strong client relationships and work in partnership with clients
• Fluid storyteller – hold a passion for finding the story in data and communicating this with clarity, and the ability to inspire this in others
• Solution orientated; displays an infectious, positive attitude to challenges, troubleshooting and finding solutions – able to bring a team with them
• Good grounding in tracking and adhoc, someone who enjoys working on tracking studies and delivering high-level, strategic insights off the back of them
• Ability to deal with complex datasets, primarily to support junior staff in their roles
• Knowledgeable about different research methodologies and analysis techniques
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be curious, ambitious, and show the passion and drive to make a difference to our organisation and to our clients’ businesses.

What we offer

We are a medium sized company with around 100 employees, with offices in the UK, US and Asia. With an amazing client base across consumer, corporate and public sectors, we offer an exciting and inspiring place to work.  You will get the chance to work with some true experts, within quantitative and qualitative insights, brand, innovation and business strategy.  Clients tell us we provide confidence and clarity in the face of complexity. We love to get to the nub of seemingly intractable questions and show what’s really happening. But what really inspires us is seeing the fruits of our research making a tangible difference for our clients. We employ the brightest in our industry and we are looking for stars to join our team. We hugely value our staff and will nurture your strengths and passions.  With an enlightened senior leadership team who are committed to providing an inclusive, flexible and nurturing environment, could this be the right role for you to explore further?

We have an exciting senior position in within our US team. We are looking for someone who combines sharp business understanding with the ability to derive insight (from customers, stakeholders and businesses) and can communicate clearly and succinctly.  They will be someone who enjoys getting to grips with the complexities of our clients’ organisations and cultures.  And keen to help clients and themselves Make their Mark. They must be willing to embrace our culture of respect and support for each other as well as a keen advocate of our values and goals around diversity, inclusion, gender equality and net zero.

Great RDs at 2CV are master plate-spinners – their management of the research process is instinctive.  Project-level accountability typically stops here, and cost control at a project level. Powered by a natural ability to guide their work and project teams, using their understanding of the client’s situation and needs. Able to resolve issues, unblock and make suggestions for how to improve projects and client relationships. Able to manage, mentor and delegate to more junior team members.

They will be strategy savvy, spot commercial opportunities, have a reputation within the industry and ability to instinctively nurture client relationships. Help, grow our existing accounts but with a focus on fostering new ones, likely to have strong existing client relationships that will be keen to follow them. The team’s focus is research with global clients in the Tech & Entertainment and Life & Style sectors including the world’s leading streaming service and the world’s largest technology company.

Key attributes

• Minimum 6-8 years’ experience in quantitative research role or suitable equivalent
• Proven experience working at a senior level with commercial sector clients, senior stakeholders, and diverse client teams, especially in the Gaming, Tech and Content sector, though Finance and Fintech also considered
• Experience in guiding and producing high quality outputs and embedding these in a client culture
• Strong communication skills – written, PowerPoint and verbal
• Ability to derive insight using appropriate methodologies and fluency in a range of traditional and digital approaches
• Confidence using excel and models of analysis etc
• Hands on approach to PM, data analysis and output
• Commercial thinking – keen to build on reputation, confident in public speaking/promotion
• Strategic and tactical mindset – can spot client opportunities and how to help clients
• Open and responsive to feedback - giving and receiving
• Keen to build team off the back of client contacts

We have an exciting position in our Qual team for a bright, enthusiastic Senior Research Executive. The team’s focus is research with global clients in the Tech & Entertainment and Life & Style sectors including the world’s leading streaming service and the world’s largest technology company.  Many of the projects are international and you’ll have the chance to work with our colleagues in the United Kingdom and Singapore.

What you need?

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in qualitative research
• Strong project management skills and experience of running digital communities and online focus groups/depths (from set up to analysis)
• Experienced in producing quality outputs at each from discussion guides through to final reporting.
• Moderation skills for depths, groups etc. f2f and/or online
• Produce and lead comprehensive and clear analysis. Understanding what a great insight story looks like, and are starting to experiment with creating their own, supported by directors
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills, written and verbal. Experience delivering presentations to clients in an engaging manner

We have an exciting position in our Qual team for a bright, enthusiastic Research Executive. The team’s focus is research with global clients in the Tech & Entertainment and Life & Style sectors including the world’s leading streaming service and the world’s largest technology company.  Many of the projects are international and you’ll have the chance to work with our colleagues in the United Kingdom and Singapore.

In this role, you will have the chance to get involved in all stages of the research project lifecycle, enabling you to develop your research skills in an agency environment, learning in a supportive and encouraging team. You will be working on projects from the proposal stage through to presenting the deliverables. On a typical day you would be responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple research projects and helping to deal with any issues that might arise.  You will be expected to plan and manage project timelines, lead on tasks, as well as playing a key role in the analysis, interpretation and reporting to create insightful, thought-provoking reports that answer the clients’ brief.

The requirement

We are looking for someone who is focused, enthusiastic and have pride in their work. To be successful you must have;

• At least 1-2 years’ experience
• Degree level education
• Hands-on agency experience & strong qual research background
• Competent project manager, well versed in the day to day running of projects
• Strong time management & organisational skills; able to run multiple projects at a time
• Knowledgeable about different research methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to self-motivate and use initiative
• Be curious, ambitious, and show the passion and drive to make a difference to our organisation and to our clients’ businesses

We have an exciting senior position in our Qual team for a focussed and driven Associate Director. The team’s focus is research with global clients in the Tech & Entertainment and Life & Style sectors including the world’s leading streaming service and the world’s largest technology company. You’ll be part of a dynamic team of researchers working closely with quantitative colleagues across diverse and stimulating projects.

What you need?

• Around 6 years’ experience in qualitative research role
• Proven experience working at a senior level with commercial sector clients, building relationships and delivering excellent work
• Strategic and creative mind that derives the ‘so-what’ implications from the insight
• Confident in leading on analysis and writing, distilling key recommendations from findings
• Fluency in traditional and digital approaches, both in recommending and conducting
• Experience in producing high quality proposals and effectively presenting at pitches
• Enjoyment of enabling junior colleagues to grow and develop
• Open and responsive to feedback

Key responsibilities

• Day-to-day project lead – providing oversight and direction throughout project lifecycle and moderation of research
• Account management – working closely with Research Directors to be a client ‘thought-partner’
• Leading on designing research and proposal writing (on PPT/ Word)
• Client management and communication – e.g. weekly client calls, ad-hoc “quick” requests
• Training and developing juniors on projects, bringing the best out of people and teams
• Effective delegation and task allocation to ensure efficient ways of working on your key accounts
• Quality assurance and peer reviewing

We have an exciting position in our Quant team for a bright, enthusiastic Senior Research Executive. You’ll be working on bespoke quantitative research (ad hoc and tracking) across a portfolio of leading technology & entertainment and life & style clients, with some of the biggest names across gaming, video content, mobile, consumer tech and everything in-between.

What you need?

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in quantitative research
• Hands-on agency experience & strong quant research background
• Competent project manager, experienced in all aspects of the project lifecycle, able to lead smaller projects and play a key role in larger projects
• Strong time management skills; confident planning and executing multiple projects to timelines
• Knowledgeable about different research methodologies and analysis techniques (degree of knowledge and experience commensurate with level)
• Highly numerate, experience with data analysis & dealing with complex datasets (again commensurate with level)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to self-motivate and use initiative
• Be curious, ambitious, and show the drive to make a difference to our organisation and to our clients’ businesses.