Opportunity

Brunswick Group is seeking an experienced Account Director, Insights, Analytics to join its London team. This person will play a key role in supporting the team’s analytics work globally, working closely with the Global Head as well as other colleagues, including our Digital and AI Lab teams. 

The role will see the person join at a critical moment as AI revolutionises analytics research while the media environment becomes increasingly fragmented. While the majority of work done will be in support of clients, new business and thought leadership, a significant focus will also be on evolving our analytics methods, ensuring we deliver timely, high-quality and compelling insights in the most efficient manner possible.

About Brunswick Insights  

Brunswick Insight is the firm’s strategic research hub, helping to bring a more comprehensive view of the outside world to inform the advice Brunswick gives to its clients.

The team specialises in conducting qualitative and quantitative opinion research, as well as leveraging cutting-edge tools to analyse “passive” sources of insight such as news coverage, social media posts, search data, etc.

Insights generated inform client strategy, underpinning campaign and communication strategies, and providing key insights at business-critical moments, as well as the firm’s pursuit of new business opportunities and thought leadership.

The Insight team is made up of around 20 people globally with hubs in Brunswick’s London, New York and Washington DC offices. Members come from a wide variety of backgrounds including political polling, market research, journalism and digital start-ups.

About the Role

The person would be expected to support the following tasks:

• Identify client needs and translate these into research a brief


• Conduct test research to establish feasibility, research design and tool(s) used


• Gather, clean and prepare data samples, using tools and manual approaches


• Analyse data to identify patterns, trends, etc, and extract client-relevant insights


• Communicate research findings in both writing (ie, PPT report) and orally


• Facilitate the smooth-running of research projects


• Identify and test new tools and suppliers that might enrich our offer


• Upskill colleagues so they can better support analytics research projects


• Promote and support an insight-driven culture within the firm

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Proven track record of media evaluation, social media analysis, influencer-mapping, etc


• Has used off-the-shelf media analytics tools (eg, Brandwatch, Quid, Factiva, etc)


• Experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT), to go beyond simple prompting to design workflows for data analysis, transformation, and complex reasoning tasks


• Experienced using data to inform advice on critical business issues and strategy


• Good understanding and interest in current affairs, in particular business issues


• Familiar with what corporate affairs teams do and the challenges they face


• Understands the traditional media landscape and how journalists/news outlets work


• Uses social media often and is interested in platforms, behaviours and influencing


• Can move beyond out-of-the-box charts, using data visualisation tools to customise and elevate outputs for insight and storytelling


• Proficient in using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook

Desirable

• Keen interest in financial and business issues and communication strategy.


• Advanced Excel skills (data modelling, pivots, formulas, visualisation)


• Experience using APIs, data pipelines, databases and dashboarding (eg, Tableau)


• Experience with relational mapping tools to conduct social graph analysis


• Programming capability in Python, including data science libraries


• Fluent in French, German, Italian and/or Spanish as well as English

Capabilities

• Strong analytical mindset with intellectual curiosity and critical thinking


• Ability to detect patterns, trends, drivers and emerging signals in data


• Comfortable tackling complex, challenging problems with high ambiguity


• Quick to get up-to-speed on new research topics and analytics tools


• Thinks proactively about how data-driven insights can help clients


• Excellent attention to detail and data quality when conducting research


• Can generate high quality written outputs (presentations, reports, advice notes, etc)


• Collaborative, team-oriented and supportive of a data-driven culture


• Good communicator both written and orally


• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, client-focused environment


• Strong organisational skills in particular prioritisation and time management


• Continuous learner, seeking opportunities and feedback to develop skills


• Open-minded, resilient and positive in the face of challenges

Why Join Us

Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of  employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes. 

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world. 

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.