Role overview

The Audience Measurement and Media Development team focus on helping their clients to identify and understand their target audiences, optimising programmes and media platforms and demonstrating the value of their media and services whilst tracking performance against KPIs. The two teams have collaborated on this exciting project for a high profile media client. This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Executive to work on one of the biggest clients in the UK to enable them to understand their audiences, and measure the usage of their services across media and platforms within a competitive context.

What will I be doing?

This is the opportunity to join our welcoming team and contribute positively towards our inclusive and people-focused culture, being a great team player and a positive role model to other team members. This role will be quantitative, working on a pioneering study using passive measurement technology to measure TV, audio and online consumption of content, via a single source panel. Working with senior and junior team members to deliver this study, with the opportunity to be involved in all stages of the process from data analysis, weekly data delivery, running client training sessions, panel recruitment and management, taxonomy management, and working on new developments with our in-house data science team. This person will be working alongside UK and global Ipsos experts in audience measurement for TV, audio, online and other media. This makes for an exciting role with lots of opportunity to use your research skills and develop them further. Playing a key role in ensuring this study is designed and delivered to a high standard, whilst meeting business excellence and MRS requirements. Liaising with operations teams and suppliers to ensure this study is completed effectively, efficiently and on budget, working with the team to come up with solutions where necessary. Joining our ‘passion networks to debate and building knowledge of key media related topics and news that we and the wider industry are passionate about. Creating thought leadership and marketing materials, to help raise the profile of media research at Ipsos.

Ipsos UK offers a hybrid working environment, 3 days in the office and working the rest from home. This person could be based either in the Harrow office or Thomas More Square in London, or in both. 

What do I need to bring with me? 

Our ideal candidate will be someone who is genuinely as passionate about media as we are! Experience in quantitative market research and a desire to develop your career in research further. Strong research skills including liaising with suppliers and other internal teams, project processes, sampling, analysis and reporting. Strong attention to detail. Excellent organisational skills. Experience in running analysis through data reporting tools. Good written and analysis skills. The capability to build and maintain positive client and team relationships. Good understanding of project finances, project roles, efficiency and profitability. Great ideas borne out of a natural curiosity and inquisitive nature. Self motivation, enthusiasm, team spirit and collaboration. Strong communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What is in it for me? 

Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary and a rewards package including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme and a great range of flexible benefits to suit your personal needs. For roles at Research Manager level and above we also offer private healthcare.

In addition to this we have a fantastic Learning & Development offer delivered through a mix of face to face, online or on-demand; you can read more by clicking .

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. 

Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.