Overview

Recruitment Consultant - Marketing & Insights

Research Director – 12-Month FTC

London (Hybrid – Mon & Weds in office)

Up to £70,000 + 28 days holiday + work-from-abroad benefit

Looking to lead impactful research with some of the world’s biggest youth-focused brands?

This is a standout opportunity to step into a senior role at a fast-growing, audience-first research and marketing agency that partners with brands like LEGO, Nike, Netflix, Disney, and the FA.

They specialise in understanding youth audiences better than anyone else in the industry – blending bespoke quant and qual research with creative, strategic thinking that actually lands with the people it’s meant to speak to.

You’ll be covering a 12-month maternity leave but stepping into a high-impact, hands-on role, where you’ll be leading projects end-to-end, developing a growing team, and working closely with senior leadership.

What You’ll Be Doing

Research & Insight Delivery

• Own and deliver bespoke research projects across quant and qual
• Design surveys, manage IDIs, run online communities and panels
• Lead analysis, reporting, and presentation of insights to senior clients
• Ensure all work is GDPR compliant and ethically sound – especially important when researching youth and families

Client Growth

• Build on relationships with high-profile clients
• Act as a strategic advisor, spotting new opportunities for partnership
• Deliver commercially focused insight that leads to action
• Line manage a Research Manager from day one
• Mentor, coach, and build out the wider research team (2–3 additional hires planned within months)
• Work closely with the CEO and wider business leadership to evolve the research offer

Who They’re Looking For

• 5–7 years in a research agency or marketing-led research environment
• Strong in both qual and quant, but confident leaning into quant where needed
• Experience with youth or family-focused research is a major plus
• Comfortable managing projects end-to-end and acting as the senior point of contact
• Commercial mindset – track record of client growth and relationship building
• Confident navigating ethical research, GDPR, and safeguarding when working with under-16 audiences

Why Join?

• Work with global clients on audience-defining research
• Join a team of 24 in a business that’s grown significantly since 2021
• Be part of a company that actually listens to young audiences – not just talks at them
• 28 days holiday + 2 weeks working abroad
• Hybrid working from beautiful central London offices (Mon & Weds in-office)

How to Apply

Please send your CV to roshnibaillie@harnham.com or using the Apply link on this page.

Please note, this role does NOT offer visa sponsorship

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research
• Market Research