Market Research Fieldwork Intern

Fieldwork Assistant

 

NRG is a market research consultancy that provides actionable insights for entertainment companies across the world. NRG’s data-driven services have been utilized by movie studios for nearly 40 years, marking the firm as the clear industry leader in Hollywood’s market research industry. Our consultants have experience working across all entertainment industries, including gaming, TV, and sports, and in industries as varied as politics and higher education. Our business is driven by creative, curious and inventive people who have a deep passion for pop culture and storytelling. We work as a collective across disciplines, methodologies and geographies to bring together the best teams and thinking for every assignment, bringing insights to bold storytellers everywhere.

 

Job Summary

The Fieldwork Assistant will assist with executing NRG’s pilot testing projects. The candidate must be reliable; able to work independently; an effective communicator to all levels of management, vendors, and teams; the ability to multi-task, stay organized, and have a high level of attention to detail will be critical.

 

Essential Functions

 

• Liaise with third party vendors to conduct focus groups and n-person survey research
• Ensure all third party vendors have the information and materials they need to execute projects effectively.
• Monitor fieldwork progress to ensure project deadlines are met in a cost effective manner.
• Communicate status of projects and any potential challenges to internal stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot fieldwork issues and recommend solutions to external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Handle administrative tasks associated with projects, including entering financials, maintaining project database, and closing out studies.

 

Hours

 

Candidates must be flexible in regard to hours, as the schedule will change each week depending on project needs. The schedule for this part time position will fall between 9AM-6PM ET or PT on weekdays depending on location.

 

Ideal candidate

 

• Internally motivated self-starter who continuously strives to get things done, regardless of challenges encountered.
• Successfully manages time and multiple competing priorities in order to ensure deadlines are always met.
• Team player who is able to work collaboratively and also able to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

 

 

Qualifications

 

·         1+ years of professional experience, experience in project management or market research a plus.

·         BA/BS (4 year required) with a strong academic record.

• Excellent computer skills, including high proficiency in Excel, Word, and Outlook.

·         Strong interest in television and the entertainment industry is a requirement.

 

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and online collaboration tools.

 

Position Type

 

This is a part time, temporary position. The start date is ideally 3/1/2018, and the end date, while open for review, will be in the first week of 5/2018.

 

Other Duties

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

Required Application Materials:

 

·         Resume

·         Cover Letter which should include why you want to work at NRG