Associate Consultant

Escalent Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research and consultancy firm is seeking an Associate Consultant in Greater London to engage with German consumers and support client projects. Candidates must be fluent in German and English, possess strong communication and organizational skills, and have a passion for brands and consumers. The role involves moderating discussions, designing research activities, and providing recommendations based on insights. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Bonus structure

Private medical insurance

Contributory pension

Wellbeing funding

Free breakfasts

Regular company socials

Qualifications

• Fluency in German is essential for interactions with German consumers.
• Creativity and ability to engage in meaningful discussions.
• Strong willingness to learn and grow in consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Moderate community discussions to gather consumer insights.
• Design research activities tailored to client needs.
• Conduct qualitative analysis of consumer feedback.
• Support lead consultants in client relationship management.

Skills

Fluent written and spoken German

Fluent written and spoken English

Passion for brands and consumers

Strong PowerPoint, Word, and Excel skills

Good numerical skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Team player

Job description

Department: C Space: Client Services & Consulting (EMEA)

About the Role

We are looking for a bright, committed and passionate Associate Consultant, with fluent written and spoken German and English language skills to join our team.

You will be an expert on German culture, be creative, self-aware and able to draw on personal experiences to have authentic conversations and discussions with German consumers, colleagues and our clients.

Together with lead Consultants you will be responsible for handling and delivering client projects by conducting analysis, writing presentations and converting community conversations into clear client recommendations. This is not a ‘back-room’ role: we are looking for someone to support the lead Consultant in building and developing the client relationship from day one. This role is a perfect stepping-stone to develop consultancy skills in the world of branding, research and innovation.

Responsibilities

Research

• Moderating communities: engage community members – consumers of a specific client brand, steer discussions and probe consumer comments to drive relevant insight.
• Designing research activities for communities which will generate the right responses to meet the client’s brief: ideation sessions, brainstorms, surveys, blogs and live online workshops.
• Conducting qualitative analysis of the activities to understand the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ behind what consumers say and do.
• Desk research.
• Driving clear recommendations and implications from your analysis and findings to clients and colleagues.
• Creating professional & convincing client-facing documents in a range of formats.

Client management

• Providing support to lead Consultants and Consultancy Director in nurturing good client relationships
• Developing good personal presentation skills, for co-presenting to client

Skills required

• Fluent written and spoken German and English language skills – an essential requirement.
• A passion for brands, consumers and how they interact.
• A natural knack for the online world & social media: highly empathetic & able to connect with individuals online, specifically on German markets.
• You are constantly hungry to learn and grow and have plenty of energy and enthusiasm.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Strong PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills required.
• Good numerical skills.
• You are a real doer and a proper team player.
• Fantastic organisational skills: ability to multi-task.

About C Space

We are the world’s leading insight community, customer strategy and innovation experts, putting relationships at the heart of business to drive growth. We make relationships count by building mutual value between people and brands as the ultimate competitive advantage.

As part of Escalent Group, we’re a team of 1,800 researchers, data scientists, moderators, creatives, developers and UX professionals. We put the power of our customer expertise, Escalent’s industry expertise and Hall & Partner’s brand expertise at your fingertips.

Over the years we have helped clients like Google, PepsiCo, IKEA, British Airways, Philips grow by developing new products, services and communication together with their customers.

Salary/Package

Alongside a competitive starting salary and bonus structure we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits – from a contributory pension, private medical insurance, individual wellbeing funding, free breakfasts, weekly drinks and regular company socials including our Summer Sports day and renowned Christmas parties too.