Qualitative Specialist (Market Research)

Title: Qualitative Specialist 

Department: Qual 

Reports To: Director of Qualitative Methods 

Location: Flexible – offices are located in Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA. 

Total Compensation: $100,000 - $160,000

At Hypothesis, we blend insights, design, and strategy to help important brands do amazing things. We work with the world’s most dynamic, admired, and disruptive companies to answer their high-stakes questions and help build the future. We are a nimble, forward-leaning, independent agency whose culture empowers amazing people to do their best work. We’re a collection of researchers, strategists, designers, and marketers who are also musicians, travelers, astrophysicists, rock climbers, and gamers, with two big things in common: we love a good challenge, and we believe our ideas get better when we work together.

As a Qualitative Specialist, you bring a high level of qualitative expertise and craft to the Hypothesis team. You are a senior team member who works collaboratively with the project team, has excellent moderating techniques, and plays a consultative role with clients. This person confidently leads a variety of types of qualitative methods while constantly “moderating to objectives”.

What You’ll Do: 

Client Impact 

• Act as a trusted partner to clients, and maintain strong client satisfaction
• Serve as the senior contributor to qualitative projects from kickoff to final report delivery
• Moderate a range of qualitative methods, focus groups, IDIs, ethnographies, and co-creations, both in-person and online
• Create key qualitative deliverables, such as the discussion guide, report, and executive summary that fully deliver upon research objectives
• Synthesize qualitative data into insights that align with the research objectives
• Collaboratively partner with the team on qualitative story of the deliverable including slide conceptualization
• Lead client presentations, debriefs, and calls

Team Impact 

• Act as a mentor for other qualitative team members and the wider Hypothesis team
• Serve as a strong collaborator and thought partner when working cross functionally 

Business Impact 

• Contribute to company culture and champion the Hypothesis Way
• Contribute to business growth and success by delivering high quality insights
• Continuously innovate and elevate the company’s qualitative approaches, methods, techniques, and use of platforms 

What You Have:  

• 5 years expertise leading, moderating, and executing all qualitative methods: interviews, ethnography, focus groups, online boards, workshops
• Fieldwork experience as the lead moderator on 25 focus groups, 50 ethnographic interviews, and 50-75 virtual IDIs led
• Willingness to travel for in-person qualitative fieldwork (50% in-person, 50% online)
• Comfort leading meetings and debriefs with demanding clients
• A self-directed, proactive work ethic with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Able to anticipate potential issues with studies or handle unexpected problems, and propose efficient solutions
• Highly developed communication skills, both in writing story-driven reports and verbally communicating approaches and insights
• Experience working remotely and collaborating with a distributed team
• Experience in moderating for video-based deliverables
• Interest and experience in Hypothesis’s core categories of technology, automotive, entertainment, and CPG/retail 

Nice To Have’s: 

• RIVA credentials or formal qualitative training
• Experience in project scoping, including methodology recommendations, client consultation, and pricing
• Facilitation experience of collaborative client workshops
• Speaking or publishing experience in qualitative research conferences
• Client recommendations or referrals are always welcomed!

What We Offer:  

We are premium. We embrace individuality. We are brave. We support each other. We are all empowered.    

We’re happy when our employees are happy and we understand that everyone needs a creative and positive work environment, time to themselves to recharge, time with family, or just a night to binge on Netflix. To that aim, we’ve put together the kind of generous benefits package you’d expect with some extras you might not expect.   

• Flexible Time Off 
• Remote/ Flexible work with optional office locations in Los Angeles and Seattle.  
• 9 Paid Holidays  
• Bonus 3-day weekends on those months we don’t have a scheduled holiday  
• Health, Dental, Vision  
• Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA  
• 401K 4% company match  
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Bi-Annual Performance Reviews  
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave   
• Annual stipend for the first two years of new family member's daycare.  
• Monthly Internet Stipend  
• New Hire Home Office Stipend    

If you are someone from an under-represented group, or if you have unique talents or skillsets that make you well-suited for this position, we especially want you to apply.   

Hypothesis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together.  

Hypothesis participates in the federal government's E-Verify program. With E-Verify we are able to confirm the employment authorization of all newly hired employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security.  With respect to new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire's completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment.  E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.  For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to www.uscis.gov and click on the 'E-Verify' logo.  

Salary : $100,000 - $160,000