Market Research Project Manager

Tokyoesque; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Tokyoesque, a market expansion agency, seeks a Market Research Project Manager to support its growth by managing diverse projects and building customer relationships. The role requires fluency in Japanese and English, a project management qualification, and 3+ years of experience, offering an exciting opportunity to influence global business connections.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a project/programme manager in market research, advertising, or consulting.
• Experience with UK/European and Japanese businesses.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Oversee organization and delivery of various market research projects.
• Manage a team of researchers and freelancers.
• Build and maintain client relationships and communicate project progress.

Skills

Fluent Japanese

Fluent English

Project Management

Problem Solving

Client Relationship Management

Commercial Acumen

Team Management

Education

University diploma with project/programme management qualification

Job description

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The Company:

Are you interested in connecting the world to the Japanese market? Tokyoesque is a market expansion agency that creates cross-market connections by taking our clients on the full journey expanding into and out of Japan. We provide market research, export support and localisation services. Our mission is ultimately to connect people, businesses and cultures to boost globalisation.

The Role:

To support its continuing growth, Tokyoesque is currently looking for a Market Research Project Manager to join its team. As a Project Manager, you will be in charge of organisation and overall delivery of each project and to help scale up the business.

As part of your duties, you will be:

• involved in different types of projects such as desk research, quantitative/qualitative research, semiotics, localisation/interpretation as well as trade mission organisation for medium-size and blue-chip companies
• conduct and support market research projects as needed
• understanding client needs, incorporating them into the research and communicating them to other project members as required
• building client relationships on a daily basis, and updating them on the progress of their projects
• managing a team of researchers and freelancers and helping them to best organise their work and deliver a world-class service
• reporting weekly and monthly on timesheets and productivity in order to analyse project efficiency
• suggesting new tools and methodologies to the management team to facilitate operations and improve output
• managing the admin around projects (client contracts, freelancers' contracts, freelancer's timesheets, survey respondents' payments, etc.)
• sourcing new freelancers and ensuring upcoming projects are adequately resourced
• sourcing new suppliers such as market research platforms or survey reward providers

The ideal candidate would have the following skills:

• University diploma with a project or programme management qualification
• 3+ years of experience working as a project or programme manager for a market research agency, advertising agency (skew to creative more than media), or a consulting firm
• Fluent Japanese and English speaker
• Previous experience working with both UK/European and Japanese businesses
• Adept at managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in management of external stakeholders and a small internal team
• Creative and proactive problem solver with great sense of autonomy and can-do attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Commercial acumen
• Have the chance to be part of an exciting and growing business
• Have an opportunity to create influence that is truly global — working across multiple territories
• Remote work from anywhere in the UK
• To start on a project basis with flexibility to increase to part or full time

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Market Research

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