Consumer Insights Specialist

Hypothesis Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Annual compensation: $80,000-100,000

Flexible work with optional offices in

9 Paid Holidays

Bonus 3-day weekends

Job summary

Hypothesis Group, part of Elixirr International plc, is a leading insights, strategy, and innovation consultancy with offices in Los Angeles and Seattle. We partner with dynamic brands to answer high‑stakes questions and help build the future.

The Associate Consultant role focuses on project management flow, developing materials, and gathering client feedback across client accounts, partnering with senior staff to sharpen leadership and consulting skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of direct market research experience.
• Agency experience preferred or client-side experience.
• Experience with a variety of methodologies within quant and qual.
• Experience across industries (auto, tech, entertainment).

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise as a trusted partner to clients.
• Lead the internal project lifecycle and ensure quality.
• Own creation of research materials (homework, discussion guides, questionnaires, tab/banner specs).
• Oversee QA checks on programs, tab specs, and reports.
• Lead analysis on qualitative and quantitative data; create storypoints outline.
• Create report draft based on analysis and Analytic Plan; attend final presentations.

Skills

Market research experience

Quant & Qual methodologies

Travel willingness

Job description

Elixirr International plc is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange following its successful IPO in July 2020.

The Elixirr business provides management consultancy services to corporate clients in many jurisdictions including the UK, EU, USA, South Africa, Asia and South America.

Elixirr prides itself on doing things differently and has positioned itself as the Challenger Consultancy. It is expanding its business through inorganic and organic growth. Elixirr has completed eight acquisitions since its IPO and has several potential targets in its acquisition pipeline.

One of the businesses within the Elixirr Group is Hypothesis, a leading insights, strategy, and innovation consultancy.

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.

Job Summary

The Associate Consultant is responsible for project management flow, developing research materials, and gathering client feedback within several client accounts. The Associate Consultant partners with more senior department members to develop client leadership and consulting skills.

Client Impact

• Develop expertise in acting as a trusted partner to clients
• Lead the internal project success throughout Project Lifecycle
• Own creation of applicable research materials, such as respondent homework, discussion guides, questionnaires, and tab/banner specs
• Oversee QA checks on programs, tab specs, and reports
• Lead analysis on qualitative and quantitative data, and create storypoints outline for review and feedback
• Create report draft based on analysis review against the Analytic Plan
• Attend presentation of final report

Team Impact

• Collaborate with team members to contribute your perspective on insights and to cultivate an environment of innovation
• Demonstrate effective leadership and communication skills to foster a workplace of support and collaboration

Business Impact

• Contribute to company culture and champion the Hypothesis Way
• Contribute to business growth and success by delivering high quality insights to our clients

What You Have

• 3-5 years of direct market research experience
• Either at a market research agency or client side (agency experience preferred)
• Experience with a variety of methodologies within quant and qual
• Experience with variety of industries (e.g., auto, tech, entertainment)
• Ability to lead both quantitative and qualitative research projects from start to finish, with a detailed understanding of methodology, team management, and client partnership
• Strong sense of project ownership and leadership: be comfortable directing team members, managing to timelines, anticipating potential problems and identifying solutions
• Willingness to learn and a curiosity about our business
• Ability to travel as needed
• Collaborative and enjoy working within a team

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.

• Unlimited PTO
• Annual Compensation: $80,000-100,000
• 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
• 401K + 4% company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Performance Reviews
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Annual stipend for the first two years of new family member's day care.
• Monthly Internet 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.