Design Researcher - Contractor

Conifer; United States; À distance; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Conifer Research is seeking a curious Design Researcher on a project/contractor basis to guide clients in understanding people and shaping strategy. You’ll run qualitative programs from planning to insights, including ethnography and remote studies, translating findings into practical opportunities for multiple industries.

Ideal candidates excel in storytelling, presenting user insights, and contributing to thought leadership within the design research community, with strong communication skills

Qualifications

• Experience in research or insights, including consultative environments.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Design or related field.
• Experience designing remote ethnography and online community research.
• Strategic, flexible, collaborative, and advocate for user needs.
• Confident presentation and ability to communicate user stories clearly.
• Active thought leadership in the design research community.
• Strong written and verbal communication; proficient with Keynote and remote tools.

Responsabilités

• Lead qualitative research projects from planning to insights and storytelling.
• Design and conduct ethnography and remote studies for clients.
• Translate findings into actionable recommendations and opportunities.
• Create narratives that frame business implications of insights.
• Produce deliverables and client presentations.
• Adapt methods for rigorous remote research and collaboration.

Connaissances

Qualitative research

Ethnography

Remote research

User insights

Presentation skills

Written communication

Public speaking

Thought leadership

Keynote

Remote tools

Formation

Anthropology

Sociology

Psychology

Design

Outils

Keynote

Remote research software

Video editing software

Figma

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Description du poste

DESIGN RESEARCHER

People are endlessly fascinating, don’t you think? We do. Conifer Research is seeking a curious and empathetic Design Researcher who is passionate about humans, learning, and guiding clients to understand what makes people tick and drive strategy and innovation. Conifer provides opportunities to work on projects across numerous industries, wearing many hats along the way – from researcher to strategist to storyteller to user advocate. We are currently looking to hire on a project/contractor basis.

ABOUT CONIFER

Conifer Research brings practical insight to companies that wish to change and innovate. Through an ethnographic approach to research, we help our clients embed their creativity into an understanding of the everyday lives of people they hope to engage – customers, workers, and end-users. Our seasoned team of anthropologists, strategists, and information designers act as consultants, facilitators, and coaches helping organizations gather deep insights. Clients come to Conifer for many reasons, but with a common challenge: How do we align business activities better with the real lives and needs of customers? We have experience in retail, consumer goods and lifestyles, financial services, healthcare, and digital products. Some clients include Sonos, Samsung, PepsiCo, McDonald’s, Google, Discover, Lowe’s, CarMax, and Ferrara Candy Company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with internal and client teams through all phases of qualitative research or innovation programs, including: planning, research design, data collection, rigorous analysis and synthesis, identifying patterns, developing key insights, ideation and opportunity definition.
• Execute research programs drawing from established methodologies for ethnography, remote research, evaluative testing, and co-creation.
• Translate research into actionable recommendations and innovation opportunities.
• Contribute to synthesis and sensemaking to create narratives that frame research findings in a way that clearly demonstrates the business implications of insights and opportunities
• Create deliverables and client presentations
• Be adaptable and creative in order to conduct rigorous remote research

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Relevant experience in research or insights, including experience in a consultative environment
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Design or a related field
• Experience designing and fielding remote ethnography and online community research
• Being strategic, flexible, collaborative, and passionate about advocating for user needs
• Confident presentation skills and passion for communicating user stories and insights
• Active engagement in thought leadership within the design research community
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with Keynote and remote research software
• Bonus points for:
• Experience with video editing (Final Cut, Adobe Premiere and After Effects), Figma, and/or visual storytelling preferred.
• Visual communication and presentation design skills
• Previous experience with quantitative research including survey design and quant data analysis
• Proficiency with video, still photography and audio recording equipment.
• Foreign language fluency
• Thought leadership and public speaking experience