Senior Research Analyst, Content Strategy

Nationaljournal; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravity Research in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Research Analyst, Content Strategy to plan and produce flagship, research-based content on corporate reputational risk. This role blends rigorous research with thought leadership and client-facing delivery within a hybrid, office-based schedule.

The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in market research or consulting, a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred), and strong writing and presentation skills to drive client impact.

Qualifications

• Strong research instincts and professional experience in consulting or research.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines to develop deliverables for members independently and with Senior Director for Content Strategy.
• Experience producing flagship research projects, thought leadership reports and webinars.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Director of Content Strategy on flagship research projects, including thought leadership reports and webinars, and lead the production of other content.
• Produce content for key client accounts and ensure timely delivery of all project work.
• Collaborate with team members to develop methodologies to answer client questions.
• Lead other analysts producing our signature content.
• Draft deliverables (PowerPoint presentations, memos, etc.) to communicate findings to clients and prospects.
• Present findings to clients and interact to understand their needs as a trusted advisor on reputational risks.
• Contribute to product development by innovating approaches to analytics and improving the research product.
• Integrate AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) into content creation balancing speed and rigor.

Skills

Strong research instincts

Analytical problem solving

Project management

Excellent writing

Client-facing

AI-enabled content creation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Gravity Research is hiring a Senior Research Analyst, Content Strategy to help plan and produce flagship, research-based content on corporate reputational risk.

Gravity Research is a premier custom research and insights organization supporting corporate, association, and nonprofit clients. Our mission is to empower organizations to anticipate risk, spot opportunities, and rationalize reputational concerns against a backdrop of evolving public pressures.

Background

We are looking for an early career researcher or consultant that can effectively identify and communicate on key reputational risk areas for corporations.

The Role

Gravity research helps advise the world’s largest companies on reputational risk. Analysts on our product team contribute to all aspects of client engagements, such as regularly-produced reports, custom analyses and bespoke insights and recommendations. This role will also play a key part in producing proactive and flagship content for our clients, requiring thought leadership and a deep understanding of the challenges our clients face in this space.

Qualifications Of The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have strong research instincts and professional experience within either the consulting or research industries. The candidate will have the ability to execute against tight deadlines to develop professional and intellectually sound deliverables for members, both independently and in close collaboration with the Senior Director for Content Strategy.

• Supporting the Senior Director of Content Strategy on flagship research projects, including thought leadership reports and webinars, as well as leading the production of other content in support of team goals.

• Producing content for key client accounts and being responsible for the timely delivery of all project work.

• Collaborating with team members to develop research methodologies and approaches to answer client questions.

• Leading other analysts who are producing our signature content.

• Drafting deliverables, including PowerPoint presentations, memos, and other formats, to communicate findings and recommendations to clients and prospects.

• Presenting findings and interacting with clients to better understand their needs, serving as a trusted expert and advisor on corporate reputational risks.

• Contributing to product development by crafting new and innovative approaches to producing the analytic work, optimizing operations, and perfecting the research product.

• Advanced ability to integrate AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) into the content creation process, balancing speed, quality and rigor.

• A highly analytic, natural problem solver with proven skills relating to client-facing research delivery.

• The ability to highlight key insights within a complex set of data, synthesize large amounts of information, and then clearly explain these insights to clients.

• A skilled project manager, able to independently manage competing priorities and adhere to timelines.

• A strong writer able to clearly frame issues for a variety of audiences; some experience with PowerPoint or other visual presentation formats highly preferred.

• An individual with 3‑5 years of work experience in at least one of the following domains: market research, consulting, policy analysis, risk analysis, Capitol Hill or executive agency experience.

• Earned Bachelor's degree required, master’s degree preferred.

• Entrepreneurial spirit; track record of building new initiatives from conception to execution.

• Creative thinking and resourcefulness in problem-solving.

• Prodigious work ethic and spirit of generosity.

Start Date: Available immediately

Application Deadline: October 2, 2026

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: This job is based in Washington, DC. Gravity Research operates on a hybrid schedule, with employees required to be in the office every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

About Us

Across Gravity Research, generally, the firm looks for three “pillar gifts” in you, and everyone else. In all of us, these are more aspirational than actual, but they are central in our intentions –

Force of Ideas:

At the center of Gravity Research’s work are the ideas within our work. We believe that ideas—the good and not—have consequences. Our ultimate objective is to bring rigor, insight, and intellectual honesty to the goal of separating the bad from the good, and giving voice, argument, and flight to maintaining the latter.

Spirit of Generosity:

Gravity Research seeks in its ranks a spirit of generosity: a natural disposition in each colleague toward service and selfless conduct. Our writing should be cut from the same cloth—critical on the merits, but informed by charity and forbearance in measuring motive and personal character.

Radical Responsibility:

We give our people a lot of responsibility early on, and our top performers embrace it. We believe in holding ourselves and our colleagues accountable, taking ownership over big things, striving for excellence, and celebrating success.

Gravity Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.