Associate Insight Director (Mat Leave) at DC Thomson, London, United Kingdom

Associate Insight Director role overseeing end-to-end delivery of insight projects, platform and community management, and operational support for a cultural insight consultancy focused on UK women. The position guides junior team members, supports commercial growth, and integrates AI tools while working closely with the Head of Agency.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of insight projects including design, methodology, timelines, budgets, research management, analysis and client presentations.
• Generate culturally relevant insight, identify trends and translate data into clear strategic narratives for clients and stakeholders.
• Oversee research platforms, supplier relationships and the quality of research communities to maintain efficient, scalable insights operations.
• Support internal insight programmes, respond to ad-hoc data requests and embed data-informed decision-making across the organisation.
• Contribute to client proposals, pitches and commercial materials; build client relationships and identify growth opportunities.
• Guide junior team members, manage project workflows, support continuous process improvement and integrate AI tools into research practices.

Qualifications

• Designs and manages complex qualitative and quantitative research with rigour and business relevance.
• Interprets data sets, identifies patterns and translates findings into actionable insight and narratives.
• Builds and maintains client and stakeholder relationships while understanding commercial drivers.
• Manages external partners for quality, cost and timeline delivery; applies new tools including AI to enhance insight generation.
• Comfortable running market research projects end-to-end with limited supervision in agency, consultancy or client-side settings.
• Experience with mixed-methods research, use of research platforms/communities, and managing multiple concurrent projects.