Insights and Research Manager, EMEA

Job Title: Insights Research Manager (EMEA)

Work Location: UK/Remote

Start Date: ASAP

Recently named ‘Adweek Creator Agency of the Year’, Whalar is a global, award-winning creator commerce company that works closely with today’s biggest brands, content creators, and world-leading social platforms to deliver innovative and creative content. We differentiate ourselves by our unique capabilities, including proprietary technology, brand partnership expertise, brilliant creator talent management, and dedicated Web3 innovation practice. 

We believe this is a rare chance to join a truly special team and help us shape the future of a highly respected, growth-oriented business committed to doing well by doing good.

We are seeking an experienced Research Manager to join our Media, Measurement & Analytics team at Whalar. In this role, you will be responsible for leading research efforts to uncover actionable insights in order to inform our influencer marketing campaigns and strategy. 

• Lead research projects using a variety of sources such as consumer surveys, social listening platforms, industry reports, and social video measurement tools 
• Analyse data and provide insights on industry trends, consumer behaviour, and market opportunities
• Use research findings to inform influencer marketing campaigns and strategy
• Create reports and presentations to share research results with cross-functional teams
• Develop a framework for both long and short term research/insights initiatives (forward facing and strategic scaled projects and reactive client supporting requests)
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in influencer marketing and market research
• Support with post campaign measurement

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as market research, economics, or business
• 5+ years of experience in a research or data analysis role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Excel
• Experience with market research methods and tools
• Experience working in marketing/advertising
• Familiarity with social media platforms and influencer marketing a plus
• Experience navigating social listening tools, GWI, and/or Tubular a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience managing and developing a team of research analysts a plus

Our values:

Our people are our superpower. At Whalar, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are at the core of who we are. We are deeply committed to reflecting on the unique journeys, authentic voices, and perspectives of our people, our creators, and the communities they represent. Our hope is to impact accessibility beyond compliance and help break societal stigmas and stereotypes.  We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and enthusiasm for everything creator, we want to meet you and encourage you to apply.

Whalar is a remote-first working environment, providing our employees with the flexibility to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves. Whalar is located across 18 states in the US and six countries, including offices in London and Malaga, Spain. Whalar provides flexible benefits and collaborative work environments/experiences, empowering employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs.

• Company-wide yearly bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• 25 days of PTO + Sick days + Winter break
• Private pension scheme
• Monthly phone/internet reimbursement
• Professional development stipend
• Home office allowance 
• 16 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave
• Calm App subscription (Add up to 4 dependents)
• Fwrd personal development App subscription
• Volunteer Days
• Social Programs