Senior Associate, Insights & Advisory

TL;DR

Senior Associate, Insights & Advisory (Fashion Business): Developing and managing proprietary and custom client research projects, including bespoke strategy briefs and flagship multi-market studies across fashion, beauty and luxury with an accent on data analysis, survey execution and branded content creation. Focus on synthesizing data trends, building client deliverables like reports and decks, and coordinating insights events.

Location: London, GB (hybrid: office 4 days a week (Mon-Thu), remote Fridays). Must have full right to work in the UK; no visa sponsorship.

Company

Global media company producing high-quality content across print, digital, video and social platforms, home to iconic brands like Vogue, GQ, Wired and Vanity Fair.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day execution of Vogue Business research projects, including data collection, survey design, rankings updates and trend identification for reports.
• Create client-facing deliverables such as decks, competitive analyses and sponsored whitepapers.
• Develop webinar and presentation content for insights events.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers and freelancers on research and strategy briefs.
• Support flagship multi-market mixed-methodology studies in fashion, beauty and luxury sectors.

Requirements

• Full right to work in the UK; no visa sponsorship
• Relevant experience in consulting, strategy or market research (analyst, research manager or consultant)
• Advanced Excel skills; ability to scrape, synthesize and analyze data using digital tools
• Strong project management, research and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Ability to work independently and entrepreneurially with minimal supervision

Nice to have

• Experience in consumer research and survey design (Qualtrics, SPSS)
• Familiarity with performance marketing metrics or digital analytics
• Strong knowledge of fashion, beauty or luxury industry
• Experience delivering consulting projects for global brands
• Copywriting skills for high-quality content
• Conversational French, Italian, Arabic or Chinese

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, extra leave for moving house or volunteering
• Competitive pension, Bupa private healthcare, season ticket loans, eye tests
• Wellbeing support: core hours, 10 remote days, Employee Assistance Programme, gym membership, cycle to work
• Dog-friendly office, discounts, magazine subscriptions
• Learning Hub with courses in local languages, Employee Resource Groups for community priorities