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Job Title: Analyst
Job Summary:
Context Analysts are experienced ethnographers who work closely with teams of other ethnographers, research directors and corporate clients from a variety of industries to conduct ethnographic research and analyze data in both short and longer-term engagements. The Analyst is responsible on their projects for managing a team of ethnographers, creating field guide materials for the ethnographers based on the research design, conducting a portion of the field research, managing all the data and assisting the research director in analysis and development of final deliverables.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with Context Research Directors to develop screeners and field methodologies.
- Manage the implementation of field guides that teams of ethnographers will use in the field to gather rich consumer stories and observations.
- Assist the Research Director in training the field ethnographers on methodological approaches and field reporting.
- Conduct ethnographic interviews and participant observation, often in the presence of clients, with the ability to manage the client relationship as well as listen intently to participants and ask the right questions to get richly detailed and holistic perspectives on consumer experience.
- Work with small teams of ethnographers in the analysis of projects.
- Manage the data from the field ethnographers in house to maintain organization in the analysis process.
- Co-present with Research Director findings and implications in an engaging and powerful way to help clients think differently about their customers so they can develop products and services that empower consumers to have great experiences.
Skills Required:
- Seeking both Entry and Expert-level ethnographic research experience in a business environment.
- Creative Analytical Thinking: Must have the ability to sift through mounds of ethnographic data to capture supporting data points, and apply that thinking in a creative way to the client business.
- Strong Communication Skills: Applicants must be comfortable presenters and enjoy speaking in front of large and small audiences, while sharing the stage in team presentations with Context collaborators.
- Collaboration skills: Applicants should be able to produce research products in small teams, both coordinating and supporting the work of others and integrating individual contributions into a larger team effort.
- Juggling: Handle multiple client projects at one time, with the ability to prioritize your own work and manage time efficiently.
- Writing: Ability to write concise, yet insightful, ethnographic field reports and engaging PowerPoint presentations that tell consumer stories and provide clear analytical implications.
- Great sense of humor is a must. The ability to relate to clients, co-workers and participants in a way that makes this fun work even more enjoyable for everyone involved is highly desired.
Experience Required:
- 1-5 Years experience in ethnographic fieldwork in a corporate environment.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in anthropology or related field, with ethnographic training or equivalent experience.
Special Requirements:
- This is a full-time position, located in Baltimore, Maryland. All qualified applications must commit to working out of Baltimore, Maryland office.
- Travel up to 20% of time.
Salary and Benefits:
- Salary is commensurate to experience.
- Benefits are generous, include full health benefits, 401K, profit sharing pension, life insurance, opportunity for performance bonuses.
Contact:
Tracy Johnson, Research Director
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